The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-08-07
ACT OF INCORPORATION OF MAIN
DRUGS, INC.

United States of America, State of Louis
lana, City of New Orleans. Be it known
| that on this twenty -thrd (23rd) day of the
month of June in the year of our Lord, one
thousand nine hundred and nineteen; before
| me, Charles ]. Rivet, Notary Public duly
| commissioned and qualified in and for the
Parish of Orleans, States of Louisiana. and
| IN the presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned. personally came and
! appeared the persons whose names are here
unto subscribed, who declared, that, avail
ing themselves of the provisions of the laws
OF the State of Louisiana relative to the
organization of corporations, they have cove.
nanted and agreed and do by these pres
ents covenant and agree and constitute
themselves, we'll as such other persons
who may hereafter join or become associ ated
with them, into a corporation and body poll
tic in law for the objects and purposes and
under the agreements and stipulations fol-
lowing, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of this
corporation shall be Main Drugs, Inc, and
under this name it shall have and enjoy all
the rights, advantages and privileges grant
ed by law to corporations 1t shall exist
for a period of ninety-nine years, unless
sooner dissolved in accordance with law or
with the provisions of this act of incorpora-
ton; it shall have power to sue and be
sued IN Its corporate name; to make and
use corporate seal, and the same to break
or alter at pleasure; to contract and obi
gate itself; to hold, receive, purchase con-
vey, mortgage, pledge, hypothecate, ALLEVIATE
and otherwise acquire and dispose of property
movable and immovable, corporeal and in
corporeal; TO issue bonds, notes or other
obligations; to have and employ managers
directors, officers, agents and other en-
ployees, as the interest and convenience of
the corporation may require; to make have
and esta blish such bylaws, rules and regu-
lations for the management and control of
its affairs as its directors may deem expedi-
ent or necessary; and, to do do all things
whatsoever that are permitted by law to be
done by corporations.
ARTICLE 1.-THE objects and purposes
i i4 winch this corporation is organized and
the nature of the business, to be carried
on by 1t are hereby declared to be: to own,
conduct, manage, and operate drug stores
soft drink establishments, perfumery stores,
confectioneries and tobacco stores; TO COM
pound, manufacture and make drugs nedi-
cines, remedies. powders. perfumeries, nom
essential oils, syrups soft drinks, ice-cream,
candies and other articles of merchandise;
to buy and sell and deal in all sorts of
drugs. medicines, remedies, powders. per-
tumeries, non-essential oils, syrups, soft
drinks, soda waters, ice-cream, dairy pro-
ducts, cakes, biscuits druggists sundries, no.
tons, toys, articles for personal, domestic
and household use, and merchandise of all
KINDS and whatsoever else may be convent
emily sold in any store operated by the !
corporation; to purchase and otherwise &C
quire the goodwill, stock, stock in trade and
property of other businesses whose objects
and purposes are similar or incidental to
those of this corporation; and generally. TO |
do any and all things incidental or germane
to the above mentioned objects and pur-
poses.
ARTICLE 1II.-The capital stock of this |
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum of
Six Thousand Dollars (s6.0O000) which may
be increased to fifty thousand dollars ESQ.,
10000.
ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock of this
corporation shall be divided into sixty t6O)
shares OF the par value of one hundred dol