The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-02-18
CHARTER
OF the Independent Ice and Gold
Storage Company.

commissioned, qualified and sworn.
bersnlhally came and appeared the
several persons whose names are
hereto subscribed in presence of thel
undersigned attesting witnesses.
who declared that availing them
selves of the provisions of the Con-
stitution and laws of the State OF
Louisiana relative TO the formation
and organization of corporations,
they do hereby contract and agree
and obligate themselves, as we'll as
such persons as may hereafter be-
come associated with them to form
and constitute and do hereby form
and constitute a corporation under
the name and for the objects and
purposes and under the stipulations
and articles following, to-wit:
ARTICLE 7.
The name and title of this cOrpor-
alton shall be The Independent Ice
and Cold Storage Company, and un-
der its said corporate name, it shall
have power and authority to have
and enjoy succession for period Of
ninety-nine years from the date
hereof, unless sooner dissolved I'M
der the provisions of this charter
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation
is fixed and declared to be the City
Of Shreveport, Parish Of Caddo, and
State of Louisiana, and all legal pro-
cess shall be served on the president
of said corporation or in his absence
upon the secretary. r
ARTICLE III.
The purpose for which this cor
poration is established and the ma
ture of the business TO be carried on
by it are hereby declared to be as
follows: The manufacture and sale
of artificial ice, and to conduct and
operate cold storage ware-rooms foi
the preservation, storing, selling and
manufacture of ice and all kinds oil
perishable goods and articles in the
city of Shreveport with the power
10 maintain and operate branch
houses in other cities and towns OF
Louisiana. To manufacture, brew
bottle and sell beer, all kinds OF car
donated and mineral waters, either
by the bottle or otherwise in the city
of Shreveport. and maintain and OPP
crate branch houses, and to do ant
perform any and all acts needfui IL
the maintenance and operation OF
brewery for the manufacture ans
sale OF beer and kindred beverages
To buy and sell wood and ceal ane
otisAn articles of fuel.
ARTICLE ~.
Thx said corporation shall have
power TO contract, sue and be sued
to purchase all property, real am
personal, that may be necessary u
the general conduct of said business
10 sell. mortgage or pledge any or al
of said property; to name and ap,
point such managers and other q
GERS as their interest and conven
fence may require, and to make ant
establish such bylaws and regula
fions for the management OF the al
fairs of the corporation as may b.
necessary and proper.
ARTICLE v.
The capital stock OF this corpora
ton shall be the sum of fifty thous
and dollars, divided into five hun
bred shares OF one hundred dollars
each. payable in cash or property
real or personal, on call by the boar
of directors after the filing OF TIL
charter. Ne certificate of stock shal
be issued to any stock subscriber Q
this company until the amount 0
lid stock subscribed shall be pal
81 full. Business TO begin under thu
.sflarter whenever twenty thousan
dollars of stock is subscribed an
paid for.
ARTICLE VI.
All powers of this eorporatio
shall be vested in and exercised by
board of directors composed OF flN
stockholders, who shall be eleete
Nv ballot BY the stockholders an
nnally on the first Monday after tn
first TUESDAY in January OF eac
YEAR in the Office of the corporatlo
in Shreveport Each share OF stoe
held iii person or by proxy shall .
entitled to one vote, and a maJorit
OF stock voting at such election sha
q elect.
ARTICLE VII.
The board of directors, three q
whom shall constitute . quorum
shall elect from among themselves
president, vice president and secre
tary. who may also act as treasurer
IN case of vacancy in said boar
by death. resignation or otherwise
fhe Remaining members shall hay