EX-3.156 157 d377366dex3156.htm EX-3.156 EX-3.156

Exhibit 3.156

FORM BCA-47

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

TO: JIM EDGAR, Secretary of State

The name and address of the incorporators are as follows:

 

Name    Number    Street    City    State    Zip Code
Larry D. Anderson    5725 East River Road    Chicago, IL 60631     
                
                

The above named incorporators, being one or more natural persons of the age of twenty-one years or more or a corporation, and having subscribed to the shares of the corporation to be organized pursuant hereto, for the purpose of forming a corporation under “The Business Corporation Act” of the State of Illinois, do hereby adopt the following Articles of Incorporation:

ARTICLE ONE

The name of the corporation hereby incorporated is: Oakbrook Beverage Centers, Inc.

ARTICLE TWO

The name and address of the initial registered agent and registered office are:

 

Registered agent   

Lawrence A. Metz

Registered office   

5725 East River Road

City, Zip code, County   

Chicago, IL 60631 Cook County

ARTICLE THREE

The duration of the corporation is ☐ perpetual OR              years

ARTICLE FOUR

The purposes for which the corporation is organized are: To sell at retail alcoholic liquor and to conduct any business incident thereto.

To engage in any lawful business for which a corporation may be organized under the Illinois Business Corporation Act.

ARTICLE FIVE

Paragraph 1: The class, number of shares, the par value, if any, of each class which the corporation is authorized to issue, the number the corporation proposes to issue without further report to the Secretary of State, and the consideration (expressed in dollars) to be received by the corporation therefor, are:

 

Class   Series   Par or
no par
  Number of shares
authorized
  Number of shares
to be issued
  Total consideration
to be received therefor

Common

  —     $10.00   100   100   $1,000.00
                     
        Total   $ 1,000.00
         

 


Paragraph 2: The preferences, qualifications, limitations, restrictions and the special or relative rights in respect of the shares of each class are:

None

ARTICLE SIX

The corporation will not commence business until at least one thousand dollars has been received as consideration for the issuance of shares.

ARTICLE SEVEN

The number of directors to be elected at the first meeting of the shareholders is     three (3)                .

ARTICLE EIGHT

Paragraph 1: It is estimated that the value of all property to be owned by the corporation for the following year wherever located will be $            

Paragraph 2: It is estimated that the value of the property to be located within the State of Illinois during the following year will be $            

Paragraph 3: It is estimated that the gross amount of business which will be transacted by the corporation during the following year will be $            

Paragraph 4: It is estimated that the gross amount of business which will be transacted at or from places of business in the State of Illinois during the following year will be $            

NOTE: If all the property of the corporation is to be located in this State and all of its business is to be transacted at or from places of business in this State, or if the incorporators elect to pay the initial franchise tax on the basis of its entire stated capital and paid-in surplus, then the information called for in Article Eight need not be stated. The basis for computation of franchise taxes payable by domestic corporations is set forth in Section 132 of the Business Corporation Act.

 

Signatures of incorporators:       NOTE: If a corporation acts as incorporator the name of the corporation and the state of incorporation shall be shown and the execution must be by its President or Vice-President and verified by him, and the corporate seal shall be affixed and attested by its Secretary or an Assistant Secretary.

/s/ Larry D. Anderson

     

 

     

 

     

 

     

As an incorporator, I declare that this document has been examined by me and is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, correct and complete this     2nd         day of     December        , 1981

 

   RETURN TO:

Corporation Department

Secretary of State

Springfield, Illinois 62756

Telephone (217) 782-7880

  

/s/ Larry D. Anderson


FORM BCA-47

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

OAKBROOK BEVERAGE CENTERS, INC.

The following fees are required to be paid at the time of issuing Certificate of Incorporation: Filing fee $75.00. Initial license fee of 50¢ per $1,000.00 or 1/20th of 1% of the amount of rated capital and paid in surplus the corporation proposes to issue without further report (Article Five); Initial franchise tax of 1/10th of 1% of the Issued, as above noted. However, the minimum initial franchise tax is $25.00 and varies monthly on $25,000, or less, as follows: January, $37.50; February, $35.42; March, $33.33; April, $31.25; May, $29.17; June, $27.08; July, $25.00; August, $22.92; September, $20.83; October. $18.75; November, $16.67; December, $14.58; (See Sec. 133 BCA).

In excess of $25,000, the franchise tax per $1,000.00 is as follows: Jan., $1.50; Feb., $1.4167; March, $1.3334; April, $1.25; May, $1.1667; June, $1.0834; July, $1.00; Aug., $.9167; Sept., $.8334; Oct., $.75; Nov., $.6667; Dec., $.5834.

All shares issued in excess of the amount mentioned in article Five of this application must be reported within 60 days from date of issuance thereof, and franchise tax and license fee paid thereon; otherwise, the corporation is subject to a penalty of 1% for each month on the amount until reported and subject to a fine of not to exceed $500.00.

The same fees ate required for a subsequent issue of shares except the filing fee is $5.00 Instead of $75.00.