The St. Mary banner., 1921-07-02
CHARTER or DINKINs BROS, INC.

Before me, Robt. T.. Brumby. NYtaI1 Pub
lie duly commissioned and qualified IN and
for the Parish Of 81. Mary, STATE 0f Louisiana,
personally came and appeared Mas,rs. Hanr,
II. DinkinS Of Scott, Ia; William +. Dihkin+
pf wilson La; +. Berccgeay Of Baldwin, Ii,
who seyerallN declared unto ne, Notary. thai
aFdiljng themselves Of the Laws u tn State
If louisiana, and particularly Of the provisions
Of Act 20 Of the General Assembly for the
year 1914, they had and do by these presents
covenant. agree and organize themselves. and
those who may hereafter become associated
with them as corporation aad body polite
under the following terms and conditions CON
stituting their charter:
ARTICLE 7.
The name If this corporation shall be:
DINkTNS BROS, INC.
under which ndme il shall have corporate
existence and succession for the period of
ninety nine ta9b wears from the datc hereof.
unless lawfully dissolved.
ARTICLE H.
The purposes for which this corporation i,
formed are:
/ To engage in the mercantile business.
wholesale retail. or both, and to buy aud
sell any and all kinds of goods, wares, her
chandi,e, personal real property either
wholesale or retail, or both
, To establish and conduct one or more
stores tor the sale If such products ut such
places rs il may elect and either IN the same
building or i'll different departments.
= 70 carry on all or any of the wholesale
and retail businesses Of dry goods merchants,
ers, hosiery, manufacturers exporters anH i'm
porterS, wholesale retail dealers Of aud in
all kinds Of fabrics. feathers. dresses. boot
and shoe makers; manufacturers ami importers
and wholesale and retail dealers of and IN
leather goods, household furniture. iron mon
gerry, china and glassware, crockery and other
household fittings and utensils, ornaments.
briS -bra". stationery. notions and flncy
goods dealers in meats and provisions drH.S
chemicals and other artCicS and cuming,I ties
u personal and household use and cousuIup-
tion; and generally Of and in all manu- ttrtured
goods. materials. provisions ami produce ~and
personal property.
/. To buy, sell, manufacture, repair alter
and exchange. let, or hire, import and export
and deal in all kinds Of articles. aud things
which may be required for the purpose of any
af the said businesses. or commonly supplied
or dealt in by persons engaged in any such
businesses, or which may seem capable of be
inE prnfitably dealt with in connection with
any Of the said businesses.
;. To deal in, buy. own, control have sell
or dispose of in any way it sees fit. all char
actefS of property, not heretofore enumerated
teXcept such as it may be prohibited from by
lawl 10 own and control stock in other cor
pordtions. either in its own name or in the
name of its constituent members, personally, or
AS trustees.
e. And generally to engage In any and all
other businesses tOther than that Of Il public
service c0rp0rati0nl, have such powers TO do
and perform such acts as may be permitted bv
law 10 one corporation, as well as all other
acts Incidental thereto.
ARTICLE III.
This company shall have power in lis cor
poTate name To contract, sue and be sued to
make and use a corporate seal and the same
% break or alter al pleasure to acquire prop
ery Of all kinds by any means whatsoever or
70 hire or lease the same, as well as to mort
Iage, pledge or hypothecate the same, subject
'nly I" such limitation as may be prescribed
Dy law: and. in general. TO do, have power 10
'r pfriorR any and al acts Of whatsoever kind