The herald., 1918-07-18
CHARTER OF
BELLE ALLIANCE MERCANTILE co.

/ OF New orleans.
/ BE 1t 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 +. Flctchin-
ger, 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
! peared:
The several persons whose names are
hcreuntO subscribed. all of lawful age and
all residents of the City of New Orleans.
state Of Louisiana, and, ayaillng them
selves Of the laws of the state of Louis
lana, particularly of Act 2GT of the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
for the year 1914, relative to the organ
iZatlOn OF corporations. state that they
have coyCnanted and agreed and do here
10y covenant and agree TO form themselves,
as well as such persons who may become
associated with them or succeed them, in
10 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 niuety-ninc years.
unless sooner dissolved, and shall have
power and authority to contract sue and
I he 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 II shall have and enjoy all the rights,
/ privileges and immunitieS which are now
conferred upon or may hereafter he 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-
tiOns and 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.-Thc objects and purposes
for which TINS 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 afld all other articles and things in
cidental to general grocery, vegetable,
food supply, poultry, fish, game, produce,
provision and mercantile business; to man
utacture. 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
and 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
! tSl25OOOO), divided into one hundred and
twenty five u25) shares of the par value
of one hundred dollars (Sl00.O0) 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
| stakeholder 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.
| no por+;au borato Jo,t,.o A.. h.
| 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 l.. ThibOdauX. a
| subscriber to forty eight shares of the
| capital stock of said corporation, have and
40 hereby convey, transfer and deliver to
| SAID corporation, in full payment and IL
| quotation of their respective subscriptions
| all the existing business of the Belle Al.
lance 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 n 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.
The amount to which the capital stock
OF said corporation may be increased is
hereby fixed at the sum of one hundred
thousand dollars ($100.0O0.00C
| Article VAN the powers of said cor.
poration shall be vested in and be exer-
eised by, Board of Directors, composed
and majority shall constitute a quorum
Tor the transaction of all business.
a majority of the Board of Directors
voting, in person, shall be required to
AINnNf
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 adj
| dress appearing upon the books of the
| corporation, unless such notice be waived
In writing by all the shareholders appear
Ing as such upon the books.
The failure, however, from any cause,
20 noId the annual meeting of the stock
holders, or the failure to elect directors
! thereat, shall not operate the forfeiture of
| TINS charter nor impair the corporate man
agement, but the directors and officers
| Iheh IN onlce shall serve until their suc-
| cessors have been fully elected. qualified
/ and installed. Any vacancy in the Board
OF Directors shall be filled for the unex-
pred term by the remaining directors.
The officers of this corporation shall
consist OF President, one or more Vice
PRESIDENTS, Secretary and Treasurer.
Inc Office of Secretary and Treasurer
may be held by one and the same person
under the name of Secretary Treasurer :
the oIlces OF President and Treasurer and
wee PRESIDENT and Treasurer may likewise
De combined under the names of President
ana treasurer and Vice President and
Treasurer. anu
There shall also be a General Manager
VINO may or may not be a member of the
Board of Directors. 'i1'
Article VI.-The first Board of Directors
and officers, who shall serve until the an
nual meeting to be held on the first Mon
DAY In April, 1913, shall consist OF:
Charles +. Thibodaux, Belle ALL
ance Post Office, Louisiana, who shall
pc President; j. T. Landaicbe Nc
Saii, La, who shall be Vice President. T
| y. Lebourgeo1s, 1925 State street, New Or
leans, La, who shall be treasurer: p 7
oLouse, 32S Broadway, New Orleans. La.
VINO shall be Secretary; ]. l. Rodripuez
Belle Alliance p. o., La.
Article VII.-This act of incornoration
may De changed, altered or amended. or
tnls corporation may be dissolved by and
with the consent of the holders of two
thirds in amount of its then outstannding
STOCK at general meeting convened for
tnat purpose, after thirty days notice in
writing, mailed to each stockholders last
known address, and after fifteen davs' nnbN
icatlon In one of the daily newspapers pub
scribed by law 90 Pie-
III this corporation should be dissolved
Dy limitation or otherwise its affairs shall
NC Hquldated under the supervision of