The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-01-20
Gil 4 r T E r
OF The Henry RlSn Mercantile and
Manufacturing COHp4Ly,
IImiind.

State Of [Cri-i9nG Parish Of CadlO, per
sanally came and appeared the parties
whOsc Hal;4-, are hcreuntu subscribed, all
OF fail Jlr, WHO declared that awaiting
themselves %, the provisions of the laws Of
This state, relative - corporations and e>-
i,c,i.,.-y OI Act No. 81 Oi 1855 OF the Gen
eIal AaStnll o. Louisiana. they have coy.
eIauted and agreed and by these presents
covenant aut agree and bind themselves
a. wei a. such Other persons as may mere
after become associated with them. to form
and constitute "a corporation and body pol
ljlc IN law, fur the purPo-Cs and objects
aud under the ,tipIlatioaS. articles and
conditions following, tO-wit;
ARTICLE
The name aud title of the said coporation
shall he THE HENRY ROSE MERCAN
TILE AND MANUFACTURING COM
PANY, LIMITED" and its domicile is
hereby established in the city of Shreve
port. State of Louisiana, and under its cor
p0rate name. said corporation shall have
power AID authority 70 contract, size and
be sued, to make and use a corporate seal.
and the same To break and alter at pleas.
IRE. to hold. receive, have, purchase, i'm
prove ALLEVIATE, convey, sell. borrow, pledge,
mortgage and hypOthecate, under its said
corporate name property real, personal and
mixed, 70 name, and appoint such officers
directors, agents and managers, or EN-
plOyes. as the interest or convenience of
sad corporation may require, to make and
establish bylaws, rules and regulations for
the proper management and regulations OF
its affairs, rs may be deemed necessary and
proper. and the same TO change and alter
at pleasure. and To do all other acts and
things permitted 10y law, or as shall or may
be necessary and proper To carry out the 90
Jects and purposes of said corporation.
said corporation. unless sooner dissolved,
IN accordance with its charter, shall exist
and continue for the period of twenty-five
CD years from and after the date hereof
The president, or in his absence, the vice
president, shall be the proper person upon
whom citation or other legal process shall
be served
ARTICLE II.
The object and purposes for which this
corporation Is organized, and the nature OF
the business to he carried on, are declared
to be, tOwit: A General Wholesale and
Mercantile business. in fruits produce
seed and fancy groceries, and the manufac
tuTe especially OF candies, extracts syrups
carbonated and distilled waters aad gro
GERS suldries.
ARTICLE Ill.
The capital stock Of said corporation
shall be One Hundred Thousand 300 900
Dollars. divided INTO AMI represented by
One ThOISan tom shares Of the sum of
One Hu ldred 500 Dollars each which
said stock shall he paid for in cash at
the time of subscription, or 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 advances, and for such other valu- |
abie con SiderItipu or services as the BOARD !
Of directors 0: said corporation may deter ,
mine; provided, that no stock shall he = /
sued until the consideration therefor has
been received by the corporation
Any stakeholder may sell assign or J
transfer his stOck in this corporation pro |
vlded thirty t30l days prior notice Is |
OF such intention to sell. assign or transfer |
the same De given the company and the !
other stockholders thereof shall have the |
first privilege of purchasing some. 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 is Office in Shreveport. La, and /
On surrender Of the certificate therefor |
No transfer Oi any fractional part Of 2 |
share snail he made This corporation
shall commence doing business ~ soon as
all Oi the capital stock shall have been sub.
scrihed for
The board Of directors shall have the right
!" determine now much took shall be is
sued