The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-03
CHARTER
OF THE DIME MERCANTILE 80
LTD. OF DIXIE. LA.

Be il known that this day before me,
David T. Land. Notary Public i'll and
for the Parish of Caddo and State OF
Louisiana, duly commissioned and quail
fed, came, in the presence of the wit
nesses hereinafter undersigned, the sew
| eral persons whose names are hereunto
subscribed. who declared that availing
themselves of the provisions of Act No.
90 of the General Assembly of the State
of Louisiana, approved June 20, 1888,
and Act No 70 of 1904, Sas well as those
of the general laws of the State OF
Louisiana relative to the organization of
corporations, they have formed and do
by these presents form and organize
themselves into corporation for the OBJ
jects and purposes and under the stipu
latons hereinafter sci FORTH. which they
do hereby accept as their charter, to-
wit:
ARTICLE |.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be the DIXIE MERCANTILE
COMPANY, LIMITED. of Dixie. La
By that name it shall have power and
authority to have and enjoy succession
for the term of twenty-five (25) years
from and after the date hereof: to con-
tract, sue and be sued; to make and use
a corporate seal and same to change at
pleasures to hold receive. lease and pur-
chase, ALLEVIATE and convey, as well as
mortgage and hypothecate property, real
and personal and mixed; to name and
appoint such managers. directors, officers
and agents as the interest of such cor
poration may require. and to make and
establish such bylaws, rules and regnla
lions for the proper management of the
affairs of said corporation as may be
necessary and proper, and the same to-
alter at pleasure.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation shall
be at Dixie, Caddo Parish. State of
Louisiana, and all citations and legal
processes shall be served on the presi-I
dent of the corporations or in his abb
sence at the office OF the corporation ae-
cording to Article 1oS. Code Of Practice
of Louisiana
ARTICLE III.
The purposes for which this corpora
ton is organized and the nature of the
business to be carried on by it are de-
clared to be general mercantile BUSH
ness and all business incident thereto.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock OF this corporation
is hereby fixed ut the slim of twenty
thousand ($2oooooo) dollars to be di-
vided into two hundred t2oo) shares of
one hundred ($1oooo) dollars per share,
and the corporation may begin business
when three thousand l$3ooo.oo) dollars
of 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 in pay
ment for the property purchased by the
corporation.
ARTICLE v.
All the corporate powers OF this cor
poration shall be vested in board OF
directors. to be composed of three CD
stockholders, which board shall be elect
ed annually on the second Monday in
January, beginning in the year 1908. The
first board of directors is declared to be
c. w. Lane. president. w. A. Martin,
vice president; and w. V. Tullos, seere-
tary and treasurer. This said board is to
serve until the second Monday in Janu-
airy 1908 aforesaid, or until their success
sors are duly elected thereafter and such
new board shall elect its president and
secretary and treasurer The directors
shall be elected by the stockholders:
each share of stock to be entitled to one
lvote to be cast by its owner in person
or by proxy, and majority of votes
shall elect. Three CD directors shall
Ironstitute quorum. The president may
lapp6int from time to time. and dismiss.
such clerks, agents and other employees
las may be deemed necessary for the ptsr-
poses and business Of this corporation.
The board Of directors may make all
such rules and regulations for the naaf1-
agefnent 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
lobjects and purposes Of the corporation.
ARTICLE VI.
i This charter may be modified, changed
Tor amended and said corporation dis
solved with the consent OF three foufths
lin amount Of the capital stock repre-
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