The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-01-13
CHARTER.
OF the Henry Rose Mercan-
tile and Manufacturing
Company, Limited.

State OF Louisiana, Parish OF C ,ddo ro-
s2nany came and appes red the partle.
whose names are hereunto suhs,.risai.
q full age. who declared thar sv",i;.
emselVes oil the provisions of the Iaws ~
PTS state, relative to eorporations 90
especially OF Act NO. SO Of 1sSs =, .Sn
!. General ASS mbly oil Louisiana tbav ~ ne ge
coHensnted abG agrsed, and nv these -,
septs covenant and sgree and bind rhtm
serves. as wei as such other persons a.
may hereafter become associatsa ..,. a.
t6Ep 10 torm aud constitute q eorncrs,,on
aud booy poiliic In law, for The mn roosas
ana op)scts' and under the stipuIstIons
articles s'o conditions following. 70 viii !:
ARTICLE
CSC name ana title of the said corno-s
SaS'i De THE HENRY ROSE NER.
S1.,S LILLE AND MANUFACTTIiT.
,HsVAfANY, LINZ TED" and its domiciis
nors soy established in the city of Shreye
49,, oIate OF Louisiana, aud under its
SPoIate name. said cJrp6ration sbaiI
S power and sutho-ity to contraet sna
sssi su "a to make and use a Corporate
n,easn-a. sus same to break and altar At
.,rrH..i 20 hoid, receive, have. pirchasa
lnLIo'e, ALLEVIATE, convey. sell ho'-o1s,'
~ mortgage and hy DOthecatg. undsr
1870 eiI corporate name, property 1aeI
personal ard mixed; to name and snnoin,
sucn Smeers, directors. agents nd. 1n'
VI emp 10y ees, as the interest or
Onssniehee oil said eorporatioo 49,
require; 10 make and estahiish AHy
Iules ana regulations f r the pronaT me-
Mers ana regulations Of its aff.irs ss
oe ueemeu necessary and proner go
70 enange and altar at pleasure
ana 70 90 all other acts and thIngs ner,ot;
~ Oy Jaw, or shall or may be necessary
and proper 10 carry ont the ohiects
purposes Of said corporatIon. anu
Salo corporation, nless sooner dissolvo1
IN seeoroance with Its charter. shall ev,s,
and continue for the period of twentv ~
VI years from and alter the date hereof.
Inc president. or in his absence. the
.ice PLsrIuent enall be the proper person
ypy m nom cltstlon or other legal process
= ARTICLE II.
The. objects and purposes for which this
corporation 10 orga az I'd, and the pafore Of
the business To De carried or are deciared
70 be, TO wit: A General " ooIessie .nd
hercaL tile business, in fruits. nrodrcs
SEED and fancy groceries, ana ths manntec
ture, especially OF candies, extracts. svruns
earoonated and distilled waters and
grocers sundri.s.
ARTl LIE III.
HThe capital stock Of s lid corporation sha,I
be One hundred Thousand (SlOO. OOOl D1t-
are, divided INTO snd rtpre, e5ieI 3y one
thousand Q,OO0l shares, Of the sumsof a =
Bundled ($1G0) dolIars each, wnc6 ss,6
1tock shall be paid for In casn Al the Inn
q subscription, or the same mqv be iasnsd
y not less than par, In payment or en-
mango Tor properly or rights actually re-
Hlteo OF purchased by said corporation or
ne same may De lssue1, iull paid, for noue,
AtAnc'd q, ana IL such other valuab
eofelueratlon or services as the board Of
tteesork al SAID corporation NAV deIer-
nsi PROVIDED. that 10 stock snail De Ia
20 untl The consideration therefor has
zen received by the corporation.
AeSr btoekholder may sell, assign or |
n.Aster nls stock 10 this corporation |
provided thirty (3J) days prior notice |
ot such intention to sell, assign or trapsle
the same be given the company and Ia
otner stockholders Thereon shall have tn.
nrst privileges OF purchasing same tie
"nlch thirty days notice, the SAID sto Il !
may De sol1 IN open m srket. TIE ocA OF !
$50 corporation may De transferred und r
W above conditions, PROVIDED such
transfer thereof be made on the books OF |
said company, at Its cfice IN Shreveport,
La. ana on surrender OF the cerlltc ate |
therefor. No transfer of any fractional |,
cart OF share snail be made. Tni
corporation 0hali commence doing business |
ss soon as All OF Ihe capital STOCK 81 ali !
nave been subscribed Tor i
The board of directors shall have the |
Iignt 10 determine how much stocx shall
be Issued.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers ofthis company
shall be vts.ed 10 aud exercised by 8 board
OF seven 90 directors, consisting OF the
PRESIDENT twho shall also be the geaerai
manager) vice president and i've tSl
stockho ders. -Four OF said board shall
constitute = quorum fer the TRANSACTION
OF business, aud their uecisione shall be
valid corporate acts
Inc following persons shsll constitute
TOE nrst board OF directors: Henry Rose.
President ano General Mabager; Henry A.
fetzer, Vice president; {. Y. karsleB,
secretary and Treasurer and }. II, GilIiss
pie, j. A. Motley, 4 L. Barlow and B. K.
Pierce, directors.
NO person snail be eligible as director
81 AZ ofncer VINO Is not stocEholder of this
company. During the absence OF the
preside
said board Sd ali continue in Office until
the second TUESDAY 10 January. ,9J2. on
winch date and thereafter annually,
board OF directors SHAH be elected on the
second Tuesday in January OF each year
unless tue same should De holiday, when
the election shalt be held on the next legal
day thereafter. Notice Of such election
shall be gwen by at least n DAYS
c@utihuous puodcatlon Immediately pre-
cedlng each election, In one OF the daiIy
newspapers OF this city; and the board Of
directors shall sppoiat one or more stocks
holders To preside SC such election as |
commissioners. In the event OF the |
failure Of any commIs Toner or COM |
misblonsrs 10 a. end, the president |
snail, Dy appointment, I'LL the vacancy. |
Any nature from any cause whatever TO /
elect directors the day named for that pur- |
pose anall not dissolve the corporation, out /
tne dire ctors then Ia ONCE, as we'll as the /
Heels OF said company, snail hold over |
until their successors ara cnose0. In sucn !
event the president shall cause another
election to be held within Thirty days. and |
shail give nouce thereof as herein above
provided.
a. every election and meeting each
slockholuer shall be entitled TO vote Tor
each share Of stock registered In his name
ald may vote by proxy.
Tue election OF directors shall be by bal
Dot, and the majority Ia amount OF votes
casE. each share Of STOCK voted upon 10 be
counted Tor one vote, slall elect the per.
&on or persons for whom they have been
aet. -
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