The Madison journal., 1914-05-02
DELTA MERCANTILE COMPANY, LTD,
Act Of Incorporation Of the


whose names are signed hereto, who
declared: That availing themselves OF
the laws Of Louisiana, relative to the
organization of corporations, they have
covenanted, and do, by these presents,
covenant, bind, form and constitute
themselves, as well as such other per-
SONS as may here's fter join or become
associated with them, into body polt-
ic and corporation fer the object and
purpose and under the stipulations fol-
lowing, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1
The name and style of this corporation
shall be DELTA MERCANTILECOM.
PANY, Limited, end by that name
it shall have power to enjoy and have
succession for period OF Ninety-nine
(99) years. to contract, sue and be sued.
in it's corporate name, 10 make and use
corporate seal, to have and employ
such officers, managers and employees
rs the interest of the corporation shall
require, and to conduct the business for
which the corporation is created.
ARTICLE 2
The domicie OF said corporation shall
| e at Delta, Madison Parish, LouIsiana
and all citations or other legal processes
shall be served on the President, or in
his absence, on the 1st Vice President
or any other officer of said corporation.
ARTICLE 3
The purposes for which this corpora
ton is created, are to conduct, operate
and carry on general mercantile bus
mess, either retail or wholesale, or both
i'm nlpAiner ha al Of ratail nj VI, hnlnc1la
of liquors, wines, beer, cigars and tobac-
co, and the manufacture and sales OF
drugs and medicine, to buy. sell, own
and lease property, real and personal,
to lend and borrow monies, to make,
sign and endorse notes, bills, drafts and
checks, and 10 do any and all things ne
cessary in carrying out the purposes
for which the corporation is created.
ARTICLE
The capital stock of this corporation
is fixed at the sum of Five Thousand
(S50O0.00) Dollars, rcpres nted by one
hundred shares (i0CI Of the par value OF
Fifty Dollars (50.00) each which stock
shall be paid for, either in cash or in
property. and eighty per cent 500, or
more, having been subscribed, said or
poration is declared TO be a going con-
Germ from this cate.
ARTICLE 5
The corporate control and manage
ment shall be vested in the stockholders
with such delegations OF authority to
the Board of Directors as they ma,
from time to time see fit. The annGa
meeting Of stockholders will he held o.
the second Tuesday in April of eac;
year. beginning with the Sc, ord Tues
day in April, 1915, in the Office of the
Company at 3P. NJ. The Board oi
Directors and officers of the corporation
are to serve annually, or until their sue
c,ssors are elestt by the stockholders
signed either by the President or Isl
Vice President.
ARTICLE 6
declared to be !. Dundas, G. NJ. Long
j. W. Perkins, Mrs. T. +. Crofton, II
B. Long and r. c. Webb, Jr.
The majority of said board snail con.
stitut- a quorum for the transaction %
business. Any s.ockholder is eligible
TO serve on the Board OF directors. Va.
cancies on said Board shall be filled by
the remaining members.
The board OF directors shall meet a
any time designated in the by-laws, o.
upCn call Of the President.
ARTICLE
| Whenever the corporation shall be dis
solved, by limitation or other wise, it
affairs shall be liquidated by three com
mlssioners, elected by the stockholder
for that purpose, unless such liquida
| "a. ~. ,l, l. nfFa NxI A.,
some other lawful means.
ARTICLE s
The officers OF this corporation shal
be President, who shall also be th,
the General manager, a First Vice
Pres, second Vice. Pres, and Sec
retary- Treasurer. And the said Presi
dent shall have authority such az is gen
orally exercised by such officer, and h,
shall have full power to appoint, emplo.
fix the salaries, and discharge all TIN,
employees, agents. or assistants, as th
interest of the corporation may require
he shall have the entire control an,
management Of the business of the cor
poration, to make and sign, all notes
drafts, checks and contracts and to d.
any and all things necessary to conduc
the business for which this corporation
is created.
The first officers of this corporaticl
are declared 10 be r. B. Long, Presi
dent & General Manager; j. w. Per
kins list Vice-President; w. P. Town
2nd. Vice. President; and G. L. Dunda
Secretary Treasurer. Said officers h
serve annually, or until their successor
are elected by the annual meeting o
the stockholders, and they shall b
stockholders.
appearer hereto is stockholde
and has set opposite his, or her name tn
number of shares of stock for which b
(or she) has subscribed, so that tn
same shall Operate as a stock sub
scribed list.
r. B. Long, 40 Shares
j. w. Perkins. 20 Shares
Mrs. T. =. Crofton, 2 Shares
q. l.. Dundas. 10 Shares
R.C. Webb, Jr., 3 3Shares
Lille May Long, IL Shares
THIS done and PASSED in m
office in Tallulah, Madison Parish Lou
isiana, in the presence OF ]. f. Hodge
and Leon Kahn competent witnesses
who sign as such, togathcr with the ap
pearers and me, Notary, on the day an
date first herein written.
Attest:
LEON KAHN
| J. E. HODGE
JOHN E. YERGER
Clerk 9th. District Court for Madiso