Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-10-27
CHARTER OF THE
ALEXANDRIA CO., INC.

Personally came and appeared the
parties whose names are hereunto SUBJ
scribed all of full age who declared
that awaiting themselves of the pro-
visions of the laws Of this State rel
alive to corporations they have COW
enanted and agreed and do by these
presents covenant and agree, and bind
themselves, as well as such other
-pe<sen a. nay hhefeeaa fftef-b bee0e-4sso;
ciated with them, to form and consti-
tute corporation and body polite in
law, for the purpose and objects and
under the stlpulations, articles and
conditions following, to-wit:
ARTICLE ONE.
The name and the title Of the said
Corporation shall be "The Alexander
Conrad Company, Inc" and its domi-
cile is hereby established in the Town
of Abbeville, Parish Of Vermilion;
State of Louisiana; and under its cor
porate name, said corporation shall
have power and authority to contract,
sue, and be sued; to make and use a
corporate seal, and the same to
break and alter at plasur, to hold,
receive, have, purchase, improve, al
ienate, convey, sell, borrow, pledge,
mortgage and hypothecate, under its
said corporate name, property real and
personal, and mixed; to name and ap-
point such officers, directors agents,
managers of employees as the interest
or convenience of said corporation may
require; to make and establish by laws,
rules and regulations for the proper
management and regulations Of its af-
fairs as may be deemed necessary and
proper and the same to change and al
ter at pleasure; and to do all other acts
and things permitted by law or as
shall or may be necessary and proper
to carry out the objects and pur-
poses Of said corporation.
Said corporation unless sooner dissol.
we'd in accordance with its charter
shall exist and continue for the per.
iod of Ninety mine (99) years from and
after the date hereor.
ARTICLE TWO.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organized and the
nature Of the business to be carried
on by it, are declared to be the follow
| ing to-wit;
70 own, manage and operate, a gen.
eral retail mercantile business, to buy
and sell groceries and dry-goods, feed
5tuffs and such other wares and mer-
chandise as is usual in business of
ike character in the State of Louis
lana and in the Parish of Vermilion in
particular.
ARTICLE THREE.
The Capital Stock Of said Corpora
non shall be Ten Thousand Dollars
100000 divided into and represented
by One Hundred shares of the par value
of One Hundred ($10000) Dollars each.
which said stock shall be paid for in
lash at the time of subscription: OF
he same maybe issued at not less
than par in payment or exchange for
'roperty or rights actually received or
purchased by said corporation or the
same may be issued, full paid. for
money advanced and for such other
valuable consideration or services As
the Board of Directors Of said Corpors.
ton may determine; provided that no
stock shall be issued until the consid.
GRAFTON therefor has been received bv
the said corporation.
The capital stock of said corporation
may be increased to Twenty t90) Thous
and (1000) Dollars, the additional 100
shares to be of the sum of $4,000 each
ard issued in accordance with the
above provisions,
Any Stakeholder may sell, assign or
tran sfer bis stock in this corporation
provided 80 DAYS prior notice of such
intention to sell, assign or transfer the
same be given the company and other
stockholders thereof shall have the Hrst
privilege. Of purchasing same, after
which thirty days notice the said Stock
NAV be sold in open market.
The Stock OF said corporation NAV
be transferred Under the above coadi-
tions; provided such transfer tbsrsof
be made on the books of the said Com.
pany at its office In Abbeville Louis
lana, and on surrender of the eertifi.
cate thereof. No transfer OF anv ffse.
tional part Of share shall be made
The corporated shall Commence do.
nc business a. soon as SO per cent Of