St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-22
CHARTER
Vaudeville Cooperative
Drug Co.. Limited.
United States of America, /
State of Louisiana, !
Parish of St. Tammany, |
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PARISH OF st. Iammany, [
Town of Vaudeville. !
Be it known, that on this 9th day
of the month of December, one thou
sand nine hundred and nine, and of the
independence of the United States of
America, the one hundred and thirty
fourth, before me William G. Davis,
notary public in and for the parish
of st. Tammany, State of Louisiana,
duly commissioned and qualified, and
in the presence of the witnesses here
matter named and undersigned, per-
sonally came and appeared the per-
sons whose names are hereunto sub
scribed. All Of lawful age and re-
siding in this parish, who severally de-
clared that availing themselves of the
provisions of an act of the Legislature
of this State known as Act. No. 36 of
the session of 1888, approved June 20,
1888, as we'll as the general laws of
this State relative to the organization
of corporations. They have formed
and organized and by these presents
do form themselves into and constitute
a corporation for the objects and pur-
poses and under the stipulations and
agreements hereinafter set forth,
which they adopt as their charter, to-
wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name of this corporation shall
be Vaudeville COOPERATIVE DRUG
Co., LIMITED, and it shall have Its
domicille in the town of Vaudeville,
and shall have and enjoy succession
under its corporate name for perioo
Of ninety-nine years from and afte,
the date hereof.
ARTICLE II.
It shall commence business wheI
five hundred dollars of the capita
stock is subscribed, and may hold
purchase, sell, convey, lease, pledge
or mortgage property personal, NOV
able or immovable, sue and be-sued
and may have corporate seal, with
such inscription or device as may be
selected by the Board of Directors
The president or in the event Of his
death, absence or inability to act from
any cause the vice-president is hereby
designated. and in case of the absence
of the vice president on the secretary
as the person upon whom all lega
process shall be served.
| ARTICLE III.
The object for this corporation is fol
the manufacture of and sale of drugs
medicine and toilet preparations il
this and any other place that may be
deemed necessary for the conduct Of
the business, to establish and maintain
a retail drug store in which can bt
sold such articles as are usually sole
in ndrug and general merchandise stores
to buy and sell real estate and ente1
into any contracts that may be neces
sary for the conduction of the bust
ness.
ARTICLE w
The capital stock of this corpora
tion is hereby declared to be fixed a
the sum of three thousand dollars
| divided into three thousand shares o.
one dollar each, which shall be paid il
cash at the time of subscription. Th,
capital stock of said corporation ma,
be increased to an amount not to ex
ceed twenty thousand dollars. Aftel
the compliance with the provisions o.
the laws relative to the increasing
capital stock of corporations, eacI
stockholder shall be entitled to share:
to any new or increase stock in pro
portion to the number of shares hels
by him.
ARTICLE v.
The business affairs of this corpora
tion shall be managed by a board O
twenty directors, DR.. Alonzo Givens
Chas. A. David. FL. H. Levy, A. Hart
man, w. G. Davis, Dr. L. M. Thomp
son, DR.. r. B. Paine, III. Borey, Ja
Levy, j. L. Smith, Henry Menant, G
Refine. P. H. Hansbroug, w. R
Smith, E. H. Bandot, julie