The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-10-03
CHARTE Err
" "RAGUSA GROCERY COMPANY, IN

OF "RAGUSA GROCERY COMPANY, IN
CORPORATED. 1870,
/. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEANS,
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Know all hen by these presents, that on
tbs twenty-sixth day of the month OF Au
gust, In the year nineteen hundred ana
twelve 1922, before me, Lewis h sssned
and qualified in and for the city. OF New
Orleans. parish and state aforesaid. ana In
the presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came
and appeared the several persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed who declared
that availing themselves OF the laws OF the
state OF Louisiana, in such cases mace anu
provided, and more particularly OF act NO
IS Of 1904, they have covenanted and agreed,
and do hereby agree and mutually covenant,
for themselves, their successors and those
who may hereafter become associated with
them, to form a corporation for the OBJECTS
and purposes and under the CONDITIONS ana
stipulations contained In the following char
ter, viz:
ARTICLE 1.
The name and style of this corporation
shall be the "Ragusa Grocery Company, In,
eorporated," and under that name II shaIl
have and enjoy all the rights, advantages
and privileges granted by law to corpora
tons; IL shall exist for a period Of ninety,
nine years from the date hereof; IL snali
nave power TO contract, sue ana De sued
use corporate seal and the same TO break
or alter at pleasure; to have and employ
such managers, directors, officers, agents ana
other employees as the interest and conve-
nence OF said corporation; and to make
ana establish such bylaws, rules ana regu,
htions for the corporate management ana
control Of the affairs OF said corporation as
may be deemed necessary and expedlent.
said corporation shall also have power 10
hold, receive, purchase, hypothecate, con
nlpdUp
sonal property as pertains TO the objects
and purposes for which this corporation Is
organized
ARTICLE IL.
The domicile of said corporation shall be
IN the city OF New Orleans, state OF Louisl-
ana, aud all citations and all other legal
process shall be served on the officers OF
me corporation as the law directs.
ARTICLE III.
The object and purposes for which TINS
orporation Is organized, and the nature OF
me business to he carried on by 1t, are here
business both wholesale and retail; to buy
ana sell all merchandise that pertains 70
Mid grocery business TO establish prancn
tores and TO receive and handle goods ana
Merchandise on commission; and generalIy
70 90 and engage in any other business, un-
@rtaklng or enterprise connected viii,
krowing out of. germane or incidental 10
any OF the purposes herein above set out or
eontemplated by this charter
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation Is
hereby declared to be the sum of ten tnou-
s.nd dollars. divided into one hundred shares
VI one hundred dollars each. Said STOCK
may be paid for In cash or In property,
merchandise labor or services made or rem
aered to this corporation; cash stock sub
serPtions are to be paid In such amounts
ND at such times as the board OF directors
nay prescribe. The capital stock Of this
company NAV be Increased or decreased by
vote Of the stockholders In accordance with
s sne laws governing increasing or decreasing
tne capital stock Of corporations. This cor
polation shall begin Its business and become