The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-01-16
CHARTER
or The Henry Rose Mercantile and
Manufacturing Company,
Limited.

State Of louisiana. Parish Of Caddo, Per
Rnnallv came and appeared the parties
whose names are bereuntO subscribed 81
Of fun age. who declared that. avdllIng
themselves Of the provisions Of the laws OF
this state relative TO corporations and -
peciallv Of Act No 81 Of lSo- Of the zen
eral Assembly Of Louisiana. they have GOV
enanted and agreed, and by these presents
covenant and agree and bind themselves.
a. well "a such other persons - may here
after becOUie associated with them. To form
and constitute a corporation and body pol
1tic IN law, for the purposes and objects,
and under the stipulatIOns, articles and
conditions following, tO-wit;
ARTICLE l.
The name and title Of the said coporatl on
shall be- THE HENRY ROSE MERCAN-
TILE AND MANUFACTURING COM
PAN1 LIMITED" and its dOmiclie =
hereby established in the city Of Shreve
port, state Of Louisiana. and under it, cor
p0rate name said corporation shall have
power AID authority 10 contract, sue and
b sued. 70 make and use corporate seal
and the same To break and alter AT pleas
IRE, TO hold, receive, have. purchase. Iu-
prove. ALLEVIATE, convey. sell. borrow, pledge,
mortgage and nypOtheCate. Under It, SAID
corporate name property real, personal ana
mixed. 70 name. and appoint such Officers
directors, agents and managers. or I'm
SAID corporation may require, TO make and
establish bylaws rules and regulations for
the proper management and regulations Of
its affairs, a. may be deemed necessary and
proper, and the same TO change and altel
at pleasure and 70 do all other acts and
things permitted by Law. OF a. shall or may
be necessary and proper 70 carry out The oh
JeCts and purposes Of SAID corporation.
said corporation, unless sooner dissolved,
IN accordance with it, charter. shall exist
and continue for the period Of twenty-five
e. years from and after the date hereof
The president, or In bis absence. the vice
president, shall be the proper person upon
whom citation OF other legal process shall
be served
ARTICLE H.
The object and purposes for which this
corporation J. OrgauizSd. and the nature Of
the business 10 be carried On. are declared
70 he. to wit. A General Wholesale and
Mercantile business, in fruits produce
seed and fancy groceries, and the mauufaC-
ture. especially Of candies. extracts. syrups
esrbonated and distilled waters AID gro
GERS suDdries.
ARTICLE Ill
The capital stock Of said corporation
shall be One Hundred Thousand $4,000
Dollars. divided INTO and REPRESENTED by
One ThO1sand q 0rJ shares Of the sum II
One Hundred 800 Dollars each. which
said stock shall be paid for in cash AZ
the timesOf subscription. OF the same may
be issued at not less than part in payment
or exchange for property or rights actually
received or purchased by said corporation
or the same may be issued, full paid. for
money advanced. and for such other valu-
able consideration or services as the D1ard
Of directors Of said corporation may deter
mine. provided, that no stock shall be IS
sued until the consideration therefor ha.
been received by the corporation
Any stakeholder may sell. assign or
transfer bis stock IN this corporation pro
vided thirty go days prior notice j.
Of such intention 10 sell. assign or transfer
the same be given the company and the
other stockholders thereof shall have the
first privilege Of purchasing same, after
which thirty days notice, the said stock may
be sold IN open market. The stock Of said
corporation may BE- transferred under the
above conditions, provided such transfer
Thereof be made on the books Of said com
pany, At its Office in Shreveport. La. and
on surrender Of The certificate therefor
No transfer OF any fractional part Of y
share snail be made This corporation
shall commence doing business a. soon as
all OF the capital stock shall have been sub
Bcrii,ed for
The board Of directors shall have the right
20 determine how much ,tOck shall be is
sued.