St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-05-26

Be it known that on this twenty
fifth day OF the month of April, in
the year OF our Lord One Thousand
Nine Hundred and Seventeen. be-
fore me, Arthur L. Bear, a Notary
Public in and for the parish Of st.
Tammany, State of Louisiana, duly
commissioned and qualified and
therein residing, and in the pres
ence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned,
Personally came and appeared the
several persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, who severaliy
declared that awaiting themselves OF
the provisions Of the laws off the
State OF Louisiana relative to cor
porations and their organization, ant
especially of Act No. 267 of the Gen
eral Assembly, for the year 1914
they have covenanted and agreed.
and by these presents do covenan'
and agree and bind themselves a.
we'll as such other persons as may
hereafter become associated witt
them, or their successors, to form
and constitute q body polite in law,
for the purposes and objects, ana
under the stipulations and agree
ments hereinafter set forth, which
they adopt a. their charer, to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of this
corporation is hereby declared to be
Aiexius Brothers & Company, IncOr-
porated, and its domici.e shall be il
the town Of Covington, in the parish
of St. Tammany, in the. State OF Lou
isiana, and by this name it shall hays
and enjoy existence and succession
for a period of ninety-nine (99j
years from and after the date here
of, unless sooner dissolved by Law
or by the consent of the stakeholder,
as hereinafter provided.
Under this name this corporation
shall have the power and author,t,
to contract; to sue and be sued; t
make and use a corporate seal wit
such inscription and device as ma
be selected therefor by the Board
Directors, and the same to freak o
alter at PLEASURE; to hold, lease, re
ceive, purchase, sen, convey, alien
ate, borrow, pledge, mortgage an
hypothecate, under its corporate
name, property, real, personal arf
mixed, movable and immovable; to
issue bonds as the law permits. a
we'll as notes and other obligations
to name and appoint such officers
directors, managers, agents and en-
ployees as the interest and conven :
ence of said corporation may re-
quire; to make and use such bylaws
and rules and regulations for the
proper management of its affairs as
may be deemed necessary and prop
FER, and the same to reasonably
change, at pleasure; and to do all
other acts and things permitted by
Jaw. or such as may he necessary
for the proper conduct of its affairs.
or to carry into effect any of the
powers, privileges and immunities 1t
:; Dermitted TO hold and exercise I'M
der the. laws OF the State OF Lou
isiana-
ARTICLE II.
All citations, or other legal pro-
cesses shall be served on the presi-
dent, or in his absence, on the fret
vice-president and general manager.
or in his absence on the second vice
president. or in his absence, on the
secretary-treasurer Of this corpora
ton, at its domicile. in accordance
with the statutes of the State of Lou
isiana, relative to making service on
corporations.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organized and es-
tablished, and the nature OF the busi-
ness. to be carried on by it, are de-
clared to be: To carry on a general
hardware business; to deal~in lum-
her, brick and all kinds Of building