The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-03
Act of Incorporation Of
'. LAVECCH.A COMPANY, Limited.

! State Of Louisiana,
Parish Of Madison.
Before me the undersigned authority,
duly commissioned and qualified accord
ing to law, AMI i'll the presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed, on this the tenth day of Decem.
Der 1918, 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 organisation OF corporations
they have covenanted and do, by these
presents, covenant, bind, form, ard
constitute themselves, as well 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-
tions following, to-wit:
ARTICLE
The name and style of this corporation
shall be V. Levecchia Company Limited,
An d by that name it hall 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, 20
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 9.
The domicile of said corporation shall
he at Tallulah, Madisoh Parish, Louis
lana, and all citations or other legal
process shall he served either upon its
President or its Secretary Treasurer.
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
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
it's 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 4.
The capital stock of this corporation
is fixed at the sum of Ten thousand dol
lars, (Sl0,000.0O) represented by one
hundred shares (1OO) of the par value OF
One Hundred Dollars $500 O0) 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 a board OF directors, composed of 90
three stockholders, but the stockholders
by a majority vote shall have the right
to increase the membership Of said
board of directors.
The majority of laid board shall con-
stitute quorum for the transaction OF
| business.
The first board OF directors are declar-
ed to be w. e. Klein, =, I.evs"rhia and
l.. H. Hurst, with w C. Keim as Presi.
dent and General Manager. v. Levecchia
rs Vice president and L. H. Hurst Al
Secretary Treas.rrr.
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 succassors
shall have been designated and elected
az provided In thischarter.
The board of directors shall meet at
such times as may be designaLed in the
by laws or upon call CT 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 DC filed by the remaining direc.
tors.
ARTICLE 6.
Whenever the corporation shall bt
dissolved by limitation or otherwise il.
affairs shall he liquids ted by three com
missioners elected by the stockholder
for that purpose unless such liquida.io,
and dissolution shall be Made by Sum,
other lawful means.
ARTICLE 7.
The officers Of this corporation shall
be a President, who shall also bs
the General Manager, Vice-presiden
and Secretary Treasurer, and the sale
President shall have authority to appoin
and discharge at will all such assistants
agents and employees as the interest U
The corporation may require.
Said officers shall he elected annually
and they sha. be stockholders.
ARTICLES.
The President shall have such mower
"a are generally exercised by such off
GERS, ard he shah have full power u
appoint, employ, fix the salaries, an
discharge all tile employees; he al
have the entire control and management
OF the business OF the corporation, will
the sole right to buy and sell propert,
for the corporation, to make aud sig
all notes, drafts, checks, and ontracts
and to do any and all things npcessar,
tO conduct the business for which thi
corporation is created.
Each appearer hereto has set oprosit.
his name che number of shares for whicl
he has subscribed so that the same will
operate as stock subscribed list.
Thus don and passed in my office i,
Tallulah, Madison Parish, Louisiana, il
the presence Of Il. j. Sewer, Jr., an,
w. II. Harvev, competent witnesses
who sign az such, together with the ap
bearers and me, Notary, or the dat,
first herein written.
w. G. KEIM. 9S Shares