The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-10
Act Of Incorporation Of
v. lAVEcCNiA COMPANY, Limited.

BEFORE me Jle uNutISiRhcu du1Hoiiey,
duly commissioned and qualified accord
ing to law, and in the presence OF the
witnesses hereinafter named and UNDER
signed, on this the tenth day OF Decem-
Der 1913, 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 organization OF corporations
they have covenanted and do, by these
presents, covenant, bind, form, ard
constitute themselves, as we'll 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. Leveechia Company Limited,
and by that name it hall have power 10
enjoy and have succession for period of
ninety nine (99) years, to contract, sue
and be sued in it's corporate name, 60
make and use corporate seal, to have
and employ such officers, managers and
as the interest of the corpo-
ration shall require and to conduct the
business for which the corporation is
created.
ARTICLE 9.
The domicie of said corporation shall
he at 1allulah, Madison Parish, Louis
lana, and all citations or other legal
process shall be served either upon its
resident or its Secretary Treasurer.
ARTICLES.
The purposes for which the corpora
UIon is created, are to conduct, operate
and carry on a general mercantile BUSH
ness either retail or wholesale or both
including the sale atretail 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 cheeks, and to do any and
all things necessary in carrying out the
purposes for which the corporation is
created.
ARTICLE4.
The capital stock of this corporation
is fixed at the sum OF Ten thousand dol
lars, (Sl0,000.00) represented by one
hundred shares 400 of the parvalue Of
One Hundred Dollars (Sl00.00) each
which stock shall be paid for either in
cash or in property, and all of said stock
having been subscribed for and paid IN
said corporation is declared 10 be a going
concern from this date.
ARTICLES.
The corporate p 'wers shall be vested
in board OF directors, composed OF (3)
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, y, Leveoehia and
l.. II. Hurst, with w C. Keim as presi-
dent and General Manager. v. Levecchia
as Vice-presideDt and L. H. Hurst as
Secretary Treas. Ter.
A new board OF directors shall be
elected on the second Tuesday in Drcem-
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 char,er.
The board of directors shall meet at
such times as may be designated in the
by laws OF upon call CT the President.
Special meetings may be held OF the
stockholders upon me weeks written no.
tice to the stockholders signed either by
the President or the Vice. president.
Vacancies on the beard of directors
may be filled by the remaining direc-
tors.
ARTICLE 6.
Whenever the corporation shall be
dissolved by limitation or otherwise its
affairs shall he liquidated by three COM
missioners elected by the Stockholders
for that purpose unless such liquidation
aud dissolution shall be made by some
other lawful means.
ARTICLE I.
The officers OF this corporation shall
be President, who shall also he
the General Manager, a Vice-presidenl
and Secretary-Treasurer, and the said
President shall have authority to appoint
and discharge at will all such asssts nts
agents and employees as the interest Of
the corporation may require.
Said officers shall he elected annually
and they sha be stockholders.
ARTICLE
The President shall have such power,
as are generally exercised by such off
GERS, and he shall have tall power t,
appoint, employ, fix the salaries, ant
discharge all the employees; he al
have the entire control and management
OF the business Of the corporstion, will
the sole right to buy and sell propert,
for the corporation, to make and sig
all notes, drafts, checks, and contracts
and to 90 any and all things necessary
to conduct the business for which thi
corporation is created.
Each appearer hereto has set opposit,
his name the number of shares for which
he has subscribed so that the same viii
operate as a stock subscribed list.
Thus don, and passed in my Office il
Tallulah, Madison Parish, Louisiana, il
the presence OF a. j. SEWER, Jr., an,
W. II. Harvey, competent witnesses
who sign as such, together with the ap
bearers and me, Notary, OH the dat,
first herein written.
VIC. KEIM, SO Shares.
l:UBlN H. HURST, Share
V. LEVECCHIA,
by w. e. KElM, / Share