The herald., 1912-10-24
CHARTER
OF "RAGUSA GROCERY COMPANY, IN
C0RPORATED.


OF "RAGUSA GROCERY COMPANY, IN
C0RPORATED."
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEANS,
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Know all men by these presents, tnat on
tbs twenty-sixth day of the month OF Au,
gust in the year nineteen hundred and
twelve (1912), before me, Lewis Rossner
Graham, 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, availing 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 c0venanted and agreed,
and do hereby agree and mutually covenant,
Tor themselves, their successors and those
who may hereafter become associated with
mem, TO form corporation for the OBJECTS
and purposes and under the conditions and
stipulations contained In the following char
ter, viz:
ARTICLE I.
The name and style of this corporation
shall be the "Ragusa Grocery Company, In
eorporated, and under that name 1t shall
nave 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; II shall
nave power to contract, sue and be sued
unuer It's said corporate name to make ana
use a corporate seal and the same TO break
or alter at pleasure; to have and employ
such managers, directors, officers, agents and
other employees as the interest and conye-
nence OF said corporation: and to make
snd establish such bylaws, rules and regu.
mtlons Tor the corporate management and
control Of the affairs Of said corporation as
may be deemed necessary and expedient.
said corporation shall also have power to
eold, receive, purchase, hypothecate, con
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sonal property as pertains to the objects
snd purposes for which this corporation Is
organized.
ARTICLE ii.
The domicile OF said corporation shall be
~ the city OF New Orleans, state of LOuisi-
sas, and 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 this
%@spcraiion Is organized, and 1.-The nature OF
me business TO be carried on by 1t, are here
declared TO he: To carry on the grocery
eusness both wholesale and retail to buy
sad sell all merchandise that pertains to
~ grocery business; to establish branch
sores and 10 receive and handle goods and
aeschandise on commission; and generally
90 and engage In any other business, un-
aking or enterprise connected with,
sv"lng out of. germane or incidental 10
ny OF the purposes herein above set out or
''n'emphted by this charter.
ARTICLE ".
Inc capital stock of this corporation Is
ssreoy declared 10 be the sum of ten thou
$50 collars, divided into one hundred shares
one hundred dollars each. Said stock
y De paid for in cash or In property,
srenandise, labor or services made or rem
sred to this corporation; cash stock sub
ssIPtions are TO be paid In such amounts
~ AZ such times as the board Of directors
s.y prescribe. The capital stock Of this
sselany may be increased or decreased by
Wue on the stockholders In accordance with
Ne Avs governing increasing or decreasing
~ capftal stock OF corporations. This cor
sson shall begin its business and become
8 ping concern as soon as three thousand
sn OF Its stock shall have been sub