The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-10-12
CHARTER
OF SHREVEPORT ICE CREAM
FACTORY.


FACTORY,
Be it remembered, that on this the
roth day of September 1000, before me,
Leon R Smith, a notary public in and
for Caddo Parish, State Of Louisiana,
duly commissioned and qualified, and in
the presence of the witnesses herein
after named and undersigned, person
ally came and appeared the persons
whose names are hereuntO subscribed,
who sevcrally declared that, awaiting
themselves of the Constitution and laws
of the State of Louisiana relative to the
formation of corporations, and espe-
cially Act 70 of the General Assembly
of the State of Louisiana for the year
1904, they have formed themselves, their
associates and successors, into a cor
poration for the objects and purposes,
and under agreements and stipulatlonS
hereinafter set forth, which they adopt
as their charter.
ARTICLE y
The name of this corporation shall be
THE SHREVEPORT ICE CREAM
| FACTORY" with its domicile in the
City of Shreveport, in said Parish and
State. and under said corporate name
it shall have and enjoy succession Cor
period of fifty years, gnless sodaer
bdissolved as hereinafter specifics. AN
Illegal process shall be served on the pres
tide1A or in his ABSENCE at the office Of
the companN according 90 faw.
I ARTqC9G o.
2 Che object and purposes % af1is oas-
operation is declared to be 90 manusac-
eture ana sen at wholesale ana recall
4ice cream, ices oE all Kinds, confession
3eries, and to buy ana sell Fruit, and such
3other products as may Be deemea profit
liable, and furthas any and everything
fconnected with 90 appertaining 20 such
business.
ARTICLE I'll.
This corporation shall have pow@ o.
contract. Sue and to be sued o. make
land use a corporate seal and the saml
to alter at pleasure; to hold, stceive
purchase, improve, ALLEVIATE, convey, sell
borrow, pledge, mortgage and hypothe
cate, under the corporate name, al
kinds of property, and to make and es
tablish such rules and regulations fol
the proper management of the affair."
as it may deem necessary, and the same
to alter or change at pleasure; and tt
enjoy all other privileges and imnuni
ties given by the laws of the State o
Louisiana to corporations organized TO
similar purposes.
j ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporatio
lis hereby fixed at ten thousand dollar
(S1oooooo), divided into one hundre
Croo) shares of one hundred ($1oo.oo
dollars each, payable at the time of i
issuance, in cash. property, or for ser'
ices performed, as the board of dire
E tors may determine. No stockhold
S shall sell or transfer his stock until aft
ten davs notice of such intention to sc
s. has been given to the president or vi
n president of the company, during whit
I. time the remaining stockholders sh;
u have the first option to purchase sa
1u stock, and on their failure to
he so within the ten days stated,
irt may be sold to other persons; b
e- all transfers of stock must be ma
on the books of the company at
office. The corporation shall CONNER
OK business as soon. as three thousa
he (S3.ooooo) dollars shall have been ST
4 scribed and paid.
ne ARTICLE V.
le' The corporate powers Of the corpo
'p- ton shall be vested in a board of dir
INT tors composed of three stockholde
ci- who shall be elected annually on
first Monday in September. The f
aP- hoard of directors is declared to be
; Draiss. S. S. Hunter and Charles Ste
Id who shall serve until their success
are chosen. Two members shall con
l. tute a quorum of the board of direct
for the transaction of business. The
tea hcers of this corporation shall be a p
La ident, vice president, secretary
ven treasurer, and the first of said oth'
on are declared to be P. Draiss, preside
eao !. H. Jordan, vice president; and T.
east McKittrick, secretary and treasurer,
NAH they shall serve until their success
wn- are chosen, and said officers shall
ana elected annually on the first Monda
n 10 September. A majority of the
'lSf present shall elect the directors, an
De- all elections or proceedings of st
[, at to1d,~- a,cb ehare of stock Dr1Scn