The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-01-09
CHARTER,
Of the Henry Rose Mercan-
tile and Manufacturing
Company, Limited.

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| State ot Louisiana, Parish Of do, Ger,
| 51nsily CINE and apD5 red tho parties
! whose names are herountg suDs ,ribed. An
! pi iuli age. wh) declared thsI.av ring
| themselves Of the Dr07Isioa5 OF tla lave of
! this state, relative TO cO~porai i0ns and
! especially Of Acg No. IS = 1853 of ina
| General Assembly 81 Lou s.srs. i3ev have
| ;oNenSntsd asG agreed, aGd Y these pre-.
| Sert5 Gwen tut and agree and bl Id them
| selves, as well "a CU3z other Persons "a
| na5 hereafter eOue ass0oi ted With
! 5aem, to 10 IA and constitute a cbrpcr alton
/ ID cody pO!i.iC in aw, lOr the PURPOSES
| md oil cts, aud u0der the sljruistIoua
Articles $40 coAGiti ,ns following, to wit:
ARTICLE !.
The name ana title o the sad corDor,-
| ion sh ~ De "flIE II ,NRYRJ L Me- d
3ANFILE AND UFACFC | ,ra
90 ANY, LIMITED" and tis dcmigT y
- ntteby esJaollsa51 IN tie CIR OF Shrsvg..
BORT, State OF Louisiana, aud Under Its
corporate name. said corporation shtjl
nave power anu eu.hO-ity 70 Goa 7 act. sue
and be su d; 70 make anl use h corporate
zeal, ead the same To DTs4k aai altar at
jeasure; TO Bold, feceivs, n >ve pIrchase,
improve, ALLEVIATE, convey, sell, bo 70 A.
pledge, mortgage aud hycOthsca .. Uudsr
Is sad corporate nam, properly. real.
personal A, miXec jO,Gam aad spDoint
such Officers, directors. agents nd man
igsr7, or emp oyees, as tue interest or
HaV-nleace OF said CorDOr tLi0a NAV
eQliFe; 10 On Ike ana establish DylA.ys
rules aud regul .tions f tae pro per man
igsmenJ and regulations Of It's atfurs. "a
aay lie deemed nsCess lrF aud proper. aat
the same 20 chs e and altar Al pleasure
tad TO do all other acts and things permit
ted 0g law, or - shall or may 5enecessary
aud proper TO carry out tue objects ami
DurnOaGs
Sale corporation, uuiess sooner GfssoIyad
10 accordance with ITS charter, shall exIss
ana continue for tue period of tyYsntv live
(29l years. from aud after tue dalu hereof.
The president. or in MS absence, tina
vice Presldeht snsll Dc tue proper person
upon Wnon citation or other LEGAL process
shall be served.
ARTICLE II.
The. objects and purposes for which this
corporation is oTssnIz III, aud she natu-e of
the business To Oe carried or, ATE declared
70 De, TO wit: A General " q ).sssIe and
Mercantile business, in fruits, produce,
SEED and fancy groceries, anu tae manufse
ture, especially OF candles, extrac. $. syruos-
earoOnated and distilled waters and
grocers sundri IS.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock Of lid corp0r stlon shall
De One Hundred Thousand (SIOC. OO0l DaI-
lars, divided into and Represented nv me
Thousand Q,00Ol shares, Of tine sum ofOos
Huudlel (SlOU) dollars each, which sail
stock snail be paid for In eash at the Tuna
o. SUBSCRIPTION, or the sans may b. issued
at not less than par, IN payment or exa
cnsnge Tor property or rights actually re-
'elVed or purchased Oy sHI corporation or
eas same may D. Issded, tau paid, Ior none,
auFanced, and fOI susa other valuable
eoesideratiOn or services as the board of
directors oil salt corporation NAV deier-
nine; provided, that no stock slAll;Oa -,
sue0 untlt the consideration therefor has
Osen received by inc c0rpogaClon.
Auy stoekhOlder may sell, assign or
u 4asier hls STOCK ID THIS corporation
provided thirty (3J) Gays prior notice
oi such lnteE sloA to sell, assign or transfer
toe same be giYeu the company and the
other sJockh JIders thereon snail have the
nFst privileges OF purchasing same, after
when thirty days nOLlc5, the sand stock
mdy % SOIL rs open m irkeC. rhe SOCK OF
stid corporation may De transferred under
he ABOVE conditions, provided SUCH
transfer thereof be made on the boss OF
SAIL company, at Its ctIice In Shreveport.
Ia, and Oh surrender OF the certI fsate
therefor, No transfer OF any fl. cti )aaI
part OF a share snail be made, Fhi,
corporation 9hsli commence doug business
q som as al Of vac capital stOck snail
have been subscribed Tor.
rhs Doari OF directors shall have the
right 10 determine now mucn stOok sbsI
be Issued.
ARTICLE ".
This corporate powers ofthis company
shal b. vested ia aad exercised by board
OF seven % directors, consisting of tne
president (whO shall also be the geaeraI
manageD vice president and I'VE ~
stock ho ders. Four OF said board shalt
cOuatituts quorum for the transaction
II business, aud their dscisione shall be
valid corporate acts
The following persons shslI constituta
the hrst board OF directors: He, ~ Rose
President ana General Manager; Henry A.
Fetzer, wee president; +. y. Marsdeu,
secretary sad Treasurer and j. Ii, ellis
spie, J. A. Motley, 2. l.. Barlow and B. II.
Pierce, directors.
No person shall be eligible az dirsctor
Jf an officer who is not Il stocsholdsf of th.s
company. During the absence OF the
president the vice president shall act md
p. eside
Said board sh 4li continue In oiico until
the second Tuesday 10 January, .9l2.tn
which date and thereafter annuatIv
board OF directors shall be elected M In
'econd TUESDAY in January OF escb We
unless the same should ne holiday. wbsa
he election shall be held on the nexr Ieo,oI
lay thereafter Notice of such election
'hoil be gwen by at Iesss [ n davs
Jntinusus publication immsdiateiv nre
'eding eReh election, In Que OF me daiiv
newspapers Of this city; and the board Of
directors shall apgoiat one or more stocks
lolders TO preside at such election %
mmissio- ers. In the event Of the
allure OF any commissioner or COM
aissieners 10 attend, the pTeslde
nall, Oy appointment, al the vacancy.
Any failure from any c+use WaAteYer 10
iect directors the day named forthat pur-
,ose snall not dissolve the corporation. orTk
he dire ctofs then In Office, as we'll az The
dtcers OF said company, snail hold over
ntn thelr successors ars chosen naueh
vent the president shall Gauss another
lection 70 Pc held within thitfY DAYS. ~