The herald., 1916-03-16
January 70, 1910.
CHARTER

OF THE VAL NJ. TOUPS. INC.
'hl,vd states II America. State OF Louisiana
| Parish ui Orleans. City Of New Orleans
Re II known. that on this nineteenth day
OF the month OF January. in the year Of our
| LORD one thousand nine hundred and six.
! teen and OF the independence Of the United
/ states OF America. the one hundred and for.
! 'le;h, before me. GuStavc \ Llamhias. A no.
! tary public, duly commissioned, sworn and
| qualified IN and for the parish Of Orleans
| and IN the presence Of the witnesses herein.
| after named and undcrSig ned personally
| came and appeared: Mr.. Frank l. Barker
| OF Raceland. Louisiana; Mr.. Richard Barker,
NJ Gland Louisiana: Mr. Sidney A,
| Bourg. OF Lockport, Louisiana: and Mr. Val
! NJ Toups. OF Raceland. Louisiana; all of
SAID parties being OF full age
And the said sppearets declared that
/ avaiilng themselves OF the laws of this state
particularly Act No. 267 Of 1914, relative to
the organization OF corporations they do by
these presents, agree and bind themselves
| as well as such other persons as may here
alter become associated with them, to form
and constitute corporation for the objects
and purposes and under the articles and stip
ulations following. to-wit:
Article THE name and title of this corpo-
ration shall be val NJ. Toups, Incorporated {"
In its said name and corporate capacity, it
shall have and enjoy succession for the
term OF ninety nine years from the date
hereof, and shall possess each and every
power, capacity, privilege or immunity now
or hereafter granted by law 10 trading and
commercial corporations.
Article 1.-The corporation shall be domi.
cile in the city of New Orleans Louisiana:
and the president. and in his absence the
vice president, designated as the officers
upon whom citation, or other legal process,
can be served
Article 5.-The objects and purposes of this
corporation and the nature Of the business TO
be carried on by it are hereby declared to be:
!. To carry on a general merchandise bust
ness by dealing IN plantation supplies, ma
chnery, hardware. groceries. and in general
all kinds Of household goods and merchan-
disc, receiving same consignment and
purchasing and selling same directly or on
commission.
?. To operate and maintain plantations or
farms. and to buy and sell on commission or
otherwise, at wholesale retail, rice sugar
cane any other plantation products, but
ter, milk, cheese and all. other dairy pro-
ducts, eggs, poultry, fruit vegetables and all
kinds of farm products, and 10 transact all
business incidental or appurtenant thereto.
J. To buy, own, and sell and use for
breeding and other purposes. horses. cattle,
sheep. hogs and other stock.
4. To grow buy and sell, both at whole
grains, bulbs trees, plants and other vegeta-
bles and horticultural growths including hay
and alfalfa, and all other farm and agricu,-
tural products and implements
5 To deal in, purchase, hold sell, improve
and lease real estate. improved or unim-
proved and 10 mortgage and cucumber the
same, and TO erect manage, care for and !
extend and alter buildings of al!
kinds thereon.
6. And. generally, for the purpose of at |
tanning any of the objects and purposes |
above enumerated and all other objects and |
purposes Herewith connected or incidental /
thereto. to do any and all other acts and |
things which a copartnershp natural per- !
son could do and exercise, and which now i
Or hereafter may be authorized by law.
Article +.-The capital stock of this corpora
e 81 Ill
lSl5OOO.OO, divided into one hundred and |
fifty shares of common stock, of the par val
ne of one hundred dollars $4,000 each. The
capital stock, in shares of the same value,
may be increased according TO law, up TO the |
sum Of fifty thousand dollars CSS0000.00).
to stock shall be paid for in
ash, at such times and in such amounts and
with such notes of the subscribers may be
liked by the board of directors, subject to
he limitations in this regard now imposed
by law. No stock certificate shall issue TO
my person until the payment IN full OF the
shares subscribed for by him.
Before any stakeholder shall make a sale
If his stock. he shall offer the same to the
BOARD of directors, which shall act as agent
or the sale of the stock to another stock
holder; provided that il the board of direc-
ors is unable to sell said stock, within
hrty days thereafter, at the price fixed by
IS owner, the stockholders right to dispose
If his stock shall become unrestricted;
Article S.-The appearers mere declared that
hey have subscribed respectively 10 ihe
following number of shares of the capital
stock of this corporation, to-wit: Mr.. Frank
L. Barker. Raceland, La, 100 shares; Mr..
Richard Barker, Raceland, La. 20 shares;
Mr.. Sidney A. Bourg, Lockport. La, 10
shares; Mr. Val NJ. Toups, Raceland, La,
% shares.
The said subscription of Frank L. Barker
hall be fully paid fer and settled by him
~ the transfer by him to this corporation
Il all the assets property, business and good
will of the general store and of the real es-