The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-06
CHARTER
OY the Caddo Bottling company
Limited.

n,,hlic within and for Caddo PARISH
Louisiana, personally appeared DO
menico Zagone, Samuel Flducla aiio
Domenico Fazio, residents OF Caoo'
Parish, Louisiana, and in the pres
ence of the undersigned aitestihe
witnesses, declared that laHalllne
Themselves of the laws OF the state
Of Louisiana, relative to the feflna-
tion of corporations. they do hereby
constitute themselves as well d.
such other persons as may nereai-
tor become associated with them
into a corporation and body npiltlc,
under the following stipulations and
articles of agreement, to-wlt:
ARTICLE l.
The name of this corporation
shall be the Caddo BOttling Company
Limited, and its domicile is hereby
declared to be- .he City of Shreve-
port, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, ana
unless sooner dissolved as herein
after provided for, shall exist for a
period of fifty years. All legal pro-
cess shall be served on the presl-
dent of the corporation or IN his
absence on the secretary-treasurer
at the office of said company.
ts-um ar ARTICLE II. sa0il"i5.I
The purpose for which this cor
poration is formed is declared TO De
the manufacturing, bottllng and
selling at wholesale or retail soda
water, pop and such similar drinks,
as we'll as to acquire own, ana
lease such real and personal prop
erty as may be necessary or, conven-.
lent for the proper operation OF the
business to be carried on; and the
same to sell, mortgage or otherwise
hypothecate, and generally to do all
things necessary or proper to carry
out the purpose for which organ
lied.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock Of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at the sum OF
five thousand dollars, divided into
and represented by two hundred
shares of the par value Of twenty
five dollars each, and it shall COM
mence business when three thous-
and dollars or more of its capital
stock shall have been subscribed
and paid for. Such stock shall be
paid for in cash, labor or property
at a valuation to be fixed by the
board of directors hereof.
y ARTICLE ".
The business of this corporation
shall be conducted by, board of
three directors chosen from the
at a general meetingl
called for that purpose, on the first
secular day of March in each year,
no such election to be held, how
ever, until the year 1914. These di-
rectors shah hold their offices for
one year OF Until their successors
are elected and qualified, unless al
vacancy should occur. in which,
~ ent an election shall be called as
soon as practicable. Until the first
election the following shall ,consti-
ute the board of directors: Domen-
co Zagone, Samuel Fiducio and Do
nenico Fazio,9 of whom Domenicol
Zagone shall be president. Samuel
Fiducio vice president, and Domen-
co Fazio secretary-treasurer, and
hey shall hold Office until their
successors are duly qualified. All
officers shall be elected by the di-
,ectors from among themselves and
shall hold Office as long as their
electors. The board of directors
shall have the power to adopt anyl
md all by-laws, rules' and ~reguh-
ions necessary to properly carry
)ut the objects for which this corr
ooration is formed and to alter the
iame at pleasure, and to employ and
all=managers, clerks andf
9ther employees as may be needful.
ARTICLE V.
This charter may be amended, al
cred or dissolved by vote of
of the paid up CAPT.
al stock at a meeting held for that
purpose after ten days written no
ice giving the time and place of
such meeting, shall have been given
~ mail to each stockholders enti-
led totvote, provided that by unan-
nous consent such notice may be
waived. At all stockholders meet
ngs, for whatever purpose called,
,ach share of stock present or rep
resented by written proxy, shall be
Untitled to one vote, and a majority
# the votes cast, except as other
wise herein provided by law, shall
lect. G.t.t ...z:...s. ~.
ADTJrT VT