The Caucasian., 1911-07-30
CHARTER
OF the kidd-RuSS Trunk and Bag
Company.

State of Louisiana. Parish of Cad
do: Before me, John +. Slattery, q
duly qualified and acting notary
public, within and for Caddo 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-
clared that availing themselves OF
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 I.
The name and style of this cor
poration shall be the Kidd-Russ
Trunk and Bag Company, and under
that name it shall have the power to
enjoy corporate existence for pc
.riod of fifty years unles sooner dis
solved as hereinafter provided for;
shall have the power to sue and be
sued; to make and use a corporate
seal; te contract and to buy, sell and
bypothecate or lease property real
and personal, and to make such by
laws, rules and regulations as may
be deemed to the advantage of said
corporation.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation
shall be in the City of Shreveport,
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, and all ci-
tations or other legal process shall
be served on the president, or in his
absence at the office of the said cor
poration on the secretary-treasurer
thereof.
ARTICLE TIT.
The purpose for which this cor
poration is organized and the nature
Ct the business to be carried on by it
is declared to be the manufacture
and sale, wholesale and retail, of
trunks, bags and such articles as are
usually handled in such business.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corpora
ton shall be ten thousand dollars,
divided into and represented by four
hundred shares of the par value of
twenty-five dollars each, this cor
poration being authorized to COM
mence business when four thousand
dollars of said corporate stock shall
have been subscribed and paid for.
ARTICLE V.
The management of the affairs of
this corporation shall be vested in
board of directors composed of three
stockholders, two of whom shall
compose a quorum for the transac-
tion of all business. Until the next
regular meeting for the election of
a board of directors, which shall not
be prior to September i, 1912, the
following shall constitute the board:
E. P. Kidd, F. E. Russ and r. A. Kidd.
with B. P. Kidd as president, R. A.
Kidd as vice president, and F. E.
Russ as secretary-treasurer. These
officers shall hold their office until
1, 1912, on which date and
thereafter a stockholders
shall be hold for the pur-
pose of electing board of directors.
Should the said date be legal holi-
day, the meeting referred to shall
be held on the first secular day
thereafter; and at such election each
share OF stock present or represent
ed by written proxy shall be entitled
to one vote, a majority of votes cast
electing. The board of directors
shall elect from amongst their num-
ber the officers for the year. Notice
of all elections shall be given by
mail, a letter being sent to the ad-
dress or last known address of each
stockholder ten days prior to hold
ing said meeting, provided, however.
hat by unanimous consent of the
this notice NAV be dis
oensed with.
ARTICLE VI.
This charter may be modified or