The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-10-05
CHAR
OF SHREVEPORT GCE EREaM
FACTORY.

for Caddo Parish, State of louisiana,
duly commissioned and qualiheca and Oh
| the presence of the witnesses herein
after named and undcrsignca, perso9-
ally came and appeared che pers8s
whose names are hereunto subscribed,
who scvcra1ly declared 4hats awaiting
themselves q the Conssglaion ana gaws
of the State of louisiana relative 10 che
formation Of corporations, and Gspe-
ciaIIy Act y8 Of the General Assembly
Of the State of Louisiana SuT Gfpe geag
1904, they have formed themselves 9he6r
associates and SUCCESSORS ir3o a COT
poration fog che objects ana purposes,
and under agreements an3 stpufa8ions
hcreinaftas set Sortho which dizzy as9opa
as shcir charter
ARTICLE I.
The name of fhis corporation shalR Re
THE SHREVEPORT zee CREASS
FACTORY" WITH its fomicSe an enc
City of Shreveport, in said 9Hagish and
State, and under said corporate naDe
it shalt have and enjoy succession fog
period q fifty Yeas, 2l0icss soares
dissolved as hereinafter specified AT
legal process stali be served onghc pses-
idcns or in his absence, at Che office ~
the company, according 90 Gaw.
ARTICLE H.
! The object and purposes of fh6s cog
poration is dGarea 80 Sc 80 nanusac-
ture and sell az wholesale and getail
ice cream, ices l0& all kinds, collfecQiua-
cries, and to buy ana seN Sruit, an3 such
other products as may Be sfceme8 vote
able, and further sny and everything
connected with % apper8ai1rnIg 60 ach
business.
ARTN4F YgG
This corporation shall AaR gOwe o.
contract, sue and TO be sued; o. make
and use a corporate seq and the same
to alter at pleasure; to hSd, 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-
tablish 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 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
| ($1o, 100000, divided into one hundred
(Ioo) shares of one hundred ($Ioooo)
dollars each, payable at the time of its
issuance, in cash, property, or for serv-
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
ESQ within the ten days stated, it
may be sold to other persons; but
all 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
| ($Sooooo) 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 P
Draiss, S. S. Hunter and Charles Stoer
who shall serve until their successors
Iare 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 pres
ident, vice president, secretary ant
treasurer, and the first of said officers
are declared to be P. Draiss, president
| ]. H. Jordan, vice president; and P. w
McKittrick, secretary and treasurer, anc
they shall serve until their successors
are chosen, and said officers shall be
elected annually on the first Monday ii
September. A majority of the stocl
Ipresent shall elect the directors, and il
all elections or proceedings of stock
holders each share of stock present OF
represented by written proxy shall be
entitled to one vote Notice Of all meet
ings of stockholders shall be advertised
ten (Io) days in a daily Shreveport pa
lper. Failure to hold an election foi
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 di
IrectOrS