The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-25
CHARTER
OF THE SHREVEPORT CARNIVAL
ASSOCIATION.

State of Louisiana, Parish Of Caddo:
Be it known that this day before me,
Henry Hunsicker, a notary public. duly
commissioned and sworn, in and for the |
parish of Caddo, State Of Louisiana,
personally came and appeared the par
ties whose names are hereunto sub
scribed all of full age, who declared that
availing themselves of the provisions OF
the laws of the State of Louisiana rela-
tive to corporations, and especially for
social purposes, have covenanted and
agreed, and by these presents covenant
and agree, and bind themselves, as we'll
as such other persons as may hereafter
become associated with them, to form
and constitute a corporation and body
polite in law, for the purposes and OBJ
jects, and under the stipulations, articles
and conditions following, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be the Shreveport Carnival Asso-
citation, and its domicile is hereby estab-
Hshei at Shreveport, Caddo Parish,
Louisiana; and under its said corporate
name it shall have power and authority
to contract, sue and be sued, to make
and use a corporate seal and the same to
break and alter at pleasure; to hold, re-
ceive, have, improve, convey, sell, Dor
row, pledge, mortgage and hypothecate
under it's said corporate name property,
real, personal and mixed; and to name
and appoint such officers, managers and
directors as the interest Or convenience
, of the corporation may require; to make
J and 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
t of this corporation.
9 Under it's corporate name it shall have
power and authority to enjoy succession
= for a period of ninety-n nine years from
: and after the date hereof
Z All citations and other legal process:
= shall be served on the president, and II
!, his absence upon the vice president, o.
at the office of the company according te
q law.
q ARTICLE II.
e The object and purposes for which
this corporation is organized, and thu
7 nature of the business to be conducted
y by it, is as follows: To encourage soc1a
4 intercourse, to provide for the recrea
t ton and entertainment Of its members
y the citizens Of Shreveport and visitors
II and for the purpose of holding Carni
val and parades at least once year, TO
the amusement and the social benefit o
:, the public.
!. ARTICLE III.
5, Every male citizen, of good repute
e shall be eligible to membership in thi
- Association, on subscribing the amour
l. of one dollar, as membership fee, il
= advance, and with the annual dues
% fixed at one dollar, which shall be ap
20 piled to the purposes for which the AS
,c ISOLATION is created, including the Incl
n, dental expenses thereof. This Associa
y ton may begin operations as soon
4 $4,000 shall have been subscribed.
,. ARTICLE ".
70 There shalt be elected annually, b
b. ballot, sixty days after each annual Car
T. nival, at meeting called for that put
in pose by a ten days notice published /
IS one or more local newspapers, thirty-tw
d (32) directors, who shall be elected by
y, majority of the members present an
m voting, and from the Board of Diret
j. tors, so chosen, there shall be elected
ct president three vice presidents, sex
h rotary and treasurer, who shall hol
le their Offices for period of one year, c
until their successors are duly electe
and installed; and in the event OF an
m vacancy occurring in the Board of Dire<
a. tors or of any office being vacant by r.
al signation or otherwise, the same sha
er be filled by the members of said Boar
sh of Directors for the unexpired term
~ said vacancy The duties Of the Officer
TO shall be such as shall be prescribed
Ar the bylaws to be adopted by the Asst
,e- citation.
nd ARTICLE v.
ch The first Board of Directors sail
sif DR.. T. E. Schurnpert, who shall be pres
"a dent; c. c. McCloud, Homer Joria
w and John Ford, who shall be vice pres
m dents, respectively as named; A. R. He
sir con1be, who shall be secretary; and }.
lr- Scott, who shall be treasurer; and l
re Queries, Sam Calm, w. E. Hamilto
p Sam Dreyfuss, I. Wolff, Harry Ehrlic
- = Ernest Bernstein, F. Leonard Poole
w Peyton j N. Foster, I !