The herald., 1912-10-17
CHARTER
JsA GROCERY COMPANY, IN.


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-sixt day OF the month OF Au,
gust, in the year nineteen hundred ana
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 ana IN
the presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came
names are hereunto subscribed who declared
that, availing themselves of the laws or the
state OF Louisiana, in such cases made ana
provided, and more particularly or act NO.
IS OF 1904, they have covenanted and agreed
and do hereby agree and mutually covenant,
Tor themselves, their successors and those
who may hereafter become associated with
them, TO form corporation for the objects
and purposes and under the conditions and
POPULATIONS contained in the following char
(. ter, viz:
ARTICLE I.
The name and style Of this corporation
snail be the "Ragusa Grocery Company, In,
corporated," and under that name IL shall
nave and enjoy all the rights, advantages
and privileges granted by law to corpora
4 tons; II shall exist for a period of ninety
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
OF alter at pleasure: TO have and employ
such managers, directors, officers, agents and
otner employees as the interest and conve-
nience of said corporation; and to make
!, snd establish such bylaws, rules and regu-
mtions for the corporate management and
control OF the affairs of said corporation as
nay be deemed necessary and expedient.
Said corporation shall also have power to
nold. receive. purchase, hypothecate, con-
sey, sell, lease or pledge such real or per-
onal property as pertains to the objects
and purposes for which this corporation Is
organized.
ARTICLE III.
The domicile of said corporation shall be
N the city of New Orleans, state OF LOUISE
ana, and all citations and all other legal
process shall be served on the officers OF
ue corporation as the law directs.
ARTICLE III.
The object and purposes for which this
@rporation is organized. and the nature OF
me business to be carried on by 1t, are here
Declared to be: To carry on the grocery
business both wholesale and retail; to buy
md sell all merchandise that pertains TO
ald grocery business; TO establish branch
s'ores and to receive and handle goods and
merehandise on commission and generally
% do and engage in any other business, un-
sertaking or enterprise connected with,
s'o"ing out of, germane or Incidental 10
nv OF the purposes herein above set out or
"ntemplated by this charter.
ARTICLE w.
Inc capital stock Of this corporation Is
hereby declared to be the sum of ten thou
snd dollars, divided into one hundred shares
one hundred dollars each. Said stock
nay be paid for in cash or In property,
4erchandise, labor or services made or rem
osfed to this corporation; cash stock sub
suPtions are to be paid In such amounts
10 at such times as the board OF directors
ny prescribe. The capital stock OF this
~mpany may be increased or decreased by
sv.e OF the stockholders In accordance with
IN N laws governing increasing or decreasing
se capital stock of corporations. This cor
ation shall begin Its business and become
xoing concern as soon as three thousand
"hars Of Its stock shall have been sub