The Caucasian., 1913-08-26
CHARTER
OF the Troy Laundry.

do: Be it known that on this tht
second dav of the month OF Angus
| in the year one thousand nine nun
drcd and thirteen, before me, Ed
ward Barnett, notary pubIlc IL
and for the Parish and State alorc-
said, duly commissioned and quail
fed, and in the presence Of the viii
nesscs hereinafter named and un=
dersigncd, personally came and ap@
peared Joseph Artale, Frank c. An.
drews, Arthur Rosenwald, all three
Of whom are residents Of the State
and Parish aforesaid, who declared
that, availing themselves Of the pro
visions of the laws of the State OF
Louisiana relative to corporations
they have cOvcnanted and agreed
and by these presents covenant and
agree, and bind themselves, as well
as such otheESpersons as may here
after become associated with them,
to form and constitute a corpora
ton and body polite in law, for tn.
uses, purposes and objects, and un-
der the slipulations, articles and
conditions following, tO-Wt:
ARTICLE /.
The name and title of the said
corporation shall be Troy Laundry,
and its domicilc is hereby cstab-
lished in the City of Shreveport
State Of louisiana; and under it:
said corporate name SAID corpora
ton shall have power and authority
to contract, sue and be sued; to
make and use a corporate seal, ana
the same to break and alter at
pleasure; to hold, receive, have,
purchase, improve, alicnatc, convey
sell, borrow, pledge, mortgage anl
hypothccate, under its said corpor-
ate name, property, real, persona
and mixed: to name and apponls
such officers, directors, agents and
managers or employees as the inter
est or convenience of the said cor
poration may require; to make and
establish bylaws, rules and regula
tions as may be deemed necessary
and proper, and the same 10 chang
and alter at p1easure; and TO do al
other acts and things permitted b4
law, as shall be necessary ana
proper to carry out the objects and
purposes of the said corporation.
Said corporation, unless sooner dis
solved in accordance with its char
Ter, shall exist and continue for a
period Of ninety-nine years from
and after the date hereof. The pres
ident. or in his absence the vice
president, shall be the proper per
son upon whom citation or other
legal process shall be served
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes foI
which this corporation is organized
and the nature of the business to be
carried on by it, are the following,
to-wit: To conduct and operate Ill
the City of Shreveport, La, and al
such other places in the State OF
Louisiana and elsewhere as the
board of directors may see fit, 8
laundry and dry cleaning establish
ment, to be operated by steam, cleo
trio or such other power as to the
said board of directors may seem
proper and advisable: and in gen
eral to do and perform and carry
on such other lines of business as
are usually handled in connection
with a laundry and dry cleaning
establishment.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock Of the said cor
poration shall be the sum Of ten
thousand dollars, divided into one
hundred shares of the par value OF
one hundred dollars each, which
said stock shall be paid for in cash,
or the same may be issued at moi
less than par in payment or ex-
change for property or rights actu-
ally received or purchased by said
corporation, or the same may be is
sued full paid for money advanced
and for such other valuable consld-
erations or services as the board OF
directors of said corporation may
determine; provided that no stock
shall be issued until the consldera-
tien therefor has been received by
the said corporation. This corpora
ton shall commence doing business
as soon as three thousand dollars
Of the capital stock shall have been
subscribed. The boaEd of directors
shall have the right to determine
how much stock shall be issued.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers OF this cor
pOratiOn shall be vested in and eX-
ercised by board Of three direc-
tors, two of whom shall constitute
quorum for the transaction ol
hl1cinpSC and their decisions shall