The St. Mary banner., 1921-03-12
QUARTER OF THE EUREKA INDUSTRIAL
GROCERY COMPANY, INC.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,

arce ~ the witnesses hereinafter named ana
undersigned, personally came ,, ana appe%b snb-
the persons whose names are hereuhlo sui III
scribed all of full age Of majority ana az |
residents OF the Parish OF ST. Mary Stale i
louisiana who severally declared mat "'ai
ing themselves Of the provisions OF .ht ~ !
~ the legislature OF this state. being known
As Act No. s61 of the Session Acts OF M Isls.
and sny amendments thereof ana all o!net
laws Of this state Iefafise TO ,hsse lme nFesents
covenant and agree and bind themselves. as
well as such other persons as may peeo''e nc
hereafter associated with them. in ordef 20
form and constitute corporation OF oons
poljtic in law for the objects ana purposes
and under the stipulations following. to-wit
r,s name and Anee iitle Of this corporation shall
THE EUREKA INDrsTRIAL GROCERY
COMPANY, INC"
Of the Parish Of ST. Mary. Louisiana. ana IL
shall have and enjoy succession and existence
for period of ninety nine tss)' years from
date hereof - A..
mowers rights and privileges and immunites
accorded to corporations under the laws OF
this state.
The domicile of this corporation shall be
in the town of Franklin, Parish of st. Mary,
Louisiana where all citations and other legal
process shall be served upon the president
and in his absence upon the yice-president'
and in case OF the absence of the vice-pres-
dent, upon the secretary or treasurer
ARTlCLE Ill
The objects and purposes FOR which TINS
corporation Is organized and the nature OF the
business to be carried on by 1t are hereby de
clared TO be:
and retail department stores;
To manufacture buy, SELL distribute and
deal in groceries, dry goods. furniture, bard
ware, merchandise and provisions OF every
kind. nature and description at wholesale and
retail;
To buy, sell, deal in lease and mortgage real
property and do a general real estate business .
To do general grocery, hardware, dry
goods and notions iobbing ~and commission
business, and generally to do mercantile
and grocery business.
be necessary convenient in carrying out the
objects and purposes herein set forth.
The capital stock Of this corporation shall
be FIVE THOUSAND ($5,000.00) DOLLARS,
divided into one thousand t1000) shares Of
the par value Of FIVE (S5.00) DOLLARS each.
No transfer of stock shall be binding upon
the corporation unless appears upon the
books thereof.
Any stockhoder shall have the right to
assign or transfer any share or shares held
BY him. provided ten (l0) days prior notice
Of such intention to SELL assign or transfer
the same is given to the corporation and the
other stockholders, who shall have the nrst
privilege Of purchasing same, after, which ten
(10) days notice the said stock shall be sold
at open market
The capital stock Of this corporation may
be increased to the sum of FIFTY THOU
SAND t$50.00OO0) DOLLARS
The board of directors shall have the right
TO determine how or when treasury stock shall
be issued; provided that said treasury stock
shall be issued for cash other valuable
consideration. and never less than at par.
ARTICLE V.
/. The corporate powers OF this corpora
ton shall be vested in board of directors
to be composed Of not more than nine nor
less than three members. majority of whom
shall constitute a quorum; said directors to
no a X
holders Of this corporation, to be held on the
first Monday of March of each year. No per-
son shall be eligible director unless he is
a stockholder. as shall be provided for in the
bylaws to be formulated and adopted by
this corporation.
2. The board of directsRs shall have power
to fll vacancies in their number, caused by
death, resignation or otherwise, from among
the stockholders of the corporation.
3. The board of directors shall have the
regulations necessary for the conduct Of the
!, business affairs of said corporation, as well
as to control and regulate the manner in
which the business of this corporation shall
be conducted.
a. The board Of directors shall elect from
their number a president, vice-president, sec
retary and treasurer.
5. Until the election to be held as herein
after provided, the following shall constitute
the first board of directors. viz:
Names PostoffceAddress
w. Robertson, Franklin, Louisiana
s. Fl. c. Brooks, Franklin, Louisiana
Charles McCurtiS, Franklin, Louisiana
&c. Hardy, Franklin, Louisiana
William Virgins, Franklin, Louisiana
Robert McCurtis, Franklin. Louisiana
Ernest McCurtis, Franklin, Louisiana
b. W. Edwards, Franklin, Louisiana
A. A. Breaux Franklin, Louisiana
with s. H. c. Brooks, as President; Charles
McCurtis. as Vice President; l. C. Hardy, as
Secretary, and William Virgins, as Treasurer
ARTICLE vi.
This charter may be amended the capital
stock increased. or this corporation dissolved
in accordance with the Constitution and Laws
Of the State Of Louisiana.
No stockholder shall ever be held liable oil
responsible for the contracts or faults of this
corporation In any further sum than the un-
paid balance due on the shares Of stock owned
by him, nor shall any mere informality in
organization have the effect of rendering this
charter null: or Of exposing any stockholdel
his stock.
So that this charter may also serve the
purpose Of and as subscription list, the un-
derslgned organizers OF this corporation have
respectively subscribed for stock therein fol
the number Of shares and amounts, respective
t., set opposite their signatures hereto. z
Thus done and passed at my office in the
town Of Franklin, Parish of st. Mary, Louis
lana. on the day and date first above written
and MISS HILDA WISE, two competent wit.
nesses, who have hereunto subscribed theil
names with said appearers and me, Notary
after due reading Of the whole
dress, Franklin, La.
WILLIAM WIGGINS. 125 shares; Postoffct
address. Franklin, La
cHAS McCURTIS, l25 shares; P0stoffce ad
DRESS Franklin La.
4 G. HARDY. 20 shares; Postoffce address
Franklin, La.
B. w. EDWARDS, 25 shares; Postofice ad
dress Franklin, La
ERNEST McCURTY, 25 shares; Postoffcs
address, Franklin. Ia
ARTHUR A. BREAUx, 20 shares; Postoffcs
address. Franklin, La
R. A. McCURTIS, 20 shares; Postoffice ad,
Dress Franklin, La.
W. ROBERTSON. 20 shares; Postoffce ad.
dress, Franklin, La.
BY p.
WITNESSES: