The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-08
CHARTER
OF THE SHREVEPORT CARNIVAL
ASSOCIATION

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| Be it known that this day before me
! Henry IIunSickcr. notary public duly
| commits slUntI and sworn. in and for The
parish Of Caddu, State of Louisiana
personally came and appeared the par.
ties whose names are here11nto sub
scribcd. all Of full age. who declared that
avaIing themselves Of the provisions Of
the laws Of the State Of Louisiana rcla-
tive to corporations, and especially for
social purposes. have covcnantcd and
agreed. and by these presents covenant
and agree. AMI bind themselves, as well
rs such other persons as may hereafter
become associated with them, to form
and constitute corporation and body
polite i'll law, for the purposes and OBJ
iects, and under the stipulatiorA, articles
md conditions following. to-Wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be the Shreveport Carnival ASso-
citation, and it's domicile is hereby cstab-
Iishel at Shreveport. Caddo Parish.
Louisiana and under its said corporate
name it shall have power ard authority
to contract, sue and be sued, to make
and use corporate seal and the same to
break and alter at peasure to hold, re-
ceive, have, improve. convey, sell, Dor
row. pledge. mortgage and hypothecate
under its said corporate fame property.
real, personal and mixed; and to name
md appoint such officers, managers and
directors as the interest or convenience
If the corporation may require; to make
md establish such by-alws, rules and
regulations for the management of its
Affairs as may be deemed necessary and
proper, and the same to change or alter
at pleasure, and to do all other acts and
things which shall be necessary and
proper to effect the objects and purposes
If this corporation.
Under its corporate name it shall have
power and authority to enjoy succession
for period OF ninety-nine years from
and after the date hereof
All citations and other legal process
shall be served on the president, and in
his absence upon the vice president, or
at the Office of the company according to
law
ARTICLE II.
The object AMI purposes for which
his corporation is or ganzed, and the
nature of the business to be conducted
BY it, is as follows: To encourage social
intercourse, to provide for the rcci ca
lion and entertainment Of it's members,
he citizens Of, shreveport and visitors,
md oT the purpose of holding a Carni-
'al and parades at least once year, for
he amusement and the social benefit OF
he public.
ARTICLE III.
Every male citizen, of good repute,
hall be eligible to membership in this
Association, on subscribing the amount
II one dollar, as membership fee, in
dvance, and with the annual dues,
ixed at one dollar, which shall be APP
lied to the purposes for which the As
ociation is created, including the Incl
|ental expenses thereof This Associa-
ion may begin operations as soon as
10000 shall have been subscribed.
ARTICLE ".
There shall be elected annually, by
allot, sixty days after each annual Car
ival, at meeting called for that pur-
ose by ten days notice published in
ne Or more local newspapers, thirty-two
32) directors, who shall be elected by a
1aJorlty of the members present and
citing, and from the Board of Direc-
,rs, SO chosen, there shall be elected a
resident, three vice presidents, Sec
etary and treasurer, who shall hold
lelr Offices for a period of one year, Or
ntil their successors are duly elected
nj installed; and in the event of any
acancy occurring in the Board of 'Direc
'rs or of any office being vacant by re-
gnation or otherwise, the same shall
, filled by the members of said BOARD
Directors for the unexpired term of
id vacancy. The duties of the officers
lall be such as shall be prescribed in
e bylaws to be adopted by the Asso-
alton.
ARTICLE V. :,
The first Board of Directors sail be !,
r. I. E. Schumpert, who shall be presi- I,
mt; c. c. McCloud, Homer Jordan -,
id John Ford, who shall be vice presi-
nts, respectively as named; A. R. Hol- r
mbe. who shall be secretary; and J. P.
:ott, who shall be treasurer; and A.
uerbes. Sam Calm, w. E. Hamilton =
M Dreyfuss, L. Wolff. Harry Enrich, .
nest Bernstein, F. Leonard Pooley, l.
w. Peyton, J. NJ. Foster, L. M.
'vinson, H. J. Meyer, F, G. Snyder,
H. c. Wedemeyer, P. Roehm, Frank I
rwich, Ben Phelps, Abe Kirsch, L. w. 81
lckins, R H Ward H. R. Strube, w. o,
Steele, V. Grosjean, A. J. Frantz, fiji