The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-18
CHARTER
OF THE SHREVEPORT CARNIVAL.
ASSOCIATION.

State OF LOUISIANA, farlSn OF ,1auuo
Be it known that this day before me,
Henry Hunsicker, 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 well
as such other persons as may hereafter
become associated with. them, to form
and constitute corporation and body
polite in law, for the purposes and OBJ
jects, and under the stipulations, articles
and conditions following, to-wit:
ARTICLE I. 81. ..S'..;' !!
The name and title of this corporation
shall be the Shreveport Carnival Asso-
citation, and its domicile 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, AMI to do all other acts and
things which shall be necessary and
proper to effect the objects and purposes
Of 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 thescompany according to
law. - s,,[ :: @.@
- - 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 a Carni-
val and parades at least once year, for
the amusement and the social benefit of
the public. 80 -
>: ARTICLE III. = F. nj
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 APP
piled to the purposes for which the AS
ISOLATION is created, including the Incl
iental expenses thereof This Associa-.
ton may begin operations as soon as
$1,000 shall have been subscribed. 4
IS ARTICLE ". -. ~ Fl
There shall be elected annually, by
ballot, sixty days after each annual Carr
niyal, 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 al
majority Of the members present and
voting, and from the Board 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
eiaA EAiStol1Sup dAd III Lie CtCNl VI any
vacancy occurring in the Board of Direc-
tors or Of any Office being vacant by re-
signation or otherwise, the same shall
be filled by the members Of said Board
OF Directors for the u1iexpired 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.
Il The first Board of Directors sail bel
pr. 7. 3. Schnmpert, who shall be presi-
dent; G. c. McCloud, Homer jordan
and John Ford, who shall be vice presi-I
dents. respectively as named; A. R. Hol7
conlbe, who shall be secretary: and ]. Pi|
Scott, who shall be treasurer; and A..
Queries, Sam Calm. w. E. Hamilton.
Sam Dreyfuss, {. Wolff, Harry Ehrlich'
Ernest Bernstein, F. Leonard Pooley,|
I w Peyton, ]. NJ. Foster, L. MI
Levinson, H. ]. Meyer, F. G. Snyder
Il. II. G. Wedemeyer, P. Roehm, Frank