The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-12-20
Act Of Incorporation of
v. LAvECCR!A COMPANY, Limited.

State of Louisiana,
Parish of Madison.
Before me the undersigned authority,
duly commissioned and qualified accord
ing to law, and in the presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and UNDER
signed, on this the tenth day of Decem-
Der 1913, personally appeared the persons
whose names are signed hereto, who
declared: That availing themselves of
the laws of the State Of Louisiana re-
lative to the organization of corporations
they have covenanted and do, by these
presents, covenant, bind, form, ard
constitute themselves, as we'll as such
other persons as may hereafter Join or
become associated with them. into a
body polite and corporation for the OBJ
ject and purpose and under the stipula-
lions following, to-wit.
ARTICLE 1
The name and style Of this corporation
shall be v. Levecchia Company Limited,
an by that name 1t hall have power to
enjoy and have succession for period OF
ninety mine t99) years, to contract, sue
and be sued In its corporate name, TO
make and use a corporate seal, to have
and employ such officers, managers and
employees as the interest OF the corpo-
ration shall require and to conduct the
business for which the corporation is
created.
-. :, ARTICLE 2.
! The donaicie of said corporation shall
be at Tallulah, Madison Parish, Louis
lana, and all citations or other legal
process shall be served either upon it's
President or its Secretary-Treasurer.
-. ARTICLES.
|" The purposes for which the corpora
Hon is created, are to conduct, operate
and carry on a general mercantile bust
ness either retail or wholesale or both
including the sale at retail or wholesale,
or both OF liquors, wines, beer, cigars
and tobacco and the manufacture and
sale of drugs and medicine, TO buy, sell,
own and lease property, both real and
personal, necessary for the conduct Of
its business, to lend and borrow monies,
to make, sign and endorse notes, bills +,
drafts and checks, and to do any and
all things necessary in carrying out the
purposes for which the corporation is
created.
ARTICLES.
The capital stock of this corporation
is fixed at the sum of Ten thousand dol
lars, (Sl0,000.00) represented by one
hundred shares (100) of the parvalue OF
One Hundred Dollars $500 00) each
which stock shall be paid for either in
cash or in property, and all of said stock
having been subscribed for and paid up
said corporation is declared to be going
concern from this date.
ARTICLE5.
! The corporate p,wers shall be vested
in board of directors, composed of 90
three stockholders, but the stockholders
by majority vote shall have the right
to increase the membership of said
board of directors.
The majority of said board shall con-
stitute quorum for the transaction OF
business.
The first board of directors are declar.
ed to be w. Q. Klein, Y. Levscchia and
L. H. Hurst, with w C. Keim as Presi.
dent and 6 General Manager. v. Levecehia
as Vice-president and l.. H. Hurst Al
Secretary Treas rer.
A new board of directors shall be
elected TN the second Tuesday IN Decem-
Der 1914 and annually thereafter by the
stockholders, and all boards and officers
shall hold Office until their successors
shall have been designated and elected
as provided in this char,er.
The board OF directors shall meet at
such times as may be designated in the
by laws or upon call Ct the President.
Special meetings may he held OF the
stockholders upon one weeks written no
tice to the stockholders signed either BY
the President or the Vice president.
Vacancies on the beard of direc tors
may be filed by the remaining direc-
tors.
ARTICLE
Whenever the corporation shall be
dissolved by limitation or otherwise it's
affairs shall be liquids ted by three COM
missioners elected by the stockholders
for that purpose unless such liquidation
and dissolution shall he made by some
other lawful means.
ARTICLE
The officers OF this corporation shall
be a President, who shall also be
the General Manager, a Vice.president
and SecIetary-TI easurer, and the said
President shall have authority to appoint
and discharge at will all such assistants.
agents and employees as the interest Of
che corporation may require.
Said officers shall be elected annually,
and they sha be stockholders.
ARTICLES.
The President shall have such powers
as are generally exercised by such Off
GERS, and he shall have full power to
appoint employ, fix the salaries, and
dlscharge all the employees; he 81 ali
nave the entire control and infringement
OF the business OF the corporation. with
the sole right to buy and sell property
for the corporation, to make and sign
all notes, drafts, checks, and contracts,
and to do any and all things necessary
to conduct the business for which This