The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-05-16
DELTA MERCANTILE cOMqsNs IT'D.
/. AZ Of Incorporation Of the

Before me the underSlgned authority,
dr4J commissioned and qualified accord
ing to law, in the presence OF the wit
nesses hereinafter named and UNDER
signed, On this,.te 3.d. day OF April,
1914, personally appeared the persons
whose names are signed. hereto, who
declared: That awaiting themselves Of
the laws Of Louisiana, relative 10 the
organization of corpothtiofis, they have
covenanted, and do, by these presents,
cotenant,> bind form and constitute
themselves, "a we'll as such other 5er-
sons e. may heres fter join q" become
atsSciated With Them, into body pofit-
ic And corporation fer the direct ana
pj:tpOse and uhatr the st: tsifatlJhs fol-
lowing to wit:
ARTICLE: 1.
The name apd,styAe cfthis corporation
shal be DELFAMERC ANTILE E COM.
PANY,' Limited and by that name
IS shail'haFe power to enjoy ami have
stetessfon for a period OF Ninety-nine
(99, years. to contract, sue and be sued,
in it's corporate name, TO make and use
a corporate seal, TO have and employ
such officers, managers and employees
as the interest of the corporation shall
require, and to conduct the business for
which the corporation is created
ARTICLE 2
The domicile' Of SAID eorpcta.toffsriff,
he at Delta, Madison Parish, Louisiana
and all citations'or ether legsi PROCESSES
shall be served VIE, orest3eft,' or III
his absenct, on the tsr Vice. President
or any othsf tfhcef'of said corporation.
ARTICLE 3
The purposes for which this corpora!
ton is created, are to conduct, operate
and carry on a general mercantile btsa1
mess, either'retfff Of Wholesale, or bot /
including the sale atretMf or wholesale,
of liquors; Wines, beer, cigars ana tc6ac-
CO, and thg manafattpre nd SHES OF
drugs ana medicine, to buy" SET, own
and leasspr3pefty, .rssf nd peitonal
to lend and borrow monies, to make,
sign ana enfofss notes, bills, drafts and
checks ,,ahd to d. any and all tth;HRsne.
cessary in Clarifying out the purposes
Article 4
The Capita, stbct OF This corporation
is tssIl e. the sum Of Five Thousand
hundred shares 100 Of lie phr value o.
Fifty Dollars tb0Sb} eaSH :whieh stock
shall BE- paid for, either In cash or in
properly, Ahf eig9r4 per cent ts0), Of
more havinE beef q subscribed; said cor.
pofatfoh is 'deeIareFt6 be d going con.
! cefh from thfs .ditsk,
The" corb6rSter Control and manage
ment shall os ,Tssted in the stakeholder,
with such delegations of authority tt
the BoSf9 Of Directors as they may
from time to time see fit. The annua
M citing Of Stockholders will I've held OF
the second Tuesday in April Of eaci
year, beginning with the second Tues
day in April, 1915, in the Office of tn,
! Company at q P. M The Boa-T =
! Dtfst.trs ard oficers'of the corporaS.o.
i afe'to sefFE annually, 81 until their sue
C ,ssors are elect. by the stockholders
signed either by the President or Is
Vice. President.
ARTICLE g.
The First Boap3 of D.fscsorsN ar
decI arefto be l., 3hndas, g. NJ Long
b. Long and r. c. Webb, Jr.
The majority Of said board shall con
stiiute a quorum for the transaction q
busf.fess. Any stakeholder is elig,b.,
'serve on the Board of directors. Va
canciea On said Board shall be filled b,
the retaining members.
ThSboard OF directors sh4h meet a
any time designsrsYin the .l5tys. o
up8n' of the, SIas.deat.'
ARTICLE Z
: Whenever the corporation shall BIZ ~
solved, by limitation or otherwise it
affairs shall bs. liquidated by three chm
( missioners; SIacted by the stakeholder
J for that pYrp3se, unless sutR ,Iiquida
!, ton or d;Ts5,dtioh shall be effected b,
! some ot,ter awful means.
ARTICLE
The officers Ut this corporation shall
! be President, who shall also"be th
I the General ni;sha Ger, a First Vice
! Pres, a 'sae5tfi T{ce- Pres. .-and 5",Sec
rotary -Treastfer. Ara Shh said 'Presi
dent shall ,iAve auth6riey 5ilth asil ge,
orally exercised byAsCth officc2, akd'h
shall have full power to appoint, empio,
fix the salaries, ana discharge all tli
4 employees, 'eSents, or assistants, as III
interesecf the corporation may require
|, he shail havS the entire control an
] management Ct the business OF the cor
poratioh, ,to MAZE -giid sfgn, all notes
Z drafts. -checks anf'cohtracts aid 10 &
: any and'aii things necsessary1o cohdGt
the business for which this corporatio
), is created.
4 The iifst' orfeyrs' 6ssft!hs corpSta,h
are deciafeH't3 be- r. d. Longs. Presi
dent &kGeTeraf ManrteT;;J W. Per
+, kins list ViGe- President;|W. p. Town
End. V Ice President, and G. l.. DunGi
Secratsry Treasurer. Said officers t
serve annually, or until their Successor
are electeda by the ANNUAL, meeting {
! the sth&k ii5laeFs, and" they shall
y stockhbldefs.
Each appearef hereto q sttrkholde
) and has set OPPOSITE mis-, or ,hsf name I'll
I number of shafes Of stocks for which h
Cor she) has Subscribed, So that til
same shall opper-te aS stock sui
scribed Lat.
B.:T.onE,, 4FShafes
J.W. Perkins. 2fShares
g.n.Da1saSs ,aShsssssss
u re. webb, d., 3Sbares
Lille May. i.orr, fSfiares
THIS dohe afdh PASSED il nj
office ih'TaIlulah, M1dlson Parish j .ot
;hana, id the presence OF J. E. I6ds,
and Leon Kahn cothpetent wfsnesse:
; who sign as such, togatSc.. r@itK the ar
psarers and me, Notary, on tie daYan
: date first herein WRITTEN
Attest: