The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-24
CHARTER
OF THE DIXIE. MERCANTILE co.
. LTD, OF DIME, LA.

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David T. Land, Notary Public in 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, as 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 sfipu
lations hereinafter Sc; 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 (e5) years
from and after the date hereof; to con-
tract, sue and be sueds to make and use
a corporate seal and same to change at
pleasures to hold. receive, lease and pure
chase, ALLEVIATE and conveys as we'll as
mortgage and hypothecate propertys real
and personal and mixeds to name and
appoint such managers, directors officers
and agents as the interest OF such cor.
poration may require. and 70 make and
establish such bylaws. rules and resula-
tions for the proper management Of the
affairs OF said corporation as may be
necessary and propeS and the same to
alter at pleasure.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation shall
be at DixieS Caddo Parish, State OF
Louisiana, and all citations and legal
processes shall be served on the presi-
dent Of the corporation, OF in his alb
sence at the Office Of the corporation ac-
cording to Article 1913, Code OF Practice
of Louisiana
ARTICLE ZIP
The purposes for which shis corpora
ton is organized and the nature Of the
business TO be carried OH by it are de-
clared to be a general mercantile bust
ness and all business incident thereto.
ARTICLE ~.
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby fixed &c the sum Of twenty
thousand ($2o,ooo.oo) dollars 70 be di-
vided into two hundred (2oo) shares OF
one hundred ($Ioooo) dollars per share,
and the corporation may begin business
when three thousand ($3ooo.oo) dollars
of the stock is subscribed. The stock
shall be paid for in cash or its equivalent
when subscribed for, or the same may
be issued at not less than par in pay
ment for the property purchased by the
corporation.
ARTICLE V.
All the corporate powers Of this cor
poration shall be vested in board OF
directors, to be composed of three 90
stockholders, which board shall be elect
ed annually on the second Monday in
January, beginning in the year 1893 The
first board of directors is declared to be
c. W. Lane, president; w. A. Martin,
vice president; and w. " Tullos, secre-
tary and treasurer. This said board is to
serve until the second Monday in Janu-
airy 1908 aforesaid, Or until their success
sors are duly elected thereafter and such
new board shall elect its president and
secretary and treasurer. The directors
shall be elected by the stockholders j;
each share of stock to be entitled to one
vote to be cast by its owner in person
or by proxy, and majority of votes
shall elect. Three 80 directors shall
constitute quorum. The president may
lappoint from time to time, and dismiss,
such clerks, agents and other employees
DIS lEdt US dSStSu uSSSSSdIy ioA tAi$ PAA
poses and business of this corporation.
| The board of directors may make all
such rules and regulations for the man.
iagement of the business as they may
deem necessary shall have power to col
lect debts, borrow money, issue bills Of
Iexchange 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 fourttls
lin amount of the capital stock repre-
Isented at any general meeting OF stock
holders convened for the purpose aftel
FIVE days previous notice of said meet
ling shall have been published in one O
the daily newspapers of the City O.
Shreveport; meetings of stockholders
| for other purposes than change Of thu
lcharter or dissolution shall be called b,
1notice in a Shreveport paper as afore
lsaid. Whenever this corporation is dis