The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-04-17
CHARTER.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

PARISH OF ST. MARTIN
Be it known that OH this 10Th day of
the month of March A. D. 1903;
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 came and appear.
ed the persons whose names
are hereuntO subscribed. who Sc
verally declared that availing them
selves of the State Law creating Limi-
ted Corporations. they do now organize
themselves into u Limited Corporation
for the obj'cts hereinafter stipulated,
which they declare to adopt as their
CHARTER, viz:
ARTICLE
The name of this Corporation shall be
the LEVERT MERCANTILE COMPANY
LIMITED, with dOmicile at st. Martin
Parish. State Of Louisiana. 1t shall ex-
ist 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 the absence of
whom service shall be made on the
Vice-President.
ARTICLE ii.
This Corporation is formed to carry on
general mercantile and advancing
business. such as in generally carried Oh
in Country Stores, except the selling of
Liquor.
ARTICLE Ill.
Its affairs shall be- managed by Board
Of four Directors. tO-wit: j. B. Levert,
President & Treasurer, Sidney j. Con-
sOulin, Manager, and A. o. Levert Vice.
President, and l.. e. Levert as Secretary
who shall hold office until their success
sOrs are elected and qualified.
ARTICLE Nv.
This Act of Incorporation may be
changed, mended. or amended. aud this
Corporation may be dissolved by ard
with the consent of Three quarters Of
the Capital Stock present or represented
at general meeting called for that pur-
pose after written notice addressed t.
each Stakeholder ut his last known place
Of business. aud deposited III the mails
of the United States at least ten days
prior to the date Of said meeting.
In case Of dissolution or termination
Of this Corporation, either by termina-
tiOn of its Charter, or for any other cause.
its affairs shall be liQuidated by three
Commissioners selected by the Stock
holders at a general meeting held as
herein above set forth; said Commission.
ers shall remain in Office until the affairs
Of this Corporation shall have been fully
llQuidated and i'll case Of the death, ~.
signatiOn or incapacity Of one VI more
Of said Commissioners. the survivor or
survivors shall continue to act.
ARTICLE v.
The Board of Directors and the officers
are to be elected every year On the first
Monday in March. The Board of Direc-
tors are hereby authorized to enact all
such bye-laws as may be necessary to
carry on the business Of this Corpora
ton. The Manager shall he under the
control aud supervision of the Board of
Directors, and 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, aud in his
absence Of the Vice-Prrsident.
ARTICLE vi.
The capital stock Of this Corporation |
shall be Fifteen Thousand Dollars divided
in One hundred and fifty shares of One
hundred Dollars each; which shall be
paid for in cash. and which shall only be
transferred on the books of the Com
pany. No stock shall ever be sold with
out first Offering same to the other sto. K
holders at least ten days before any
transfer of said stock is made on the
books Of the Company.
ARTICLE VII.
No Stockholders shall ever be held re-