The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-30
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, AMI 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 it's dorricile is hereby estab-
ishei 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 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 its 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
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
of this corporation.
Under it's 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 and purposes for which
this corporation is organized, and the
nature of the business to be conducted
| by it, is as follows: To encourage social
intercourse, to provide for the recrea-
ton and entertainment of its members,
the citizens of Shreveport and visitors,
and for the purpose of holding Carni-
val and parades at least once year, for
the amusement and the social benefit OF
the public.
ARTICLE III.
Every male citizen, of good repute,
shall be eligible to membership in this
Association, on subscribing the amount
of one dollar, as membership fee, in
ADVANCE and with the annual dues,
fixed at one dollar, which shall be ap-
piled to the purposes for which the As
ISOLATION is created, including the incl
dental expenses thereof. This Associa
ton may begin operations as soon as
$4,000 shall have been subscribed.
ARTICLE ".
There shall be elected annually, by
ballot, sixty days after each annual Car
nival, at a meeting called for that pur
pose by ten days notice published in
one Or more local newspapers, thirty-two
(32) directors, who shall be elected by a
majority of the members present and
voting, and from the p3rd of Direc-
tors, so chosen, there shall be elected a
president, three vice presidents, a sec
rotary and treasurer, who shall hold
their Offices for period OF one year, or
until their successors are duly elected /
AMI installed; and in the event of any
vacancy occurring in the Board of Direc-
tors or of any office being vacant by re-
signation OF otherwise, the same shall |
be filled by the members of said Board
of Directors for the unexpired term of
said vacancy. The duties of the officers |
shall be such as shall be prescribed in
the bylaws to be adopted by the Asso-
citation.
ARTICLE V.
The first Board of Directors sail be
DR.. T. E. Schumpert, who shall be presi-
dent; C. c. McCloud, Homer Jordan
and John Ford, who shall be vice presi-
DENTS respectively as named; A. R. Hol-
combe, who shall be secretary; and J. P.
Scott, who shall be treasurer; and A.
Queries, Sam Calm, W. E. Hamilton,
Sam Dreyfuss, L. Wolff, Harry Enrich,
Ernest Bernstein, F. Leonard Pooley,
J. w. Peyton, J. M. Foster, L. M.
Levinson, H. J. Meyer, F. G. Snyder,
H. H. C. Wedemeyer, P. Roehm, Frank
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