The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-01-21
CHARTER
or the independent lee and Cold
Storage Company


do: BE il known that this day before
me, :. l.. lIcrnId a notary public il
and for said Parish and state, duI'
commissioned, qualified and sworn
personally cam" aud appeared tn
iS"\rral persons Who's" namrS ar,
hereto subscribed in presence of tn,
4 undersigned aIt"Siiny witnesses
lWho declared that awaiting them.
IS"'N"S OF the provisions of the Con
Stltuli0n and LAWS of The State uI
Louisiana r"lalIN" to he formation
ana organization of corporations
they Il" hereby contract and ACRE,
and nbIigaIr Themselves. rs we'll a.
such persons rs may hereafter hr-
com" associated With them tu form
and constitute" and do hereby form
ami rnnStItut" Il rOrporHii ion under
tn" nam" and for the objects and
purposes and under he SIipIIallun~
and articles following. lo-Wil:
ARTICLE |.
1hr name and Ililr Of this rurpur-
alton shall h" The independent lee
and Cold Storage Company, and Ut
der It's SAID cOrporatr name it shall
haN" power and authority to have
ana ENJOY succession for period Of
nIn"ty-nnr years from the dat"
hereof, unless sooner dissolved un-
der tn" provisions of this charter.
ARTICLE II.
The dOniciIr Of this corporation
Is fixed and declared to be- the CITY
Of Shreveport Parish of Caddo, and
state of Louisiana. ana all legal pro
cess shall be served on the president
of said corporation or in his absence
upon the secretary.
ARTICLE III.
The purpose for which This cor
porati0n is established and the ma
tlre of the business to be carried on
by il ar" hereby declared to be as
follows: TIA" manufacture and sale
OF artificial lee. and to conduct and
operate cold storage warc-roomS for
IN" preservation. storing. selling and
of ic" and all Kinds Of
goods and articles in the
'ItN OF Shreveport. with tn" power
10 maintain and operate branch
houses III other cities and towns Of
Louisiana. TO manufacture. brew,
bottle and sell beer. all kinds Of ear
and mineral waters. either
~ the bottle 0r otherwise in the city
If Shreveport. and maintain and op-
rate branch houses. and TO do and
perform any and all acls ncrdful in
he maintenance and operation of a
brewery for The manufacture and .
ale of beer and kindred beverages.
o buy and sell wood and coal and .
Their articles Of fuel.
ARTICLE ".
The said corporation shall have =,
over t" contract. su" and be sued. |
. purrhas" all property. real and ,
ersonal. That may be necessary To !
lr general conduct Of said business: +
, sell. mortgage or pledge any or all a
/ said property: 10 name and ap- g
ONT such managers and other off, :
Prs as their interest and convcn- Il
nee may require. and 10 make and {,
such bylaws and rcgula- a
ons for the management Of the af- 'r
Mrs Of the corporation as may be a
ncessary and proper. 20
ARTICLE ". "
The capital stock of this CORPORA,
on shall be the sum of fifty thous-
I'd dollars. divided into five hun y
ed shares of one hundred dollars, II
'ch, payable in cash or property, n
al or personal, on call by the board OF
directors after the filing of this G.
larter. Ne certificate Of stock shall d,
issued to any stock subscriber of n
is company until the amount of ~
i'd stock subscribed shall he paid d;
full. Business TO begin under this a.
lartcr whenever twenty thousand pl
'llars Of stock is subscribed and id
id for. fsr
ARTICLE VI. tDr
All powers of this CORPORATION at
all be vested III and exercised by a Ir
ard Of directors composed of five d,
)ckholdcrs. who shall be elected
ballot by the stockholders an
ally on the first Monday after the m
st Tuesday in January of each 70
ar in the Office of the corporation 10
Shreveport. Each share Of stock in
id III person or 10y proxy shall BE- 49,
TITLED 10 one vote. and a majority nr
stock voting at such election shall IN
ct. "a
ARTICLE VII. ika
fhe board Of directors. three Of fu
om shall constitute Quorum. by
Ill elect from among themselves a al
'sldent. vice president and secPe- sal
v who may also act as treasurer. TO