The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-14
CHARTER
OF the Mira Mercantile Company

State of Louisiana, Parish of Cad
DO: Before me, E.. B. Herndon, IT..
notary public in and for Caddo Par
lsh, State of Louisiana, duly COM
missioned and sworn, on this day
came and appeared the several per-
Isons whose names are hereunto sub
scribed, 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-
alton is hereby declared to be the
Mira Mercantile Company; it shall
have the right to enjoy succession
Tor ninety-nine years, with the right
to contract, sue and be sued; and to
hold, purchase, lease, sell and hy-
lpothecate property, both real and
personal; its domicile shall be in the
town of Mira, Caddo Parish, Louis
lana, and all citation and other legal
process shall be made on its presi-
dent, or in his absence at the office
of the company, according to law.
ARTICLE III.
| The objects for which this cor
poration is organized and the nature
of the business to be carried on by
Lit are declared to be to carry on a
general retail dry goods, grocery and
mercantile business; to buy, sell and
otherwise deal in groceries, dry
leoods, boots and shoes and general
merchandise, and to carry on gen.
cral advancing business, for the pur-
pose of advancing supplies, etc.; and
to do any and all things incidental
Ito the purpose above named; and
generally to do all things necessary
Ito be done in the furtherance OF
lsuch objects and purposes.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corpora
ltion is hereby fixed and declared to
lbe the sum of ten thousand dollars
| ($i0,O009O) divided into one hum
ldred 400 shares of one hundred
| 100000 dollars each; said capital
stock to be paid for in cash or its
equivalent, but shall not be issued
land sold for less than its par value;
this corporation is authorized to
commence business whenever three
thousand (s3ooO.00) dollars of its
Icapital stock shall be subscribed and
Ipaid for in full.
/ ARTICLE w.
The corporate powers OF this cor
Iporation shall be vested in a board
lof directors, consisting of three
stockholders, who shall be annually
elected on the first Tuesday in Sep
TENDER of each year. The first boarC
Iof directors is hereby declared to be
IC. r. Keeth, W. r. Cavett and E. L
Ramsey, who shall lserve to the frs
TUESDAY in September 1912, or unit
their successors are elected an6
Qualified. The officers of this cor
operation shall be president, vict
president, and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
land the first officers of said company
lare hereby declared to be G. r
Keith, president; w. R. Gayett, yic'
president, and E. L. Ramsey, secre
| ltary-treasurer. A majority of tn
Istock shall elect the directors, AMI
in all elections or proceedings o
stockholders each share of stool
Ipresent or represented by prox!
Ishall be entitled to one vote. Motto
lof all elections or meetings of stock
holders shall be given by writtel
Inotice to each stockholders ten day
before such election or meeting O
stockholders; directors shall b
! lChosen at the office of the company
ARTICLE v.
No stakeholder shall be liable Of
n account of any obligation of thi
corporation in any further sum tina
1.-THE amount of the unpaid balanc
! ldue by him on the stock subscribe
flor, and no irregularity nor any in
Iformality in organization shall hay
1.-THE effect of rendering this charte
null or of exposing any stockholde
tie any liability beyond any such un
q Ipaid balance.
4 ARTICLE VI.
:. This charter may be amended (ez
: cept as to the increasing or decreas
ling of its capital stock by a two
35lthirds vote of the stock represente
lat a meeting of the stockholdel
lconvened for such purpose after te
: Idays written notice, as above PR
) lvided. Whenever this corporation
ldissolved by limitation or otherwi
Its affairs shall be liquidated by tv
lc commissioners elected at stool
~ holders meeting. who shall have fl