The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-10-21
CHARTER
OF SHREVEPORT ICE CREAM
FACTORY

FACTORY.
Be it remembered. that on this the
roth day of September 1000. before me,
Leon K. Smith, a notary public in and
| for Caddo Parish. State Of Louisiana,
duly commissioned aud 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 scverally declared that, awaiting
themselves Of the Constitution and laws
Of the State of Louisiana relative to the
formation Of corporations, and espe-
cially Act - of the General Assembly
of the State of Louisiana for the year
1904. they have formed themselves, their
associates and successors. into cor
poration for the objects and purposes,
and under agreements and stipulations
hereinafter set forth, which they adopt
as their charter.
Ak LILLE |.
The name of this corporation shall be
THE SHREVEPORT ICE CREAM
FACTORY" with its domicile in the
City Of Shreveport, i'll said Parish and
State, and under said corporate name
it shall have and enjoy succession for
a period of fifty years, unless sooner
dissolved as hereinafter specified All
legal process shall be served on the pres
ident, or in his absence, at the office of
the company, according to law.
ARTICLE II.
The object and purposes of this cor
poration is declared to be to manufac-
ture and sell at wholesale and retail
ice cream, ices of ali kinds, confection-
cries, and to buy and sell fruit, and such
other products as may be deemed profit
able, and further any and everything
connected with or appertaining to such
business.
ARTICLE III.
This corporation shall have power to
contract, site and TO be sued; to make
and Use corporate seal and the same
TO alter at pleasure; to hold, receive, |
purchase, improve. ALLEVIATE, convey, sell, |
borrow, pledge, mortgage and hypothe
cate, under the corporate name, all |
kinds of property, and to make and es-
tablsh such rules and regulations for |
the proper management of the affairs |
as it may deem necessary, and the same |
to alter OF change at pleasure; and to |
enjoy all other privileges and immuni
ties given by the laws of the State of |
Louisiana to corporations organized for |
similar purposes.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation |
is hereby fixed at ten thousand dollars |
($to.ooo.oo), divided into one hundred |
(1oo) shares of one hundred ($1oo.oo) |
dollars each, payable at the time of its
issuance, in cash, property, or for serv
ices performed, as the board of dirtc- |
tors may determine. No stakeholder |
shall sell or transfer his stock until after
ten days notice of such intention to sell
has been given to the president or vice |
president of the company, during which |
time the remaining stockholders shall |
have the first option to purchase said |
stock, and on their failure to do |
so within the ten days stated, it |
may be sold to other persons; but
ali transfers of stock must be made
on the books of the company at its
office The corporation shall commence |
business as soon as three thousand |
($3,ooooo) dollars shall have been sub
scribed and paid.
ARTICLE V.
The corporate powers of the corpora
ton shall be vested in board of direc-
tors composed of three stockholders,
who shall be elected annually on the
first Monday in September The first
board of directors is declared to be 2
Draiss, S. S. Hunter and Charles Stoef, |
who shall serve until their Successors
are chosen Two members shall consti-
tutc a quorum of the board of directors
for the transaction of business The of
fcers of this corporation shall be a pres
ident, vice president, secretary and
and the first of said officers
arc declared to be F. Draiss, president
J. II. Jordan, vice president; and 2. w.
McKittricl5, secretary and treasurer, and
they shall serve until their successors
are chosen, and said officers shall be
elected annually on the first Monday in
September A majority of the stock
present shall elect the directors, and in
all elections or proceedings of stock
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