The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-10
CHARTER
OF the Allen Mercantile Company
Limited.


me, +. \. Leonard, clerk and eN-"l-
ticio recorder aud notary puhjIc III
and for The PARISH ri Caddo, state Oh
Louisiana, duly commissioned ana
qualified, came, III the presence o.
the witnesses hereinafter UNDER
signed the several persons whose
names are hereunto su,Scrlhed' VINO
declared that awaiting themselves OF
the provisions OF Act 80 OF the Cen
cral Assembly OF the State OF LOUIS
lana, approved June ", 1893, ana ACT
Is of 1909, as we'll as those OF the
general laws ol the state OF LOUIS
lana relative to the organization OF
corporations, they nave formed ana
do by these presents form and or
game themselves INTO a corporation
for the objects and purposes ana
under the stlpuIatlOns hereinafter
sci forth, which they do hereby ar-
crpi Is their Charter, to-Wli:
ARTICLE |.
The name and title of this cor
Doration shall be the Allen Mercan-
tile Company Limited. BY that name
it shall have power and authority to
have and enjoy succession for the
term of twenty-five f25) years from
and after the date hereof, to con-
tract. sue and be sued. TO make and
use a corporate seal and same to
change at pleasure: to hold, receive,
lease and purchase, ALLEVIATE and
convey, as we'll as mortgage and by
Dothecatp. property real and per-
sonal and mixed: to name and 40
point such managers. directors, Off
GERS and agents as the interest of
such corporation may require. and
TO make an dcStabllsh such bylaws,
rules and regulations for the proper
management Of the affairs Of said
corporation as may be necessary
and proper. and the same to alter at
pleasure.
ARTICLE ii.
The domiciIe Of this corporation
shall be in The town of HOsston,
Cadddo. Parish. Louisiana. and all
citations and legal process shall be
served on the president of the cor
poration, or in his absence at the Of
lice OF the corporation according 10
Article f95 OF the tode OF Pfacllee
.o1 LOUISIANA.
ARllCLE III.
Inc purpose LOT when lhls cor
poratlon IS organized ana the nature
|of the business TO be carried on by II
are declared to be general mer-
cantlle business.
ARTICLE ~.
The capital stock Of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at twenty thous-
and fS20,000001 dollars, to be divided
into two hundred 900 shares OF
one, hundred (S10O.G0) dollars per
share. and the corporation may be-
gin business when five thousand
100000 of the stock is subscribed
utib pau UP nv StNth 7iiuil Nv PUid
for III cash or It's equivalent when
subscribed for, or 'ttle same may be
issued at not less Than par III pay
ment for the properly purchased by
the corporation.
ARTICLE Y.
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
ming on the fourth Monday in jan
uary 1912. The first board of direc-
tors is declared to be ID. r. Allen, j.
C. Allen ST., J. c.. Allen Jr., and Flor
ence V. Allen, with ID. R. Allen as
president: J. C.. Allen vice president
and J. c. Allen Jr., secretary and
treasurer. This said board is to
serve until the fourth Monday II
January 1913. or until their success
ors are duly elected thereafter and