The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1920-03-27
CHARTER OF
THE EISELE CO., INC.

tary Public duly commissioned and
qualified in and for the Parish Of st.
Mary, State of Louisiana, personally
came and appeared, Messrs:
John Elsie, of Franklin, La.
Eugene H. DarnalI. of Franklin, La,
Duval Hebert, a Franklin, La,
II. II. Dinkins, Baldwin, La,
who severally declared unto me. No
tary, that avaiIng Themselves of the
laws Of the state Of louisiana and
particularly Of the provisions Of Act
90 of the General Assembly for the
year 1914 they had and DO bv these
presents, covenant, agree and or2anzh
themselves, and those who may here
after become associated with them, as =
corporation and body polite under the
following terms and conditions const-
tuting their charter.
ARTICLE |.
The name of this corporation shall be
THE EISELE co, INC, Inder which
name it shall have corporate existence
and succession for the period Of Nine
ty-nine 900 years from the date here
Of, unless lawfully dissolved.
ARTICLE II.
The purpose for which this corpora
tiOn is formed is:
l.. TO engage in the mercantile bust
ness, Wholesale or retail or both, and
to buy and sell any and all kinds Of
goods, wares. merchandise, personal or
real property, either wholesale or re
tail or both.
.. 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.
,. To carry on all or any Of the
wholesale and retail businesses Of dry
goods merchants, dry goods manufac
turers, furriers, haberdasherS, holsters,
manufacturers, exporters End import
ers, wholesale and retail dealers Of and in
all kinds of fabrics. feathers, dre>serS,
boot and shoe makers; manufacturers
and importers and wholesale and retail
dealers of and in leather goods, house
hold furniture, irOnmongerv, 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
use and consumption; and generally of
and in all 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 lie re-
CURED for the purposes of any OF the |
saId businesses, or commonly supplied |
or dealt in by persons engaged in any
such businesses, or which may seem ca
na of hain ,+ol,1
connection with any Of the said bust
nesses.
>. And generally to engage in any
and all other businesses, (other than
that Of a public service corporation
have such powers to do and perform
such acts as may be permitted by law
to one corporation, as well as all other
acts incidental thereto.
ARTICLE 1T.
This company shall have power in its
corporate name to contract, sue and be
sued; to make and use a corporate seal
and the same to break or alter at pleas
ure; to acquire property Of all kinds
by any means whatsoever: or to hire,
or lease the same, as well as to mort
gage, pledge or hypothecate the same,
subject only to such limitations as NAV
be prescribed by law; and, in general
to do, have power to, or perform any
and all acts of whatsoever kind, Incl
dental or usual to a corporation
In all matters not specifically pro
vided for herein, this corporation shall
be deemed to have, possess and exercise
any and all other and further powers
as may be given it by said Act 267
OF 1914, or other laws of this State.
ARTICLE ~.
The entire and full corporate power
of this company shall be vested in the
Board of Directors, consisting of not
less than Three (3), nor more than
Five go stockholders of the corpora
ton. majority of such directors
shall compose quorum. Said Board Of
Directors shall elect President, Vice
President, and Secretary Treasurer from
among their number, together with such
managers and subordinate officials as {
IN their Judgment may be necessary. all {
OF said officers and agents to have such :
powers as said Board NAV delegate 70 5
them by general by laws, or special res I
and to hold their office at the G
pleasure of the Board of Directors.
Directors may for a single mcrtino
grant their proxy to any stakeholder or @
other director. Vacancies in the Board !
shall be filed by the remaining mem i
bers. |.
Until the first stockholders meetinc
N 1921. the Board of Directors of the
company shall consist of:
John Elsie, of Franklin, La. :
Eugene III. DarnelI, of Franklin, La. Il
Duval Hebert, of Franklin, La, 5,
ii. ii. Dinkins, of Baldwin. La. !;
with ssTrh additional members "a fbev !;
nay elect, which board shall meet inn =
nediafeiy after the adoption of this act =
II lncorporaton at the .lnmi.iln ne u. 4