The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-10-07
CHARTER
OF SHREVEPORT ICE CREAM
FACTORY.

Leon K. Smith, notary puDlfC III anu
for Cadio Parish, State Of Louisiana,
duly commissioned and 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 severally declared that availlng
themselves of the Constitution and laws
of the State of Louisiana relative to the
formation of corporations, and espe-
ciaIly Act 70 of the General Assembly
Of the State Of Louisiana for the year
1904, they have formed themselves, their
associates and successors, into a cor
Doration for the objects and purposes,
and under agreements and stipulatons
hereinafter set forth, which they adQst
as their charter.
ARTICLE J.
The name of this corporation shall BE
THE SHREVEPORT ICE CREAM
FACTORY" with its domicile ~ Che
City of Shreveport, in said Parish and
State, and under said corporate name
it shall have an9 enjoy succession Cor
a period Of fifty yeasss unless sooner
dissolved as hereinafter specified. Az
legal process shall be served dn Che 9Ses-
ident, or in his absence, az the Office o
lIhe company according 90 lass.
ARTICLE 81.
! The object and. purposes of 4his cor
poration is declared 60 be 60 nnanufac-
ture and sell at wholesale ana getail
ice cream, ices os all kinds, confection
cries, and to buy and sell fruit, ana suchl
other products as may be deemed psoft-
able, and further any and everything
connected with or appertaining 90 suchl
business.
aARTICE RH
This corporation shall have powee %,
contract, Sue and to be sued; 60 make
and use a corporate seal ana the same.
to alter at pleasure; to hold, G9ecelyc,
purchase, improve, ALLEVIATE, cdDvey, sell,
borrow, pledge, mortgage and hypdshe-.
| cate. under the corporate name, all
kinds of property, and to make aRd Is,
fablish such rules and regulations for
the proper management of the aGa1rs
as it may deem necessary, and the same
to alter or change at pleasure; ans to
enjoy all other privileges and Smmuni-
ties given by the laws of the State of
Louisiana to corporations organized 9Or
similar purposes.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation
lis hereby fixed at ten thousand dollars
| (Sroooooo), divided into one hundred
| (Ioo) shares of one hundred ($Ioo.oo)
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 stockholdel
shall sell or transfer his stock until after
ten DAYS notice of such intention to sci
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 salt
stock, and on their failure to dc
r so within the ten days stated,
may be sold to other persons; bu
| all transfers of stock must be mad
, on the books of the company at 1t
i office. The corporation shall commenc
business as soon as three thousan
($3ooooo) dollars shall have been sub
e scribed and paid.
s ARTICLE V.
e The corporate powers OF the corpora
# ton shall be vested in board of direc
e tors composed of three stakeholder
h who shall be elected annually on tn
y first Monday in September. The fir
J. board of directors is declared to be
r Draiss, S. S. Hunter and Charles Stoe
who shall serve until their successor
are chosen. Two members shall cOnSt
+. trte a quorum of the board of director
for the transaction of business. The o
fcers of this corporation shall be pre-
s. ident. vice president, secretary al
:: treasurer, and the first of said office
are declared to be P. Draiss, presiden
to J. H. Jordan, vice president; and 7.
st McKittrick, secretary and treasurer, al
r they shall serve until their successo
ed are chosen, and said officers shall
or elected annually on the first Monday
d. September. A majority of the sto
or present shall elect the directors, and
he all elections or proceedings OF stoc
On holders each share of stock present
represented by written proxy shall
he entitled to one vote Notice Of all me
we ings of stockholders shall be advertls
to ten (1o) days in a daily Shreveport 1
per. Failure to hold an election
er directors on the day named, shall
dissolve the corporation, but the incu
bent directors shall hold over until tn
successors are duly elected and gu;
ar fed. Any vacancy in the board of dir
lily tors shall be filled by the remaining
rectors.