The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-09-27
UNITED STATES OF AMERIC A.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
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III. mar les, uult com iiSSlOnCI
Esd gu lifted aud in he presence
If lhe.undersigned witnesses. here
matter named and aud r igned
personally came and appeared the
PAL les whose nnmts are hereto
subscribed ali OF full aye who de-
clare tina, availiIg them selves ct
The provisions OF the laws OF
the State of I.ou;si,n :, relative to
Corpt r4tions aid particular y Act
NJ. 267 Of Il e General Assemble
Of the stare Of Louisiaaa tor the
year 1914. they have. c"ve"a ''' q
and gre, d and do bv these pres
tnts C,venaut ani agree and Linn
themselvtsas we'll as such other
persons as may Hereafter become
assoCi ted with them to form ana
constitute d CO poratI"n ana touN
polite in Law for he pu' poses ahh
effects and un.:er The st'palatl"ns'
art IDS, Coadill rs md g ee-
men following IL VT:
ARTICLE /,
The name and title Of the said
corporation shall be, DEoIRA-
HAN MERCANTILE CO. INC.
and under is Sid corporate name
it shall have power to contract, sue
and be sue to make and nse d con
porate seal and the same to alter
and break at Will; to hold, receive
pure base, coyey, uor'oW pledge,
mortgage and hypothecatr. 'nHef
lis SAID corpora e name property
both real and pei sonai and gener-
ally to do and perform all acts and
things permitted by law Or as
snail ormaY be necessary and pro.
per to carry out The OIL cts and
purposes Of The said corporation.
ARTICLE 2.
The nhjetcs and purposes fol
which this cooperation IS organic
I'd and the nature of the business
to I've carried on bv it are hereby
declared to be the following. to-
wit:
TO buy. sell exchange and otter
wise deal in goods. wares, and
mercha ndise; 70 supply aud fur
ms. ships. boats and other water
crafts with supplies and EQUIP
TENT. furnishing, and fittings. to
manage conduct and operate a
general ho.esale and retail mer-
chandise BUSINESS and to act as
Ship handlers and generally to
do aud perform all acts incident
cr conn, cted with the concuctlo"
of ID general merchandise and
Snip handles busiue and toes
t. b isli in the discretit OF the
Boa d OF Directors as many branch
OFT crs or stores as said BOa'd
may Consi Ter nee ssdry tor the
purpose Of conduct,on the above
uus mes.
ARTICLE III.
The capltal STOCK Of this Corpor
4tion is hereby fixed at the sum
If Fifty thou,an doila S. 1857 900
y. divided into FIVE Hundred
|(5o J shares of One hundred Dol
lars ,($loo oc)e. c.. pavaoie IN Cash
or it, equivalent as The Roaid OF
Directors may elect ali shares OF
tick shall he full pa.dsaad nom
aesessabie.
This corporation sh II be au-
thorized 10 20 busin. SIS wien
twenty-five ] hou ,srd Dollars.
/ ISIS 900. oo) OF It's c.p'tal stock
l.as been subscribed for and paid
in as above provided
NJ stockhuldrr shall have The
riglt 10 sels, or Otherwise dispose
o, his ock in u is rporation
with VI first offering tie same to
this corporation aud 10 the ndivi-
uual members OF this Corporation,
al tie COX value her. vi aid tn $
{ corporation j. authorized to pr
| chase thS sid Stock al tie III
book value tor the uentllt OF tEe
otilei st, ckho.derr Of tue COZ por-
alton, hou d the c r. Grafton DE-
eli to u, .hase sand 81, OK The
stuckho der shall hays the gil
to offer ). ii stock ier sale to any
utncr pciSoH or peio MS III u
oipo.atlon
ARTICLE ".
| The dOmIcllo vi the within COR
pur ton is hereby fixed a. Lest'a
han III the PARISH OF amt Lharie:
tate Of Lou St,la, AID un.e SooI
ier dlsS ,,vcd, shan exist tor Il pc
Rod OF \ uety-nine (9e1 yeal:
from and af.er the ua.9,u.leot.
The president AID III his aOsenc.
lie V cc-Pits dent Shalr lie hs
lpiupe, psrs N upon whom orator
., other legal process s.i-ii be
IS.iy, dc
| ARTICLE v,
/ I he afiai;S vi IIIsS Corporation