Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-05-29
\ CHARTER OF
LABRY, INC.

Parish of \ermlilon.
BE IT KNOWN, That on this the
tenth day OF the month of May, in the
wear of our Lord One Thousand Nine
hundred Twenty, and of the ludepcnd-
eucc OF the United States of America
the one hundred and forty-third:
Before me. FELIN. JOSEPH SAM
son, "A Notary Pubic, duly commits
stoned and qualified n and for the
Parish OF Ncrmiuou, state of LouIai-
ANA, and in the presence of the Wi
ue--Ds hereinafter named and under
signed:
PERSONALITY came and appeared the
several p,rs MS who's, names are 1crc-
unto subscribed. aIl above the Iul age
of majority. VINO ,cycrallv and mutual
IA declared unto me. said Notary, that,
a\aIuug themselves # the provisions of
tus laws If the State otLuui sIaua, rel
atIye to tIe organization OF corpora
tiyEs. especially Act 40. -67 Of General
L,.gIuaI, OI Louisiana Tor the year
liza. tucv have cuyeuauteI and a
g.,cI. and do. 10y these presents, coveu-
ann and .-le,, tor themselves, their
Successors ana assigns, as well as all
s.,rb persons as suau hereafter become
associated with them, 10 form tAem-
seye, into corporation or body pom
tic IN law. Tor the objects and purposes
and uuarr the s,IluIauous and cuudI-
tlous OF the articles hereinafter set
forth.
ARTICLE /.
Tie name and stvle of this corpora
ton shall be the BRUCSoARD LADRI
,ORPORhTED. and as such II suall
have and ENJOY succession and exist
once by lis c1ruorate name for period
of n. ev-niue 1927 wears from the cate
hercoflunIess sooner dissolved accord
inc TO law and the provisions of these
articles: II shall nave power and author
itv to contract, sue and be sued, and
make and use a cororate seal, and the
same To break and alter at pleasu c
ia hold purcua,e. lease sell mJrtage,
Ivpotnccare. exchange. convey, or
pIragr. propertv, real and personal, or
mINc4. NECESSARY, incidental or proper
for the carving on of its business; 10
IN buvaud hold stock in any company
or comuauIes that may assist this COM
panv in its objects and purposes; y
make and issue notes and certificates
OF Indebtedness; to lame, elect, and
appoint managers, directors, agents,
clerks Of other employees to properly
conduct its business; to make and es-
tab!ish such bylaws rules and regu a
tons as NAV be found necessary or
desirable for the management Of tle
business and affairs of the corporal .on,
and generally to do al, and every other
act, matter or thing necessary for the
complete and proper carrying out OF
said business.
ARTICLE >.
The domicile Of said corporation shall
be at Abbeville, in the Parish of Yer
million State OF Louisiana, where al
meetings of stockholders, or directors,
shall be held, provided, that with the
written consent OF all tle directors,
valid meeting Of dire.;,rs may be held
outside the state or within the state
elsewhere than at its domicile. All
citations or other legal process shall
be served upon the President, or, in his
absence, upon the Vice President, or,
in ease of the absence of both of these
officers, upon the Secretary-Trasurr OF
this corporation.
ARTICLE 3.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organized, and the
nature of the business to be earned on
BIZ it are stated and declared to be as
follows, to-wit;
First: To buy, sell and deal in, ut
Wholesale and re, all, dry goods, notions,
clothing, wearing apparel, aud textile
fabrics Of every kind, hats, ca IS, poots,
shoes, furnishing goods, fancy goods,
and merchandise of like character and
description. and to conduct the business
of general dry.goods and clothing mer-
chants, tailors, drapers, haberdashers,
aud general outftters:
SECOND: To carry on general hard
ware business. including the pur chase
and sale Of all kinds of hardware, at
Wholesale or retail.
Third: To buy and sell groceries
Fourth: To buy, sell and deal in all
kinds of machinery, engineering and
hardware specialties, gasoline or gas en-.
giups and motors, steam engines, boil.
ers. electrical motors. fixtures and an.
pliances, automobiles and automobile
supplies and accessories, vehicles, wa.
CONS, implements. tools, etc.
Firth: To buy, sell and deal in mil.
Enerv. fateherS. ribbons. hosiery, artif-
cial flowers and other mi .linerv special
ties.
And generally to carry on a general
mercantile or merchandise business, or
department store, and to purchase, sell
aid deal in such goods, supplies and
merchandise as are or may be sold in
general department stores.
ARTICLE 4.
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