The herald., 1918-07-04
CHARTER OF
BELLE ALLIANCE MERCANTILE CO..

INC.
State of Louisiana. Parish of Orleans, City
of New Orleans.
BE it known, that on this 18th day of
the month of June, in the year of our
Lord, one thousand, nine hundred and
eighteen. before me, Charles +. FletChin-
ger, a Notary Public duly commissioned
and qualified, in and for the City of New
orleans, Parish of Orleans, State of Lou
isiana, therein residing, and in the pres
ence of the witnesses hereinafter named
and undersigned, personally came and APP
peHred:
The several persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, all of lawful age and
all residents of the City of New Orleans,
State of Louisiana, and, availing them
selves of the laws of the State of Louis
lana' particularly Of Act POI of the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
for the year 1914, relative to the organ
izatiOn of corporations. state that they
have covenanted and agreed and do here
by covenant and agree to form themselves,
as well as such persons who may become
associated with them or succeed them, in
TO corporation, for the objects and pur-
poses and under the following articles,
to-wit:
Article 1.-The name of this corporation
shall be Belle Alliance Mercantile Co..
Inc and under said corporate name IL
shall have succession for ninety-nine years.
unless sooner dissolved, and shall have
power and authority to contract, sue and
be sued; TO make and use corporate seal,
the same to alter or break at pleasure; to
make all necessary rules and regulations
for its corporate management and control;
and it shall have and enjoy all the rights,
privileges and immunities which are now
conferred upon or may hereafter be grant
ed to corporations of the same kind and
character.
Article 1.-THE domicile OF said corpor-
alton is hereby fixed in the City of New
Orleans State of Louisiana, and all cita-
uOns ana other legal process shall be
served upon the President of said cOrpOr-
alton: and, in case of his absence, upon
the Vice President, and in case of the alb
sence of both, upon the Secretary Treas
urer.
Article III.-The objects and purposes
Tor which this corporation is organized
are declared to be: To buy, sell. trade and
deal in, at wholesale or retail, or both
hardware, groceries, provisions food sup
plies, drygOods, wares, vegetables, pro-
duce and all other articles and things in
cidental to general grocery, vegetable
food supply, poultry, fish, game, produce
provision and mercantile business; to man
ufacture, buy and sell, groceries, merchan-
disc and articles for personal, domestic
and household use to purchase lease or
otherwise acquire real estate and to hold
improve, mortgage and dispose of the
same; to own stock in other corporations
ana TO vote the same, and generally to do
any and all things incidental or germane
to any Of the objects and purposes above
specified.
Article IV.-The capital stock of said
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum of
twelve thousand, five hundred dollars
(Sl2,JOOOOD, divided into one hundred and
twenty-five (l2J) shares of the par value
of one hundred dollars (S1OOOO each, all
of which shall be common stock and the
same may be issued for cash or in pay
ment OF property or services actually re-
ceived by or rendered to the corporation.
At all meetings of stockholders each
StOckhOlder shall be entitled to one vote
for each share of stock standing in his
name, said vote to be cast in person or
by written proxy.
The parties hereto declare that they have
subscribed for the number of shares of
the capital stock of the said corporation
set opposite their respective names. so
that this act of incorporation shall serve
as an original subscription.
]. T. Landaiche, a subscriber to sixty
three shares and Charles Z. ThibOdaux, a
subscriber to forty eight shares of the
capital stock of said corporation, have and
do hereby convey, transfer and deliver to
sald corporation, in full payment and Ii
quidation of their respective subscriptions
all the existing business of the Belle AL
liza ace Store, on Belle Alliance Plantation.
in the Parish of Assumption, now owned
by them, including stock on hand, book
accounts, fixtures and furniture and good
WILL as shown on the statement filed here
with, giving a detailed itemiZed descrip-
ton, together with the value thereof as
appraised by the directors of this cor
poration.
No transfer of stock shall be binding
upon this corporation unless made and
recorded upon its books.
r The amount to which the capital stock
OF said corporation may be increased is
hereby fixed at the sum of one hundred
thousand dollars $780, O0OO).
Article V.All the powers of said cor
| poration shall be vested in and be exer-
| cised by Board of Directors, composed
| OF not less than three 90 stockholders.
and a majority shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of all business.
A majority of the Board of Directors
voting, In person, shall be required to
pass any resolution or adopt any bylaw,
which, when so passed or adopted, shall
become valid corporate acts.
The Board of Directors shall be elected
annually, at general meeting of the
shareholders, to be held on the first Mon
day In April, 1919. and on the same day
and month in each succeeding year af-
ter ten days previous notice mailed to
each shareholder at his last known ad-
dress appearing upon the books of the
corporation, unless such notice be waived
ing as such upon the books.
The failure however, from any cause
TO hold the annual meeting of the stock
holders, or the failure to elect directors
thereat, shall not operate the forfeiture Of
this charter nor impair the corporate man
agement, but the directors and officers
then in office shall serve until their snc-
cessors have been fully elected, qualified
ana installed. Any vacancy in the Board
OF directors shall be filled for the unex-
pired term by the remaining directors.
The officers of this corporation shall
consist OF President, one or more Vice
RESIDENTS, a Secretary and a Treasurer.
Inc otlce OF Secretary and Treasurer
may be held by one and the same person
under the name of Secretary Urea surer !:
the oIf1ces OF President and Treasurer and
vice President and Treasurer NAV likewise
De combined under the names of President
and Treasurer and Vice President and
Treasurer.
There shall also be General Manager.
VINO may or may not be a member of the
Board of Directors.
Article VI.-The first Board of Directors
and officers, who shall serve until the an
1uai meeting to be held on the first Mon
day In April, 1919, shall consist of:
Charles E; Thibodaux, Belle ALI
h an Post ohice, louisiana, who shall
Call, La, who shall be Vice President: 7
Z. LeBourgeois, 1926 State street, New Or
leans, La. who shall be treasurer: p. ]
Stouse, 52S Broadway, New Orleans. La.
VINO snail be Secretary; J. l. Rodriguez,
Belle Alliance p. o., La. -
Article VII.-This act of incorporation
may be changed, altered or amended. or
thls corporation may be dissolved by and
with the consent of the holders of two
tnlrds IN amount of its then outstanding
STOCK at a general meeting convened for
that purpose, after thirty DAYS notice in
writing, mailed to each stockholders last
known address, and after fifteen days' pub
icatlon In one of the daily newspapers pub
llsned In the City Of New Orleans, as pre-
scribed by law.
If this corporation should be dissolved