The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-11
CHARTER OF
BELLE ALLIANCE MERCANTILE CO.,

the month or June, in the year of our
Lord, one thousand, nine hundred and
eighteen, before me, Charles F. Fletchin.
ger, Notary Public duly commissioned
and qualified, in and for the City of New
orleans, Parish of Orleans, State of Lou
lSlana, 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
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 267 of the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
Tor the year 1914, relative TO the organ
lZatiOn of corporations, state that they
have cOvenanted and agreed and do here
by covenant and agree to form themselves,
as Wen 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 it
| snail 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 q corporate seal
the same to alter or break at pleasure; to
make all necessary rules and regulations
Tor lts 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
Ell to corporations of the same kind and
| character.
Article 1.-THE domiciIe of said corpor-
alton Is hereby fixed in the City of New
orleans, state or Louisiana, and all cita-
tons 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 all
sehce 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
pies uTys9ods; wares. vegetables, pro-
duce and all other articles and things in
clutntal TO general grocery, vegetable
food supply, poultry, fish, game. produce,
provision and mercantile business; to man
fracture, buy and sell, groceries, merchan-
disc and articles for personal domestic
| ana household use TO purchase. lease or
otherwise acquire real estate and to hold,
i 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
10 any of the objects and purposes above
| specified.
Article Jv.-The capital stock Of said
corporation Is hereby fixed mt the sum of
| twelve thousand, five hundred dollars
| (Sl2.5OO.OO), divided into one hundred and
twenty-five (l23) shares of the par value
/ H..
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
Tor each share of stock standing in his
iaIhe, Sald 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.
j. T.. Landaiche, a subscriber to sixty
three shares and Charles L. Thibodaux. n
subscriber TO forty eight shares of the
capital stock of said corporation, have and
40 hereby convey, transfer and deliver TO
sald corporation, in full payment and H.
quotation of their respective Subscriptions
an the existing business of the Belle Al
nance store, ON Belle Allia- ce Plantation,
ia tne Parish OF Assumption, now owned
by them, including stock on hand, book
accounts, fixtures and furniture and good
VIII, as shown on the statement filed here
with, giving a detailed itemized descrip-
tlon, together with the value thereof. as
appraised by the directors of this cor
No transfer of stock shall be binding
upon this corporation unless made and
recorded upon its books.
Inc amount to which the capital stock
or SAID corporation may be increased is
thousand dollars (S1O0, OOOOO.
A rticie N.IAil the powers of said cor
poration shall be vested in and be eyer
G 81 by Board Of Directors, composed
ana 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 by1Iaw
which, when so passed or adopted. shall
become valid corporate acts.
Inc Board Of Directors shall be elected
annually, at a general meeting of the
shareholders, to be held on the first Mon
uay IN April, 1919, and on tho same day
ana month in each succeeding wear. nj,
eeo zen Gays previous notice mailed to
each shareholder at his last known adj
uress appearing upon the books of the
CORPORATION, unless such notice be waived
IN in writing by all the shareholders appear
ing as such upon the books.
The failure, however. from anv corso
70 hold the annual meeting of the stool,
noIuers, or the failure to elect directors
tpereat, shall not operate the forfeiture Of
si n.H enarter nor impair the corporate man
agement, but the directors and officars
then in office shall serve until their snco |
cessors have been fully elected. ouaIifed
and installed. Any vacancy in the Road
vi directors snail be filed for the unex- |
pireu term by the remaining directors.
The officers of this cornoration shou
consist or President, one or more Vice
4 rssIuenlS, Secretary and a Treasurer
me oHIce or Secretary and Treasurer
may De heid by one and the same person
uhuer the name of Secretary Treasurer:
, me onlces or President and Treasurer and |
ha ice rresident and Treasurer may likewise
oe combined under the names of President
l ana Treasurer and Vice President and
Treasurer. anu
There shall also be a General Nanaoor
VINO may or may not be q member of Tho
Board of Directors. i VI the
Article VI.-The first Board of Directors
anu ollcers, VINO shall serve until the an
luai meeting to be held on the first Mon
Jay In April, 1919, shall consist Of:
Charles Z; Thibodaux, Belle ALI
~ nce Iost Onice, Louisiana, who shall
De president; j. T. Landaiche. Nc
Sall, La, who shall be Vice President.
J. LeBourgeois, 1925 State street. New Or.
cans, La who shall be treasurer; p. j.
otouse S2S Broadway, New Orleans. Ia
y no snail be Secretary; j. l. Rodriguez
belle Alliance p. o., La.
Article VII.-This act of incorporation
nay De changed, altered or amended or
MS corporation may be dissolved by and |
Nlth the consent of the holders of two
.nlrds IN amount of its then outstanding
LOCK az general meeting convened for
nat purpose, after thirty days notice in |
Nrltlng, mailed to each stockholders last
lhoWh address, and after fifteen daysi pub |
ication in one of the daily newspapers pnb-
'cribed by law. no pi'
III this corporation should be dissolved
)y limitation or otherwise, its affairs shall
De hquidated under the Supervision Of
nree commissioners to be elected at a |
general meeting of shareholders convened |
or mat purpose, after notice as above
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