The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-09-19
CHARTER
OF SHREVEPORT ICE CREAM
FACTORY.

the presence of the witnesses herein
after named and undersigned, person
ally came and appeared the persons
whose names are hereunto subscribed,
who severally declared that. availing
themselves of the Constitution and laws
of the State of Louisiana relative to the
formation Of corporations, and espc-
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 cor
poration for the objects and purposes,
and under agreements and stipulations
hereinafter set forth. which they adopt
as their charter.
ARTICLE |.
The name of this corporation shall be
THE SHREVEPORT ICE CREAM
FACTORY" with its domicie in the
City of Shreveport, III 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 aud sell at wholesale and retail
ice cream, ices Of all 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. sue and to be sued; to make
and use d corporate seal and the same
q alter at pleasure td hold, receive,
purchase, improve, alternate, convey, sell,
borrow, pledge. mortgage and hypothe-
cate under the corporate name, all
kinds Of property. and TO make and es-
tabtish such rules aud 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 inmhni-
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
($to,ooooo), divided into one hundred
(Ioo) shares of one hundred ($foooo)
dollars each, payable at the time Of its
issuance, III cash, property or for sefy-
ices performed. as the board of direc-
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
All transfers of stock mtst be made
on the books of the company at its
office. The corporation shall commence
j business as soon as three thousand
i (S5ooooo) dollars shall have been sub
seribed and paid
ARTICLE "
The corporate powers of the corpora
ton shall be vested in board Of dircc-
tors composed of three stockholders,
who shall be elected annually on the
first Monday in September The first
board az directors is declared to be P
Draiss. S. S. Hunter and Charles Stoer
who shall serve until their successors
are chosen. Two members shall consti-
! ttite quorum OF the board of directors
for the transaction Of business The Of.
feers Of this corporation shall be pres
ident. vice president, secretary ane
treasurer. and the first of said officer;
are declared to be P. Draiss, president
ii. II. Jordan, vice president and F. w
/ McKittrick, secretary and treasurer, ant
they shall serve until their successors
are chosen, and said officers shall b
elected annually on the first Monday II
September. A majority of the stool
present shall elect the directors, and II
all elections or proceedings of stock
holders each share of stock present o.
represented by written proxy shall b'
entitled to one vote. Notice Of all meet
ings Of stockholders shall be advertised
ten (1o) days in daily Shreveport pa
per. Failure to hold an election fo
directors on the day named, shall no
dissolve the corporation, but the incum
! bent directors shall hold over until thei
successors are duly elected and quail
! fed Any vacancy in the board Of direc
tors shall be filled by the remaining ii
| rectors.
i ARTICLE VI