The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1911-04-15
CHARTER OF THE
" BONN Grocery Company a"
STATE OF LOUISIANA \
PARISH OF ST, MARTIN

Public duly COMMISSIONED anu quaiiueu
in and for the Parish of st. Martin. Stats
of Louisiana, and in the presence OF the
undersigned lawful witnesses. personal
" appeared Messrs. LUKE BONN. Al
BERT L. DURAND and C. MAURICE
OLIVIER, all dOmiciled in the Aforesaid
Parish and State. and being citizens
who declared that hereby
themselves of the Laws Of this
relative to the formation OF Cor
poratiOns to carry on the business here
matter stated and enumerated, and to
acquire and enjoy the rights. privileges
and power of body corporate and pO-
little in law. they do hereby form them
selves into such Corporation under the
name and style and for the purpose here
matter set forth, viz:
The name and style Of this Corpora
ton shall be the BONN GROCERY
COMPANY.
The object and purpose Of said COrpO-
ration shall be to carry on general
mercantile business. buying, selling apd
trading for goods. selling on commits
sion or otherwise. making advances on
crops or otherwise, loaning or borrowing
money with or without pledges or mort
cages, buying. selling or leasing real
estate, buying established business. and
in general doing and performing all
such acts and things, and transacting
all such business in connection with
the foregoing objects and purposes. not
inconsistent with or contrary to law.
The dOmicile of this Corporation shall
be at Saint Martinville. Saint Martin
Parish, Louisiana; citation and other
legal process shall be served on its Pre-
sident. and in his absence on its Vice.
President. and in the manner prescribed
by law.
The capital Stock of this Corporation
shall be THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
($3O,O0Ol divided into Sixty (60 shares
Of Five hundred dollars 5000 each. to
be paid in cash at the time of issuance.
1t shall commence doing business when
ever Twenty thousand Dollars f$20.O0O)
of it's Capital Stock shall have been sub
scribed aud paid for.
The Officers and Managers Of this Cor.
poratiOn shall be a President. Vice
President. and Secretary-Treasurer,
who shall also compose and constitute
the Board CT Directors Of this Corpora
ton; aud they shall be elected from the
stockholders, for term of one year. aud
serve until the election Of their success
sOrs; said annual election to be held on
tho Second Monday Of January. at the
Office of this Corporation and between
the hours of nine A. M. and four P. M.
The said Board of Directors shall have
full power to adopt all such bylaws, not
contrary to law or to this Charter, that
may be necessary for the carrying on Of
the business as above set forth, Of this
Corporation; also to fix the srlaries and
wages of its employees and Officers; to
fill all vacancies OH the said Board and
in said Offices. Until the election of
the said Officers ard Board OF Directors
on the second Tuesday of April A. d.
Nineteen hundred aud twelve (l9l2)
Luke BOnin shall be the President C.
Maurice Olivier, the Vice. President and
Albert L. Durand the Secretary-Trea-
surer and shall also compose the Board
of Directors of this Corporation.
No stakeholder of this Corporation
shall ever be held liable or responsible
for the contracts, debts or faults Of this
said Corporation, in any further sum
than the unpaid balance due to the Cor
pOratiOn on the shares owned by him.
This Corporation shall exist for term
of twenty five years (25) years from this
date; and at the dissolution Of the same
by the expiration Of its charter or other.
wise, tie affairs thereof shall he liQui-
dated aud settled by two. liQuidators to
be elected by majority Of its stock
holders, at an election called for the
purpose after thirty (3O) days notice to
that effect, by publication in newspa-
per published at st. Martinville. Louisi-
ana. and also sent by registered mail to
all the stockholders thereof, at their
usual and known addresses.