The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-21


lsh, State Of Louisiana, duly COM
mIssioned and sworn, on this day
came and appeared the several per-
sons whose names are hereunto sub
scrlbed, who declared to me, notary,
that they do hereby form themselves
INTO corporation under the laws Of
the State of Louisiana, under the
following stipulations and conditions
to-Wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and style of this corpor-
atlon is hereby declared to be the
Mira Mercantile Company; it shall
nave the right to enjoy succession
Tor nlnety-nine years, with the right
to contract, sue and be sued; and to
hold, purchase, lease, sell and hy-
pothecate property, both real and
personal; its domicile shall be in the
town of Mira, Caddo Parish, Louis
iana, and all citation and other legal
Process shall be made on its presi-
dent, or in his absence at the Office
el the company, according to law.
ARTICLE II.
The objects for which this cor
poration is organized and the nature
OF the business to be carried on by
ii are declared to be TO carry on
general retail dry goods, grocery and
mercantile business; to buy, sell and
otherwise deal in groceries, dry
goods, boots and shoes and general
and to carry on a gen.
eral advancing business, for the pur-
pose of advancing supplies, etc.; and
to do any and ali things incidental
TO the purpose above named; and
to do all things necessary
10 be done in the furtherance of
such objects and purposes.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corpora
lion is hereby fixed and declared TO
be the sum of ten thousand dollars
(Sl0,0000ol divided into one hun
bred 400 shares of one hundred
(Sf00.00) dollars each; said capital
stock to be paid for in cash or its
equivalent, but shall not be issued
and sold for less than its par value;
this corporation is authorized to
commence business whenever three
thousand (S300000) dollars of its
capital stock shall be subscribed and
paid for in full.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers of this cor
poration shall be vested in a board
Of directors, consisting of three
stockholders, who shall be annually
elected on the first Tuesday in Sep
Iember of each year. The first board
Of directors is hereby declared to be
!. r.. Keeth, w. r.. Cavett and y. i.
Ramsey, who shall lserye to the first
Tuesday in September 1912, or until
heir successors are elected and
qualified. The officers of this COR
Doration shall be president, a vice
and seeretary-treasurer,
md the first officers of said company
ire hereby declared to be G. r.
keeth, president; w. r. Cavett, vice
president, and e. L. Ramsey, secre-
A majority of the
stock shall elect the directors, and
n all elections or proceedings OF
each share of stock
present or represented by proxy
shall be entitled to one vote. Notice |
IF all elections or meetings of stock
holders shall be given by written
notice to each stockholders ten days
before such election or meeting of
directors shall bel
chosen at the Office of the company.
ARTICLE v.
No stakeholder shall be liable on
account of any obligation of this
in any further sum than
he amount OF the unpaid balance
lue by him on the stock subscribed
for, and no irregularity nor any in
formality in organization shall havel
he effect of rendering this charter
aull or of exposing any stakeholder
10 any liability beyond any such UNI
paid balance.
ARTICLE vi.
This charter may be amended eek
eept as to the increasing or decreas-
ing of its capital stock by two
thirds vote of the stock represented
al d meeting of the stockholders
for such purpose after ten
days written notice, as above pro-
vided. Whenever this corporation is
dissolved by limitation or otherwise
its affairs shall be liquidated by two
commissioners elected at a stock
holders meeting, who shall have full
power to wind up its affairs and set
tie its Indebtedness.
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