The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-10
CHAR TER
OF THE DIME MERCANTILE co
LTD, OF DIME. IA.

for the Parish of Caddo and State OF
fed, came. in the presence Of the wit
nesses hereinafter undersigned the sev
eral persons whose name, are hcrcunto
subscribed. who declared that avaihng
themselves of the provisions of Act No.
90 of the General Assembly Of the State
of Louisiana. approved june 20 1893,
aud Act No u OF rGo4 a, well a, those
Of the general laws al the State of
| Louisiana relative to the organization "f
corporations, they have formed and do
by these presents form and organize
themselves into a corporation for the oh
jectS and purposes and under the ,tlpu
! latIOnS hereinafter set forth. which they
do hereby accept Il, their charter. to
wit
/ ARTICLE l.
The name and title Of hi, corporation
shall be the DIXIE. MERCANTILE
! COMPANY. LIMITED, Of Dixie, Ia.
! BY that name II shall have power and
authority To have and ENJOY succession
| for the term of twenty-five t25) year
from and after the date hereof To con
ract, sue and be sued to make and use
corporate seal and same to change II
pleasure; to hold. receive. lease and pur
chase, ALLEVIATE and convey. as well a.
mortgage and hypothccatc property. real
md personal and mixed; to name and
appoint such managers, directors, officers
and agents as the interest Of such cor
porat1on may require, and to make and
establish such bylaws. rules and rcgula-
tons for the proper management Of the
affairs of said corporation as may h,
accessory and proper. and the same to
alter at pleasure.
ARTICLE H.
| The domicile of this corporation shall
)e at Dixie. Caddo Parish. State Of
Louisiana, and all citations and Legal
processes shall be served on the prcsi-
dent of the corporation, or i'll his abb
| 'enCe at the Office of the corporation &c
cording to Article 1913. Code of Practice
of Louisiana.
ARTICLE Ill
The purposes for which this corpora
ZION is organized and the nature of the
business to be carried on by it are de
clared to be a general mercantile busi-
ness and all business incident thereto
| ARTICLE ".
The capital stock Of this corporation
is hereby fixed It the sum of twenty
thousand ($2o.ooooo) dollars to be di
,ided into two hundred (2oo) shares of
me hundred ($Ioo.oO) dollars per share,
md the corporation may begin business
when three thousand ($3oooo o) dollars
IF the stock is subscribed The stock
shall be paid for in cash or its equivalent
when subscribed for. or the same may
be issued at not less than par i'll pay
ment for the property purchased by the
corporation.
ARTICLE V.
All the corporate powers of this cor
,oration shall be vested in a board of
| directors. to be composed of three 60
| stockholders, which board shall be elect
ed annually on the second Monday in
January, beginning in the year 1908 he
| first board Of directors i, declared to be
:. w. Lane, president; w \. Martin.
vice president and W. Y. Tullos, secre-
rary and treasurer / his said hoaiH6 is to
serve until the second Monday III .Ianu
airy 1908 aforesaid, or until their success
,ors arc duly elected thereafter and such
new board shall elect its president and
secretary and treasurer. The directors
each share of stock to be entitled to one
vote to be cast by its owner III person
Or by proxy, and a majority of votes
shall elect. Three CD directors shall
constitute quorum. The president may
appoint from time to time. and dismiss,
such clerks, agents and other employees
as may be deemed necessary for the pur-
poses and business of this corporation.
The board of directors may make all
such rules and regulations for the man
lgement of the business as they may
deem necessary; shall have power to col
lect debts borrow money, issue bills OF
exchange notes, execute mortgages and
generally to do all things incident to the
objects and purposes of the corporation.
ARTICLE VI.
This charter may be modified, changed
or amended and said corporation dis
| solved with the consent of three-fourths
in amount of the capital stock repre-
sented at any general meeting Of stock
| holders convened for the purpose after
FIVE days previous notice Of said meet
ing shall have been published in one of
the daily newspapers of the City OF
| Shreveport meetings of stockholders
for other purposes than change of the
charter or dissolution shall be called by
notice in Shreveport paper as afore-
said Whenever this corporation is dis