The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-14
CHARTER
OF the Allen Mercantile Company
Limited.

l and Tor the PARISH OF LaQuO, SIaIt Oh
/ Louisiana, duly commissioned and
qualified. came, in the presence OF
the witnesses hereinafter under
| signed. the several persons whose
names are hereuntO subscribed. Who
declared that availiI& theRselSes OF
i the provisions of Act Is Of che GeN-
eral Assembly OF the Ssate % LOuis-
lana, approSed June 80 ie8S and Ace
~ of 1904, 10 weA - thuse "a che
general laws of ttse STATE 81 LOsis-
lana relative 20 TIE OTHanizat ion OF
corporations they base fofHled and
do by these presents gprIn ana a.
aaniEe themselves iHto corporal soa
for thp objects and psrIOsea and
under to- SipulaHions sse~iWsftes
o. forsA. ahG'A tAcs o. hr~sAs e.
eepa D. thcir cAartcv. A"-0ia:
ARTICLE 0.
TAe naRr ana cite, 81 tbs eSP-
iporwion shall be To- Aaisn MeW,el.s
ti6 Company LiMiseA BY the Hanae
it shall haze po@ee and authoray to
haSe aad es4oy succession for enc
term q tWentS Ave (95) yeaFS GgoR
aad after the anAe AseeoG, o. eOsp
traci sue aAd o. eUeA ~ eaakT 9Ild
luse corporate seat ave sanH 10
| change al pleasure; 70 AoiA. FeeeiVe,
lease and Durcha@A, slienaee and
convey, no welt No mortgage a"A hS-
IpoShecatc, propertg GeAA an6 ger
point such manasele directors, OiA-
GERS and agents ~ the interest o.
such corporation may require. and
to make an tcstas.lish such bylaws,
rules and regulations for the proper
management OF the affairs OF said
] corporation 40 may be necessary
| and proper, aNd che G,Me tN alter at
| pleasure.
| ARTICLE a.
The dOmicile Of this corporation
shall be in the town Of tIOaston.
| CadddO. Parish, Louisiana. and all
citations and legal process shall be
served on the president of The cor
poration. or in his absence az the Of
flee Of the corporation according to-
Article l98 of the Code of Practice
| of Louisiana.
ARTICLE III.
The purpose for which this cor
| pOration is organized and the nature
of The business TO be carried on by il
are declared TO be a general mer-
camille business.
ARTICLE ".
| The capital stock of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at twenty thous-
and (S20,000.00) dollars, to be divided
into two hundred ZOO shares of
one hundred $4,000 dollars per
share, and the corporation may be-
gin business when five thousand
| 100000 of the stock is subscribed
and paid up. The stock shall be paid
for in cash or its equivalent when
subscribed for, or the same may be
issued at not less than par in pay
ment for the property purchased by
The corporation.
ARTICLE V
| All the corporate powers Of this
corporation shall be vested in a
board of directors to be composed
of four stockholders, which board
shall be elected annually on the
fourth Monday in January, begin
lining on the fourth Monday in jan
uary 1912. The first board of direc~
tors is declared to be d. r.. Allen, J.
G. Allen ST., j. G.. Allen Jr., and Flor
enee V. Allen, with ID. r. Allen as
president; J. G.. Allen vice president,
and J. C. Allen Jr., secretary and
treasurer. This said board is to
i serve until the fourth Monday in
january 1913, or until their SUCCESS
ors are duly elected thereafter and
such new board shall elect its presi-
dent and secretary and treasurer.
1.-THE directors shall be elected by the
/ stockholders. each share of stock to
be entitled TO one vote, TO be cast by
its owner in person or by proxy, and
a majority of votes shall elect.
Three 81 directors shall constitute
q quorum. Any vacancy occurring
in the board of directors may be
lhlled by the remaining members Of
the board until general election.
The president may appoint from
time to time and dismuss such
clerks. agents and other employees
as may be deemed necessary for the
purposes and business Of this cor
4 poration. The board of directors
may make all such rules and regtila-
i lions for the management OF the
business as they may deem neces-
i sary; shall have power to collect all
debts, borrow money. issue bills Of
exchange, notes, execute mortgages
and generally to do all things incl
dent TO the objects and purposes OF
j the corporation.
i ARTICLE VI
This charter may be modified,