The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-06-20
CHARTER.

| rers,,s whose names are hereunio SUD
] scribcd all OF lawful age and all Fesiden.S
| nj m, Civ OF New Orleans. State OF LOUIS
/ lana, and availing themselves OF me ID"
~ the State OF Louisiana, particularly OF
Act 2o7 Of the General Assembly OF the S'a.e
! OF louisiana for the year 1914, relative -
! the organization Of corporations, state ma
! thev have coycnau.ed and agreed ana 90
hereby covenant and agree to IorIn tAe'l
| selves, as well such persons VINO nay
become associated with them or succeed mem
| into Z corporation, Tor the objects and puT-
poses and under the following Articles To-
wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name Of this corporation
shall he Evan Hall Mercantile Co.. Inc
and under said corporate name II sha'l H1se
| succession for ninety nine years unless
sooner dissolved, and shall have power ana
authority 10 contract, sue and be sued; 20
make and use a corporate seal, me same u
alter or break at pleasure; 10 maze az ne
essarv rules and regulations for rs coTpg,,
rate management and control; and II sha'i
have and enjoy all the rights, privileges ana
immurities which are now conferred upon OF
NAV hereafter be granted TO corporations OF
the sans kind and character.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile OF said .c3rpo-
ration j. hereby fixed in the City Of Ne"
Orleans State OF Louisiana, and all c'ta,
tions and other legal process snail be served
IDon the President Of said corporation, anl'
IN case Of his absence upon the Nice-P-esi-
den. and in case Of the absence OF Dotn,
upon the Secretary Treasurer.
| ARTICLE III-The objects and purposes
for which this corporation Is organized are
dr,Iarcd 70 be: To buy. sell, trade and deal
in a: wholesale or retail, or ooth' ha'u-
ware, groceries, provisions, 1000 suppress
I drvgoodS, wares. vegetables. produces anu
/ ali other articles and things incidental 70
general grocery. vegetable, food supply,
poultry. fish. game, produce, provision ana
mercantile business; to manufacture ply anu
| sell, groceries, merchandise and arnSlts I,l
| personal domestic and household use; 70
! nr-rhase lease or otherwise acquire rea,
estate and 20 hold, improve, mortgage ana
dispose OF the same; 10 own STOCK IL ON
corporations and 70 vote me same, anu
! generally TO do any and all things lneiden,
b tai or germane to any Of the objects and
Iurp1SeS above specified
: ARTICLE IV-The capital stock OF SAID
J Twelve Thousand. Five Hundred Dollars
+ (s,5 510 OO. divided into one hundred and
twenty-five Q25) shares Of the par value o.
: Ono Hundred Dollars $4,000 each. all OF
. which shall be common stock ana .ng S'', ~
a NAV be issued for cash or IN payment ol
! rrooc--v or services actually received by
or rendered 70 the corporation.
l. At all meetings OF stockholders each STOCK
=, holder shall he entitled TO one vote toT
= each share OF stock standing in his name,
: SAID ,o;e to be cast in person or by written
proxy 49,, .,,.. .L.,. have
7 r,.Ssc-it,d for the number Of shares OF the
!. capital stock Of the said corporation Sc
I I rrposite their. respective names, 50 that ihi'
Z, . act Of Incorporation shall serve as an oTigi
r nal subscription r.,
p shares and Charles f. ThIbodaux. a sub
scriber 70 thirty-six shares OF the capita
- stock OF said corporation. have and 90 mere
" by convey, transfer and deliver 70 sai9 60,
!. poration. in part payment and Lquida'o'
:, az their respective subscriptions, all Inc eN
~ sting business OF the Evan Hall Store, OF
g Fva1 Hall Plantation, in the Parish OF A.
- c-nsion now owned by them, including stoc'
fiN-u~eS aud fuTNl
II ture and good will. shown on the state
= ,7ent filed herewith. giving a detailed ZEN
: red description, together WitH the F"'W
+. thereof. as appraised by the directors
e 10 transfer of stock shall be binding uPo'
g this corporation unless made and reeoroe
upon its books -,
NJ said corporation may be increased IS here
Q. nv fixed at the sum of One Hundred lhou
D. sand Dollars 100000. -, 80
t ARTICLE Van the powers Of sa,d cor
5, poration shall be vested in and be exercise
~ Nv Board of Directors, composed OF no
4 less than three 90 shareholders, and ma
y; iority shall constitute quorum for N
u transaction Of all business. -,
D in person. shall be required to pass an
~ resolution adopt any bylaw, VINE
when so passed adopted, shall becom
valid corporate acts. 49,
annually, at a general meeting OF the mare
holders. to he held the first Monda
in April. 1919, and on the same day an
IL month in each succeeding year, after te
F. DAYS written notice mailed 20 each share
holder AT his last known address appearin
= upon the books of the corporation, unles
W. such notice be waived in writing by all N
shareholders appearing as such upon u
-. books.
OF The failure. however, from any cause:
"a "a hold the annual meeting of the stockholder
~ or the failure to elect directors thereat' sha
ia If
~ nor impair the corporate management, 81
"a the directors and officers then in office sha
Nv serve until their successors have been full
in elected, qualified and installed. Any Any, '
d, filled for the unexpired term by the r
manning directors.
IS. The Officers of this corporation shall col
" sist of a President. one or more Nice-Pres
no dents. a Secretary and Treasurer.
p The office OF Secretary and Treasurer ma
he be held by one and the same person und
& the name of Secretary Treasurer; the offic
"a of President and Treasurer and Vice Pres
his dent and Treasurer may likewise be cor
ed hined under the names of President al
he Treasurer and Vice president and Treasure
Il. There shall also be a General Manage
MS who may or may not be a member of q
hE Board Of Directors.
on ARTICLE VI-The first Board of Dire
Fl tors and officers. who shall serve until 4
u annual meeting to be held on the first Mo
Is day in April. 1919. shall consist of:
"a J. T. Landaiche, Mccall, La. who shall
'lIf President
OF Charles E Thibodaux. Belle Alliance,
;n O.. La, who shall be Vice President.
he ]. c. LeBougeois, l525 State Street. Ne
for Orleans, La, who shall be Treasurer.
Ter P. ]. Stouse, $50 Broadway who shall
lge Secretary.
OIL J. |. Rodriguez, Belle Alliance p o., L
who shall be General Manager.
aid ARTICLE NI-This act of Incorporate
vs.: may be changed. altered amended,
ses this corporation may be dissolved by a
are with the consent of the holders of two-thir
m in amount of its then outstanding stock
md general meeting convened for that pr
ma pose after thirty days notice in writ
md mailed to each stockholders last known
lre one of the daily newspapers published
rry the City of New Orleans, as prescribed
ND Law.
ct If this corporation shoild be dissolved
re limitation otherwise, its affairs shall
NE liquidated under the supervision of thu
gu commissioners to be elected at a gene
- meeting of shareholders convened for Il
Nc Nc purpose, after notice as above provided
r III this article. and they shall remain in off
IN until the affairs of the corporation sh
ar have been fully liquidated; and in
md the death or disability to act of one or mi
All Of the said liquidators. the survivors or S
re vivor shall continue act under the p
all visions and in accordance with the ter
ct of Section 30 Of Act 267 of 1914
let ARTICLE NIII-No shareholder of 4
on corporation shall ever be held liable or
ich sponsible for the contracts faults of 4
'tly corporation in any further sum than the
TO paid balance due uDon the shares of