The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-12-26
CHARTER.
United States of America, State of
Louisiana, Parish of Washington.

AOulolUAA, Allou VI " "onluS VOA'
Be it known and remembered, That,
on this 3rd day of December, One
Thousand, Nine Hundred Twelve,
before me, Delos r. Johnson, NotarH
Public in and for the Parish of Wash
ington, State of Louisiana, duly COM
missioned and qualified, and in the
presence OF the undersig witnesses.
personally came and appeared the
persons whose names are hereuntO
subscribed. all offull age, who declar-
ed that availing themselves of the
provisions of the law of this State rel
alive to corporations, and especially
Act No. u of 1904 of the General AS.
sembly of the State of Louisiana they
have formed and by these presents do
form, constitute and organize them
selves, as we'll as such persons as may
hereafter join or be associated with
them, or their successors, into cor
poration and body polite in law, for
the objects and purposes and under
the stipulations, articles and condi-
tions, following, to-wit:
ARTICLEI.
The name of this corporation shall
be Scott Greenlaw Hardware Company
and under that name shall have and
enjoy existence and succession for a
period OF ninety. mine (99)years, unless
sooner dissolved by law or consent of
the stockholders as hereinafter pro-
vided.
Said corporation shall have the
power to contract, sue and be sued;
to hold, to receive, have, purchase,
improve: ALLEVIATE, convey, sell, bor-
row, pledge, mortage and hypotho-
cate. under it's said corporate name,
property, real and personal; to name
and appoint such officers, directors,
agents and managers and employees
as the interest or convenience of the
said corporation may-require; to make
and establish by laws, rules and regu-
lati0ns for the government of the said
corporation and it's affairs, as may
be deemed necessary and proper, and
the same to change and alter at pleas
ure; and to do all other acts and
things permitted by law, or as shall
or may be necessary and proper to
carry out the objects and purposes of
said corporation.
l. ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation shall
be at Franklinton, Parish of Wash.
ington. State of Louisiana, where all
citations and other legal processes
shall deserved in accordance with the
Statutes of the state of Louisiana rel.
atiye to making services on corpora
tiOnS.
ARTICLEIII.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organized and es-
tabIished and the nature of business
to be carried on by it, are declared to
be the following, to-wit: TO own, oper-
ate and conduct one or more hardware
and general merchandise stores. ware
houses, ETC., and to buy and sell all
manner and kinds of goods, wares
and merchandise and any commodities
either for cash or credit, wholesale or
retail, to purchase, hold, own, lease,
mortgage, rent, sell, convey, or dis.
pose of property, real or personal; to
own operate and conduct one or more
garages and motor vehicle repair
shops, and to carry passengers by
automobile for hire; to buy and sell
automobiles in any part of this State:
to employ agents, statesmen, employees
and other help; and generally, to en-
gage in any business or enterprise in
any town, city, parish or other subdi-
vision of the State of Louisiana, or in
any State or Territory within the
United States, and to have all rights,
privileges, adv antages and immuntties
granted by law to corporations.
ARTICLE w.
The capital stock of this corpora.
ton shall be Ten Thousand $4,000,
OOO) Dollars. divided into and repre-
sented by One Hundred (l00) shares Of
stock at q par value of One Hundred
($lOO Dollars each, which said stock
shall be paid for in cash at the time of
subscription or as the same may be
issued, at not less than par value, or
in payment or exchange for property
or rights actually received or pur.
chased by such corporation or for
services actually rendered, provided
thatno stock shall be issued until the |
consideration therefor has teen ne
celved BY the sid orporstiou. This