The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-03-19
CHARTER
-OF-
kEENZE JEWELRY COMPANY
United States of America,
State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Mary.

| State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Mary.
BE IT KNOWN: That ON the 18th day
| of February, A. D., 1910, before me, Rene Ii
| Himel, Notary Public, duly commission :
| ed and qualified within and for the Parish
of st. Mary, State of Louisiana, and in the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came
and appeared the persons whose names are
hereunIO subscribed, all of the full age of
majority. who severally declared that,
availing themselves of the laws of this
State relative to the organization of cor
porations, they have, and by these presents,
do covenant and agree, for themselves,
their successors and assigns, and do hereby
form themselves into Il corporation and
body polite in law for the purposes and
obligations and under the stipulations,
articles and conditions following, to-wit
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be, and is: kkENZE JEWELRY
COMPANY, and it shall have and enjoy
succession and existence for a Period of
ninety nine (99) years from the date here
of, unless sooner dissolved by consent of
the stockholders as provided by law; it
shall have the power and authority to con-
tract, to sue and be sued, to make and use
a corporate seal, and to break and alter
the same at pleasure; to hold, purchase,
lease, sell mortgage. nypothecate Orpledge
property, real, personal or mixed, neces-
sary and proper for its business; to make
and issue notes and mortgages, to name,
elect and appoint managers, directors,
agents and clerks; and TO make and estab-
lish such by,laws, rules and regulations for
the management of the business and affairs
of this corporation as may be useful, neces-
Sary or convenient.
ARTICLE II.
The dOmicle of this corporation shall be
the Town of Franklin, Parish of St. Mary,
louisiana, where all citations and other
legal process shall be served upon the
President, and IN his absence upon the
President, and in the absence of both
officers, then upon the Secretary-Trea-
surer.
ARTICLE Ill.
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation is organized, and the nature of
the business to be carried on by it, are
hereby declared to be to buy, sell, manu-
facture and generally deal in jewelry,
watches ana diamonds; to buy, lease, or
otherwise acquire, maintain and operate
jewelry stores, to carry on the business of
wholesale and retail dealers, watch manu-
facturers and diamond merchants; to
manufacture, e, buy, sell, and generally deal
in gold and silverware. both solid and plat
ed, of all classes and descriptions; and to
buy, sell and generally deal
in novelties, glass ware and fine cutlery,
leather goods and carved goods of all
classes and descriptions; and to operate
said business in the Town of Franklin or
anywhere within or without the State of
Louisiana that it may elect.
ARTICLE IV.
The capital stock of this corporation shall
be, and is hereby fixed at Ten Thousand
Dollars $1O,OUO.O0), divided into one hum
dred (1OO) shares of the par value Of One
Hundred Dollars uOO.OO) each. The full
amount of each share of stock shall be paid
for in cash or its equivalent in property or
labor at the time same is issued; and no
stock shall be issued until fully paid for.
No transfer of stock shall be recognized
as binding upon the company unless and
until made upon the books OF the company
ana shall only be made upon the books of
the company upon surrender of the GER
titicate. |
ARTICLE V.
All the corporate powers of this corpor- |
alton shall be vested i'll Board of Direc- |
tors, to be presently composed of four (4) |
stockholders. This number may be in
creased to a number not exceeding seven |
(7) by the Board of Directors, and without |
amending the charter, it requiring full |
vote of the Board to make such increase.
Three (3) of the Board of Directors shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction
Of the Board OF Directors be in
creased.
The Board of Directors shall be elected
On the first ust.) Monday in March OF the |
year 1911, and annually thereafter, and
shall hold their respective offices until
their successors are elected and qualified.
ALI such elections shall be by ballot, and
each stakeholder shall be entitled to one
vote for each share of stock standing in
his name on the books of the corporation
which vote shall be cast in person or by
proxy. 1t shall require ajorlty of the
stock present or represented TO eject.
The Board of Directors thus elected
shall elect from their number the officers
Of said company. The Board OF Directors
shall further have the right to fill any va
cancy that may occur ON the Board of
wise; no person to be director vino Is
not a stockholder of said company.
ARTICLE vi.
A failure to elect officers or directors at
any given time shall not have the effect of |
the corporation, but the encum-
bent directors or officers shall in such
event, hold Office continuously until their
successors shall be elected.
All notices of stockholders or directors
shall be by written notice given
ten days in advance of the meeting ex-
cept notice to increase the capital stock or
amend the charter or dissolve the corpOr-
shall be given for thirty days |
in writing and in public print.
ARTICLE VII.
The officers of this corporation shall con-
sist of a President, Vice President Sec
retary >Treasurer. The officers OF Sec>
retary and Treasurer may be held by one
and the same person, or any Of said offices
may be held conformity with any other Of
ice.
Until the election to be held on the first |
Monday in March, 1911 the following NAM
ed persons shall constitute the first Beard |
Df Directors, to-wit: Rudolph Keenze,
John K. CoIgin, James A. Peterman and |
Henry S. Palfrey; with Rudolph T.. Keenze |
Is President, John K. Colgln as Secretary
Treasurer and James A, Peterman as Vice.