The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-05-25
CHA r T E E
OF THE
James Manning Company, Limited.
Uuited States of America.
State Of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Mary,

Uuited States of America,
State Of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Mary.
Be it known: That on this II tn day OF
MAY, 1912, before me. Will IN 6. Baker. d
Notary Public duly qualified and commits
stoned in and for the Parish Of t. Mary and
State Of Louisiana, and in the presence OF
the witnesses hereinafter named aud I'M
der,igned, personally came and appeared:
James Manning, ST., James Manning, Jr.,
and Frank h. Manning, all residents OF the
Parish of St. Mary, Louisiana, who each
and all declared unto me Notary, that.
ayaillpg themselves Of the laws OF the
state OF Louisiana relative to the 1orma'
ton Of corporations, they have covenant,
ed and do hereby covenant. contract, Dlnu
and obligate themselves, as well as all
other persons W no may hereafter become
associated with them, into Corporation
or Body Polite in law. under the name,
style and title. for the objects and pur.
poses and subject to the conditions ana
stipulations tO-wit:
ARTICLEI l.
The names and title Of this corporation
shall be the JAMES MANNING SONS
LIMITED, and under its corporate NAME
1t shall have and enjoy existence ana sue.
cession for the full time and period OF
ninety-nine (99) years from date hereof;
possess power and authority to contract,
sue and be sued; to obtain and use cor
porate seal, and the same to alter or break
at will: to acquire property, real personal
and mixed, corporeal and incorporeai by
anv title known to the laws OF this State.
and the same to sell, mortgage, pledge or
otherwise dispose Of or incumber; TO eject
or appoint such officers and directors as
this corporation may deem 10 us interest,"
onl IiSphqrDp Gllch
wants and employees as it may deem pro-
per or to its interest, and to fix the salaries
or compensation of its officers or employees,
of any class soever, to make and establlsn
such bylaws and regulations IS may De
deemed proper or eXpedlent Tor the pro-
per conduct and management OF its att airs:
and the same to change, alter or annui
when to its interest so to 90.
ARTICLE III.
The domicile of this corporation shall
he at Morgan City. in the Parish OF st.
Mary, Louisiana, at which place all cita,
tions or other legal process shall be served
upon its President, or, in his absence up.
on its Vice President. or, in the absence
of both such officers, then upon its Secre>
tary.
The objects and purposes Tor which this
CORPORATION is organized, and the nature
OF the DuslneSs W Uo SaiAA0u VI" W ~ ~Ao
declared to be:
To purchase and acquire the stock in
trade, good will and general mercantile
business presently owned and carried on
by James Manning g. Sons, commercial
Partnership domiciled and doing business
at Morgan City, in this Parish, and which
is composed Of James Manning, ST.,
James Manning, Jr., and Frank E. Man
ming; and to buy, sell and exchange any
~ "a,
mercantile nature, including groceries,
hardware, furniture, wines and other
liquors of all descriptions sOever, as well
as dry goods, and, in fact, any and all ar
ticles or wares Of a mercantile nature,
and to do general mercantile business,
either wholesale or retail or both; TO ac-
uuire, have and operate branch stores or
saloons il it deems fit, and to engage in a
general jobbers business. And to carry
out the purposes OF this corporation, 1t
shall have power to receive and give Sc
curity by way of mortgage, pledge or
otherwise; 60 loan or borrow money, and
to issue or receive notes or other eviden.
ces of debt, aud to issue or receive notes,
bonds, or other obligations generally,
and as may appear to its interest, and to
issue and receive securities in any form
known to the laws of Louisiana.
ARTICLE Nv.
poration is hereby fixed at the sum of
Nine Thousand ($9.0"O.O0) Dollars, divided
into Ninety (90) shares, of the par value
Of One Hundred ($100.00) each. All stock
issued shall be paid for either in cash. or
its equivalent in property or labor. de-
livered or performed at the time of the is
suance of said stock.
This corporation shall be authorized to
commence business as soon as twOsthirds
%ol hon hoo
for and issued.
ARTICLEv.
The corporate powers OF this cOrpOr-
alton shall be vested in, and exercised by
a Board of Directors, composed of three
of its stockholders. two Of whom shall
constitute quorum for the transaction of
any of it's business; this Board shall be
elected on the First Ust) day of May for
the year Nineteen Hundred and Thirteen
(l9l3), and on the same day of the same
month each succeeding year thereafter;
should the day here fixed fall on a Sun
day or legal holiday, then such election
shall be held on some business day there's
after, to be determined upon by the Board
Of Directors, not to exceed Ten (1O) DAYS
from the date here fixed. Notice Of such
election, and the day and date upon which
it shall be held as herein provided, shall
be given by the Secretary Of this cOrpo.
ration in writing, by letter addressed to
each stockholder and mailed him through
the u. s. Postoffice, addressed to the last
known place Of residence of said stock.
holders.
Each stakeholder shall be entitled to
One (1) vote for each share of stock by
him owned. which vote may be cast either
ii person or by written proxy, and ma
jority of all votes cast at such election.
shall constitute valid election. Failure
20 elect, or to hold said election as herein |
provided, shall not have the effect Of dis.
IoIviug this Charter but the officers hold. |
ng office shall continue in office until
heir successors shall have been duly elect. |
I'd and qualified, subject to the conditions
With reference to notice. as herein specifi.
d.
ANY vacancies occurring in the Roard NJ