The St. Mary banner., 1921-03-26
CHARTER or the EUREKA INDUSTRIAL
GROCERY COMPANY, INC.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,

and qualified within and for the Parish of
81 Mary. State Of Touisan and In the pres,
encr ~ the witnesses hereinafter named nnd
undersigned personally came and appeared
the person. whose names are herennto sub
scribed. all Of full age Of majority ana an
residents Of the Parish Of st. Mary. state 6f
Louisiana who seyerally declared that, avail
ing themselves Z th" provisions of tha Act
Of the Legislature Of this state, being n""h
az Act No 267 Of the Session Acts OF 1914
and any amendments thereof and all other
laws Of this state relative 4 the organlza-
ton Of corporations, they do. be these presents
covenant and agree and bind themselves as
well as such other persons as may become
hereafter associated with them, in order t"
form and constitute a corporation or BODY
potic in law. for the objects ana purposes
and under the stpulatiGns following, to-Wt:
ARTICLE J.
The name and title Of this corporation shall
a'rHE EUREKA INDUSTRIAL GROCERY
COMPANY. INC"
of the Parish u st. Mary. Louisiana. and It
shall have and enjoy succession and existence
for period Of ninety whine t99)) years from
date hereof
IL shall have. enjoy and possess all Of the
powers. rights and privileges and immunities
accorded to corporations under the laws Of
This state.
The domicle Of this corporation shall be
IN the town " Franklin. Parish of 81 Mary,
Louisiana, where all citations and sther legal
process shall be served upon the president,
and In his absence upon tine vice president,
and In ease of the absence Of the vice-presi-
dent. upon the secretary or treasurer
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation Is organized and the nature OF the
business to be carried on by 1t are hereby de-
clared 10 be:
To establish and conduct general wholesale
and retail department stores;
To manufacture buy. sell, distribute and
deal In groceries. dry goods. furniture hard
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 q general grocery, hardware, drN
goods and notions. iobbing and commission
business. and generally to do mercantile
And generally. to do all things that may
be necessary or convenient In carrying out the
objects and purposes ssr,Gfs herein e IS set forth
The capital stock Of this corporation shall
be FIVE THOUSAND S5.000.0 .00) DOLLARS.
, divided into one thousand iooOl shares OF
No transfer OF stock shall be binding upon
the corporation unless same appears upon the
books thereof
/. Any stockholder shall have the right to
assign or transfer any share Of shares held
: by him. provided ten tl0) DAYS prior notice
Of such intention to sell. assign or transfer
/ the same Ia given 10 the corporation and the
other stockholders who shall have the first
: privilege Of purchasing same, after which ten
t1ol 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 1856, 600 00l DOLLARS.
The board of directors shall have the right
10 determine how or when treasury stock shall
be issued; provided that said treasury stock
consideration, and never less than at par.
ARTICLE "
!. The corporate powers OF this corpora 2
tion shall be vested In board Of directors
10 be composed Of not more than nine nor
less than three members, majority Of whom
shall constitute quorum; said directors to
. be elected at a general meeting of the stock
holders Of this corporation to be held on the
first Monday of March Of each year. No per-
son shall be eligible asa director unless he Is
n stakeholder, as shall be provided for in the
bylaws TO be formulated and adopted by
this corporation.
3 The board Of directors shall have power
TO OH 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
fun power 10 make all bylaws, rules and
regulations necessary for the conduct Of the
business affairs Of said corporation, as well
to control and regulate the manner in
which the business Of this corporation shall
be conducted.
l. The board Of directors shall elect from
their number a president, vice president sec
retary and treasurer
3. Until the election to be Aeld as herein
after provided. the following shall constitute
the first board Of directors. VIZ;
W. Robertson, Franklin Louisiana.
n. II. e.. Brooks. Franklin, Louisiana.
Charles McCurtis. Franklin. Louisiana.
G.. Hardy. Franklin, Louisiana.
william Virgins, Franklin Louisiana.
Robert McCurtls Franklin. Louisiana.
Ernest Mct'urts Franklin Louisiana.
b. W. Edwards, Franklin. Louisiana.
A A. Breauy Franklin Louisiana
with s. II. G. Brooks. as President: Charles
Mecurtis. as Vice. President: ]. 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 Wit fhn mt Ia
Of the State Of Louisiana
No stakeholder shall ever be held liable or
responsible for the contracts or faults Of this
corporation in any further sum than the
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 OF exposing any stakeholder
70 any liability beyond the amount due on
his stock.
40 that this charter may also serve the
purpose Of and as subscription list. the un
dcrslgned organizers Of this corporation have
respectively subscribed for stock therein for
the number OF shares and amounts respective
1y, set opposite their signatures hereto.
Thus doae and passed at my office In the
town Of Franklin, Parish Of ST Mary. Louis
lana. on the day and date first above written.
In the presence OF JAMES II. PARkERSoN
and MISS HiLDA WISE. two competent wit
nesses. who have hereunto subscribed their
names with said appearers and me. Notary,
after due reading OF the whole
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dress Franklin, La.
WILLIAM wlGGINS, l25 shares: Postofice
address, Franklin La.
CHAS. MtCURTIS, I25 shares; Fostoffce ad-
dress Franklin. La
l. c. HARDY. 20 shares: Postofnce address,
Franklin, La
b. W. EDWARDS, ss shares; Postofnee ad-
dress, Franklin La.
ERNEST McCCRTY. % shares; Postoffce
address. Franklin. La.
ARTHUR A BREAUX, 20 shares: Postoffce
address. Franklin, la.
r.. A. MecrRTIS. 20 shares: Postofsce ad-
dress. Franklin. La.