The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-06
CHARTER
OF THE WEST END GROCERY
COMPANY.

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state OF Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
before me, w. A. Mabry, the under
signed authority, notary public in and
TOT Caddo Parish, Louisiana, at NV Of
nee IN the City of Shreveport, Louis
lara, came and appeared on the date
hereinafter written, the following: w
". Campbell, c. T. Campbell and Carl
/ oFarya' residents of Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, to me well known. who de-
CARED unto me, in the presence of the
| attesting witnesses, that they desire to
form and constitute corporation under
the laws of the State of Louisiana, and
they do hereby form themselves and
their associates into a corporation and
constitute the same In compliance with
the provisions and subject to the re-
strlctions of the laws of the State of
Louisiana governing corporations, and
under the provisions of the articles of
incorporation hereinafter set forth.
ARTICLE /.
The name of this corporation shall be
THE WEST END GROCERY COM
PANY, LIMITED, and by this name
shall have power and authority to have
and enjoy succession for a period of
fifty (5o9 years, unless sooner dissolved
IN accordance with this charter; to CON
tract, sue and be sued to make and use
a corporate seal and the same to break,
alter or amend at pleasure; and under
this name to hold, receive, purchase and
otherwise acquire. to own, convey, sell
or otherwise dispose of, to lease, pledge,
mortgage or otherwise hypothecate,
property, real, personal or mixed; to
name and appoint such officers, direc-
tors, agents and managers or employees
as the interest or convenience of said
corporation may require; to make and
establish bylaws, rules and regulations
for the proper management and regu-
lation of its affairs, as may be deemed
necessary and proper, and the same to
alter and change at pleasure; and to do.
all acts and things permitted by law or
as shall be necessary and proper to car
.ry out the objects and purposes of said
corporation. The president, or in his
absence the vice president, shall be the
proper person upon whom citation or
other legal process shall be served.
ARTICLE II.
The domiciie OF this corporation is
declared to be the City Of Shreveport,
Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation IS organized and the
nature of the bushes to be carried on
BY it are declared to be the following,
to-wit To carry on general retail gro
Gerry and mercantile business, to buy,
sell and otherwise deal in groceries and
general merchandise, and to do any and
all things incidental to the purposes
above named, and generally to do any
and all things necessary TO be done in
furtheranee of such objects and pur-
poses.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate power of this corpora
ton shall be vested in a board of direc-
tors composed of three stockholders.
The directors shall elect president,
vice president and a secretary treasurer,
and shall prescribe their duties. Elec-
ton of directors shall take place the
first Tuesday of October each year.
The first board of directors shall be as
follows: w w Campbell, G. T. Camp
bell and Carl syarvd, with w. w.
Campbell and c. Z Campbell president
and vice president respectively, and CARL
Svarva secretary treasurer. All officers
shall serve until their successors are
elected. IF any vacancies occur among
the officers or directors. the remaining
directors may select stockholders to FL |
same. The board of directors shall
have power to borrow and lend money
Is issue bills Of exchange, notes, bonds,
drafts and all other negotiable paper
execute mortgages and generally to do
all things incident to the objects and
purposes Of this corporation.
ARTICLE v.
The capital stock Of this corporation
shall be three thousand lS3,ooo.oo) dol
lars. divided into thirty (3o) shares OF
par value OF one hundred lSIoooo) doll
Pars. The stock shall be subscribed and
oaid for in cash or its equivalent before
issued, and at least thirty shares OF the
bar value 81 three thousand dollars shall
be subscribed and paid for before this
corporation shall commence business.
No stockholder shall be liable for more
than the unpaid balance on the stock
subscribed for BY him, flor shall any
mere informally in organization have
the effect Of rendering this charter null
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