The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-05
CHARTER
or the Allen Mercantile company
Limited.


InC. L. A. Leonard. clerk and ex-Of-
iiClo recorder and notary public in
aud for the Parish of Caddo. State of
Louisiana. duly commissioned and
| qualified, came. III the presence Of
The witnesses hereinafter under
signed. the several persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed. who
declared that availing themselves of
| the provisions of Act rs Of the Cen
| cral Assembly of HE State of Louis
lana. approved June 20 1879. and Act
| ~ Of 1904. as we'll as those of the
general laws Of the State of Louis
| lana relative lo the organization of
corporations. they have formed and
do by these presents form and or
ganile themselves into corporation
for the objects and purposes and
! under The atinnl1iinns hereinafter
8el forth. which they do her"hy ac-
rrpl 1s their charter. tp-W5t
ARTICLE /.
Tho name aud title ot thra cor
Iporaiion shall be the Allen Ncrenn-
.,lc Company Limited. ~ that name
| II shall have power aud authority to
| Iatr and enjoy Succession Tor the
form Of twenty-five go years from
aud after The date hereof, 10 con-
tract. sue and he sued. to mako and
Use il corporate seal and game to
change al pleasure; tn mold, receive,
lease aud purchase. ALLEVIATE and
| convey. as VOL a= mortgage and by
pollgrat" property real aud per-
soual aud mixed. 10 name and ~.
point such managers. directors. Off
cora aud agents as illr Interest Of
aucii corporation may require, and
| t. maize au desiaiit4h such ht-ia vs.,
ruleg and regulations for tlie proper
management Of the affairs Of said
corporation rs may he necessary
and proper. and he same 10 alter nj
pleasure.
ARTICLE n.
The domiCile Of this corporation
Sllall ne III Alls tDNll III HbHSIbil,
Cadddo. Parish. Louisiana. and all
citations and legal process shall be
served on The president Of the cor
poralon. or in his absence nj The Of
flee Of The corporation according toI
Article lg3 of The Code Of Practice
Of Louisiana.
ARTICLE III.
The purpose for which This cor
poraiion Is organized and the nature
Of The business to he carried on by il
ire declared to he n general mer-
camille business.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corpora
ion Is hereby fixed at twenty thous-
land fs20,0000O) dollars. TO be divided
into two hundred f200) shares OF
one hundred (Si0000) dollars perl
share. and the corporation may be-
gin business when five thousand
(s5,0000O) 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 nj
loard Of directors TO be composed
Of four stockholders, which board
shall be elected annually on the
fourth Monday in January, begin
ming oh the fourth Monday IN Jan
lary 1912. The first board Of direc-
Iors is declared to be y. II. Allen, j.
G. Allen ST., j. C.. Allen Jf.. and Flor
enee " Allen. with -. II. Allen az
president; J. c. Allen vice president.
and ]. G. Allen Jr., secretary andI
treasurer. This said board Is toI
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.
The directors shall be elected by the
stockholders, each share of stock to
be entitled TO one vote. TO he cast by
It's owner in person or by proxy, and
/ majority OF votes shall elect
Three ~ directors shall constitute
quorum. Any vacancy occurring
IN the board Of directors may be
filled by The remaining members Of
Lhe 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
poration. The board Of directors
may make all such rules and regula-
tons for the management Of the
business as they may deem neces-
sary; shall have power TO collect all
debts. borrow money, issue bills Of
exchange. notes, execute mortgages
and generally to do all things Incl
dunf In the ahiapta and Tturuoaaa uf