The Caucasian., 1913-07-22
CHARTER
OF the Imperial Shoe Store Incor-
porated, Of Shreveport, La.

State Of Louisiana, Parish Of Cad
dc: BE it known that on this day be-
fore me, John F. Slattery, a duly
qualified notary public within and
for the Parish and State aforesaid,
personally appeared the several
parties whose names are hereunto
subscribed, and in the presence Of
the undersigned competent attesting
witnesses, declared that availing
themselves of the provisions of the
laws Of the State Of Louisiana, they
do by these presents covenant.
agree and bind themselves, as we'll
as such other persons as may here
after become associated with them,
to form and constitute corpora
ton or body polite in law under the
following articles Of agreement, to-
wit:
FIRST.
The name and style Of this cor
poration shall be the Imperial Shoe
Store, Incorporated, Of Shreveport,
Louisiana, and its domicile is de-
clared to be the City of Shrevepor;,
Caddo, Parish, Louisiana. Under its
said corporate name it shall have
and enjoy (unless sooner dissolved
as hereinafter provided) corporate
succession for period of ninety
nine years, and under its said cor
pOrate name it shall have the power
to contract, sue and be sued; to re-
ceive, purchase, hold, lease, sell,
mortgage or hypothecate property,
real and personal, as we'll as to ex-
ecute notes or other evidences Of in
debtedness; to make and adopt such
necessary bylaws, rules and regu-
lations as it may deem proper, and
the same to alter or abolish at
pleasure; to employ such managers,
employees, etc, as may be deemed
necessary, and generally to do and
perform any and all things neces-
sary or proper to further interest
Of the said company and the pur-
pose, for which organized. All cita-
tions or other legal process shall be
served on the president or in his abb
sence on the secretary-treasurer at
the office of said company.
SECOND.
The purpose for which this cor
poration is formed and the nature
of the business to be carried on by
it is declared to be the operating OF
a retail shoe business and such bus
inesses as are allied thereto, in the
City of Shreveport and such other
cities or towns as said board Of di-
rectors may elect.
THIRD.
The capital stock OF this corpora
tion is hereby fixed at the sum OF
twenty-five thousand dollars divided
into and represented by two hun
dred and fifty shares of the par
val,,e of one hundred dollars each,
md it shall be authorized to COM
mence business when five thousand
dollars Of its1said capital stock shall
have been subscribed and paid for,
Any stockholder shall have the
right Of disposing Of his stock. but
before selling same to outsiders, ne
shall give written notice to the cor
poration, and for period Of thirty
days after such notice the other
stockholders shall have the privi-
lege Of purchasing same at its mar
ket value, failing to avail them
selves of this privilege he shall have
the right-to dispose Of as he sees fit.
lAll transfers Of stock shall be made
on the books of this corporation.
and until So done shall be Of no eff
feet.
FOURTH.
The corporate powers Of this cor
poration shall be vested in and ex-
ercised by a board Of directors conf
lposed Of three members, two; of
whom shall constitute quorum Tor
the transaction Of all corporate
business. Should vacancy occur IN
| this board those remaining shall fill
the vacancy by chHfa22sing q stock
holder to fill the unexplred term
The board of directors shall pc
Ielected at a meeting called for that
purpose after ten days written no
tlce to the members, mailed to their
book address. As soon after the pub
Ilication Of this charter as is prac-
lticable the stockholders thereof
shall meet and elect board OF d..
rectors who shall hold Office for one
year or until their successors are
lelected and duly qualified, which
said election shall take place on the
first day Of July 1914, unless sale
date should be d legal holiday, II
which event said election shall D.
held on the first secular day there
after. The officers OF the corpora
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