The St. Mary banner., 1921-07-09
CHARTER OF DiNKINS BROS. INC.

Before me. Robt. f. Brumby. Notary Pub
:.c, dCIy commissioned and qualified in am
Tor the Parish Of st. Mary, State of Louisiana
personally came and appeared Messrs Henr
4 DInklnS OF Scott La. William L. Dinkin
| 1f Wilson, La. f. Bercegeay of Baldwin. La
I VINO SeveraHy declared unto NE. Notary. tia
! dyailng themselves of the laws Of the Stat,
OF Louisiana, and particularly of the provis .on
| of Act 261 Of the General Assembly for tht
year 1914 they had and do by these present:
| covenant: agree and organize themselves anC
| those who may hereafter become associated
"lth them, as a corporation and body polite
under the following terms and conditions con
stituting their charter:
ARTICLE l.
The name Of this corporation shall be;
DINkINS BROS INC
| under which name it shall have corporate
| existence and succession for the period OF
unless lawfully dissolved
ARTICLE IT,
me purposes for which this corporation is
|. To engage in tie mercantile business
wholesale or retail. or both and to buy and
sell any and all kinds Of goods wares mer-
clandIse personal or real property either
wholesale or retail, both
:. To establish and conduct one or more
stores for the sale of such products at such
places as 1t may elect and either in the same
building or in different departments
). To carry on all OF any of the wholesale
ana retail businesses Of dry goods merchants.
dry goods manufacturers, furriers habarda ,h-
erS, hosiery, manufacturers, exporters and M
porttrS' wholesale or retail dealers of and in
an Kinds OF fabrics. feathers dresses boot
ana shoe makers; mdnufd dcturers and importers
!Ha wholesale and retail dealers Of and in
leather goods. household furniture. iron mon
gerry. emma and glassware, crockery and other
household fittings and utensils. ornaments
DTS brac stationery, notions and fancy
goods; dealers in meats and provisions drugs
chemicals and other articles and commodities
nf personal and household use and consuplp-
ton; and generally of and in All rauufac.urad
GOODS, materials, provisions and produce and
personal property
To buy, sell. manufacture, repair, alter
ana exchange. let or hire. import and export
,Iu deni IN an KINDS OF articles and things
"hlth may be required for the purpose of any
d the SAID businesses. or commonly slInnIiad
or dealt in by persons engaged in any such
businesses or which may seem capable of be
lnG profitably dealt with in connection with
any Of the said businesses
,. 10 deal in, buy, own. control have. sell
or dispose OF IN any way il sees At all char |
acters OF property, not heretofore enumerated
'eNcePt Such as It may be prohibited from by
id"' 70 own and control stock in other cor |
I5rations. either in its own name or in the |
name OF its constituent members, personally. or |
rs trustees.
,,,':- b. And generally to engage in any and all
lther businesses tother than that of a public
service corporation1, have such powers 10 do |
ma perform such acts may be permitted by |
aw to one corporation as well as all other
lcts incidental thereto
ARTICLE III.
rms company shall have power in its cor
'orate ndine 10 contract sue and be sued TO
make and use corporate seal and the same
. ofe3k or after at pleasure to acquire prop
fty OF all Kinds by any means Whatsoever. or
u hire. or leas the same as well as Ia mort
age, pledge or hlpathecdte the same, stliir,t
nj 10 such limitation as may be prescribed
y Ia" and, IN general, to do, have power 10 |
perform any and all acts Of whatsoever kind