The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-11-02
CHARTER
OF SHREVEPORT ICE CREAM
FACTORY.

the presence OF the witnesses here1n-
after named and undersigned, person
ally came and appeared the persons I
whose names are hereunto subscribed,
who severally 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 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 domicile in the
City of Shreveport. in 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 all kinds, CONNECTION
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 a 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-
ltablish such rules and regulations for
the proper management of the affairs
as it may deem necessary, and the same
to alter or change at pleasure; and to
enjoy all other privileges and in1muni-
tiles given by the laws of the State OF
Louisiana to corporations organized for
Isimilar purposes.
& ARTICLE ~.
L
The capital stock of this corporation
lis hereby fixed at ten thousand dollars
($1o,ooo.ool, divided into one hundred
!. (Too) shares of one hundred ($Ioooo)
dollars each, payable at the time of IL
issuance, in cash, property, or for serv
ices performed, as the board of dirsc
tors may determine. No stockholdei
shall SELF or transfer his stock until ate
ten DAYS notice of such intention to sci
has been given to the president or VIC
president of the company, during whicl
! time the remaining stockholders sflal
have the first option to purchase sal
stock. and on their failure to d
so within the ten days stated,
NAV be sold to other persons; bu
ali transfers of stock must be mad
on the books of the company at Il
Office. The corporation shall commend
business as soon as three thousan
(Ss.ooooo) dollars shall have been sui
scribed and paid.
ARTICLE v.
- The corporate powers of the eorpor;
t;on shall be vested in board of dire
ia tors composed of three stockholder
II who shall be elected annually on Il
\ first Monday in September. The mr.
= hoard of directors is declared to be
Draiss. S. S. Hunter and Charles Stoe
who shall serve until their successo
are chosen. Two members shall corisi
q tute a quorum of the board of direeto
III for the transaction of business. The
= fcers of this corporation shall be pre-
ident. vice president, secretary a
treasurer. and the first of said office
are declared to be P. Draiss, presiden
I H. Jordan, vice president; and T. \
McKittrick, secretary and treasurer, a
"a they shall serve until their successc
are chosen, and said officers shall
elected annually on the first Monday
September. A majority of the ste
= present shall elect the directors, and
g all elections or proceedings of sto'
- holders each share of stock present
represented by written proxy shall
entitled to one vote. Notice of all me
ings of stockholders shall be adverti'
~ ten (Iol days in daily Shreveport
" per. Failure to hold an election
directors on the day named. shah
dissolve the corporation, but the incu
bent directors shall hold over until Il
successors are duly elected and gu
fed. Any vacancy in the boarS OF dii
8 tors shall be filed by the renssning
IS rectors.
ARTICLE VI.
This charter may be amended, or
y corporation may be dissolved at 6