St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-02-09
CHAMBERS
CHARTER
Of the
ONV1LLE MERCANTILE COM
PANY, INC.
United States of America, State OF
Louisiana, Parish of st.
Tammany.

Be it known that on this 18th day
Of January, A. D., 1918, before me,
Thomas NJ. Burns, a Notary Public,
duly commissioned and sworn in and
for the Parish OF St. Tammany, State
of Louisiana, therein residing, per-
sonally came and appeared the per-
sons whose names are hereunto sub
scribed, who declared that avaiing
themselves of the laws of the State
of Louisiana, relative to the Organi-
cation Of corporations, they have
eovenanted and agreed, and by these
presents do covenant and agree, bind
and form and constitute themselves,
as we'll as such other persons who
may hereafter join or become asso-
ciated with them, into corporation
and body polite in law, for the OBJ
Jects and purposes, and under the
agreements and stipulations follow
ing, tO-Wlt:
ARTICLE 1.
The name and style OF this corpor-
alton shall be the Onyille Mercantile
Company, Inc, and under that name
it shall have and enjoy all rights and
privileges granted by law to corpora
tons; it shall exist for a period OF
ninety-nine years from this day; it
shall have power to contract, sue
and be sued in its corporate name;
to make and use corporate seal and
hn t1 nff y,ln fn
hold, receive, purchase. convey,
mortgage, hypothecate or pledge,
property, both real and personal; to
issue bonds, notes and other obliga-
tions; to have and employ such man
ayers, directors, officers, agents and
other employees as the interests and
convenience Of said corporation may
require; and to make and establish
such bylaws, rules and regulations
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 cita-
lions and other legal process shall be
served on the President, and in his
absence on the Vice President, and
in the absence of both, on the Secre-
tary-Treasurer.
ARTICLE Ill
The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is established
and the nature of the business to be
carried on by it, are declared to be:
To conduct and operate general
store business, both wholesale and
retail, and any and all other bust
to or connected Herewith, or aris-
ing tehrefrom, in this State or else
where.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at the sum OF
Eight Thousand ($S,0e0.0 COZ Dol
lars, divided into and represented
eighty (S0) shares of stock of tbs
par value of One Hundred (5i0H0G
Dollars each, which shares shall
paid for in cash when subscribed fll
or for the purchase of properl., q
said Board Of Directors may e}sg
all of which shall be common stoek, |
That this corporation sha be III
going concern when E ght Thausaa
(sS,000.00) Dollars of its caYsta |
stock is actually paid for in cash, OF |
the equivalent in property. Al |
shares shall be full paid and non-as-
sessab bic, which capital stock may be
increased to a sum not to exceed !
Fifty Thousand (S50,o0G.o0) Dol |
lars, in which event, during the |
period between the all for the meet |
ing for such increase and the meet