The St. Mary banner., 1921-04-09
cu.srrR or the EUREKA INDUSTRIAL
GROCERY COMPANY. INC.
srArR OF LOUISIANA,

80 P.Jrusry 1921, before me, n. NIrI
~. .trre notary Public duly comm iS'i'hr,ss
nI n.,Iie-I within and for the ParlSh -
81 Nsfy state Of Louisiana, ana IL tlrr pnd
e,ce of the witnesses serei intit1 h' ..rad /
undersigned personally came anu yrb
tha persons whose names are hffsn"" ana All
xcr5l,ef all ~ full age ~ hai"ruN e@.t X
residents of the Parish u - h'ih, 80 '''1v,i
louisiar, Who severar dsclff"h la'' ..t
i ,b ~ scIvas a. thr provisions 0t the a
~ the legislature NJ this state, oc'hR hHoT" IoSi
a. Act Ne 2GT of the Session Ar'7 ~ 49,
srd s,., amendments thereof ana an nti,1' t
anu anu ~" Nc state relative to the organzl-
,io, n corporations they Do. by there PIefe",'
covenant and agree ard bind themseiEt'. a.
well az such other persons as may ~
hereafter associated with them, IN ord't ~
80, and constitute a corporation or p"uN
nolitIc In. Law. for the objects ana puIi%Is'7
and unesr the ''leRPIraas hRTIcGE i%'''"''9' l.
The name and title Of this corporation 'hai
oe.:rur EUREKA INDUSTRIAL GROCERY
COMPANY. INC. !,
OF the Parish Of st Mary, LOUISIANA, ~ In =.
shall have and enjoy succession aHd tAl'.n, -,
for a period Of ninety nine 'ss'' years ''''
II shnH have ehjoy and possess al OF ,ti's lnt
mowers fights and privileges and im,huil'''gS
accorded ,tn corporations under the laws o.
this state. u,c,r :,
The ddnicile of this corporation sh1, :"
IN the town of Franklin. Parish of - H1rs
Iouisranu where all citations aud otheT ir-H
process shall be served upon me presIe,,t' pii,nt .
and In his absence upon thr El'e 49,
and In case Of the absence oi the vice pi'''
dent upon the secretary or treasurer.
ARTICLE III, 49,
The objects and purposes FOR "hl'h ~, ~,
cor,nration ia organized and the nature of thf
business to be carried on by 1t are herepN ue
cared TO be: -, r,I ,.bolssaIe
and retail department stores; -,
To manufacture, buy. sell, distribute an"
seal IN groceries. dry goods furniture, hard
ware merchandise and provisions OF e,sa
wholesale
To buy. sell deal In, lease and MORTGAGE rea
property and do general reai es,aat t.ars Dr.,
yoods and notions, iobbing and commission
business and generally to DO mercan'i''
and grocery business , ,, .,. ma,
b. necessary or convenient In carrying Out th
objects and purposes .,s,fr1 herein e set ior'h'
r,. conit,t stock Of this corporation shal
n. FIVE THOUSAND (sj.00000l DOLLARS
divided into one thousand 10OOl shares
the par value Of FIVE tSso"' p1lrnnn9 h;ndng nno,
tbe corporation unless same appears upon Tn
books thereof. a., ;h, ,
assign or transfer any share or shares nel W
nv him provided ten t10) days prior hotsc
III such intention to sell. assign or tralsie
the same i given to the % soTpoln'@" haye n" frs
priyIIege OF purchasing same, after when te
n0) days notice the said stock shall Dc so'
at open market
he increase to the sum Of FIFTY Iho'
SAND 1850. 900 00) DOLLARS -,
= The board 6f directors shall have me rIsi
IN determine how or when treasury stock shn
he issued: provided that said treasury st9c
shah be issued for cash or other naa''o'
consideration, and never less than al par.
ARTICLE V.
THE corporate powers of this corpora
tio,, shall be vested in board OF director
to be composed Of not more aidritv ndn nt nf VIII" m
shall constitute a quorum; said directors
be elected at q general meeting OF IN ,he 81 S,o,' :,
S,oIders OF this corporation. to be heid on u
s,,.s Monday OF March of each year No pei
son sball be eligible as director unless ne
A stocthoIder, as shall be provided ior III ',
bylaws TO be formulated and adopted
s"s The board Of directors shall have pow
To all vacancies In their number caused =.
death resignation or otherwise. from ah'oi
the s,nckholders Of the corporation :,
g. The board Of directors shall have .
full power to pake ail ny naS,ur rt''S ., :,
sn,.sness affairs Of said corporation, ~ we
as TO control and regulate the manner
which the business of this corporation sha
The board, OF directors shall elect fro
fI,ejr number a president. vicepresident' Sc
rotary and treasurer .ai
after ,troyided. the following shall constnh
the first board OF directors. w ,ss,as.
n, phr,,A Franklin. Louisan
7
- y. IT, c. Brooks, ,iii rIans,in' Iuisi"r
Charles McCurtls r[Hnn,,..' ,i, I,iia y
svtii,an Wigc,,s Erahklir. Loulsan
paNas. u.T,,r,il f3spklin. Louisan
rSnss, Mcr,r,,s rrsrS,ig, Louisan
II. W. Edwards. Fr'nk,n' Leu,s,an ,s.an y
A. A. Breaux. frahNin,. . .o N W. s W, :,
with & H G. Brooks as President: Chari
lscCurtis, as Vice. President: ]. C. mardy,
Secretary. and william William, virgins aS i''"'''
Thi. charter may be amended. the capt.
stock increased. or this corporation dissolve
in accordance with the Constitution spa Lay
OF the State Of Louisiana.
ARTICLE VII
M stakeholder shah ever be held Liable
responsible for the contracts or faults %, 81 ~ u,
paid balance dueio the shares OF stock o"n'
by him neY 'sshai any here informailty =,
organization have the ehecl OF renasprng i,rnSoid "a
II any liability beyond the amount que
his stock.
So that this charter may ais" serve =
purposss Of and as a subscription iis,. thr III
dersigned Sorganixers- OF this corporation b..
re.pec,iyelyN subscribed for stock therein Z
the number OF shares and amounts, respeetls
" set opposite their signatures hereto. !,
Thus done and passed az my oftce IN y
town os Franklin, Parish at ~. Mary, Lou
lana. on the ,tay and date nrs, above Write
IN the presence Of LANES r. PAhkERSo
and MISS HILDA WISE. two competent 2
nesses who have hereunto subscribed The
ps rres with said appsafers and me, Notar
after due reading Of ffss whole.
s. H. C. BROOKS. ~ls5 sssass; Postofhce al
dress Franklin. La
WILLIAM wIGGINs.t ls5 shares. Postofn
address. Franklin. La.
CHAs. McCuRTIS. l25 shares; fostcfnes -
Dress Franklin. La.
Il G. HARDY. 20 shares; Postoffce addres
Franklin. La.
dress Franklin. La. -
ERNEST McCURTY. IS shares Postoffi
u<Stresx. Franklin. La.
ARTHUR A, BREAUx. 20 shares; fos'o'ns
address, Franklin. La.
r. A. McCuRTIs. 20 shares; Postofflee a.
In La