The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-01
CHARTER
OF the Kidd-RuSs Trunk and Bag
Company.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Cad
do: Before me, John T. Slattery, a
lduly qualified and acting notary
public, within and for Gaddo Par
ish, Louisiana, on this day person.
| ally appeared the several parties
whose names are hereunto sub
scribed, and in the presence OF the
attesting competent witnesses de-
lclared that availing themselves of
1.-THE Constitution and laws of the
State of Louisiana relating to the
organization of corporations, they
have formed themselves into body
corporate under the following arti-
cles, to-wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name and style of this cor
iporation shall be the Kidd-Russ
Trunk and Bag Company, and under
THAT name it shall have the power to
tenjoy corporate existence for Pc
Rod of fifty years unles sooner dis
solved as hereinafter provided for;
shall have the power to sue and be
sued; to make and use corporate
lseal; to contract and to buy, sell and
ihypothecate or lease property real
and personal, and to make such by
flaws, rules and regulations as may
he deemed to the advantage of said
Incorporation.
ARTICLE III.
The domicile of this corporation
shall be in the City of Shreveport,
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, and all CT
ltations or other legal process shall
he served on the president, or in his
absence at the office of the said cor
poratien on the secretary-treasurer
/ thereof.
ARTICLE III.
The purpose for which this cor
operation is organized and the nature
Let the business to be carried on by it
lis declared to be the manufacture
land sale, wholesale and retail, OF
trunks, bags and such articles as are
usually handled in such business.
/ ARTICLE ".
| The capital stock of this corpora
ition shall be ten thousand dollars,
tdivided into and represented by four
hundred shares Of the par value OF
Twenty-Five dollars each, this cor
operation sbeing authorized to COM
lmence business when four thousand
dollars of said corporate stock shall
Have been subscribed and paid for.
/ ARTICLE V.
i The management of the affairs Of
'lthis corporation shall be vested in {
iboard of directors composed OF three
i stockholders, two of whom shall
Icompeso quorum for the transac-
lltion of all business. Until the mex
Irregular meeting for the election O
ia board of directors, which shall no
be prior to September 4, 1912, tn
H following shall constitute the board
) IB. P. Kidd, f. E. Russ and r. A. Kidd
: with B. P. Kidd as president, R. A
Kidd as vice president, and F. T
/ Russ as OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Thes
-Ioffieers shall hold their office unit
: IScptember I, 1912, on which date an
+ ANNUALLY thereafter a stakeholder
4 Injecting shall be hold for the pur
eIpose Of electing board of directors
] IShould the said date be legal holi
i lday, the meeting referred to sha
gIbe held on the first secular da
y thereafter; and at such election eac
= Ishare of stock present or represent
led by written proxy shalt be entitle
= to one vote, majority of votes Gas
: Ielecting. The board of director
: lshall elect from amongst their nun
# Der the officers for the year. Motto
J, lof all elections shall be given b
Imail, letter being sent to the aG
Idress or last known address of eac
lstockholder ten days prior to hole
Ling said meeting, provided, floweve
THAT by unanimous consent of tn
stockholders this notice may be dil
lpensed with,