The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-03-05
CHARTER
-OF-
kEENZE JEWELRY COMPANY
United States of America,
State of Louisiana.
Parish of st. Mary.

Of February, A. D., 1910, before me, K enc II
Himel, Notary Public, duly commission.
ed and qualified within and for the Parish
of St. Mary, State of Louisiana, and n tn.
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned. personally came
and appeared the persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, all of the full age o1
majority. who severally, declared that
availiDg themselves of the laws of thi,
| State relative to the organization of cos
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 aw for the purposes and
obligations and under the siipulatlous,
| articles and conditions following, to- wit:
! ARTICLE |.
| The name and title of this corporation
shall be, and is: K ENZE JEWELHY
| CONP MY, and it shall b We and enjo,
succession and eXisterce for period of
| ninety nine (!DB) years from he date here
OF. unless sooner dissolved by consent "f
the stockholders as provided bv law; it
| shall have the power and authority to con
| tract. to sue and ~ sued to make and u.s..
n corporate seal, and to break and aher
J the SAM at pleasure; to hold. purchi>".
! lease. sell, mOrt.aHe. ypOthecate pledge
! property, real, personal or mixed, neces-
| sary and proper for its business; to make
AND issue notes and mortgages, to me.
elett and appoint managers, director,
| agen : and clerk; and TO make and e>tab-
| ll>h such by-laws. rules and regulations for
| the engagement of the business and affairs
OF this corporation 9 may he useful, nec.s.
sary or convenient.
AkTICiElI II
The domcile Of This corporatio shall b
the Town of franklin, Pari- of It. Mary,
Ouisiiana, where all citations and other
legal process shall be- served upIn the
President. and IN his sb,ence upon the
Vice President, and in the at>. nee of - II,
officers, then upon The .cretary-Trea-
>urer.
ARTICLE Ill.
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation Is organized. and the nature of
the bu>ln' ~ TO he carried on 10y il, are
hereby declared to be to bu, sell, manu-
fac'ure and generally deal in jewery,
watches and diamonds; to- buy. lease, or
the Wise acquire. maintain aud operate
JeWtlrv siurr- to car. y IN the busIne.- ol
v hoIe>aIc ant ret II uealer.. watch mantl
fac,urers and diamond merchants; to
manu-. .actuie. is.iy, sell. AID genera w .leuI
In g"l aud >IiNerwhre bOtn sUll. and D at.
ed. Of nj classes and descriptions: and to
mah"iact'Se, huy, eeli aud generally deal
III novelties, glass Ware ana fine cutlery,
leather goods and carved goods Of all
u '>s = and description. and t" opera te
sal buslnc>s il ths Town of tranniln .r
wherr within or without the ,ate vi
Louisiana nat II may elect. |
Ahtl IT, ". |
b capital stock of ihl,c Z ipolutiun shall |
be, and l. hereD. fixed II, en Thousand |
Dollars tSlu." U'GJ, divi6eu into one hun
drea ,l"'i hires Of The par value One
HuhdieI oil rs tltU.h') each. The full |
amount OF each hare of stock hall br paid |
Tor III cash or its uquivaien, IL pro eitv or |
iabof it tile time >an,e Is sued; aid 10
.'ck hal, be is>,ied until FULLY ,.,.d for.
y" transfer ot ock shall be recognized
ii''ilhy upon tn comp ny TN ess aud
uh'll made up n me books uf the company
ANU snail only be made upon tn. books #
the c-inpany upon surrender of tn. GER
tificate.
.,nTIC,.E V.
All the corporate powers OF this cprpor-
alton shall he vested IN II Boz. i Of U,rcc. |
Tors. t" br presently comp SD of fOdr az
It ckholdtrs. rhi~ number IN y be in
Creased to Il nunl:"r not exc ding seven
(1J by the Roa II If Direct rs. and a,thout
am ndiDg the charter, IL requiring a Iu,i
Vote Ut th. .Ia, Il 10 make sucn increase
Three G.; -. thr i'uaft of Direut.'rs snail
rOh>ti' ulr ioru for the tra.isactiuu
of all hH.a',> and tnis even though the
nhinue:' t., the Board OF directors be in
:reased
The i;oard Of Directors shall be- el.c.cd
ear lell, aud an rally thereafter. aud
mall hold their respective Utfi ,'t> until
heir succesSOts are elect Il aud qualified |
Nj such elections Sia'i NJ 10y hiitu. and
'ach >tOckh rid"r sh.l. be enli;i 1t to one
'ote for each share Of stock standing In
lis nam on tue ''o"k> Of the u"rpn,atInn
which vote shati brC,>t in person or H.
'foNy IL shall require II DaJ,rIty Oi The
1. OK pre- e-eul ~ rel resented 10 eieut~
he NtD.ri III i'lrrctt<r. tl.> tleIuc,I ,
ha'. 'ieci .iou eli number the o..ic T.
u sat- r"ia i,an. he i.oag,i Gf Difec i
ha:l luria has" the riyh, /" lil ~ ',
aHcy th., ." } 'ccur Oh the -. ~.
Directors H., death. re>ixna lou or .,c.- d
vlsr; no person to b II .irec or WIZ L.
ot stockhoider of said c unpany.
AK |, L.. vi.
failure to elect Office. or .iI ector. at
ny given time >'iaI u / have the effect If
lss"lVIng The cor or sihn. bub. he encuM-
ent "irec othcer> shall in s.,ch ''
vent. hold oil con,.nuou>i, unit, their Il
ucc' >sur~ snd,i ",' icc.ei II
II notices VI >turkhpide, > o.. irectnrs' d
ieetl - shall It, ". itte,l nJti.c given O.
=, da5 IS 'n ad,a," - the m, iinx *
pt notice 10 i...r IA capi i, st, ,ck or
ihehd the chartc. i>-oIye ne corpur-
tioii-whleh shall az 1,ivcn Tor thIrt; uais I"
! wrillns and in pubic y lat u
ARR. LIZ Vi.
NE Oliccfs oi his cOrDOratiUI hat q
1t of Il l'r. sid.ni, Vice resident ec> Il
't"fs >lfe 'sufi tie "flc,r r ri C.
Il y aud 80 aier ma. b, hei nt one :,
bd the same r,u.,. 'r my % *. oifcrs
he bel. cohjulntty with au. 9th + Of
&c
Un.i, the electt"n y ,c held o.. i.ie fir, /.
ON ay ia arch, iJil the IuI.uwing a.u
tersUn> stall 80, s,iiu;ei.I ur ,i ar,i
directors .o-wn: k.u ipn 4 .,nz..
,hn Il. CoigiH. ; incs .',te.ina aud :
rca -uf-r and .:auics =. cteiua,,a,V Vt..
residsut.