The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-03-12
CHARTER
-OF-
kEENZE JENELRI COMPANY
United States of America,
State of Louisiana.
Parish of st. Mary,


OF February, A. D., 1910, before me, Rene Ii
| Himel. a 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 undersi gned. personally came
hereunIo subscribed, all of the full age OF
majority. who severally declared that,
| availng 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 corporation and
body polite in law for the purposes and
obligations and under the stipulations,
articles and conditions following, o-wit:
ARTICLE
The name and title of this corporation
shall be, and is: KhENZE 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. uypOthecate or pledge
property, real, personal or mixed, neces-
sary and proper for its business; to make
elect and appoint managers, directors,
agents and clerks; and to make and estab-
llsh 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 IL.
The dOmicile 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
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
otherWlse acquire, maintain and operate
Iewelry stores, to carry on the business of |
wholesale and retail dealers, watch manu-
facturers and diamond merchants: to
manufacture, buy, sell, and generally deal
n g0li and silvefware. both solid and plat
I'd, OF all classes and descriptions; and to
buy, sell and generally deal
n novelties, glassware and fine cutlery,
Gather goods and carved goods of all
'lasses and descriptions; and to operate
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anywhere within or without the state of
that it may elect.
ARTICLE w.
The capital stock of this corporation shall
'e, and is hereby fixed at Ten Thousand
dollars ($1O,OUO.OO), divided into one hum
red ll0O) shares Of the par value of One
hundred Dollars QOO.0O) each. The full
mount OF each share of stock shall be paid
or In cash or its equivalent in property or
ibor at the time same is issued and no
tock shall be issued until fully paid for.
NO transfer of stock shall be recognized t
5 binding upon the company unless and i
ntil made upon the books of the company a
nd shall only be made upon the books Of 5
ne company upon surrender of the GER a
ticate. C
ARTICLE V. T.
All the corporate powers of this corpor- Il
ton shall be vested in a Board of Dlrec- u
RS, to be presently composed of four 4) G.
,ockholders. This number may be in o
'eased to a number not exceeding seven B
} by the Board of Directors, and without N
the charter, it requiring a full
)te of the Board to make such increase, al
hree (3D of the Board of Directors shall F
institute quorum for the transaction
all business, and this even though the d
Imber OF the Board of Directors be in
eased. l.
The Board of Directors shall be elected
| the first Qst.) Monday in March of the -,
Ear 1911, and annually thereafter. and 4
all hold their respective offices until
cir successors are elected and qualified
Il such elections shall be by ballot, and
ch stOckhOlder shall be entitled to one Jt
tie for each share of stock standing in
S name on the books of the corporation
hich vote shall be cast in person or by
Oxy. 1t shall require majority of the
)ck present or represented to elect. sa
The Board of Directors thus elected .Tu
all elect from their number the officers tn
said company. The Board of Directors an
all further have the right to fill any va wi
ncY that may occur on the Board of
rectOrs by death, resignation or other pr
Sc; no person to be a director who is IN
a stakeholder of said company. Nj
ARTICLE vi. de
4 failure to elect officers or directors at | -
y given time shall not have the effect of %
solving the corporation, but the encum-
ut directors or officers shall in such be
ent. hold office continuously until their an
ccessOrs shall be elected. q"
All notices of stockholders or directors OIL
etlngs shall be by written notice given
days in advance of the meeting eX- lyi
)t notice to increase the capital stock or of
end the charter or dissolve the corpor- o..
on-which shall be given for thirty days ~
writing and in public print. an
ARTICLE VII. am
'he officers of this corporation shall con- ba
OF a President, Vice President Sec bo
The officers OF Sec ros
ary and Treasurer may be held by one ; -
the same person, or any Of said offices ~
be held conformity with any other Of ~.
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Until the election to be held on the first
nday in March, 1911 the following nam Sn
persons shall constitute the first Board
Directors, to-wit: Rudolph keenze, -
IN K. COlgin, James A. Peterman and
nry S. Palfrey; with Rudolph E. Keenze