The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-12-21
CHA RI Err
THE HOME DRUG COMPANY. Inc.

BE il known that on this. the 2nd day o.
the month OF December. III tn" year o.
our Lord Nineteen Hundred and Eighteen
! efore me. Wilbur n. Kramer Clerk, 2'r'
| Judicial District Court, st. Mary Parish
L.Gujsiana eX- otficio Notary rui IL"
duly commissioned and qualified. and il
he presence Of the witnesses hereinaftc
named and undersigned. personally came
and appeared the persons whose name!
arc bereunto subscribed. all OF the fnll 80
or majority and all residents Of the Palss
| OF st. Mary. state OF Louisiana. who sew
orally declared that. awaiting Themselves
Of the provisions of the Act OF the Legi>iG
,ure of this state, being known as Act No
267 of the Session Acts OF 1914. they DO. 10y
| thu Sc presents covenant and agree and
bind themselves. a. well rs such other
persons as NAV become hereafter associ
ated with them. in order To form and con
>,i,ute a corporation and body polite in
INV, for the OF jects and purposes. ard un-
der the stirulation> following. to-wlt:
ARTICLE
The name and title Of this corporation
shall be: THE HOME DRUG COM
PANY. INC - Of Berwick, La, and
il shall have and erjoy succession and ex
i>tence for IA period OF ninety. nine years
from date hereof.
II shall have. enjoy and possess all the
powers. rights and privileges and imm''
mites accorded to corporations under the
law.
ARTICLE II.
The domici,e of this corporation shall
be in the Town OF Berwick. t. hary Far b,
isb. Louisiana. where all citations and
other legal process shall be served upon
the President. and in case Of his absence
upOn the Vice Presidfnt and in case q
the absence OF the Vice President, upon
the Secretary or Treasurer thereof.
AZTEC Ell.
The objects and purposes for which this
CORPORATION Is organized. and lie charac-
tel of the business 10 be carried on by il.
are as follows: To engage in the sale nt
retail of all drugs. chenicuiS and mecicin-
al preparations: to compound and dis
pen>c ply >iciah'> PRESCRIPTIONS: TO retail
all perfumes. toilet articles and accessories.
stationery. books office and school sup
plies. paints. novelties. notions. and all
other merchandise which from time 10
time it shall consider advantageous TO
deal in. in connection with said business
or which may bc germane thereto. not
prohibited 10y law. nr IN conflict with the
provisions OF this charter, and generally TO
do all thing, necessary and proper, per-
tanning or incident to a drug store.
ARTICLE Nv.
The capital stock Of this corporation il
hereby declared to he the sum Of Ten
Thousand (Sl0,G00 ml Dollars. divided in
to One Hundred tlnp Shares of the par
value of One Hundred tSluh.o0' Dollars
each: oi which amount Slxty-hve (t''
shares OF the total amount Of s6.aUn.0p has
been subscribed and paid tor. io-Wit. at
the execution OF these presents.
The remaining Thiriy-tiye t"a Shares
of the total amount of s3.5uIm shall be.
long to The. operation. heir" designated
AS Treasury Stock. to lie issued from time
to time hy the Board of Directors I" >uch
persons and in such amounts as It may
deem most advantageous 70 The corpora
ton: TO be paid for in cash or other val
uable consideration. when issued, never
less than IT'S actual value. "a shown by the
book, OF the corporation. ut the date Of is
stance and ut no time less than its par
value OF One Hundred t>Iou.tp, Dollars
Per share.
1T any stock shah he sold by its owner.
to any one else, or presented to the officers
# the corporation Tor transfer. II shall
first be rendered by the holder Thereon 10
tI,e Board Of directors of the corp"i alton.
uhc shall have authority W purchase sa:ic
al its book Gr market value al HAT dale.
10 he ccUSilltr, Il rs rpa>UrN stock. ahn ~
ie ..,'d ~ Tie Board ct directors III 'G-
sam. u amer rs hertinai"Ne rusln' Il II"
Iren>uil >i"k: ri"vi"'G that II >aId
Beard II Directors tail within IL period o.
ole week after said tender has been made
TO avail Itself IT lis option 10 purchase.
then the owner thereof shall be 1T full
liberty 10 sell same other than TO the
board az Directors, or to have same trans
ferred to such persons As he may desig-
nate.
No stock shall be transferred except on
the books Of the corporation. and the per-
son to whom the shares are SO transferred
shall receipt for same.
"a, /, - tncI hnI ~ La.
cal reprc.t NATIVE shall he entitled I" as
sumo control OF end transfer said stock to
bis name.
APTlCLE
/: The corporate powers OF this corpo-
= tion shall be vested in y Board of DlIec>
tors, 10 Ic composed IT not more than
SEVENTH Stockholders and rot less tLan
three, 81 Stockholders. Il m.jorlty OF whom
.tali constitute quorum; SAID Directors
to lie elected ut IA general meeting. 10 be
held on the first Tuesday in the month OF
July of e"Gn year. No person Il all he
eligible as director unless be owns in his
OWE name one ~ snare. lHli laiu, VI VIC
capital stock.
.: The board Of Directors shall have
the power to make all bylaws, rr.e> ana
regulations necessary for the c"uduct OF
the business affairs OF said corporation:
shall elect from their bumher 4 Pre- ident.
Vice. PRESIDENT. secretary and treasurer.
or may combine the office Il reci etary-
Treasurer.
3: Until the election TO he he'd as here
inabo,e provided, the follow irg shall con
stltutc the first Board of liirt clorS. Viz:
Nam,>: Post Office adde's:
John A. ! HAIR, Berwick. 81. Mary i'arl,h !,
Louisiana
". r. Bowman. Berwick, It. Nary Parish
Louisiana.
A. l.. Boudrcaux, Berwick. st. Mary Par
ish, Louisiana.
f.. A. Boudreaux, Franklin, st. Mary Par
ish. Louisiana.
Ed. j. levle. iscrwick, st. Mary Parish ,
Louisiana.
CASTOR j. >igur, Franklin. St. Mary Par
ish, Louisiana.
" it'll JOhu A Pharr as President W. F.
Bowm.n as ce.president. aud 4. l.
Eondreanx AZ Spcrs,t ar ~ IrpaSurer