The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-02-25
CHARTER
OF The WiIlerS

State Of Louisiana, Parish of Cad
do: Before me, the undersigned no
tary public, duly commissioned and
sworn, appeared Morris Abraham,
Julius Gamm and H. Goldman, all
residents of Caddo Parish, who de-
clared to me that they hereby form
themselves into corporation under
the laws Of the State of Louisiana,
under the stipulations hereinfafter
! set OUT tO-Wit: -,
ARTICLE |.
The name and style of this cor
IpOratiOn is hereby declared to be
WilIers. It shall have the right to
enjoy succession for ninety-nlne
years, with the right to contract,
sue and be sued, and to hold, pur-
chase, lease, sell. and hypothecate
property, real and personal. Its
IdomiciIe shall be in the City Of
Shreveport, Louisiana, and all eta
tons and other legal process shall
be made on its president, or IN his
absence, at the office of the Com
pany according to lava
ARTICLE II.
The object for which the CorpOr-
alton is organized and the nature of
the business to be carried on by it
is hereby declared to be the conduct
in the City Of Shreveport, and else
where, at the will of the Board of
Directors, of a retail merchandise
business; and to that end, the cor
jpOratiOn shall have authority to do
any and every act incendental to
such business.
! ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corpor-
alton is hereby fixed in the sum of
Twenty Thousand (s2O,OOO0O) Dol
lars, divided into two hundred
shares of One Hundred 100000
Dollars each, and said corporation is
authorized to commence business
whenever fifty shares of its capital
stock is subscribed and paid for in
full; the capital stock of said cor
poration shall be paid for in cash
or in its equivalent.
/ ARTICLE ".
The corporate power of this cor
poration shall be vested in a Board
of Directors, consisting of five
stockholders, who shall be elected
on the second Tuesday in January
The first Board of Directors is de-
clared to be NJ Abraham, Julius
Gamm, and H. Goldman, who shall
serve until their successors are
elected.
The officers of this Company shall
. be a President, Vice. President, See
, rotary and Treasurer, and the, first
| of the officersc are declared to be
Morris Abraham, President: and Ju-
Hus Gamm, Secretary and Treasu-
rer. Said officers shall be elected
annually on the second Tuesday in
; January. A majority of the stock
f shall elect the directors and in al
elections or proceedings of stock
, holders each share of stock pres
. ent or presented by written proxy
shall be entitled to zone vote No
tice of all elections or meetings
! of stockholders shall be advertised
{ ten days in daily paper: director:
shall bechosen at The office of Tho
Company.
ARTICLE V.
No stockholders shall be liable OF
account of any obligation to Thu
n cooperation in any other sum tina!
!, the amount of unpaid balance due
, by him on stock subscribed for.
) No irregularits or any iEformalil.
lin organization shall have The effec
n Iof rendering this charter null or o
! 1eyposing any stakeholder to an
II liability beyond such unpaid ba,
n lance.
ARTICLE VI.
This charter may be amende'
except as to increasing or decreas
q ing its capital stock by a two-third
9 vote OF stock represented at a meet
. ing of the stockholders convene
> for such purpose. after ten day;
. previous notice by publication i
. any one of the newspapers of tn
. T. i!yof Shreveport, Louisiana.
. Whenever this corporation is dis
. solved by limitation or, otherwise
. Its affairs shall be liquldated b
> three commissioners, elected at
. stockholders meeting, who sha
have full power to wind up It's al
fairs and settle its Indebtedness.
I'm testimony of all of which, tn
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