The Era-leader., 1913-07-24
CHARTER.
United States of America,
State of Louisiana,

State of Louisiana,
Parish of Washington.
Be it known that on this day be-
lore me. Gordon w, Goodbee, no.
tary public duly commissioned, quail
fed and sworn in and for Washington
Parish, State of Louisiana, and in
the presence of the witnesses hereln'
after named and undersigned' per-
sonally came and appeared. the par
ties whose names are hereunto sub
scribed, residents of the Parish OF
W ashington, who declared that avail
ing themselves Of the laws OF the
State of Louisiana relative to corpor'
ations and especially Act No. 70 OF the
acts of the La. General Assembly
adopted during the year 1904, they
have covenanted and agreed and by
these presents do covenant and agree
and bind themselves as we'll as such
other persons as may hereafter be-
come associated with them, to form
and constitute corporatlon ano
body polite in law for the purposes
and objects and under the stipulatlons
following, tO-wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name and title of the said COR
poration shall be r. L. TONEY Co.,
and its domicile is hereby fixed at
Hackley, Washington Parish, Lou
isiana, and under its said cor
porate name, said corporation shall
have power to contract, sue and be
sued; to make and use q corporate
seal, and the same to break and alter
at pleasure; to hold, receive, have,
purchase, improve, ALLEVIATE, convey,
sell, borrow, pledge, mortgage and
|hypothocate, under its said corporate
name, property, real and personal
and mixed; to name and ap'
point such officers, directors,
agents. managers and employ
ees as the interest or convenience
of the said corporation may demand
and to make and established by laws
rules and regulations for the govern
ment of the said corporation, as may
be deemed necessary and proper. and
the same to change and alter at pleas
ure, and generally to do all othe'
acts and things permitted by law. o.
such as shall be necessary and proper
to carry out the purposes Of the sai'
corporation. Said corporation, un
less sooner dissolved in accordanc
with its charter shall exist and con
tinue for the period of ninety-nin
years from the date hereof.
| ARTICLE II.
The president or in his absence tn
vice-president and in the absence
both the secretsry.treasurer, shall b
the proper person upon whom o.
legal process shall be served in az
Icordance with the laws of this state
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for whic
this corporation is organized and tn
mature of the business to be carrie
|on BY it, are declared to be the fol
lowing tc-wit: TO buy and sell q
manner Of goods, wares, merchandise
either for cash or on credit. retail &
wholesale; to purchase, hold, leas'
own, mortgage, pledge, sell, conve!
improve and hsndle all manner I
property, real, personal and mixet
to buy, sell, and deal in all mann'
of building material and to own opeI
ate and run one or more branch stor<
w. at such place or places as the boar
.lof directors may designate, and gel
orally to do all acts and things nece
ssry incident or proper in carryir
out the purposes Of this corporstio
ARTlCLElv
The capital stock of this corpor'
tion is hereby fixed at the sum {
$1,000 divided into and represented
thirty shares of the par value of 81
each, which said stock shall be pa
for in cash at the til of subscriptic
or the same may be issued at not lei
than par in payment or exchanl
for property, moveable and il
movable, or rights actually !
ceived or purchased by said CO
poration, or the same may be issu
full paid for cash, or for such 9th
valuable consideration as the boa
of directors may determine, provid
that no stock shall be issued UNI
the consideration therefor is actua
" received by the said corpt
alton. Any stockholder may Sc
assipn or transfer his stock