Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-05-22
CHARTER OF
EROUSSARD, LABRY, INC.
United States Of America,

United States of America,
State of Louisiana,
Parish Of NcrmIuou.
BE 1T KNOWN, That on this tlc
tenth day of the month of May, in the
year of our Lord One Thousand Nine
Hundred twenty, and of the Iudcpeud-
rucc Of the United states OF America
the one hundred and forty-thIrd:
Before me, FELtA JOSEPH SAM
son, Notary Public, duly commits
stoned and qualified m and for the
Parish of Ncrmjliou, state Of LouIsl-
ana, and In the presence of the wit
ucs,es hereinafter named and under
signed:
Personally came and appeared the
several persons whose names &Ee acre
unto subscribed, all above the tuI age
of ma Jority, vino ocyeralIy and mutual
Is declared unto me, said Notary, that,
alaiIug themselves Of the provision, u
the laws of the state ofLoulslana, re-
atiyc to tIc organization of corpora
ti.us, especially Act 40. 267 of General
Assembly of Loui ,iana for the year
1914. they have coveuantcd and a
greed. and do, 10y these presents, coveH-
ant ana a. itNf lbl lal' iliH'''''f '''-'A
successors and assigns, as well as all
such persons as shall hereafter become
associated with them, to form item
selves into a corporation OF body poll
tie in law, for the objects and purposes
and under the supuatlons and condl-
tious of the articles hereinafter set
forth.
ARTICLE |.
The name and style Of this corpora
ton shall bee the BRUUSSARD LABRG
CONfORATED, aud as such 1t Shall
have and enjoy succession and exist
eHce by its corpo.a.e name Tor period
If MI etv-niue lJ9J years from the date
hereof. unless sooner dissolved accord
ing 10 law and the provisions Of these
articles; it shall nave power and author
itv ia contract, sue and be sued, and
make and use a cororatc seal, and the
same 10 break and alter at pleasure;
to hold, purchase, lease sen mJltage,
hvputhecatc, exchange, coAYe", or
pledge, property, real and personal, or
miXcI, necessary, incidental or proper
for. the carrying on of its business; l.
to buyand hold stock in any company
or companies that may assist this COM
pany in its objects and purposes; -
make and issue notes and ctrti Icat2s
of Indebtedness; to name, e.cct, AMI
appoint managers, directors, agents,
clerks Of other employees to properly
conduct it's business; to make and es-
tabl,h such bylaws rules and rcgu a
tions as may be found necessary or
desirable fer the management of tle
business and affairs Of the c,rp, rat on,
and generally to do al , and every other
act, matter or thing necessary for tie
complete and proper carrying out CT
said business,
ARTICLE 2.
The domicile of said corporation shall
be at Abbeville, in the Parish of Ver
milion State OF Louisiana, where all
meetings of stockholders, or directors,
shall be held, provided, that with the
written consent of all the directors,
valid meeting Of directors 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 case 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
by it are stated and declared TO be as
follows, to-wit;
First: To huv, sell and deal in, at
Wholesale and e;ail, dry goods, notions,
elcthirg, wearing apparel, aud te tile
fdbrlc- If every kind, hats, ca Is, boot,
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, diapers, haberdashers,
and general outftters:
Second: To carry on a 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 speciatics, gasoline or gas en-
gines aud motors, steam engines, boil
ers, electrical motors, fixtures and ap,
planes, automobiles and autom bile
sup lies and access Dries, vehicles, wa
ROnS, pltiItHlS, iNOlSy &c.
Fifth: To buy, sell and deal in mil
linerv, fatehers, ribbons, hosiery, a tiff
cial flowers and other millinery special
ties.
And generally to carry on a general
mercantile or merchandise business, OF
department store, and TO purchase, sell
aud deal in such goods, supplies and
merchandise as are or may be sold in
general department stores.
ARTICLE 4.
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby Fl ed az One Hundred Thuus
and $500 100000 Dollars, divided ant
represented by one thousand shares, OF
the rar value Of One Hundred $4,000
Dollars, per snare, fifty per centum Of
which stock shall be subscribed before
fiji, e the e articles of incorp ration fol
recordatiou in the Office of the Clerl
and Recorder Of Nermlion Parish, a.
and which fft1 Per csatum shall b,
actually paid before this corporation
shall engage in business, and the re
manning hftq per centum Il the stool
shah lie subscribed and paid for within
twelve months of the signing Of thest
articles of incorporation. The stock
this ro-parHi 81 all be represent b.
certificates, and shall. le personal prop
erty TIE form Of the certificates shall
be determined BY the Board of Direc
tors, and signed by the President GnC
the Secretary, and sealed with the sea
Of the corporation, if one is adopted
and shall be transferable in the name
prescribed by law.
The capital sock of this corpora ii
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