The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-10-28
CHARTER
OF SHREVEPORT ICE CREAM
FACTORY.


Be it remembered that on this the
10th day of September 1900, before me,
Leon R. Smith, notary public in and
for Caddo 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, 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 a 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
lporation is declared to be to manufac-
lture and 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 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-
tablish such rules and regulations fol
the proper management of the affair;
as it may deem necessary, and the same
to alter or change at pleasure; and tc
enjoy all other privileges and imnuni
ties given by the laws of the State o.
Louisiana to corporations organized fol
similar purposes.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation
| IS hereby fixed at ten thousand dollars
lSIo,ooooo), divided into one hundred
fIoo) shares of one hundred ($1ooleo3
dollars each, payable at the time of It
issuance, in cash, property, or for serv
ices performed, as the board of direc
tors may determine. No stockholde
shall sell or transfer his stock until ate
!, ten DAYS notice of such intention to sci
J has been given to the president or vic
president of the company, during Whic
time The remaining stockholders shal
have the first option to purchase sal
: lstock, and on their failure to d
$50 within the ten days stated,
NAV be sold to other persons; BIT
all transfers of stock must be mad
on the books of the company at II
Office. The corporation shall commend
business as soon as three thousan
($3,ooooo) dollars shall have been sui
scribed and paid.
ARTICLE v.
= The corporate powers of the corpor;
ltion shall be vested in board of dire
Il tors composed of three stakeholder
u who shall be elected annually on Il
4 first Monday in September. The fr
y board Of directors is declared to be
Draiss. S. S. Hunter and Charles Stoe
swto shall serve until their successo
are chosen. Two members shall eensl
i tute a quorum of the board OF direeto
for the transaction OF business. ne
y seers of th;s corporation shall be pre-
tdsnt Vice president, secretary al
treas',rer and the first Of said office
sts declared to be P. Draiss, presiden
Il Jordan. vice president; and P J
McKittriek, secretary and treasurer. a
i They shall serve until their sticeesso
are chosen, and said officers shall
elected annually on the first Monday
September. A majority Of the sto
= present shall elect the directors, and
g All elections or proceedings of stot
> holders each share of stock present
represented by written proxy snah
entitled 10 one vote. Notice OF al me