The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-03-13
CHARTER.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF ST. MARTIN
Be it known that on this 9Th day of
the month of March A. D. 1909; =
Before me. James ]. Martin. a Notary
Public. duly commissioned and quail !
fed in and for the Parish Of st. Martin.
State of Louisiana. and in the presence
of the witnesses hereinafter named and
Undersigned
Personally appeared the persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed. who &C.
verally declared that availing them |
selves of the State Law creating Limi- |
ted Corporations. they do now organize
themselves intO Limited Corporation
for the Objrcts hereinafter stipulated,
which they declare to adopt as their
CHARTER, viz:
ARTICLEI.
The name of this Corporation shall be
the LEVERT MERCANTILE COMPANY
LIMITED. with dOmicile at St. Martin
Parish. State Of Louisiana. 1t shall ex-
list for twenty five years from this date;
1t may buy and sell. and own and hold
property absolutely necessary for its
business; it shall sue and be sued
through its President. in absence OF
whom service shall be made on the
Manager;
ARTICLE ii.
This Corporation is formed to carry on
a general mercantile and advancing
business. such as in generally carried on
in Country Stores, except the selling Of
Liquor.
| ARTICLE Ill.
Its affairs shall be managed by Board
If three Directors. tO-wit: j. B. Levert.
President, Sidney j. GOnsOulin. Mana
ger, aud A. O. Levert Vice-President, and
j. B. Levert Jr., as Secretary Treasurer
who shall hold office until their success
sOrs are elected and qualified. This Cor
pOration can be dissolved at any time
after one year from date hereof. upon
application to the Board by two thirds
Of the Stockholders. after thirty days
previous registered written notice Of a
meeting to bs held for that purpose; q
majority Of the Directors shall cOnsti.
tute a quorum; the Board of Directors
and the officers are to BE- elected every
year on the first Monday In March. The
Board Of Directors are hereby authOri-
xed to enact all such bylaws AZ may be
necessary to carry on the business Of
this Corporation. The Manager shall be
under tho control aud supervision Of the
Board of Directors, aud no contract for
the purchase Of merchandise or for ad-
vances to farmers or labOrers shall be
made by him without the consent and
knowledge Of the President. and In his
absence of the Vice. President.
i ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this Corporation
shall be Fifteen Thousand Dollars devided
In One hundred and fifty shares one One
hundred Dollars each; which shall be
paid for in cash. and which shall only he
transferred on the books of the Com
pany. No stock shall ever be sold with
out first Offering same to the other stock.
holders at least ten days before any
transfer of said stock is made on the
books of the Company.
ARTICLBv.
No Stock holders shall ever be held re-
sponsible beyond the unpaid balance due
the Corporation on the shares owned by
him. nor shall any infOrmality In the
organization Of this Company have the
effect of rendering this CHARTER null.
Thus done and passed at St. Martin
vile, Louisiana. in the presence Of Chas.
Gutekunst and Henry Olivier good and
competent resident witnesses who lave
signed these presents with the parties
and me Notary. after due reading of the
whole.
| Signed J.B. Levert SO shares
| j. s. GOnsOulin 30 shares
| A. o. Levert share
| j. B. Lebeit Jr
per j. B. Levert share
Witnesses:
Chas. Gutekunst.