The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-01-27
G II A R T E R
'Re Henry Rose Mercantile and
manufacturing Company,
Limited.

hma. ana appeared the parties
aga are hereunto subscribed. all
~ VINO declared that. availinc
,ses OF the provisions of The larrs =
M ~ 'eiatIve to Corporations ard ~
ASseroIs11ce NO. 80 of 1888 of the C;en.
sad ar5 vi Louisiana, they have GOV.
rsnant a1,S greed, and by these presents
veil &c S-'at aSree and bind Themselves
|fter become osS oeler persons as NAV here
~ associated with them ~ fo.,,
~ c31sOltute Corporation a,,d I,' ~ ioII i
lSM' LOT the purposes and oi.;opp oi-
M unuer the stipulations articias ~
ondltions following, to-wit: "i'icies ana
ARTICLE I
1e name and title of the said oorouo.;
tSAApe The HENRY ROSE Wt 70 SIlSn
- - n MANUFACTURING COM
~ i, IMiIED," and its dom;c;Ia !.
hereoS estaDnShed in the city of Shreva.
port, otaCe OF LOUISIANA, and under its cor
Pora.e hiiiie, sdlu corporation shall have
power a'ld authority to contract. she and
be sued; to make and use a corporate sea1
ana the same TO break and alter at nIeas'
uni 70 mold, receive, have purchase inn
prove, ALLEVIATE, convey, sell. borrow nladoa
mortgage and hypothecate. under its SAD
corporate name, property real. personal and
mixed; 20 name, and appoint SINGH off;cars
directors, agents and managers or 80
ployes, as the interest or Convenience ~
SAID corporation may require. To make and
establish bylaws, rules and Regulations for
1.-THE proper management and regulations N
its affairs, as may be deemed uecessaTv and
proper, and the same to change and aIte,
81 pleasure ana TO do all other acts and
mi pepnltted by law, or as shall or NAV
be necasary and proper to carry ont the Oh
lects ard purposes of said corporation.
said corporation, unless sooner dissolved
In accordance with its charter. shall exist
ana continue for the period of twenty-five
20 years from and after the date hereof
Inc president, or IN his absence, the vice
president, shall be the proper person unon
whom citation or other legal process shall
be served.
ARTICLE III.
The object and purposes for which this
corporation Is organized and the nature M
the business to be carried on. are declared
TO be. to-wit: A General Wholesale and
Mercantile business. in fruits. produce
seed and fancy groceries. and the ynanufac.
ture, especially OF candies, extracts. syruns
carbonaeed and distilled waters and gro,
GERS sundries.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock Of said corporation
shall be One Hundred Thousand 500 600.
Dollars, divided into and represented bv
One Thousand q 900 shares. of the sum of
One Hundred ($l00) Dollars each which
said stock shall be paid for in cash at
the tlmesof subscription, or the same NAV
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 coyH or services as the BOARD
OF kOrporation may deter
no stock shall be is.
fration therefor has
prporation
nay sell, assign or
tock in mis- corporation pro-
~ go days prior notice is
y - 5htentlon to sell, assign or transfer
he same be given the company and the
1Dther 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
Iabove conditions. provided such transfer
thereof be made on the books of said com
panyk at its Office in Shreveport, La, and
on Surrender of the certificate therefor.
No transfer OF any fractional part of
share snail be made. This corporation
shall commence doing business as soon as
all OF the capital stock shall have been sub
scribed for.
SThe board of directors shall have the right
to determine how much 6tock shall be is
sued
ARTICLE ".
The CORPORATE powers of this company
shall be vested in and exercised by board
of seven ca directors, consisting of the
president who shall be the general man.
ager) vice president and five % stoc:hold-
cts. Four of said board shall constitutes
quorum for the transaction Of business,
and their decisions shall be valid corporate
acts.
The following persons shall constitute
the irst board of directors: Henry Rose,
president and General Manager; Henry A.
Ifetzer, Vice president; +. Z. Marsdlen Sec.
fetary and Treasurer and J. II Gillispie,
y. A. Motley. L. l.. Barlow and Il. r.
Pierce directors.
No person shall he eligible as director OF
n officer who is not a stakeholder of this
company. During the absence OF the presi-
BENT the vice president shall act and
preside
said board shall continue in Office until
Die second Tuesday in January, 1902, on
hich date and thereafter annually, a
board OF directors shall be elected on the
second Tuesday in January of each year,
hnless the same should be holiday when
he election snail he held ON the next legal
ay thereafter Notice of such election
shall be given bv at least ten days continu.
pus publication Immediately preceding
bach election, in one of the daily. news.
papers of this city; and the board of di-
fecfors shall appoint one or more stock.
hOlders to preside at such election as
commissioners. In the event of the failure
.Df any commissioner or commissioners te
attend, the president shall. by appoint.
.ment. fill the vacancy. Any failure from
.any cause whatever to elect directors the
day named for that purpose, shall not dis
.s0lve the corporation, but the directors
then in office, is well as the officers of said
company, shall hold over until their sue.
cess0rs are chosen. In such event the
president shall cause another election to be
held within thirty DAYS. and shall give no
tice thereof as herein above provided.
At every election and meeting each stock
holder shall be entitled TO vote for each
share Of stock registered ia his name and
may vote by proxy
lheN,FctiOn of directors shall be by bal
lot, ana the majority in amount of votes
cast, each share Of stock voted upon to be
counted for one vote, shall elect the person
q persons for whom they have been cast
After each election the Board of Direc
: shall elect from their own number the
icers OF said company, including a Sec
AIRY and Treasurer.
ARTICLE V.
The Board of Directors shall have full
powF 10 ill vacancies in their number
caused by death, resignation or otherwise
IRON among the stock holders of the COR