The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-03

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ish, State of Louisiana, duly com
missioned and sworn, on this day
came and appeared the several per-
sons whose names are hereunto sub
scribed, who declared to me, notary
that they do hereby form themselves
into a corporation under the laws OF
the State of Louisiana. under the
following stipulatiOns and conditions
to-Wit:
ARTICLE [.
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
for 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 II.
The objects for which this cor
pOratiOn is organized and the nature
of the business to be carried on by
| it are declared to be to carry on a
general retail dry goods, grocery and
mercantile business; to buy, sell and
otherwise deal i'll groceries, dry
goods, boots and shoes and general
merchandise, and to carry on gen.
|eral advancing business, for the pur
pose of advancing supplies, etc.; and
to do any and all things incidental
TO the purpose above named; and
generally to do all things necessary
to be done in the furtherance of
such objects and purposes.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed and declared to
be the sum of ten thousand dollars
(sl0,00000) divided into one hun
bred 400 shares of one hundred
($i0O00) 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 it's
capital stock shall be subscribed and
paid for in full
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers of this cor
poration Shall be vested in board
of directors, consisting of three
stockholders, who shall be annually
elected on the first Tuesday in Sep
TENDER of each year. The first board
of directors is hereby declared to be
G. R. Keeth, W. r. Cavett and E. L.
Ramsey, who shall lserve to the first
Tuesday in September 1912, or until
their successors are elected and
qualified The officers Of this cor
poration shall be a president, a vice
and a secretary-treasurer,
and the firsRofficeFs of said company
are hereby declared to be G.. R.
Keeth, president; W. R. Cayett, vice
president, and E. L. Ramsey, secre-
tary-treasurer. A majority of the
stock shall elect the directors, and
In all elections or proceedings OF
stockholders each share of stock
present or represented by proxy
shall be entitled to one vote. Notice
of all elections or meetings of stock !
holders shall be given by written
notice to each stockholders ten days
before such election or meeting of
stockholders; directors shall bel
chosen at the office of the company.
ARTICLE Y.
No stakeholder shall be liable on
account of any obligation of this
corporation in any further sum than
lit dIIlOulIb VI liIC dIlI1dIu Dd1dHCC
due by him on the stock subscribed
for, and no irregularity nor any in
formality in organization shall have
the effect of rendering this charter
null or Of exposing any stakeholder
to any liability beyond any such I'M
paid balance.
ARTICLE VI.
This charter may be amended lex
cept as to the increasing or decreas-
ing of it's capital stock by a two
thirds vote of the stock represented
at meeting tof the stockholders
convened 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.
In testimony of which the said
above parties have affixed their sig
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