The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-10-17
CHARTER
OF SHREVEPORT ICE CREAM
FACTORY.

OF SHREVEPORT ICE CKEAM
FACTORY.
Be it remembered, that on this the
10th day of September 1900, before me,
Leon R. Smith, a notary public in and
for Caddo Parish, State of Louisiana,
duly commissioned and qualified, and in
the presence os the witnesses herein
after named and undersigned, person
ally came and appeared the persons
whose names are hereunto subscribed,
who severaIly declared that, availing
themselves of the Constitution and laws
of the State of Louisiana relative to the
formation Of corporations, and eSpe-
cially Act z8 Of the General Assembly
of the State of Louisiana for the year
1901. 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 I.
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 for
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
j. 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 all kinds confection-
Il cries, and to buy and sell fruit, and such
/ other products as may be deemed profit
e able, and further any and everything
connected with or appertaining to such
Il business.
$ ARTICLE III.
I This corporation shall have power to
Il contract, Sue and to be sued; to make
3 and use a corporate seal and the same
d to alter at pleasure; to. hold, receive,
purchase, improve, ALLEVIATE, convey, sell
borrow, pledge, mortgage and hypothe-
Z cate. under the corporate name, all
kinds of property. and to make and es-
tablish such rules and regulations for
=. the proper management of the affairs
u as it may deem necessary and the same
L 10 alter or change at pleasure; and tc
enjoy ali other privileges and immuni
ties given by the laws of the State o.
&c Louisiana to corporations organized fol
. similar purposes.
$ ARTICLE ".
i The capital stock of this corporation
- is hereby fixed at ten thousand dollar
:, ($1o,ooooo), divided into one hundret
= (Ioo) shares of one hundred ($Go0.oo
: dollars EACH payable at the time of It
issuance, in cash, property, or for serv
y ices performed, as the board of direc
tors may determine No stockholde
shall sell or transfer his stock until afte
ten DAYS notice of such intention to sci
= has been given to the president or vic
= president of the company, during whic
!" time the remaining stockholders shaI
- have the first option to purchase sal
- stock, and on their failure to d
>. SO within the ten days stated,
u may be sold to other persons; BIT
: all transfers of stock must be mad
"a on the books of the company at ii
- Office. The corporation shall com1nenc
% business as soon as three thousan
= ($3,ooooo) dollars shall have been sui
:" scribed and paid.
= ARTICLE V.
y The corporate powers of the corpora
= ton shall be vested in board of direc
tors composed Of three stakeholder
who shalt be elected annually on I'll
- first Monday in September. The fir
board of directors is declared to be
Draiss, S. S. Hunter and Charles Stoe
sl who shall serve until their successor
a. are chosen. Two members shall const
tute a quorum of the board of director
A for the transaction of business. The o
!, fcers of this corporation shall be pre-
- ident, vice president, secretary ar
- treasurer, and the first of said oficei
he are declared to be P. Draiss, president
os J. H. Jordan, vice president; and P v
McKittrick, secretary and treasurer, al
III they shall serve until their successor
~ are chosen, and said officers shall
elected annually on the first Monday
September. A majority of the stoC