The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1920-03-20
Supplement The Mary Banner Saturday, March
CHARTER OF
THE EISELE CO.. Inc.


sn:,;Sed in and for the Parish Of st.
Mary. state Of Louisiana, personally
came and appeared, Messrs.:
John Elsie, of Franklin, La,
Eugene H. Darnall, Of Franklin, La,
Dnvai Hebert, Of Franklin, La,
H. II. Dinkins, Baldwin, La,
VINO sevmally declared unto me, No
tary, that ayailng themselves Of the
laws of the State of Louisiana, and
particularly Of the provisions OF Act
EST Of the General Assembly for the
year 1914, they had and do by these
presents, covenant, agree and organize
themselves, and those who may here
after become associated with them, as
corporation and body polite under the
following terms and conditions conSi-
tutina their charter.
ARTICLE I.
The name Of this corporation shall be
THE Elsie CO., INC, under which
name it shall have corporate existence
and succession for the period Of Nine
ty.nine (99) years from the date here
Of, unless lawfully dissolved.
ARTICLE II.
ton. il formed is:
l. To engage in the mercantile bust
nes, Wholesale or retail or both, and
to buy and sell any and al kinds OF
goods, wares, merchandise, personal or
real property, either Wholesale or re-
tail or both.
2. To establish and conduct one or
more stores for the sale Of such prod
ucts at such places as it may elect, and
either in the same building or in differ
ent departments.
8. To carry On all or any of tho
Wholesale and retail businesses of dry
goods merchants, dry goods manufac-
turers, furriers, haberdashers, hosiers,
manufacturers, exporters and import
ers, wholesale and retail dealers Of and in
oil kinds of fabrics, feathers, dressers,
boot and shoe makers; manufacturers
and importers and Wholesale and retail
dealers Of and in leather goods, house
hold furniture, ironmongery, china and
glassware, crockery and other household
fittings and utensils, ornaments, bric-a-
brac, stationery, notions and fancy
goods; dealers in meats and provisions,
drugs, chemicals and other articles and
commodities Of personal and household
uss and consumption; and generally of
and in oil manufactured goods, mate
rails, provisions and produce and per-
sonal property.
4. To buy, sell, manufactured re-
pair, alter and exchange, let or hire,
import and export, and deal in all kinds
Of articles and things which may be re-
qnired for the purposes Of any Of the
said businesses, or commonly supplied
OF dealt in by persons engaged in any
such businesses, or which may seem ca
pable Of being prohtably dealt with in
connection with any of the said bust
nesses.
5. And generally to engage in any
and al other businesses, (other than
that Of public service corporation},
have such powers to do and perform
such acts as may be permitted by law
to one corporation, rs well as all other
acts incidental thereto.
ARTICLE III.
This company shall have power in its
corporate name TO contract, sue and be
sned; to make and use q corporate seal
and the same to break or alter at pleas
ure; to squire property of all kinds
BY any snsans Whatsoever; or to hire,
o. lnse the eame, a well rs to mort
gage, pledge or hypothecate the same,
subject only to such limitations as may
b. prescribed by law; and, in general
to do, have power to, or perform any
end al acts Of whatsoever kind, Incl.
dental or usual to = corporation.
In all matters not specifically pro.
vided for herein, this corporation shall
b. deemed 70 have, possess and exercise
any and oil other and further powers
- may be given it by said Act 267
~ 1914, or other laws Of this State.
ARTICLE ".
Tie entire 3nd full corporate power
II this company shail Be vested in the
hoard Of Directors, consisting of not
le0 than Three (3), nor more than
Five (5) stockholders Of the corpora
ZION. A majority Of such directors
shall compose a quorum. Said Board of
DIRECTORS shall elect President, Vice
President, and Secretary Treasurer from
amoag their number, together with such
Managers and subordinate officials rs
y their Judgment may be necessary, all
u said officers and agents to have such
powers as said Board may delegate to
The. BY general bylaws, or special res
buttons, and to hold their office at the
pleasure Of the Board Of Directors.
Directors may for . single meeting
grent their proxy to any stakeholder or
,ther director. Vacancies in the Board
nall be filed by the remaining men,
hers.
Until the first stockholders meeting
. 1891, the Board Of Directors Of the
'ompany shall consist Of: II
John Elsie, Of Franklin, La,
Euecae H. Darnell, Of Franklin, La,
Duvsi Hcbert, Of Franklin, La,
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