The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-06-13
CHARTER
The East Shreveport Whole
sale Grocery Company

State Of Louisiana, Before me. u. w,
Parish Of Booster. Hutchings, No
tary Public in and for Bossier Parish,
State Of Louisiana, duly commissioned
and qualified, on this day came and
appeared the several persons whose
names are hereunto affixed, who declared
unto me, Notary, that they do hereby
form themselves and such persons as
shall hereafter become associated with
them therein, into a corporation under
the Constitution and laws of the State
of Louisiana, under the following con-
ditions and stipulations, to-wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name and style of this corpora
ton shall be the East Shreveport
Wholesale Grocery 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, sell, hypothecate and lease
property, both real and personal; it's
domicile shall be in Bossier City, Bos-
sier Parish, Louisiana, and all citations
and other legal process shall be made
on it's president, or in his absence, upon
proper officer in charge of its Office,
according to law.
ARTICLE II.
The object for which this corporation
is organized and the nature of the bust
ness to be carried on by it are declared
to be to carry on a wholesale grocery
and general mercantile business; to buy,
sell, and otherwise deal in groceries,
and any and all other lines of general
merchandise generally, or incidentally
conducted in connection with such
| wholesale or general merchandising
business, and to do any and all things
incidental to the purpose above named.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby fixed and declared to be the
sum of Ten Thousand Dollars (StO, 0OO)
divided into Fifty shares of One Hundred
Dollars each of preferred stock, and
| One Hundred shares of common stock
at Fifty Dollars each, said capital stock
to be paid for in cash or other valuable
thing equivalent in amount according tc
the Judgment of the proper officer OF
officers of this incorporation, but shall
not be issued nor sold for less than its
par value. This corporation is author
lied to commence business whenever
three thousand dollars of its capita
stock shall have been subscribed, ano
paid for, in full.
| ARTICLE Nv.
The corporate powers of this corpo-
ration shall be vested in the Board O.
Directors, consisting of three stock
holders, who shall be annually elected
on the first Tuesday of October of eacf
year, and the first board of directors il
hereby declared to be A. N. Cox, w. j
OWsley and Lola M. Hutchings, who
shall serve until the first regular cleo.
ton in the year 1912, as above provided
or until their, or any of their successors
are elected and qualified. The officer
of this corporation shall be President
a Vice-President and a Secretary
Treasurer, and the first officers of tn,
said company are hereby declared to be
B. A. Kelly, President; w. ]. Owsley
Vice. President, Lola M. Hutchings
Secretary-Tr Treasurer.
A majority of the stock shall elect thu
directors, and in all elections or pro
ceedings, each share Of preferred stool
shall count as two votes, and each shar,
/ Of common stock al one vote nraeant q