The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-12

70 NOTARY puDIc IN and Tor CaddO Par
IN ISL, State of Louisiana, duly com
n mlssioned and sworn, on this day
II came and appeared the several per
# sons whose names are hereunto sub
scribed, who declared to me, notary.
that they do hereby form themselves
INTO corporation under the laws of
: the State of Louisiana, under the
e following stipulations and conditions
y t0-Wit:
= ARTICLE [.
The name and style of this cOrpor-
atlOn IS hereby declared to be the
Mira Mercantile Company; it SHALL
have the right to enjoy succession
Tor ninety-nine years, with the right
to contract, sue and be sued; and to
mold, purchase, lease, sell and hy-
pothecate property, both real and
i personal; its domicile shall be in the
town of Mira, Caddo Parish, Louis
lana, and all citation and other legal
process shall be made Oh its presi-
dent, or in his absence at the office
OF the company, according to law. ;
ARTICLE II.
The objects for which this cor /
poratlon is organized and the nature /
/ OF the business to be carried on bv I
1t are declared to be to carry on /
general retail dry goods, grocery and d
mercantile business; to buy, sell and
otherwise deal in groceries. dry l
goods, boots and shoes and general v
merchandise, and to carry on gen. II
eral advancing business, for the pur- t
pose of advancing supplies, etc.; and "
to do any and all things incidental n
TO the purpose above named: and al
to do all things necessary al
to be done in the furtherance of I'll
such objects and purposes. al
ARTICLE III. "a
The capital stock of this corpora 80
-Ien Is hereby fixed and declared to az
De the sum of ten thousand dollars .,
Si0,0O0p0l divided into one hum Ia,
ifed 400 shares of one hundred ~
5lUU.0O1 dollars each; said capital
stock to be paid for in cash or its
qulvalent, but shall not be issued
nd sold for less than its par value:
his corporation is authorized to-
commence business whenever three
thousand (S300000 dollars of its Ro
apitai stock shall be subscribed and 81,
aid for in full. ,
ARTICLE ~. uh
The corporate powers Of this cor yea
Grafton shall be vested in a board ses
I directors, consisting of three |
oekholders, who shall be annually He
eeted on the first Tuesday in Sep SIN
mber OF each year. The first board |
directors is hereby declared to be ron
X. keeth. W. R. Cavett and f. l.. dai
lmsey, who shall lserve to the first Jul
tuesday, in September 1912, or until pae
cir successors are elected and ISL.
lalltied. The officers of this cor alt1
'fatlon shall be president, vice iO0l
eslQent, and secretary-treasurer u
d the first officers of said company
hereby declared to be C. R. II
eth, president; w. R. Cavett. vice prize
and b. l.. Ramsey, secre- you
ry-treasurer. ma;oritv ~ tho and
'ck shall elect the directors. and
all elections or proceedings of
,eklolders each share of stock Graz
esent or represented by proxy
all be entitled to one vote. Notice
all elections or meetings of stock
ldefs shall be given by written
tee to each stockholders ten DAYS
ore such election or meeting of
directors shall be
9sen at the office of the company.
ARTICLE Y.
% stakeholder shall be liable on
,.o,.., fi,,,, f,s,1ti. ,l Be
amount If tha ,a 49, 80, ha,s ..l" OF CT
! by him on the stock subscribed ','r :
and no lrregularity nor any in -.
afYsct ~ fEes
~ of ovnoaiaa '.l,7 10, ,ei ural
~, ;,,f., Ni,oieiei road,
! halaaoa 49, 'ii' 'uo'i 'i' Ct to-
be la
ARTICLE VI. IL
his charter may be amended lex anne,
as to the increasing or decreas- sci
- 10 oapledi stoch} ny Two inch
DIS vote of the stock represented Gas
meeting of the stockholders aarth
vened for such purpose after ten towns
written notice, as above pro- laid !
d. Whenever this corporation is road
orNeu ny iiiiiitalloh or otherWlse lerly {
Iffairs shall be liquidated by two AND
elected at a stock grant,
ers meeting. who shall have full MANI
er to wind up its affairs and set Mortal
Is indebtedness. aeros,
testimony of which The said of the
e parties have affixed their sie -