The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-17
Act of incorporation OF
v LAvECCHIA COMPANY, Limited.

State Of Iouisiara,
Parish of Madison.
Before me the undersigned uthority,
duly commits stoned ndqualfi i sccord-
ing 10 NV, I'D in the presence OF the
Vitncs ses hereinafter named nd UNDER
rjgned, on this the nth dly OF Decem-
Der 1918, PEI onally ppeared the persons
vbosa IN . are Siguc1 hsceto, who
dec lred: That AZ liling themselve5 of
the lavai of the State of Louisiana re-
ll,iye TO tn orginG cation of corporations
they have cOvenanted nd do, by these
pro5ent, covenant, bind, form, ard
constitute tnems lveg, as Well 20 such
other PEI on8 ;aJ may hereafter join or
boone associated With hem. into
body polite and corpoT Ition for the OBJ
i It nd purpo5o and uno the I5ipul -
tior following, to- it:
ARTICLE
The name and style of tn CORPORATION
Gall be v. Levecchia Company Limited,
and by that name it hall have power TO
enjoy and have succession for period of
ninety mine (99) years, ID contract, ie
and be sued in IL corporate nam, 20
make and ueo corporate al, to hove
and employ such otIcers, managers and
employee = the interest of the corpo-
ration Shall require and to oondnct the
busino for hich tt corpol ion il
Gre lted.
| ARTICLE 2.
The domicile OF aid corpor ltion hall
he at Tallulah, MadiGon Parish, Loui
lana, and all cit ltions or other legal
process shall be erved either upon i,
PRECEDENT or IL Secretary-Trc juIor.
! ARTICLE.
The purposes for which the corpors-
ton is created, arc to conduct, operate
and carry on general mercantile busl-
ness either retail or Wholesale or both
including the sale ,tretail or Uholes ale,
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
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 4.
The capital stock of his corporation
is fixed at the sum OF Tt.I thousand dol
lars, (Sl0,000.00) represented by one
hundred shares 400 of the p3rva of
One Hundred Dollars t$i0O0O) 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 10 be going
concern from this date.
ARTICLE
The corporate p,wers shall be vested
in 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.
T. The majority of said board shall con-
, stitute quorum for the transaction OF
business.
The first board of directors are declar-
ed to be w. G.. Klein, =. I.eTecchia and
l.. H. Hurst, with w. C. Keim as Presi.
dent and General Manager. v. Levecchia
Secretary Treas -rer.
A new board of directors shall be
elected on the second Tuesday in Dece:n-
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
as provided in this charter.
The board of directors shall meet at
such times as may be designated 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 be filed by the remaining direc-
tors.
ARTICLE 6.
Whenever the corporation shall be
dissolved by limitation or otherwise it's
affairs shall be liquidsted 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 I.
The officers OF this corporation shall
= be President, who shall also be
the General Manager, a Vice-president
and Secretary tt easurer, and the said
President shall have authority to appoint
and discharge at will all such assistants,
agents and employees as the interest OF
8 the corporation may require.
Said officers shall he elected annually,
and they shall be stockholders.
!; ARTICLES.
The President shall have such powers
as are generally exercised by such off
s GERS, and he shall have full power n
appoint, employ, fix the salaries, and
. discharge all the employees; he s al
have the entire control and management
of the business OF the corporation, will,
the sole right to buy and sell property
for the corporation, to make and sig
all notes, drafts, checks, and contracts,
and to do any and al things necessary
to conduct the business for which this
corporation is created.