The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-19
CHARTER
Or the Purity Ice Cream Comn.,,,

do: Be 1t remembered that on tb;S
the 18th day Of January 1919 before
me- Econ R. Smith, a notary nuhIic
IN ahd for Caddo Parish, State Of
Louisiana, duly commissioned a9i
qualified, and in the presence Of tho
witnesses hereinafter named and
Undersigned, personally came and
appeared the persons whose names
are hereuntO subscribed. who sew
orally declared that, availing them
selves OF the Constitution and laws
of the State Of Louisiana relative
10 the formation of corporations.
and especially of Act 10 of tive Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Louis-
lana for the year 1904, they have
formed themselves, their ASST ciates
and successors into a cornmat;on
for the objects and purposes, and
under agreements and stipulations
hereinafter set forth, which they
adopt as their charter. to-wit:
ARTICLE Il.
The name of this corporation shall
be The Purity Ice Cream Companv
with its domicile in the City of
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La, and
under said corporate name it shall
have and enjoy succession for a pe-
Rod OF fifty years, unless sooner
dissolved, as hereinafter specified.
All legal process shall be served On
the president, or in his absence ac-
cording to law.
ARTICLE III.
The object and purpose of this,
corporation is declared to be TO
manufacture and sell at wholesale
and retail, ice cream, ices of all
kinds, CONNECTIONS, and to buy and
to sell fruit and such other products
as may be deemed profitable, and.
further, any and everything con-
nected with or appertaining to such
business.
ARTICLE III.
This corporation shall have power
to contract, sue and to be sued, to
make and use corporate seal and
the same to alter at pleasure; to
hold, receive, purchase, improve,
ALLEVIATE, convey, sell, borrow, mort
gage, pledge, and hypothecate under
the corporate name, all kinds of
property, and to make and establish
such rules and regulations for the
proper management of the affairs as
it may deem necessary, and the
same to alter or change at pleasure;
and to enjoy all other privileges and
immunities given by the laws of the
State of Louisiana to corporations
organized for similar purposes.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corpora
tnis hereby fixed at fifty thousand
41oGOOO) dollars, divided into five
hundred 500 shares OF one hun
dred $500 dollars each, payable at
the time of its issuance in cash,
property, or for services performed,
at the board of directors may deter
mine. This corporation shall be au-
thOriZed to commence business as
soon as three thousand ($3,000) dol
lars of its capital stock shall have
i been subscribed for and paid as
heretofore provided. No stakeholder
shall sell or transfer his stock until
after ten days notice of such inten-
ton to sell has been given to the
president or vice president of the
company, during which time the re-
naming stockholders shall have the
first option to purchase stock, and
on their failure to do so within ten
days stated, it may be sold to other
persons; but all transfers OF Stock
must be made on the books OF the
company at its office.
ARTICLE V.
The corporate powers of the cor
pOration shall be vested in board
of directors composed of three
stockholders, who shall be elected
annually on the first Monday IN
January. The first board OF dlrec-
tors is declared to me P. Dralss, }.
S. Horney and P. Nj. Lawrence, who
shall serve until their successors
are chosen. Two members shall con-
stitute quorum of the board OF d.
rectors for the transaction OF Dusl7
ness. The officers of this corpora
ton shall be president, vice presl-
dent and treasurer and secretary,
and the first of said officers are de-
clared to be p Drais, president; ).
S. Horney, vice president and treas
urer, and P. Nj. Lawrence, secre-
tary, and they shall serve until their
successors are chosen, and SAID OIL
ficers shall be elected annually on
the first Monday in January. A ma
jOrity of the stock present snail