The herald., 1916-02-10
January 10, 1916.
CHAR TER
OF THE VAL NJ. TOUps, INC

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United States Of America. State Of To,,;s;,.,,
farSh OF Orleans, City of New Orleans
he 1t known, that on this nineteenth da,
4i me month OF January, in the year of ouI
! Lord one thousand nine hundred and So
teen, and OF the independence of the I-ri.ef
states Of America, the one hundred and for
| urth' before me, Gustave A. Llamblas a no.
! '"Fy puoiic duly commissioned sworn and
Fulilhed IN and for the parish Of Orleans
and IN the presence Of the witnesses bere;,.
| after named and undersigned prrsonsiI,
came and appeared: Mr. Frank l. Rarter
OF k5cei3nd' Louisiana; Mr.. Richard Barkcr,
| 81 EaCeland. Louisiana: Mr. Sidr,y A
| hourg, Of Lockport, Louisiana; and Mr. Va
! VI. loups, OF RaCCland. Louisiana. an -
SAID parties being OF full age
And the said appeareti declared that.
| awaiting themselves Of the laws Of his $50
| particularly Act No. 267 Of 1914. relative ~
| The organization Of corporations, thev do NV
| these presents, agree and bind themselves
/ as well as such other persons as NAV here.
! after become associated with them IN for,,
! and constitute a corporation for the obicc,S
/ and purposes and under the articles and sin.
ulations following. to-wit: up
! ATtlcIe The name and title Of this cnrno-
ration shall he Wal VI. Toups Tncorpora+ed ''
| In its said name and corporate caparit,, T.,
| shall have and enjoy succession Tor the
| term of niuety-nInc wears from the d,,s
/ hereof and shall possess each and every
power, capacity, privilege or immunity NOV.
or hereafter granted by law TO trading and
commercial corporations.
Article The corporation shall be doui
cI.c IN the city OF New Orleans, Louisiana.
and the president and in hi, .bsar.. -
yicc-prcsidcnt, are designated a. the officers
upon whom citation, or other legal process
can be served
Article 2.-The objects and purposes Of this
corporation and the nature Of the bIsirc.s .,
he carried on bv it are hereby declared ~ he.
J. 10 carry ON general merchandise brIsi-
reNN by dealing in plantation supplies. ma
cmuery, hardware, groceries and in general
al kinds of household goods and mcrch5n
disc. receiving same on consignment and
purhasirg and selling same directly or on
commission.
To operate and maintain plantations or
farms, and to buy and sell on commission or
Otherwise, al wholesale or retail rice sugar
cane or any ether plantation products, but
ter, milk, cheese and all other dairy pro-
ducts, eggs. poultry. fruit vegetables and all
kinds OF farm products. and to transact all
). 10 buy, own, and sell and use for
breeding and other purposes. horses. cattle,
sheep, hogs cows and other stock
!. To grow buy and sell. both at whole
sale and retail, garden, farm and flower seed.
grains, bulbs trees, plants and other vegeta-
bles and Horticultural growths including hay
and alfalfa, and all other farm and agricul- |
tural products and implements
) To deal in, purchase. hold sell improve |
and lease real estate. improved or unim- |
proved and to mortgage and cucumber the |
same, and to erect manage. care for and |
maintain. extend and alter buildings Of all J
kinds thereon. |
6. And. generally. for the purpose of at |
tanning any of the objects and purposes |
above enumerated and all other object. and |
purposes Herewith connected or incidental |
thereto, Ia do any and all other acts and |
things which a copartnership or natural per
son could do and exercise. and which now
DIT hereafter nay be authorized by law
Article 4.-Ihe capital stock Of this corpora
EN-,l IL. -
.Sl5OO00W, divided into one hundred and
Fifty shares of common stock. of the par val
lie Of one hundred dollars $4,000 each. The
,apital stock, in shares Of the same value.
nay be increased, according to law. up to the
sum of fifty thousand dollars CS50OOOOO
to stock shall be paid for in
ash, at such times and in such amounts and
With such notes of the subscribers as may be
he limitations in this regard imposed
~ law. No stock certificate shall issue to
my person until the payment in full of the
hares subscribed for by him.
Before any stakeholder shall make a sale
# his stock, he shall offer the same to the
'oard of directors, which shall act as agent
or the sale of the stock to another stock
older; provided that if the board of direc-
ors is unable to sell said stock, within
hirty days thereafter, at the price fixed by
IS owner, the stockholders right 70 dispose
{ his stock shall become unrestricted
Article 5.-Ihe appearers mere declared that ,
hey have subscribed respectively to the
GLOWING number of shares of the capital I
took of this corporation. to-wit Mr.. Frank I
e.. Barker, Raceland, La, 100 shares; Mr.
richard Barker, Raceland. La 20 shares; I
ir. Sidney A. Bourg. Lockport, La, 10 G
hares; Mr.. Val NJ. Toups. Raceland, La, I
The said subscription of Frank L. Barker i
hall be fully paid for and settled by him n
Y the transfer by him TO this corporation 2
all the assets property, business and good '
al nj the general and Of the real | N
tie purchased on December 7, 1913, by said G
rank L. Barker from Val NJ. Toups, per t
Il under private signature. duly acknowl S
iged before Joseph II. Price notary for l.
I'D registered by the clerk of court for said C
irish in book of conveyances IS, folio Az; S
I'd by the transfer by said Frank L. Barker
the said corporation of all the assets and s
I'd added to said store and appurtenant
ereto; detailed and itemized statement k
I'd description of such property being here /
annexed, and the said property and good
i'll having been appraised by the directors il
the present corporation at the values set L
nth in the memorandum hereto annexed. a
Article 6-All the powers Of this corpor p
ION shall be vested in, and be exercised II
?, a board of directors, to be composed of fC
ur stockholders who shall be elected at
stockholders meeting to be held for that
rpose. annually. on the third Monday of /
nuary, at the domicile of the corporation. +
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shall elect from their own number,
the term OF year, a president, vice
esident and secretary treasurer who shall O
main in office until their successors have
en- duly elected and qualified and who
all perform such other duties as are as L
med to them, respectively, by the direc-
5 and as are provided by the bylaws,
les and regulations TO be adopted for the
aration of this corporation. di
Article THE first board of directors of OF
5 corporation shall be composed of Messrs. 81
auk L. Barker, Raceland, Louisiana; Rich L
| Barker Raceland. Louisiana; Sidney A. ar
urg, Lockport, Louisiana and Val NJ. te
ups, Raceland Louisiana, with Mr. Frank qu
Barker as president, Mr. Val VI. Toups, St
vice president, and Mr.. Sidney A in
urg as secretary-treasurer. And these d. he
tors and officers shall serve until the al
I'd Monday of January, 1917, Cwhen the WI
Il election of directors under this charter de
al be held or until their successors have pr
II duly elected and have qualified. an
lone and passed in my Office, at New Or &c
ms, the day, month and year first above foI
tten, in presence of Messrs. Delvaille II. ag
card and Frederick Leland, competent wit ag
ses, who have signed with the appearers as
me- notary after due reading. aft