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

b it known that on this 18th day
of January, il. D., 1918, before me,
Thomas M. 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 avalilng
themselves Of the laws OF the State
Of Louisiana, relative to the organl-
zation of corporations, they have
cevenantsd and agreed, and by these
presents do covenant and agree, bind
and form and constitute themselves.
as well as such other persons who
may hereafter join or become asso-
ciated with them, into a corporation
and body polite in law, for the OBJ
jects and purposes, and under the
agreements and stipulations follow
ing, tO-Wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and style Of this corpor-
alton shall be the Onville Mercantile
Company, Inc, and under that name
it shall have and enjoy aid rights and
privileges granted by law to corpora
tons; it shall exist for period OF
ninety-nine years from this day; 1t
shall have power to contract, sue
and be sued in Ito corporate name;
to make and use corporate seal ana
the same to alter at pleasure; to
hold; receive. purchase, convey,
mortgage, hypothecate or pledge,
property, both real and personal; to
issue bonds, notes and other obliga-
tons; to have and employ such man
ayers, directors, officers, agents ana
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 he at OWL, Parish OF st. Tam
many, State of Louisiana; all clta-
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 III.
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 a general
store business, both wholesale and
retail, and any and all other bust
ness vocations or callings incidental
to or connected Herewith, or arls-
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 (SS,0o0.o0) Dol
lars, divided into and represented Dy
eighty (S0) shares Of stock OF the
par value Of One Hundred tS10o.00)
Dollars each, which shares shall DC
paid for in cash when subscribed Tor.
or for the purchase Of properly, q
said Board of Directors may aect.
all of which shall he common seek.
That this corporation ssa,l b.
going concern when Eight ThoisanG
($S,OOO.00) Dollars OF its eaDita.
stock is actually paid for IN cash, or
the equivalent in property. All
shares shall be full paid and non-as-
sessable, which capital stock may be
increased to sum not to exceed
Fifty Thousand ($50,0OO.0O Dol
lars, in which event, during the
period between the all for the meet
ing for such increase and the meet