Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1919-06-28
Charter Of
WILLIAM CASSIE COMPANY, Inc.

STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Parish of West Baton Rouge.
BE 1T KNOWN. That on this 18th day
of June, in the year ofe our Lord. one thou
sand nine hundred and nineteen.
Before me, ALFRED GWIN. a Notar;
Public, in and for the Parish OF West baton
Rouge, State of Louisiana, duly commission
ed and qualified, and in the presence OF the
witnesses hereinafter named and undersigned
personally came and appeared, the seVerai
persons whose names are hereunto supseTipeo
who severaily declared that awaiting them
selves of the provisions of the laws OF THIS
State relative to the organization Of corpora.
tions. and especially of Act No. 267 OF 1914
of the General Assembly of louisiana, they
have covenanted and agreed, and by THESE
presents covenant and agree, and Dlnd them-
selves, as well as such other person or per,
sons as may hereafter become associated
with them, to form and constitute a cor
purpose and objects, and under the stipula-
tons, articles and conditions following, to-
wit:
The name and title of the said corporation
shall be WILLIAM CASSIE
INCORPORATED, and it's domicile is hereby
established in Mark, Parish of West Baton
Rouge, State of Louisiana.
ARTICLE II.
This corporation shall have and enjoy
succession by it's corporate name, and shall
continue for fifty years from and after the
udte hSISoi' ""'N
ARTICLE III.
All citations or other legal process shall
no served upon the President OF SAID cor
poration. and in his absence. upon the Sec
rotary Treasurer of said corporation.
ARTICLE ~.
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation is organized are hereby declared
to be: TO buy, own. lease. mortgage anu ~
sell real estate or personal property: TO
buy and sell dry goods, shoes, clothing
groceries, hardware. notions, etc. ana 10
carry on, own and operate a genera mer-
camille business in the Parish of West Baton
Rouge, and to do and perform all acts OF
business pertaining or incidental thereto.
ARTICLE v.
The amount of the capital stock of the
said corporation shall be Ten
$50. O0O. OO) DOLLARS. divided into and
value of one hundred ($1OO.O0) dollars each,
which said stock shall be paid for in cash at
the time of subscription: but said capital
stock may be increased to Twenty Thousand
Dollars.
The corporate powers of this company
shall be vested in and exercised by a board
of directors, consisting of a president. vice
president and enc en-.
following persons shall constitute the first
board of directors VIM. Cassie, Dr., VINO
shall be president of said corporation, Luke
Hebert. vice-president, and Dave Kaufman
snail be secretary VI S"'
ton. and shall continue in office until the
first Monday in July, 1920, on which date
and thereafter. annually. a board OF directors
shall be elected from the stockholders at a
meeting held for that purpose, after fifteen
days written notice by the Secretary 10
each stockholder. addressed to her or HIM
at his last known address. After each cleo
ton the board of directors shall elect from
their own number the officers OF said COM
pany. wv
No stakeholder shall sell. assign or trans
fer his stock in this corporation until he
shall have given thirty days prior notice to
the company of such intention to sell. assign
or transfer the same, and the other STOCK
holders thereof shall have the first privilege
of purchasing the said stock: After which
notice and delay, the said stock may be sold
in the open market and the transfer thereof
shall be made on the books of the company
at its office in the Parish of West Baton
Rouge.
The subscribers to these articles of incor-
p~oration with their places of residence and
number of shares held by each of them re-
spectively, is as follows:
VIM. Cassie, Jr., Mark, La. ...-..75 Shares
Dave Kaufman. Mark. La...--.--20 Shares
Luke Hebert' Mark. = 5 Shares
of West Baton Rouge. in the presence of
F. E. Hebert and j.. H. Cassie. competent
witnesses. who herennto sign their names
together with the said appearers. and me.
Alfred Gwin, Notary, the day, month and
year first above written after due reading
of the whole.
Original signed)
VIM. Cassie, Jr.
Dave Kaufman
Luke Hebert
WITNESSES:
f.. f. Hebert
J. H. Cassie
ALFRED GWIN.
Notary Public.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Parish of West Baton Rouge.