The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-09-20
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OTs 81. CHARLES

II. ndt icS, QulN commissioners
,rd gu 4liiled and in he presence .
# The undersigned witnesses. here
named and u,d rigned ,
personally came and appeared the
parties whose nHmeS are hereto 4,
subscribed ali Of full aye who de- |
clare that ava'Iitg themselves If !
The provisions Of the laws OF !
the State OF lou' siant, relative to
AID particularly Act
No. 267 OF t E General As>cmolv
Of the stare of Louisidna for the
year 1914. they have c"venanl,a
and egrr, d and tfo bv these pres
ents Covenant and agree and Lind !
we'll as such other
persons d MAY htreaftrr become
assucio ted with them to form and
CONSTITUTE :. CO poiati"n and BODY
poIll,C in Law for srr purposes and
objects and under the stipulations,
articles, conditions and agree
mems following to-wit:
ARTICLE /;
The name and title of the safd
corporation shall be, DEofRA-
HAN MERCANTILE CO. ING.
and ureier is Said corporate name
it shall have power to contract Sue
and be sued TO make and nse COZ
purate seal ard the same to alter
and break at w:Ii to hold. receive
purchase, covey. DorI t,w pledge,
mortgage aud hypothecate. under
It's SAID corpora E name property
both real and personal! and geuer=
ally to do and perform all ACTS and
things yermilted by law OF as
shall ormay be necessary and pro:
per to carry out The Objects and
purposes Of the said CORPORATION.
ARTICLE q;
The ohjvtcs and purposes for
which this corpnrstion IS organiz-
ed and the nature of the business
to be carried on bv it are hereby
declared to be the following. to-
wit:
To buy. sell exchange and, otler-
wise deal 10 goods, wares, and
merchant Sc; to supply and fur
tn,s!. Ships. boats aId other water
crafts with supplies and equip
ment. furnishings and fittings. to
manage. conduct and operate a
general wholesale and retail mer-
chandise business and to act as
Ship { handlers and pe,feral-y. to
do and perform all acts incident
or connected with the concuctlon
OF general merchandise and
Ship Chandles business and to es
tab,ish in the. discretion Of the
Boa. d of Directors as many branch
stOttlces or stores as said Boaid
may consider necessary for the
PURPOSE OF eondact,on the above
lbhs. mes.
| ARTICLE III.
| The capitai stock OF this corpor
l.tion is HEREBY fixed at the sun
Iof Fifty thousand dolla' s. (S51 coo
loo). divided into Five Hundred
.l(5oo) shares of One hundred Dol
liars 1890 o)..c.i PAYABLE in cast
or il, equivalent as the board O
Directors may elect all shares o
stock shall he full pad and nom
aesessabie.
This corporation shall be au-
lthorized TO do busin. SIS wheI
TWENTY-FIVE Thousand Dollars.
.i($zs 900. ou).o its capital sloc'
has been subscribed for and pdit
in as above provided
i No stockholdrr shall have ihs
right to sch, or otherwise dispos'
OF his oek in this corporation
without first Offering the same Il
this corporation and 10 the ind'vl
laual members Of this Corporation
!, al the took value thereof and tn
. Corporation is authorized to pur'
! chase the Said stock al the 5 Id
] book va,ue TOR the Ucneyt of Tt
other stuckho. derf Of the coipor
alton, Shua,d the corporation de-
cln,e TO purchase said sloek tn
stock no. der shall have the r gii
, 10 otter said stock Tor SAFE to an
otner PEI SOU or pcrSonS.fn I'm y
corporation
ARTICLE IV.
The domiCll. vi The within Cor
Alpor..tion is hereby fixed al Uest'a
HAN in the PARISH of SAINT Charlie
state OF .siana. and unless 500
Ter dIss,ivrd. shall exist tor pc
ROD OF N.nety-n,ne (9Y) year
from aud af.er the da,9 neIeot.
The pres idcnt aud IN his absenc
E,he V.cc-p,esident shall De n
fpruper person upon whom ehatio
loi other legal process Shall b
Iserv,dc
ARTICLE V,
Aff.xr ms t-nrC0rQtlO