The herald., 1913-03-13

CHARTER
OF THE BOSTON SHOE STORE, INC, OF
SHREVEPORT, LA.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE t
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEANS,
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS,
Be 1t known that on IL. TINS .nlr q, u ngr Lord
one thousand nine hundred and thirteen,
and OF the independence OF the United states
of America, the one hundred ana tnlrty
seventh, before me, Edward NJ. Robert,
notary public duly commissioned and quail
fed, in and for the city of New Orleans
parish Of Orleans, state OF LOUISIANA, there
in residing, and in the presence OF tne VII
nesses hereinafter named and undersigned
personally came and appeared: the parties
whose names are hereunto subscribed, VINO
declared that availing themselves or the pro
visions OF the laws OF this state, relatlve 70
corporations they have covenanted and
agreed and by these presents covenant,
agree and bind themselves, as wei as such
other persons as may heerafter become as
ISOLATED with them to form and constitute
a corporation, and body polite In law, Tor
the purposes and objects, and under the
stipuiations and articles and conditions 1oi-
lowing, to-wit:
This corporation shall be known as the
Boston Shoe Store, Inc, or shreveport,
La, and its domicile shall be In the city OF
New Orleans state Of Louisiana. The pres
ident Of the board OF directors thereof, or
In his absence the vice-president, shall oe
the proper person on whom citation or otner
legal process shall be served, and said cor
succession, under its aforesaid corporate
name for the full term and period OF ninety
nine years from and after the date nereol'
and shall have power and authority 10 CON
tract, sue and be sued in Its corporate
name, to make and use corporate seal Win
such device as may hereafter De determined
upon the same to break, alter and amend
as might be deemed proper; TO make and
establish such bylaws, rules and reputation
for the proper management and regulation or
the affairs Of said corporation as may De
necessary and proper, and tne same 10
row, money, make notes, bonds or oDlga-
lions and TO pledge its capital stock; to
hold, lease, receive, purchase and convey as
well as 10 mortgage and hypothecate, under
its corporate name, property, both real and
personal.
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation is formed are declared TO be
as follows To transact retail shoe busl-
ness In Shreveport La, as well as any otner
business or businesses allied thereto or In
cidental thereto. and to conduct and oper.
this state, as they may deem Mt and proper.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation is
hereby fixed at the sum of twenty thousand
two hundred shares Of the par value of one
hundred dollars each, payable in full at the
time Of the subscription; The board OF di.
rectors shall have the right to issue shares
Of stock only for cash, services rendered,
merchandise, property or other valuable con-
siderationS, as they may see ht.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers of this corporation
shall be vested IN and exercised by a board
OF directors, three in number, selected from
the stockholders Of this corporation, and con-
slsting OF a president, vice-president and
secretary treasurer, any two OF whom will
constitute a quorum for the transaction OF
corporate business. The first board Of d.
rectors shall be elected at a meeting OF
stockholders to be held after the signing of
this charter. Said board Of directors and
officers shall remain and hold ONCE for one