New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-01-23
CHARTER OF THE
JULES DRtYFUS CO., INC.

Be it known that before me, the I'M
dersigned authority, in the presence oil
the witnesses hereinafter named, per-
sonally came and appeared Jules Drey-
fus, Henry Meyer and his wife, Her
nance Dreyfus, herein duly aided and
authorized by her said husband, and
Leon Dreyfus, ali residents of the Par
ish Of Iberia, State of Louisiana, who
declared that desiring to avail themselves
of the provisions OF the law of this
State relating to the formation of cor
porations, and to acquire and enjoy the
rights and privileges and powers of q
body corporate and polite in law, do
hereby form themselves and such 9th
ers as may hereafter join with them in
the manner prescribed by law into such
corporation and body polite for the
purposes and objects and under the
stipulations, articles and conditions fol-
lowing, to-wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name and title Of the said cor
poration shall be the JULES DREYFUS
COMPANY, INC, and its domicile il
hereby established in the City Of New
Iberia, State Of Louisiana; and under its
corporate name said corporation shall
have the power and authority to con-
tract, sue and be sued; to make and use
q corporate seal, and Same to break and
alter at pleasure; to hold, receive, have,
purchase, improve, ALLEVIATE, convey, sell,
borrow, pledge, mortgage and hypothe-
cate under its said corporate name,
real, personal and mixed; to
name and appoint such officers, direc-
tors, agents and managers and en-
ployees a. the interest or convenience of
said corporation may require; to make
and establish bylaws, rules and regu-
lations for the proper management and
regulation Of its affairs ~ may be
deemed necessary and proper, and the
same to change and alter at pleasure;
and to do all other acts and things per-
mitted by law or - shall or may be nee
sssary and proper to carry out the OBJ
|ects and purposes Of said corporation.
The ssid corporation, unless sooner
in accordance with this Char
ter, shall exist and continue for the
period Of fifty years from and after the
date hereof. The President, and in his
absence the Vice President, shall be the
proper person upon whom citation or
othsr legal process may be served, ~
we'll - upon such other officer - may
bs dssignatsd under the provisions Of
Act No. 267 of the General Assembly
# the State Of Louisiana Of 1914. In
he event that citation should Be served
under the provisions Of said act upon
my other officer than the President or
Vice President ~ heYsinabove indicated,
The said party 90 receiving service shall
be obligated under the terms Of his &C.
:eptancs Of the office which he occupies
10 bring to the prompt knowledge Of the
President, OF in his absence the Vice
President. the nature Of the proceedings
Iexved upon him and to make all neces-
Iary measures to secure corporate &C.
lion upon said proceedings in the event
If the absence Of the President and Vice.
President.
ARTICLE IL
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation il organized, and the
nature Of the business TO be carried on
by it, are declared to be the Wholesale
md retail business in oil goods, wares,
products in which . mercantile business
may be conducted, and to acquire such
real and personal, ~ may APP
pertain to said business or necessary to
the convenience and use thereof.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock Of sad corporation
hall be Thirty Thousand Dollars, $780,
O00.O 0), divided into and appreciated By
thres hundred shares Of the sum Of One