The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-02-07
CHAR TER
GUENARD-LUCkS DRUG COMPA-
NY, INC.

Parish OF MaulSOH.
BE 1T KNOKN, That on this nine
teenth day of December, 1919, before
me. the undersigned authority, duly
commissioned and qualified according
to law, and in the presence OF the
witnesses hereinafter named and un-
dersigned, personally came and ap.
reared R. S. Guenard, resident OF |
lake Providence, Louisiana, I.
B. Lucas, Jeff B. Snyder. q.
w. Gaines and A. j. Sewer. residents
of Tallulah, Louisiana, and George
s. Yerger, resident Of Mound, Louisi-
ana, all of lawful age; and said ap-
hearers declared to mo said Notary,
that availing themselves Of the laws
of the State of Louisiana they have
coyenanted and bound themselves,
and do by these presents, covenant,
agree and bind themselves, as well as
such other persons as may hereafter
become associated with them, to form
and constitute a corporation and body
politic in law for the purposes ana
objects. and under the stipulations,
conditions and articles following:
ARTICLE
The name and style OF the cor
porat:on hereby formed shall be
GUENARD-LUCAS DRUG COMPA-
NY. INC, and under said name said
corporation shall have power to have
and enic- succession for the term OF
fifty $50, years from the date here,
Of: to sue and be sued. to make and
use a corporate seal, and the same to
break and alter at pleasure; to &C
ouire, hold, lease, exchange, convey
and ALLEVIATE, as well as to mortgage,
pawn. pledge, and in any manner en-
cumber property, real, personal or
mixed, corporal or incorporeal; to
borrow money and grant security
therefor; to appoint such managers,
agents and officers, and to engage
such employees as its business or con-
venience may require and to make
and amend or abrogate at pleasure
such bylaws, rules and regulations
for the conduct of its business as may
be necessary and proper.
ARTICLE II
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is established, and
the nature of the business to be
carried on by it, are declared to be:
To engage in and carry on a gen.
eral drug business at wholesale and
retail. including the manufacture, sale
and compounding of drugs; the filling
of prescriptions, the sale of merchan-
disc. such as toilet articles, soaps,
perfumes, stationery. electric fixtures
TOYS, auto supplies, monographs, can
dies. tobaccos, wallpaper, window
glass, paints, fancy crockery, jewelry
cut-glass, auto filling station, paint
brushes, as well as such other goods
and merchandise as are usually sold
in connection with the drug business
and also of conducting in connection
Herewith soda fountain Tor the
dispensing of hot and cold drinks
beverages, ices and ice cream; ane
also of manufacturing and selling a
wholesale and retail soft drinks
beverages and ice creams; and in gen
eral to engage in any business com
, Elementary to or incidental to thu
, drug business.
ARTICLE III
, The domicile of this corporation
, shall be in the Village of Tallulah
, Madison Parish. State of Louisiana
and citation and other legal process
. shall be served upon the President
and in his absence upon the Vice
President thereof.
: ARTICLE w
4 The capital stock of this corpora
; ton is hereby fixed at the sum o
q Fifteen Thousand ($15.000.OO) Do
a lars, to be divided into and repre-
!. sented by one hundred fifty t15O
: shares of the par value Of one hund
red (S1O0.0O) dollars each, Of whic
as much as fifty (50%) per cen
must be subscribed before filing thes
j articles of incorporation; provide
d that this corporation shall be goin
l. concern and authorized to do bus
ness when fifty (50To) per cent o
y all stock subscribed for shall hav
= been actually paid for.
. Stock of this corporation may
: issued at par in payment or exchang
= for labor done, or for money or pro
u perty actually received by the co!
, poration.
G No certificate of stock shall be Il
b sued until the stock evidenced thereb
y has been fully paid for, nor shall an
A. certificate for less than one % shal
4 be issued or transferred.
"A Any SIOCh-nOluCt may oSiit oooAr
|, or transfer his stock in this corpor'
: ton provided thirty (30) days prit
> notice of such intention to sell, assig
"a or transfer the same be given Il
> COMPANY. and the other stock-holdel
10 thereof shall have the first privilef
h of purchasing same, after whic
n thirty (30l days notice the said stoe
Is may be sold in open market.
!, This corporation shall recogni;
the exclusive right of a person regi
tered on its books as the owner {
= shares Of stock to receive dividend
- and to vote as such owner, and sha
y hold liable for calls and assessment
80 all persons registered on its books
y the owner of shares.
III ARTICLE v
a The board of directors Of this CO
. poration shall be composed of fl
he co stockholders thereof who, exec
h. those named herein to compose Il
n. first board or elected by the board
\. fill vacancies therein, shall be elect,
" by the stockholders annually on Il
. third Monday of January in ca,
- calendar year, and shall hold and e
OK ercise the duties of their office UNI
IL their successors have been duly cleo
II ed and qualified.
m All meetings of stockholders
en- directors must be held at the domici
Is- Of said corporation; provided tn
with the written consent of all dire
tors valid meetings of directors m;
%, be held outside the State, or with
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