The herald., 1918-02-07
CHARTER
OF C. A. SCHWEGMANN GROCERY CON
PANY, INC.

OF C. A.. SCIIWEGMANN GROCERY COM
PANY, INC.
United States Of America, State OF Lou
isiana, Parish OF Orleans, City Of New
Orleans.
Be il known, That on this 23rd day OF the
month of January, in the year of our Lord,
One Thousand Nine Hundred and Eighteen
and of the Indeendencpe of the United States
OF America, the one hundred and forty
second, before me, Lawrence NJ ganln'
Notary Public in and for the Parish OF Or
leans, State of Louisiana, duly commits stoned
and qualified, and in the presence OF the
witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed, personally came and appeared the
who severally declared that avalllng them
selves of all and singular the laws OF the
State of louisiana, relative to the organ,
ization of corporations, they have coVenanted
and agreed, and do hereby covenant and
agree to form themselves, as well as such
persons as may hereafter become associated
with them or succeed them, into, and TO
constitute a corporation or body polluc IN
law, for the objects and purposes, and under
the stipulations following which they adopt
as their Charter, towIt:
Article 1.-The name OF this corporation
shall be: &c A. Schwegmann Grocery Com
pany, Inc" and under this corporate name
it shall have power and authority to exist
and have succession for a period of ninety
nine years from the date OF this act; TO
contract, TO and be sued; TO make, use,
break or alter a corporate seal; to hold,
receive own, lease suitcase, purchase,
transfer, sell, convey or exchange property,
real, personal mixed, and to mortgage,
pledge or hypothecate the same; TO borrow
or lend money on same, or connected with
the business for which it is incorporated;
to appoint managers, officers, agents or EN-
ployees as its interests may require, TO es-
tablish, alter or amend all rules, regulations
and bylaws for the conduct and management
Of its business as may be necessary and
proper.
Article 1.-THE domicile of said corpora
ton shall be in the City OF New Orleans
State Of Louisiana, and all citations or other
legal process shall be served upon the Pres
ident OF the corporation, or in the event OF
his absence inability TO act, upon the
vice-president
Article III.-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation IS organized and the
nature OF the business to be carried on by
it is hereby declared TO be: The conduct OF
a general grocery and merchandise business
in all its branches and to buy, sell and
generally deal in all groceries, supplies, feed,
grain, notions and general merchandise; to
conduct general bakery and confectionery
business; and also to conduct a saloon
bhr-room in connection Herewith dealing as
retail liquor dealer in wines, liquors and
cigars at the option OF the board OF dlrec-
tors.
The corporation is primarily formed and
organized for the purpose of taking over the
general grocery business now conducted in
this city by q. A. Schwegmann with all and
singular the merchandise, fixtures, parapher-
MALTA, live stock, equipment and appurten-
ances, all a going concern, all of which
property shall be taken in payment OF stock
subscribed for and is appraised by the Board
of Directors at the sum of Twenty Thousand
($2OO00.OO Dollars as set forth in detail as
follows, to-wit:
Refrigerating plant $ 10000
Store and office fixtures - 10000
Wagons and mules .-.-.---.----.--..----.---. $4,000
Merchandse-stock in trade, grocer
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