St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-03-10
United State of America, State OF
Louisiana, Parish of St.
Tammany.

Tammany.
Before me, Adrian D Schwartz, q
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 hereunte
subscribed. to me personally known
who declared unto me, Notary, thai
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 a 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 shalt be 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.
ARTICLE III.
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 Nv.
The authorized capital stock is
hereby fixed at Five Thousand Dol
lars ($5,0O0.00) cash paid in by the
subscribers, represented by fifty (5OO
shares of the par value of One Hun
dred ($10O.OO) Dollars each. The
parties hereto declare that they
hereby subscribe for the number OF
shares set opposite their respective
signatures, in the aggregate sum of
Five Thousand ($5,00O.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 60 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.
]. Elliott Stanga, Covington, LOU
isiana, vice-president.
NJ. NJ. Stanga, Abita Springs, Lou
isiana, secretary-treasurer.
ARTICLE vi.
On the second day of January,
1918, the stockholders shall elect Z;
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 Dr.
rectors shall have power to make all
necessary rules and regulations for
the management, operation and con-
troll of the business of the corpora
ton.
ARTICLE VII.
In the event OF dissolution of this
corporation for any cause, its affairs
shall be liquidated by two hquidat-
ors elected from the stockholders al
special meeting held for that pur-
pose.
ARTICLE VIII.
No stockholder shall be held liable
or responsible for the contracts or
faults of this corporation in any fur
Their sum than the unpaid balance
due to the corporation on the shares
of stock owned by him, nor shall any
mere informality in organization
have the effect of rendering this
charter null or exposing q stockhold-
er to liability beyond the unpaid bal
ance due on the stock owned by him
Thus done and passed before me
at my office on the 29th day of Jan
uary, 1917, in the presence of F N.
Boudousquie and l.. F. Hammer,
competent witnesses, who hereunto
sign their names together with the
said appearers and me, Notary, after
due reading of the same.
]. A. Stanga, Abita Springs, La,
"a shares; cash paid up.
J.. Elliott Stanga, Covington, Lou
isiana, one share; cash paid up.
NJ. NJ. Stanga, Abita Springs, La,
Is shares; cash paid up.
Witnesses:
F N. BOUDOUSQUIE.
L. HAMMER.
ADRIAN D. SCHWARTZ,
Notary Public.
l certify that this instrument was
filed for record February /, 1917;
recorded February Z, 1917, in Chart
er Book No. l, page 81, of the Of
fetal records.
L. e. MENETRE,
Dy. Clerk and Ex-Offlcio Recorder.
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