The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-02-06
CHARTER
OF the Purity Ice Crsam COMPANY

AA1hN LII
Or the Purity Ice Crsam COMPANY.
State Of Louisiana, Parish of Cad
DO: Be it remembered that on this
the 18th day Of January 1919, before
me, Leon R. Smith, notary public
IN and for Caddo Parish, State OF
Louisiana, duly commissioned and
qualified, and in the presence of the
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
to the formation OF corporations,
and especially of Act 70 of tle Gen
eral Assembly of the State Of Louis
lana for the year 1904, they have
formed themselves, their asst ciates
and successors into q corpol alton
fer the objects and purposes, and
under agreements and stipulations
hereinafter set forth, which they
adopt as their charter, to-wit:
ARTICLEI.
The name Of this corporation shall
be The Purity Ice Cream Company,
with its domicile in the City OF
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La, anc
under said corporate name it shall
have and enjoy succession for a Pc
riod of fifty years, unless sooner
dissolved, as hereinafter specified
All legal process shall be served on
the president, OF in his absence &C
cording to law.
ARTICLE II.
The object and purpose OF thi:
corporation is declared to be t
manufacture and sell at wholesale
and retail, ice cream, ices of al
kinds, CONNECTIONS, and to buy ant
to sell fruit and such other products
as may be deemed profitable, and
further, any and everything con-
nected with or appertaining to sucf
business.
ARTICLE III.
This corporation shall have power
to contract, sue and TO be sued, t
make and use a corporate seal ant
the same to alter at pleasure; t.
hold, receive, purchase, improve
ALLEVIATE, convey, sell, borrow, mort.
gage, pledge, and hypotheeate under
the corporate name, all kinds o
property, and to make and establish
such rules and regulations for thu
proper management of the affairs a
it may deem necessary, and thu
same to alter or change at pleasure
and to enjoy all other privileges ant
immunities given by the laws OF tn
State of Louisiana to corporation
organized for similar purposes.
ARIlCLE Nv.
The capital stock OF this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at fifty Thousand
ESQ., oO) dollars, divided into fiv
hundred $500 shares Of one hun
bred $500 dollars each, payable a
the time Of its issuance in casi
property, or for services performed
at the board OF directors may deter
mine. This corporation shall be au
thorized to commence business a
soon as three thousand $4,000 dol
lars Of its capital stock shall hav
been subscribed for and paid q
heretofore provided. No stOckholde
| shall sell or transfer his stock unit
| after ten days notice Of such inten
ton to sell has been given to tn
president or vice president OF tn
company, during which time the re
naming stockholders shall have tn
| first option to purchase stock, an
on their failure to do SO within te
days stated, it may be sold to othe
persons; but all transfers OF stoc
| must be made on the books OF tn
company at its Office.
ARTICLE v.
The corporate powers OF the col
poration shall be vested in boar
| Of directors composed Of thrt
stockholders, who shall be eleete
annually on the first Monday
January. The first board Of dire
tors is declared to me P. Draiss,
s. Horney and P. N. Lawrence. WI
shall serve until their successo
are chosen. Two members shall col
stitute a quorum Of the board Of d
rectors for the transaction OF bus
ness. The officers Of this corpor
ton shall be q president, vice pres
dent and treasurer and . secretar
/ and the flrst Of said officers are d
clared to be P. Drais, president;
S. Horney, vice president and trea
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