The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-02-24
CHARTER
Lyons Bros. Co., Inc.

State of Louisiana, Parish Of Blen-
vile.
Be It Known and Remembered; mat
on the 22nd day of January, A. d.
Nineteen Hundred and Twenty one, be-
fore me, r. L. Williams Notary Pub
lie In and for Bienyille Parish, Louis
lana, duly commissioned and sworn
personally came and appeared I. NJ
Lyons, T. J. Oakley and c. M. Lyons,
who declared unto me, Notary. tha'
ayailing themselves Of the provisions
OF the Constitution and laws OF the
State of Louisiana they have this day
formed and constituted themselves, as
well as such other persons as may
hereafter become associated with them
in a corporation under the name above
mentioned and have adopted and or
dained as their charter and act or IN
corporation as follows, to-wlt:
ARTICLE |.
The name and title Of this corpora.
tion shall be LYONS BROTHERS
COMPANY, INCORPORATED"
ARTICLE IL.
The object of this corporation ana
the purpose for which it is ORGANIZED
and the nature Of the business 70 De
carried on by it are hereby declared
IN he GENERAL RETAIL MEX
CAMILLE BUSINESS" and to buy and
sell and keep for sale, all kinds OF mer
chandise, hardware, furniture, vehicles
and other machinery and merchandise
as may be deemed proper by the cor
poration, and for this purpose to &C
Quire property and to contract 1or
purchase or otherwise acquire such
buildings, machinery and merchandise
and to sell same as may be deemed
necessary or proper for the conduct "
its business.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock OF this corpora
ton shall be Twenty-Five Thousand
Dollars, ($25,OOO.00), divided into an''
represented by Two Hundred and FIFTY
(25O) shares of the par value OF oh'
Hundred Dollars, ($1OO.OO) per share
and shall commence business when all
Of said capital stock is subscribed anf
pajd for. his corporation shall have
the authority to increase its capital
stock on complying with the law #
an amount not to exceed Fifty Tho't
sand Dollars, ($50,0OOOO).
ARTICLE w.
The domicile Of this corporation
shall be in the town Of Arcadia, Bien
Vile Parish, Louisiana, at which place
all legal service or process shall De
made on 1t in accordance with law.
ARTICLE V.
This corporation shall carry on it,
business under Its corporate name for
q period Of fifty (5O) years, unless
sooner dissolved. 1t shall have thu
mower to make and use corporate
seal and to change or alter same
will. It shall have the power to sue
and be sued and to do and perform
all acts necessary to carry on the bust
ness as above mentioned.
ARTICLE vi. @
The affairs Of this corporation shall
pe managed by and be under the con
troll Of q board Of not less than three
(3) directors, which shall be elected by
and from among the stockholders at
the annual meeting Of said stockhold
era. which shall be held on the Third
Monday Of January Of each year, be
ginning with the year 1922. The fol-
lowing stockholders shall compose the
first Board Of Directors: Y. M. Lyons
and T. ]. Oakley, both Of Arcadia,
Louisiana and G. M. Lyons, Of Homer
Louisiana, who shall hold office until
their successors are elected.
ARTICLE VII.
The officers Of this corporation shall
be q president, a vice-president, a sec.
rotary and a treasurer; the secretary
may also be treasurer. They shall be
elected annually, beginning with the
year, 1922 by the Board Of Directors
on the same day the Board Of Direc-
tors are elected
ARTICLE VIII.
The first officers Of this corporation
shall be Y. NJ. Lyons, president; 7. J
Oakley, secretary and treasurer and
C.N. Lyons, vice-president, whose post
once addresses are given above and
who shall hold said Offices until Their
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