The herald., 1912-10-31
CHARTER
CHARTER
OF "RAGuSA GROCERY COMPANY, IN
CORPORATED."

OF "RAGusA GROCERY COMPANY, IN
CORPORATED."
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEANS,
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Know all men by these presents, that on
tbs twenty-sixth day Of the month OF Au-
gust, In the year nineteen hundred and
twelve (1912), before me, Lewis Rossner
Graham, a notary public duly commissioned
and qualified In and for the city or New
Orleans parish and state aforesaid and In
the presence Of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came
and appeared the several persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed who declared
mat, availing themselves OF the laws OF the
state or Louisiana, In such cases made and
provided, and more particularly OF act No
rs OF 1904, they have covenanted and agreed
and do hereby agree and mutually covenant
lot themselves, their successors and those
VINO may hereafter become associated with
them, to form corporation for the objects
ana purposes and under the conditions and
stlpulattons contained In the following char
ter, viz:
ARTICLE l.
The name and style of this corporation
snail De the "Ragusa Grocery Company, In
'eorporated" and under that name 1t shall
nave and enjoy all the rights, advantages
ana privileges granted by law to corpora
lions II shall exist for a period Of ninety.
nine nine years from the date hereof; 1t shall
nave power to contract, sue and be sued
under its said corporate name to make and
use corporate seal and the same to break
'or ora alter at pleasure; to have and employ
sucn managers, directors, of1cers, agents and
oiner employees as the interest and conye-
nience OF said corporation and to make
snd establish such bylaws, rules and regu-
mtlons for the corporate management and
control OF the affairs of said corporation as
may be deemed necessary and expedieut.
said corporation shall also have power to
nold receive, purchase, hypothecate, con-
sey, sell, lease or pledge such real or per
~ ne of,C 60 tha oh
and purposes for which this corporation Is
organized
ARTICLE III.
a, The domicile OF said corporation shall be
N The city OF New orleans, state OF Louisi-
ana, and all citations and all other legal
process shall be served on the officers of
Inc corporation as the law directs.
ARTICLE III.
The object and purposes for which this
Vrporation Is organized, and the nature or
me business TO be carried on by it, are here
~ declared TO be To carry on the grocery
BUSINESS both wholesale and retail; to buy
ana sell ali merchandise that pertains TO
Aid grocery business TO establish branch
sores; and to receive and handle goods and
uercnandlse on commission; and generally
- 90 and engage in any other business, UNI
srtAking or enterprise connected with,
sro"lng out of. germane or incidental to
any Of the purposes herein above set out or
contemplated by this charter.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock OF this corporation Is
hereby declared to be the sum of ten thou
@sd dollars. divided into one hundred shares
VI one hundred dollars each. Said stock
NAY De paid for In cash or In property,
Sxerehandlse, labor or services made or rem
uered TO this corporation cash stock sub
serPtions are to be paid In such amounts
III. III AT such times as the board OF directors
nay prescribe. The capital stock OF this
Oupany may be increased or decreased by
scte OF the stockholders In accordance with
me capital stock Of corporations This cor
sotation shall begin Its business and become
xolng concern as soon as three thousand
'iars OF Its stock shall have been sub