The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-12-27

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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-
berf913, 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, and
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 Oh
ject and purpose and under the stipula-
tions following, to-wit:
ARTICLE
The name and style of this CORPORATION
shall be V. Levecchia Company Limited,
and by that name it shall have power to
enjoy and have succession for a period of
ninety. nine t99) years, to contract, sue
and be sued in its corporate name, TO
make and use q 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 9.
The domicile 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 it's Secretary-Tre
ARTICLES.
The purposes for which the corpora
ton is created, are to conduct, Operate
and carry on general mercantile bust
ness either retail or Wholesale or both
inlcuding the sale atretail or wholesale,
OF 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.
ARTICLE
The capital stock of this corporation
is fixed at the sum Of Ten thousand dol.
lars, ($l0,00C.00) represented by one
hundred shares (i00) of the parv value of
One Hundred Dollars ($iOO OO) 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 ia declared TO be going
concern from this date.
ARTICLE5.
The corporate p'wers shall be vested
in board of directors, composed of 81
three stockholders, but the stockholders
by majority vote shall have the right
to increase the membership of said
board of directors.
The majority of laid board shall con-
stitute a quorum for the transaction OF
business.
The first board OF directors are declar-
ed to be w. c. Klein, v. Levecchia and
L. H. Hurst, with W. c. Keim as Presi-
dent and General Manager. v. Levecchia
as Vice-president and L. H. Hurst as
Secretary-Treas, rer.
A new board Of directors shall be
elected on 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
"a provided In this char,er.
The board of directors shall meet at
such times rs may be designated in the
by laws or upon call Of the President.
Special meetings may be 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 board of directors
may be filed by the remaining direc.
tors.
ARTICLE
Whenever the corporation shall be
dissolved by limitation or otherwise its
affairs shall be liquida ted by three COM
missioners elected by the stockholders
for that purpose unless such liquidation
and dissolution shall be made by some
other lawful means.
ARTICLE
The officers OF this corporation shall
be a President, who shall also be
the General Manager, q Vice.president
and Secretary Treasurer, and the said
President shall have authority to appoint
and discharge at will all such assistants,
agents and employees as the interest Of
the corporation may require.
Said officers shall be elected annually,
and they shall be stockholders.
ARTICLES.
T !'nt, President shall have such powers