The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-11-04
CHARTER
OF SHREVEPORT ICE CREAM
FACTORY.

Be it remembered, that on this the
10th day of September 1909, before me,
Leon R. Smith, a 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, availing
themselves of the Constitution and laws
of the State of Louisiana relative to the
formation of corporations, and espe-
cially Act Is 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 l.
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, 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, al
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 tt
enjoy all other privileges and imrnuni
ties given by the laws of the State o
Louisiana to corporations organized TO
similar purposes.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation
lis hereby fixed at ten thousand dollar
($roooooo), divided into one hundre'
| (Ioo) shares of one hundred ($Ioo.oo
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 afte
ten DAYS notice of such intention to Sc
has been given to the president or vic
president of the company, during wh.c
time the remaining stockholders sha
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; bt
all transfers of stock must be mad
on the books of the company at i
Office. The corporation shall commenc
business as soon as three thousan
($3,ooo.oo) dollars shall have been sui
: scribed and paid.
ARTICLE v.
The corporate powers of the corpori
tion shall be vested in board of dire
tors composed of three stockholder
who shall be elected annually on Il
FIRST Monday in September. The III
: board of directors is declared to be
Draiss. S. S. Hunter and Charles Stos
who shall serve until their successo
are chosen. Two members shall cons
: tute quorum of the board of directo
for the transaction of business. The
ficers of this corporation shall be pre-
ident, vice president, secretary a
treasurer, and the first of said Office
y are declared TO be P. Draiss, presider
4 J. H. Jordan, vice president; and T.
y McKittrick, secretary and treasurer, a
they shall serve until their suceesst
!. are chosen, and said officers shall
elected annually on the first Monday
= September. A majority of the ste
: present shall elect the directors, and
{ 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
y ten (1o) days in daily Shreveport
' ner Failure TO hold an election