The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-07
CHARTER
or the Allen Mercantile Company
Limited.

| ~ ~ hlltNIt NIldl lll'N way b'l'l '
Ime, t. A. Leonard, clerk and eX-Of-
iicIO recorder and notary public IN
and Tor the Parish IF CaddO, state OF
Louisiana, duly commissioned aud
| qualified, came, IN the presence OF
| the witnesses hereinafter under
signed. the several persons whose
names are hcrruuiO subscribed, who
declared that aValllng themselves Of
| the provisions Of Act 3G of the Gen
cral Assembly of The State Of Louis
lana, approved june - 1888, and Act
u Of 1904, as we'll as those Of the
general laws of the State Of Louis
| lana relative to the organization Of
corporations, they have formed aud
do by these presents form and or
ganiZc themselves into corporation
for the objects and purposes and
under The sliprlalions hereinafter
sci forth, which thoY do hereby ac-
Iccpt rs their charter, Io-WiI:,
ARTICLE |.
The name and title Of this cor
poration shall be the Allen Mcrcan-
tile Company Limited. l,y that name
II shall have power and authority 10
have and enjoy succession for the
term IF twenty five .21J years from
| and after The date hereof. to con
tract, size aud he sued. To- make and
use Il corporate seal and same 10
change al pleasure. 10 hold. receive.
lease aud purchase. ALLEVIATE aud
convey rs we'll rs mortgage and ny
polhccaIr, property real and per-
souaI aud mixed. to name and 40
point such managers. directors, OIL
GERS and agents III llIc interest Of
such corporation may require. and
to make m dcstahl~h such bylaws,
rules and regulations for the proper
management Of the affairs Of said
corporation as may be necessary
and proper, aud the same to alter at
pleasure.
ARTICLE II.
The domiciIc Of This corporation
shall be in HE town Of lIosslon.
Cadddo. Parish, Louisiana, and all
citations and legal process shall be
served on The president Of The cor
porati0n, or in his absence at the Of
flee Of the corporation according TOT
Article 1913 Of the Code Of Practice
Of Louisiana.
ARTICLE III.
The purpose for which This cor
poration IS organized and the nature
Of the business TO be carried on by il
ARE declared To DO a general mer-
camille business.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock Of his corpora
ton is hereby fixed al twenty lhOus-
and lS20.0O0.00j dollars. Ia be divided
into two hundred (2001 shares of
one hundred $4,000 dollars per-
share, and the corporation may be-
gin business when five thousand
($5,00000) 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 bel
issued at not less than par in pay
menl for the property purchased by
the corporation.
ARTICLE Y.
All the corporate powers OF thlsI
corporation shall be vested in al
haa uJ Of Jiunotanu Ia ba ounn,ooad
of four stockholders, which board
shall be elected annually on the
fourth Monday in January, begin
ming on the fourth Monday in Jan
uary 1912. The first board Of diPec-
tors is declared to be d. II. Allen, J.
&C.. Allen ST., ]. G.. Allen Jr., and Flor
ence V. Allen. with ID. r. Allen as
president; j. c. Allen vice president,
and j. G. Allen Jr., secretary and
treasurer. This said board is to|
serve until the fourth Monday inI
January 1913, or unit their success
ors are duly elected thereafter and
such new board shall elect its prcsi-
dent and SECRETARY and treasurer.
The directors shall be elected by the
stockholders, each share of stock to
be entitled to one vote, 10 be east by
its owner in person or by proxy. and
la majority OF votes shall elect.
Three 49, directors shall constitute
Ia quorum. Any vacancy occurring
in the board of directors may bel
filled by The remaining members Of
the board until general election.
The president may appoint from
time to time and dismuss such
clerks, agents and other employees
as may he deemed necessary for the
purposes and business of this cor
poration. The board of directors
may make all such rules and regula-
lions for the management of the
business as they may deem neces-
sary; shall have power 10 collect all
debts, borrow money, issue bills of
exchange. notes, execute mortgages
and generally to do all things Incl