The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-04-11
DfIIA MERCANTILE COMPANY. lID-
Act Of incorporation Of tho

ItAte OF LOulblAnoSN
D rish Of Madison. J .
Before me, the undersignea susnoI
|uiy commissioned and qualinea AGONY
M 70 law, In the presence OF tne III
,esses hereinafter named sno uno,
,jened, on this the 3rd. day OF APIn:
1914, personally appeared the pe'.OS
whose names are signed nete0, ~tl
That availing tnemseNesss
me laws Of Louisiana. feiss'vs J" s
Of eorporationss they nss'
and do, by these plosG:n
bind. form ana eons', luz
- we'll - such os"e. -
sons a. may hereafter JOIN or ooco
associated With them, into ocoy po"a
ic and corporation ior tne "o!e.. ~
purpose and under the stipuiS''on' 'o'
lowing, to.wit:
Tia name and style Of this corporation
shaIi be DELTA MERCANTlLECOm.
PANY. Limited, and By that name
il shall have power to enjoy ANIL nave
sneces siou fof . period OF Ninety.nine
(0O) yeats, to contrseSs sue and Do eueol
In it's corporate Nance to maEe ana 3ee
\ eorporsts seal, 70 have and employ
such ofliesss, msasgsfa and employees
A the interest Of ths sOrpoIssson email
reouiss. ssd 70 eosduss he busiSsss Tor
1IisA Shs ssspesssios !: cs's'ss'
n. AeuiaiIs Of IN eosDoPeeooS ebsu
hs - Dam; MsAieon Perish. Louisiana
al eiSoifoas OF ether legal bfoseeees
mn b oofSsa On the Pfeeide16s o. IN
~ ebooeek.. on the ies Vice. President
e an ethst .oillsss oi sai6 soRvofesaoe.
ARTICLE
The psYb,sss tor AAieh this ss,psse.
usn 10 sftoSed, sss " conduct. epefAss
en1 carr % Q esasr6i mercantile bus.
inses, eithse rsssii OF Whslssals, q both
linelvdink she sols % retail orvhoieeeiss
Of liauors, Winss, beer, cigars and t6oee:
40. and tSe nansfateure and sales -
drues asd medicine, y buy. ssllS own
ma ie600 property. nal and psreoasi,
"a isad saa borrow faonies, 70 make,
sien ssA eadssss notas, billie, dfeS0 and
lchecks. and TO DO any and oil thinesns.
cessary u carrying cut the purposes
Tar 0Siah the ssspofatisa 10 CREDITED.
l, ARTICLE {
The capital stock Of Shis sorpefosis.
10 atsA o. the sum Sf Hise Thsusano
(Ss0VOo) Dollaset fspreesnssd oy oee
husdseA shares fo0> Of We par sslse OF
! Hifty Dsllsss $4,000 sssh which Noes
, | sbslI b. psid iof, either n sesh o. 10
property, and eighty per cent tS0), or
more, having been subscribed, SAID cor
J poestioo y 0eeaassA - b . OsiAo sse'
. SeSH iton Tile Aeee.
ARTICLE 5
The eoYu0,sts control and manage
. ssnt shsli b. vested in the stoSkhO!dcri
Min such delegations OF authority "a
! the Board Of Directors as they may
n | from time TO time zee ~. The snnua
. Meeting OF stockholders will be held on
the second Tuesday in April OF eaci
year. beginning with the second Tues
}. day IN April. 1915, in the ONCE OF th'
MI Coupany ct 3P. N. Tho Board o
lDirectors and ofiicers OF the corporation
Arc 10 serve annually, or until their sue
d q ,ssuys are elecs.d bJ the stockholders
}. signed either by the PRECEDENT or 10
eIVlee. President.
ri Tho First Board Of Dhectors ~
. declared to be L. Dundass o, =. Long
% ]. w, Perkins, Mrs. T. E. CToftons X
n. Long and r. C. Webb, Jr.
J.. The majority Of said board snail con
. stituts q quorum for the transaction q
d. business. Any stakeholder 10 elig,bi
Do Ia serve on the Board of directors. Va
~ canciss on said Board shall DO hlled b
a the remaining members.
The board Of directors shall meet
any time designated in tho by.laws. q
upon call Of the President.
ARTICLE 2
:nI Whenever the corporation shall be dii
~ solved, by limitation or otherwise, >
affairs ehail be liquidated By three cor
-, missioners, elected BY the stockholde
AL for that purpose, unless such Iiquidi
- ton or dissolution shall be enecteo
n. SONG other lawful mosns.
ARTICLE s
TAe officers Of this corporation shs
>: BE- q President, who shall also bN 81
RI The General maRaget, Q First Vie
ID, pee, Q secsad vies. Piss., and . Sc
nd rotary issSuref. AEd the eaid Pre(
- dent shall have sutA0t1ty such - 10 e
- osslly exercised bI Ssh ohlseP. end
Q SAoai hass fall poVsf 10 appotpt snpl
esS 81 she salaries, nd disehsSgS ell Z
Ar euploSoes, agents. Or oooistant, -
49,. inSessst Of sht sosposssioa mAy FsqsfI
~. he ohall hsvo IN entire eoatsol Q
w maaaeemoos q Sht business % The q
possSos, = ,anets snA sigs, aii sss'
~ asalSH. cheeks esd eontro6N end 10
cay ssd ell seinss neesssssry 70 eoad,
ne business 1es which this seEposss
Ths srcs sllssrs Of this eorporss
ne dsclsre6Ao b r. b. Long, RI.
dent Z Genstal Masagerj J. W. p
kias let Vim. President. ". p. Ton
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