The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-10-10
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 Of 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
that ayailing themselves Of the laws of the
state OF Louisiana, in such cases made and
provided, and more particularly of act No.
Is OF 1904, they have cOvenanted and agreed,
and do hereby agree and mutually covenant,
ior themselves, their successors and those
who may hereafter become associated with
mem, TO form a corporation for the objects
and purposes and under the conditions and
POPULATIONS contained in the following char
ter, viz:
N ARTICLE l.
The name and style of this corporation
mall be the "Ragusa Grocery Company, In,
sorporated," and under that name 1t shall
nave and enjoy all the rights, advantages
and privileges granted by law to corpora
uons; II shall exist for a period of ninety
sine years from the date hereof; Ii shall
power 10 sue ana De asucu
snder Its said corporate name; to make and
sse corporate seal and the same to break
after at pleasure to have and employ
Mcn managers, directors, officers, agents and
wner employees as the interest and conye-
aience OF said corporation and to make
no establish such bylaws, rules and regu-
.uons Tor the corporate management and
wutrol OF the affairs of said corporation as
~ be deemed necessary and expedient.
S,a corporation shall also have power to
has hum Nhna
vy, sell, lease or pledge such real or per-
saI property as pertains to the objects
srganized
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of said corporation shall be
IA and all citations and all other legal
~ vcess Shall be served on the officers OF
Ae corporation as the law directs.
ARTICLE III.
Inc object and purposes for which this
Wporatlon Is organized, and the nature OF
e business TO be carried on by IL, are here
declared TO be: To carry on the grocery
ss1sness both wholesale and retail: to buy
~ ~ sell all merchandise that pertains to
~ grocery business; to establish branch
ores and to receive and handle goods and
.Ssnandise on commission and generally
and engage in any other business, un-
saklng or enterprise connected with,
avsing out OF. germane or incidental TO
~ OF the purposes herein above set out or
a'emplated by this charter.
ARTICLE ".
Inc capital stock Of this corporation Is
sp! declared to be the sum OF ten tnou-
y ~ collars, divided into one hundred shares
we hundred dollars each. Said stock
De paid for In cash or In property,
snandise. labor or services made or rem
s.s1 TO this corporation: cash stock sub
NSy uons are to be paid In such amounts
~ such times as the board of directors
~ prescribe. The capital stock Of this
~ may be increased or decreased By
~ OF the stockholders In accordance with
- Avs governing increasing or decreasing
apftal stock Of corporations. This cor
lion shall begin Its business and become
concern as soon as three thousand