New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-02-13
CHARTER OF THE
JULES ORtYfUS CO., INC.

Be it known chat before me, the un
dersigned authority, in the presence o.
the witnesses hereinafter named, per
sonally came and appeared Jules Drey
fus, Henry Meyer and his wife, Her
, nance Dreyfus, herein duly aided anc
| authorized by her said husband, anc
Leon Dreyfus, all 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 10 the formation of cor.
poratlons, 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
q corporation and body polite for the
purposes and objects and under the
stipulations, articles and conditions fol-
lowing, to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of the said cor
poration shall be the JULES DREYFUS
COMPANY, INC, and its domicile is
hereby established in the City of New
Iberia, State of Louisiana; and under it's
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,
property, real, personal and mixed; to
name and appoint such officers, direc-
tors, agents and managers and en-
ployees as 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 as 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 OF % shall or may be nee
'ssary and proper to carry out the OBJ
ects and purposes Of said corporation.
The ssid corporation, unless sooner
dissolved in accordance with this Char
ter, shall exist and continue fer the
period of fifty years from and after the
late hereof. The President, and in his
'bsence the Vice President, shall be the
proper person upon whom citation or
'the1 legal process may be served, IS
veil - upon such other officer a. may
'e designated under the provisions of |
Act No. 267 of the General Assembly '
f the State Of Louisiana of 1914. In
he event that citation should be served
lnder the provisions Of said act upon
ny other officer than the President or
lice President - hereinabove indicated,
he said party 30 receiving service shall
e obligated under the terms of his &C.
eptance Of the office which he occupies
0 bring to the prompt knowledge of the
or in his absence the Vice
the nature of the proceedings
eTved upon him and to make all neces-
ary measures to secure corporate &C.
ion upon said proceedings in the event
T the absence Of the President and Vice.
resident.
ARTICLE IL
The objects and purposes for which
ais corporation is organized, and the
AZURE of the business ., be carried on
y it, are declared to be the wholesale
nd retail business in all goods, wares,
in which a mercantile business
'ay be conducted, and to acquire such
real and personal, as may ap-
ertain to said business or necessary to
,e convenience and use thereof.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock Of sad corporation
lall be Thirty Thousand Dollars, $780,
900, divided into and represented by
lree hundred shares Of the sum Of One