The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-20
CHARTER
OF THE DIME MERCANTILE co,
LTD. OF DIME, LA.

i Be it known tia this day before me,
David I. Land, Notary Public in and
for the Parish of Caddo and State of
Louisiana, duly commissioned and quail
hed, 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
80 of the General Assembly of the State
OF Louisiana, approved June 20, 1888,
and Act No. Is of 1904, as we'll 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 a corporation for the OBJ
lects and purposes and under the stipu-
lat1onS hereinafter set forth, which they
do hereby accept as. their charter, to-
wit:
ARTICLE 7.
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
tor the term of twenty-five (25) years
from and after the date hereof: to con-
tract, sue and be sued to make and use
corporate seal and same to change at |
pleasure; to hold, receive, lease and pun- |
chase, ALLEVIATE and convey, as we'll 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
poratlon may require, and to make and
establish such bylaws, rules and reguIa-
tons for the proper management of the
affairs of said corporation as NAV 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-
dent of the corporation, or in his abb
Sence at the office of the corporation ac- ,
cording to Article 1913, Code of Practice I
Of Louisiana.
ARTICLE III. +
The purposes for which this corpora ,
ion IS organized and the nature Of the I
business to be carried on by it are de- {
Jared to be a gerGal mercantile bust 6
ness and all business incident thereto. T
ARTICLE ". ;
The capital stock of this corporation
S hereby fixed 1T the sum of twenty
thousand ($2o,ooooo) dollars to be di- q
'lded into two hundred (2oo) shares of 7
me hundred ($Ioo.oo) dollars per share, D
md the corporation may begin business S
when three thousand ($3ooo.oo) dollars V
# the stock is subscribed The stock n
hall be paid for in cash or its equivalent 5
When subscribed for, or the same may Il
re issued at not less than par in pay D
nent for the property purchased by the c
VI pOl dtiOH. ID
ARTICLE V. D
All the corporate powers of this cor a
oratlon shall be vested in a board of
directors. to be composed of three CD
tockholders, which board shall be elect c
d annually on the second Monday in |
anuary, beginning in the year 1903. The
rst board of directors is declared to be
:. W. Lane, president; W. A. Martin, r
ice president; and W. V. Tullos, secre- C.
airy and treasurer This said board is to I
erve until the second Monday in Janu- a
ry 1908 aforesaid, Or until their success b
ors are duly elected thereafter and such o
ew board shall elect its president and d
ecretary and treasurer. The directors tt
hall be elected by the stockholders: Ii
ach share of stock to be entitled to one d
ote to be cast by its owner in person [
r by proxy, and majority of votes S
hall elect. Three CD directors shall II
quorum. The president may al
ppoint from time to time, and dismiss,
lch clerks, agents and other employees
5 may be deemed necessary for the pur- ii