Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-04-17
CHARTER OF
The Farm Electrical
Supply Co., Inc.

Iorisiaua Parish of Ncrmilioh.
pr 1T KNOWN, That on tins SlN'n
dav of the month of April, III It I1H I
~ our Lord one thousand nine huh"icu
and twenty G92O: ,,, CAM
Before me, FELIX JOSEPH 0AM-
son. a Notary Public, duly coih"llS,
.i,rrJ and qualified and sworn, III ana
fnr The aforesaid Parish and State, ana
anil in tLe presence of the witnesses
rt,,r,inoftcr named and undersigned;
Personally came and appeared the
several persons, whose names are mere
INTO subscribed, who declared 'h"''
.o,-.,iliuu themselves Of the provisions
If tLr laws of the state OF LoulNlI"a'
rrlatiyc to the organization OF coIpoi
tions. especially Act No. 26' OF inc
General Assembly of Louisiana Tor tAG
wear 1914. they have covenantc" ana
agreed. and do, by these presents, con-
.yrpant. agree, bind and obhgate thrm-
selves. ~ well as all such persons as
shall hereafter become associated Will
them. to form themselves into ana con
.titutc a body polite IN law, for the
objects and purposes, and under the
conditions and StipulatlonS of the ar
! ticlcs following, to-wIt:-
ARTICLE ONE.
/ The name of said corporation shall
lac THE FARM ELECTRICAL SUP
7 PLY COMPANY, INCORPORATED,
and under its corporate name shaI
have the power and authority to ENJOY
succession for the full term of ninety
nine 800 years from and after the
date hereof, unless sooner dissolved ac-
rardiuu TO law and the provisions OF
these articles; TO sue and be sued; TO
make and use a corporate seal. ana
tbe same to break and alter at plea
sure. 70 puschase, receive, own, lease,
hold. sell. exchange, convey, devise ana
bequcath, property, real and ParSohal'
to issue bonds or other Obligations, III
PAYMENT OF property purchased or ac-
uuired bv it or for any other OBJECT
in and about its business; to mortgage
or pledge any property and stocks,
bonds or other obligations, to secure
any bends or contracts or other oDll-
cations: to Join or consolidate with
and enter into agreements ana CO.
operative relations, not III cOntraNeh-
ton of law, with any person or persons
firms, associations or corporations, gov
ernmantal, municipal or otherwise, IN
and about the carrying on ana out OF
, all or any Of the purposes OF tAe com
papv: to hold stock III other corpora
tions: to acquire, hold, and reissue
shares of its capital stock; to name
and appoint such managers, directors,
officers, agents, oyersCers or Other ,m-
i ployees, and to make, establlsh ana
adopt. as well as to alter and amend
at pleasure. such bylaws, rules ant re-
guiations, as may be necessary for the
proper management of the affairs and
business of said corporation.
ARTICLE TWO
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby fixed at FIVE HOESAND
tS5OJO.0U DOLLARS, divided mot
and represe ted by Ono Hundred (100)
Shares, of the par value of Fifty
$4,000 Dollars, eacl, all of which
stock shall befully subseribeded for and
paid for, before the fling Of these ar
ticles of incorporation for recordation
in the Mortgage Records of the Clerk
aid Recorders Office Of Vermilion Par
ish, La,
The stock Of this corporation shah
j n rspzeseated bx CERT acatsS- AZ.
shall be personal property. The form Of
the certificates shall be determined BY
the Board of Directors, and signed by
the President and the Secretary, and
sealed with the seal IF the corporation,
if one is adopted, end shall he trans
ferable as prescribed by law.
Tie capital stock Of the corporation
may be increased, in the manner here.
matter prescribed, to the amcuat of
One Hundred Thousand $100,0000O]
Dollars
No stock or bond of this CORPORA ion
shall be issued except fer abr done,
services rendered, or money or pro.
perty actually received.
ARTICLE THREE.
The domicle of said corporation shall
be at Abbeville, Vermiiion Parish.
Louisiana, where all meetings IF sto k
holders or directors must be held, pro.
vided that with the written consent Of
all the directors, valid meetings of
directors may be held Outside the
State or within the State elscw lere
than at its domicile. All citations Ut
other legal process shall be serve up, n
the Pres dent, or, In case of his ab ;encs
upon the VicePresident, or, in case Of
the absence of both of these officers,
upon the Secretary-Treasurer of The
corporation.
ARTICLE FOUR.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is established AMI tie
nature of the business to be carried on
by it are hereby declared and specified
TO be, as follows, to-wit:-
To D1appfoo.,,so
otherwise deal in, electric lights. a,n.
realtors dynamos, storage and primary
batteries accumulators. and ali elect.
meal appliances, cOntrivanecs. devices.
goods wares and merchandise. AMI mi
other other Eliminating and hel.irt
a paratus, AID conductors Of eI,.trI,
city, used for the purt ose of lighting.
heating and furnishign power.
ARTICLE FIVE
The business and affairs Of +bis oar.
poratlon shall be managed bv a Board
OF five Directors, and all powers If
TINS corporation, without restriction.
snail be vested in and exercised bv
said Board of Directors, Each director,
shall own in his own right, at all times
during his term of office. at 1cast o,o
iul paid and unpledged share Of 1is
capital stock, Said Board of Directors
shall be elected annually on the first
legal day of the month Of April of e,nh
year, the first election TO be held in tba
year 1871. The said d. e, tors shall
eject from their number aPres;dent