St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-03-17
CHARTER
of the
STANGA MERCANTILE COMPANY,
INCORPORATED.
United State of America, State O
Louisiana, Parish of St.
Tammany.

United State of America, State of
Louisiana, Parish OF st.
Tammany.
Before. me, Adrian D Schwartz, a
Notary Public, duly commissioned
and qualified in and for the parish
of St. Tammany, State of Louisiana,
personally came and appeared the
persons whose names are hereunto
subscribed, to me personally known,
who declared unto me, Notary, that
availing themselves Of the laws of
the State of Louisiana, they do by
these presents, form themselves into
a body corporate, for the objects and
purposes and with the powers and
privileges as hereinafter set forth.
| ARTICLE l.
| The name Of this corporation shall
be Stanga Mercantile Company, In
corporated. It shall have success
| sion and existence for period OF
ninety-nine (99) years from date
hereof, unless sooner dissolved as
provided by law and the articles OF
this charter.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation
shall be at Abita Springs, Louisiana.
where all citation and other legal
| process shall he served upon the
president, or in case of his absence
on the vice-president, or In case OF
the absence, of both such officers,
then in the manner provided by law.
lRTICLE Ill.
X The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized,
and the nature of the business to be
carried on by it, are hereby declared
to be: A general business of buy
ing and selling merchandise, retail
or wholesale, including all manner
of personal property whatsoever; to
purchase or otherwise acquire, hold
or lease, mortgage and sell real es-
tate of any nature, which may be
necessary or incident to the opera
ton of the business above men-
toned.
ARTICLE ".
| The authorized capital stock Is
hereby fixed at Five Thousand Dol
lars ($5,O00.0O) cash paid in by the
subscribers, represented by fifty (5O)
shares of the par value of One Hun
dred ($1OO.OO) Dollars each. The
parties hereto declare that they
hereby subscribe for the number o.
shares set opposite their respective
signatures, in the aggregate sum OF
Five Thousand ($5,000.O0) Dollars.
The capital stock of this, corpora
ton may be increased to the sum OF
Ten Thousand ($10.000.00) Dollars,
in accordance with the provisions OF
law pertaining thereto.
ARTICLE v.
All the powers of this corporation
shall be vested in and exercised by a
Board of Directors, to be composed
of not less than three 90 stock
holders, to be elected at the annual
meeting of the stockholders. The
officers for the first year shall be as
follows:
| John A. Stanga, Abita Springs
Louisiana, president.
| j. Elliott Stanga, Covington, Lou
Iisiana, vice-president.
NJ. NJ. Stanga, Abita Springs, Lou
isiana, secretary-treasurer.
ARTICLE vi.
On the second day of January
1918, the stockholders shall elect {
Board of Directors for the ensuing
year. The officers of this corpora
ton shall be selected by the Board Of
Directors. The said Board of Di
lrectors shall have power to make al
necessary rules and regulations fol
the management, operation and con
troll of the business of the corpora
ton.
ARTICLE VII.
In the event of dissolution of thi!
corporation for any cause, its affairs
shall be liquidated by two hquidat
ors elected from the stockholders a
a special meeting held for that pur
4 pose.
no stakeholder shall be held liable
or responsible for the contracts o.
faults of this corporation in any fur
Their sum than the unpaid balance
due to the corporation on the share
of stock owned by him, nor shall an.
mere informally in organization
have the effect of rendering thi
charter null or exposing stockhold
er to liability beyond the unpaid bal
ance due on the stock owned by him
Thus done and passed before M
at my office on the 18th day of Jan
uary, 1917, in the presence Of F N
Boudousquie and l.. F. Hammer
competent witnesses, who hereunt
sign their names together with tn
said appearers and me, Notary, ate
due reading of the same.
]. A. Stanga, Abita Springs. La
ia shares; cash paid up.
]. Elliott Stanga, Covington, Lou
isiana, one share; cash paid up.
NJ. NJ. Stanga, Abita Springs, La
25 shares; cash paid up.
Witnesses:
F. N. BOUDOUSQUIE.
L. HAMMER.
ADRIAN D. SCHWARTZ,
Notary Public.
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