The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-30
CHARTER
OF Belcher Mercantile Company

State of Louisiana, Parish OF Cad
do: Before me, E. B. Herndon Jr
notary public in and for Caddo Par
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 them
selves into a corporation under the
laws of the State of Louisiana I'm
der the following stipulations and
conditions, to-wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name and style of this cor
poration is hereby declared to be
the ReIcher Mercantile Company; ii
shall have the right to contract, sue
and be sued, and to hold, purchase,
lease, sell, and hypothecate proper
ly, both real and personal, and to
own and conduct a public gin; its
domicile shall be in the town OF
Balcher, Caddo Parish, Louisiana,
and all citation and other legal pro-
cess shall be made on its President
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
1 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
goods, boots shoes, and general mer-
ohandise, and to, carry on general
advancing business for the purpose
of advancing supplies, ETC., and te
carry on public gin, and to do any
land all things incidental to the par
pose above named, and generelly te
do all things necessary to be done
| in the furtherance of such objects
and purposes.
ARTICLE Ill
The capital stock of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed and declared to
be in the sum of Twenty-Five thous-
and ($25, 100000 dollars, divided into
two hundred and fifty shares of One
Hundred $4,000 Dollars each; sale
Icapital stock to be paid for in cash
or its equivalent, but shall, not be
ISSUED and sold for less than its PAL
value; this corporation is authoriz
ed to commence business whenever
Ten Thousand ($i0,O0O.00) Dollars O
its capital stock shall be subscribed
| for and paid for in full.
ARTICLE Nv.
The corporate powers of this cor
poration shall be vested in a boart
of directors, consisting of four a.
Stockholders, who shall be annual.
leleeted on the first Tuesday in Apri
of each year. The first board Of di
rectors is hereby declared to be: {
P. Hollis, L. F. C. Pearce, E. A. Rabh
land Mrs. Lucy 1. Rabb, who shall
serve to the first Tuesday in April
1913, or until their successors ar
IeIected or qualified. The officers o
this corporation shall be, a presi
Ident, a vice president. and a Sec
rotary treasurer. and the first off
lcers of said company are liereb
declared to be D. P. Hollis, presi
dent; L. F. C. Pearce. vice presiden,
land E., A. Rabb secretary treasurer
A majority of the stock shall elef
the directors and in all elections Q
proceedings of stockholders eac
hare of stock present or represent
d by proxy shall be entitled to on
Ivote. Notice Of all elections or NEE
, lings of stockholders shall be give
by written notice to each stool
holder ten days before such electio
or meeting Of stockholders; the d
rectors of said corporation shall /
, Ichosen and elected at the office {
! 1.-THE company.
Il ARTICLE V.
/ No stakeholder shall be liable G
| account of any obligation Of tn
| corporation in any further sum tina
the amount Of the unpaid balant
' due by him On the stock subscril
!. led for and no irregularity nor an