The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-01
CHARTER
OF THE WEST END GROCERY
COMPANY.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
Before me, w. A. Mabry, the under
signed authority, notary public in ant
for Caddo Parish, Louisiana, at my of
fee in the City of Shreveport Louis
lana, came and appeared on the dat
hereinafter written, the following: w
i w. Campbell, c. T. Campbell and Car,
| Svarva, residents of Caddo Parish
/ Louisiana, to me well known, who de.
clared unto me, in the presence of the
attesting witnesses, that they desire to
form and constitute q 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-
strictions of the laws of the State of
Louisiana governing corporations, and
under the provisions of the articles of
incorporation hereinafter set forth.
ARTICLE 1.
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 period of
fifty (so) years, unless sooner dissolved
in accordance with this charter; to con-
tract, sue and be sued; to make and use
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; toI
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
Tor 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
Ill acts and things permitted by law or
as shall be necessary and proper to car
=fy 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 domicile of this corporation is
declared to be the City of Shreveport,
Caido Parish, Louisiana
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organized and the
nature of the bushes to be carried on
~ it are declared to be the following, |
.o-wit; To carry on a general retail gro
cery and mercantile business, to buy,
sell and otherwise deal in groceries and
general merchandise, and to do any and |
i'll things incidental TO the purposes |
above named, and generally to do any
and all things necessary to be done in
furtherance of such objects and pur-
poses.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate power of this corpora
ton shall be vested in board of direc7
tors composed of three stockholders
The directors shall elect a president,
vice president and 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, C. T. Camp |
bell and Carl Svarva, with w. W.
Campbell and c. T. Campbell president
and vice president respectively, and Carl
Syarva secretary treasurer, All officers
shall serve until their Successors are
elected. If any vacancies occur among
the officers OF directors, the remaining
directors may select stockholders to fill
same The board of directors shall |
have power to borrow and lend money;
to 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 corporations
ARTICLE v.
The capital stock OF this corporation
shall be three thousand ($3,ooooo) dol
lars, divided into thirty (3o) shares of
par value Of one hundred (Sroo.oo1 dol
lars. The stock shall be subscribed and
paid for in cash or its equivalent before
issued, and at least thirty shares of the
par value of three thousand dollars shall |
be subscribed and paid for before this
corporation shall commence business |
No stakeholder shall be liable for more
than the unpaid balance on the stock |
subscribed for by him, nor shall any
mere informally in organization have