The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-11
CHARTER
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THEODORE A. SCHUBER, Not. Pub
Jun 13-20-27-Juy 4-1l-1S
ACT OF INCORPORATION OF
EVAN HALL MERCANTILE CO., INC

Be 1t Known, That on this 18th day of tn
month Of June, in the year of our Lord, on
thousand, nine hundred and eighteen,
Before me, Charles +. FletchInger, Nc
tary Public, duly commissioned and quail
fled, in and for the City of New OTlean:
Parish of Orleans, State OF louisiana, therel
residing, and in the presence OF the wit
nesseS hereinafter named and undersigned,
Personally came and appeared, the severa
persons whose. names are hereunto SUI
scribed, all of lawful age and all resident
Of the City of New Orleans, State OF LOUIS
lana, and. avaling themselves OF the law
Of the State of Louisiana. particularly o
Act 267 of the General Assembly OF the Stat
OF Louisiana, for the year 1914, relative I
the organization OF corporations, state tina
they have covenanted and agreed and d
hereby covenant and agree to form them
selves, as we'll as such persons who ma!
become associated with them or succeed them
into a corporation, for the objects and pur
poses and under the following Articles, TO
| wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name of this corporation
shall be Evan Hall Mercantile Co, Inc.
| and under said corporate name it shall have
| succession for ninety-nine years, unles:
sooner dissolved, and shall have power and
authority to contract, sue and be sued; tC
make and use a corporate seal, the same tc
| alter or break at pleasure; to make all nee
| essary rules and regulations for its corpo.
rate management and control; and it shall
have and enjoy all the rights, privileges and
| immunities which are now conferred upon OF
| may hereafter be granted to corporations OF
| the sams kind and character.
ARTICLE 1.-The domicile Of said corpo.
ration is hereby fixed in the City Of New
| Orleans, State of Louisiana, and all eta.
tons and other legal process shall be served
upon the President OF said corporation, and
in case of his absence upon the Vice Presi-
dent, and in case of the absence OF both,
upon the Secretary Treasurer.
ARTICLE III.-The objects and purposes
for which this corporation is organized are
declared TO be- To buy, sell, trade and deal
in, at wholesale or retail, or both, hard
ware, groceries, provisions, food supplies,
drygoods, wares, vegetables, produces and
all other articles and things incidental 10 a
general grocery, vegetable, food supply,
poultry, fish, game, produce, provision and
mercantile business; to manufacture. buy and
sell, groceries, merchandise and articles for
personal, domestic and household use; to
purchase, lease or otherwise acquire real
estate and 10 hold, improve, mortgage and
dispose OF the same; to own stock in other
generally TO do any and all things inciden.
tai or germane to any Of the objects and
purposes above specified.
ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock of said
| corporation is hereby fixed at the sum OF
| Twelve Thousand, Five Hundred Dollars
| tSl2,SOu0), divided into one hundred and
| twenty five Q25) shares Of the par value Of
One Hundred Dollars $4,000 each. all o:
which shall be common stock, and the same
may be issued for cash in payment OF
| property or services actually received BY
or rendered to the corporation.
At all meetings of stockholders each stock.
holder shall be entitled to one vote for
each share of stock standing in his name
said vote 10 be cast in person or by written
proxy.
The parties hereto declare that they have
subscribed for the number Of shares Of the
capital stock OF the said corporation Sc;
| opposite their respective names, so that this
act OF Incorporation shall serve as an origi-
nal subscription
J. +. Landaiche a subscriber 70 forty.five
shares and Charles E. Thibodaux, a sub
scTber to thirty-six shares Of the capital
stock Of said corporation, have and do here
by convey, transfer and deliver 10 said cor
poratlon, IN part payment and liquidation
OF their respective subscriptions, all the ex.
isting business of the Evan Hall Store, on
Evan Hall Plantation, in the Parish of AS
cension, now owsed by them, including stock
on hand, book accounts, fixtures and furn-
ture and good will, as shown on the state
ment filed herewith, giving a detailed item.
i-cd description, together with the value
thereof, as appraised by the directors of
this corporation.
No transfer of stock shall be binding upon
this corporation unless made and recorded
upon its books.
The amount to which the capital stock
by fixed at the sum of One Hundred Thou
sand Dollars (SiOO,OOOO0)
ARTICLE V.-All the powers Of said cor
pofation shall be vested in and be exercised
by Board of Directors. composed of not
less than three (3) shareholders, and ma
transaction OF all business.
A majority of the Board of Directors voting,
in person, shall be required to pass any
resolution or adopt any bylaw. which.
when so passed or adopted shall become
valid corporate acts.
The Board of Directors shall be elected
annually, al a general meeting of the share.
holders, to be held on the first Monday
IN April, 1919, and on the same day and
month IN each succeeding year, after ten
days written notice mailed to each share
holder at his last known address appearing
such notice be waived in writing by all the
shareholders appearing as such upon the
books.
The failure, however. from any cause. 70
hold the annual meeting of the stockholders
or the failure to elect directors thereat, shall
not operate the forfeiture of this charter
nor impair the corporate management. bu,
the directors and officers then in office shall
serve until their successors have been fully
elected, qualified and installed. ANY va.
ecancy IN the Board of Directors shall be
fiiled for the unexpired term by the re-
naming directors.
The officers Of this corporation shall con.
SYST OF President. one or more Vice -Presi-
dents, Secretary and a Treasurer.
The office of Secretary and Treasurer NAV
be held by one and the same person under
the name OF Secretary Treasurer; the offices
OF President and Treasurer and Vice.P resi
aent and Treasurer may likewise be com
Dined under the names of President and
treasurer and Vice-President and Treasurer
lhere shall also be a General Manager
VINO may or may not be a member OF The
Board of Directors ~ 'A'
ARTICLE VL-The first Board of Dir.c.
tors ana officers, who shall serve until the
annual meeting to be held on the first M one
DAY IN April, 1919, shall consist of:
President L. WIN Shai DC
. Charles E. Thibodaux. Belle Alliance p
", La, who shall be Vice President
~, y LeBougeois, 1S2s State Street. New
oT,eans, La, who shall be Treasurer
). Stouse, Ss2 Broadway, who shall be |
J. l., Rodriguez. Belle Alliance p n T,
Nno shall be General Manager.
AKIpCLE VI.-Ths act Of incornor.,;on
,ISy De changed, altered or amended o.
MS corporation may be dissolved Inv and
El'h the consent of the holders Of two',b;rds
n amount OF its then outstanding stool =,
general nesting convened for that mr.
'osg siter tf.-ty days notice in writing
@ 70 eacn stockholders last known adj.
ne City of New Orleans, as pTescr;bed IN u,
~ TINS corporation should be dissolved bv
ilni!stion or otherwise, its affairs shall he
'quiuated under the supervision OF tbree
nnInissloners to be elected at oens-,i
Getting OF shareholders convened for tbat
hi O 80; ar'er notice as above provided in