Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1920-04-15
CHARTER
= sTATEs OF AMERICA

.rrD SIAl Ed -.
o1IeDo + LOUISIANA,
III, " N WASHINGTON.
glS y TTNHOWN, That on this oath
81 y ,5 h-, A. D., 1920, before
,aSc S5iTI' D. TALLEY, Notary
BA %, Commissioned, sworn and
9l Y and for Washington Par
tea lana y and in the presence
Loals ;tnesses hereinafter named
! tas S5srsigned, personally came
unusaTed the persons whose
aps ~ bereunto subscribed, all
ias' ~ TO and residents Of Wash
lsgaI ns Hsb Louisiana, who sever
ia3 ll.re unto me, said Notary
desl si;ro themselves Of the pro-
a'a " he laws Of the State Of
els y relative to the forming of
llsahsa s.s particularly Act 267 of
'Fa q f5e General Assembly of the
~ q q 7 sI onisiana, they have formed,
s'ss y coyenanted and agreed,
y. these presents do covenant,
u y I'm I'M and organize a corpor-
J.. lU BODY politics in law, for
90 t sac and purposes, under a
ogl " name and with the stipu-
olA's md agreements hereinafter
% .S az follows, to-wit:
4 i0i''' ARTICLE /.
,.me of this corporation
BLANCHARD BROS, Inc"
= All have its domicile at Bo-
! Washington Parish, Louisi-
81 sball have and enjoy cor
g ~ ss,,ccession for a period of
nine ~ years under its corporate
ARTICLE II,
!. ..nital stock of the corpora
]. NJ. .Tb e Seven Thousand 49,
IN a. DoIlars, divided in Seven
w ~ Shares of Ten $4,000
~. ~ ZACH which said shares shall
"a An in cash or its equivalent
. 80 with the terms and
'ions II Act 267 of 1914, of the
~. - Assembly Of the State of
EN-. ~ This corporation shall
as 4 going concern when fifty
N nsT cent of the capital stock
.itnsllv been subscribed and
~ n accordance with the terms
s " 2and 8 Of Act 267 Of
" sbove mentioned. Affidavits
- members of the Board of Di-
y, ID TO the value of goods taken
.ioek are hereto annexed and
part hereof.
ARTICLE III.
~ objects and purposes for which
.oT1oration is organized are
-.bv declared to be as follows: To
ina general merchandise
- "a buv and sell personal
xiv; to buy, sell, own, lease or
vise hypothecate real and per-
+ property; to operate branch
general merchandise, or dry
~. ste as the Board of Directors
q determine, and at such places,
out of the City Of Bogalusa,
istermined by the Board of Di-
gs; to sell, mortgage, pledge or
swise hypOthecate its property,
y proper authority, for the pur-
81 furthering the interests of
soporation; to operate such
Establishments, enter into other
Of business not inconsistent
the provisions of this charter
WITH the laws of the State OF
ina, and to buy and sell at
le or retail.
ARTICLE w.
capital stock Of this corpora
nay be Increased to Ten Thou
Dollars upon otherwise comply
With the laws of the United
gs and the State of Louisiana.
ARTICLE v.
lha officers of this corporation
hereby declared to be: Presi-
81, Ylce-President and Secretary
Erer. The President shall sign
contracts, deeds, leases, etc, and
u other acts ordinarily incum-
upon the presiding officer; the
President shall act for him and
M stead during his absence, and
Secretary Treasurer shall keep a
ct account Of Tie finances, sign
theeks, keep or cause to be kept
books, records, invoices, ETC., of
soporation and keep a correct
4 Of the meetings of the Board
Directors.
ARTICLE vi
g first Board of Directors are
b declared to be: Mrs. E. ],
hard, Mrs. E. NJ. Blanchard, N.
anehard, P. ]. Blanchard, L. ].
.aard and F. P. Blanchard, of
Hrs. Z. ]. Blanchard shall be
cent, Mrs. E. NJ. Blanchard
President, and N. P. Blanchard,
fy-Ireasurer. This present
shall hold office until the first
y in March, 1921, or until
successors shall have been reg
elected and qualified, any
q which directors shall consti-
z quorum.
ARTICLE VII.
annual stockholders meeting
es held at the office of the cor
% On the first Tuesday in
lszl, and each year there
md the directors then elected
enc their seats Immediately.
a9ard Of Directors elected each
al elect from their number
neefs for the ensuing year, and
1aVe authority to pass any and
avs rules and regulations for
ssement Of the affairs of the
on IN all its details. If a
" occur in the membership of
"a Of Directors, the remain
aoers may fill it at once from
ne stockholders.
ARTICLE VIII.
corporation may be liouidated
e provisions Of Section 30 of