The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-03-09
NO.. IS
ARTICLE II.

| This corporation is organized for the pur i.
pose ana object OF carrying on a general hard
| ware business. either wholesale, or retail or
both to buy and sell all classes OF farm, and
plantation implements and mac hines to ham
dle and deal in mill supplies; to engage in
= ana dO general or special contracting and
! building business; to engage in the eneral
wholesale and retail merchandise business
and t" deal in. buy and sell any and all kinds
or goods, wares, and mrrchandse; to buy.
| lease or mold sell and dispose OF property
mnva able or immovable or mixed; to pledge
| mortgage and hypothecatc it. property or to
| accept such on property of others; and general-
| ~ to do and carry on any and all business as
| Is lawful for a corporation to engage in under
cue Charter whether specially included above
| tract. sue and be sued, AMI stand In Judgment:
| to adopt bylaws as well as such other and
further powers as are useful or incidental to
corporations in general.
ARTICLE III.
Thecapitai stock OF this corporation is here.
by increased anI fixed ut Twenty Fivo
Thousand cS25, 600 Dollars, represented by Two
Dollars ($l WD each :.
Said shares shall be fully paid and nou.as-
! sessable. transferable only on the books of the
Company in accotdance with law. and may be
paid for in cash or issued for other property
at not less than par. Such stock shall be n.
sued and sold upon resolution of the Board Of
Directors.
ARTICLE ~.
All corporate power shall be yested in Ana
exercised by Board OF Directors consisting
Of less than three (3) nor more than i've az
| stock holders, AS may be determined by the
majority OF their members to constitute .
quorum.
Such Directors shall be elected 1t tho an.
uual meeting to be held on the second Tuea-
day of january, 1919. and annually thereafter
to serve for one year aud until their success
ors arc chosen at which election each stock
holder shall be enttied to one vote for each
share of stock standing in his name ON tho
books OF the company. said voting to bU cumu-
lative if desired
Said Board of Directors shall meet i,mma.
uiately after the annual stock holders meet.
ing and shall organize for the ensuing wear bv
electing from among their number Prvsf-
dent. vice-President. a Secretary and =
treasurer, provided that any two Of said Of.
hces may be combined at the option of the
said Board; said officers shall have the powers
usually incident to their positions, together
with such additional powers may he con-
ferred upon them by resolution of the BOARD.
or generality -laws of the Company.
All vacancies on the Board shall be filled By
the remaining Directors. Until the meeting
above provided for Is held. tho following shall
constitute the Board of Directors and Oflcer1:
Robert 4. Brnmby. President.
DonelsOn Gallery, Vice-President
/ Johu NJ Caffery, Secretary and Treasurer.
Inere being no further business, the meet~
ing adjourned. ,,,
CSigned) ROBT. E. BRUMBY
DONELSON CAFFERY
JOHN n. CAFFERY.
L, JOnn M. CaHory. Secrotary OF the st. Mary
Hardware Company. Incorporated, hereby Cor>
tify that the within and foregoing is 1 true
and correct extract from tho Minutes Of The
Meeting Of the Stock Holders of this Companv.
held on January q, 1918, at which All q tks
stock holders were present
In evidence whereof have horeunto sub
scribed my name and official seal OF the Cow.
pany on this 9th day Of January, 1918
l3igned) JOHN NJ. CAFFERY
CLERKS OFFICE.
St: Mary Parish, louisiana
I lI,pr n - A. .
dcal District Court Ia and for the Pxrief Of
st. Mary, State of Louisiana. and ex.Oflcio
recorder thereof. do hereby certify thst the
above and foregoing is \ true and correct COPY
Of the original, now on hlo in my odlce record.
ed "a Book Of Record Of IncOrpOrxtiouo No.
u. at page 24s. January 8Oth, 1918.
In evidence whereof, witness my officiai sIx
nature and the impress of the seal OF nv a.
flee this 30th day Of January, A. D., 1918.
(Signed) WILBUkH H. KRANRR
Clerk of Court. az oflicio Recorder.