St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-26
CHARTERS
CHARTER
of the
ONVJLLE MERCANTILE COM
PANY, INC.
United States Of America, State a
Louisiana, Parish OF" ST.
Tammany.

Ee it known that on this 18th day
Of January, A. D., 1918, before me,
Thomas M. Burns, a Notary Pubic,
duly commissioned and sworn in ana
for the Parish Of St. Tammany, state
Of Louisiana, therein residing, per-
sonally came and appeared the per-
sons whose names are nereunlo SUI
scriDed, VINO declared that .availng
themselvss OF the laws OF The otate
OF Louisiana, relative. to the orsaLi-
Aatlon OF corporations, they nave
coysnantsd and agreed, anu Dy these
presents do covenant and agree, Dlnu
and form and constitute themselves,
as we'll as such other persons who
may hereafter Join or become as5o-
ciatsd with them, into a corporation
| and body polite in law, tor the Cd
jecls and purposes, and under the
agreements and stipulations folio"
ing, to-Wit:
| ARTICLE !.
| The name and style OF this corpoT-
alton shall be the Unv1Ile Mercantile
Company, Inc, and under that name
it shall nave and enjoy AL rights ana
privileges granted by law to corpora
tons: it shall exist for a period OF
n1nety-nine years from this day; ii
shall have power to contract, sue
and be sued in its corporate name,
to make and use corporate seal ana
the same to alter at pleasure; tt
hold, receive, purchase, convey
mortgage, hypothecate or pleuge
property, both real and personal; K
issue bonds, notes and other oblIga
tions; to have and employ such man
ayers, directors, officers, agents ant
other employees as the interests anl
convenience OF said corporation MAJ
require; and to make and ESTABLISH
such bylaws. rules and regulation:
for the proper management and con
troll Of the affairs Of the corporation
as may be reasonable and expedient
ARTICLE II.
The domicile Of said corporation
shall be at OWL, Parish OF st. Tam
many, State Of Louisiana; all eta
lions and other legal process shall b.
served on the President, and in hi
absence on the Vice President, ane
in the absence OF both, on the Score
tary-Treasurer.
| ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes TO
which this corporation is established
and the nature of the business to 81
carried on by it, are declared to be
To conduct and operate a genera
store business, both wholesale ant
retail, and any and all other bust
ness vocations or callings incidenta
to or connected Herewith, or arts
ing tehrefrom, in this State Or else
where.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock Of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at the sd.n Q
. Eight Thousand ($S,ooo.001 Dol
lars, divided into and Represented 4
eighty (so), shares CT stock Of III
par value Of One Hundred (Slet-tp
Dollars each. which shares sd4.. ~
paid for in cash when subscribe, I
or for the purchase Ga pIo-.e- f.,
said Board Of Directors na5
: all OF which shall be common s.
That this Corporation -
: going concern when [ .Eht Th9-a4
(sS,000.oo) Dollars OF IL Gag :,
stock is actually paid fer in cash e
the equivalent in property All
shares shall be full paid and mona
/ sassable, which capital stock may 3
increased to q sum not to excee
Fifty Thousand (s50,O00.0o) Do
lars, in which event, during tn
period between the all for the meet
ia9 for such increase and the meet