The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-09-07
CHARTER
OF the Troy Laundry.


second d4x af f1e month If August
IN the yeaa oup thousand ninn hum
tired and tHirte"n before me. E.j-
ward D. tt.tt, \ notary ptibItc ~
and for NY Paai-h ard ~iatr af1ra-
said. amy commissioned aHl quail
fed, aud MI .s+. presence Dt 'i3r Nt-
nes-~s hereinafter named anj un-
der~i4nnd personally game aud az
pearrd JNSarh trtatr, frank g. A.
dreWs. Arthur R"S'nWald. All three
Of whom are residents 0f llf Stale
and Parish aforesaid. Nho declared
thai, awaiting themselves If hr pre-
visions Ut tElc laws OF Tile STATE Ut
Louisiana relative to corporations.
they have cnNrnantrd and agreed.
and BY these presents covenant and
agree, and bind themselves, as we'll
as such other persons as may here
after BECOME associated with them,
to form and constitute a corpora
ton and body polite in law, for the
uses, purposes and objects. and un-
der the stipulaIions, articles and
conditions following. tO-Wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name and title of the said
corporation shall be Troy Laundry,
and its dOmiclle is hereby estab-
lished in the City Of Shreveport
State Of Louisiana; and under its
said corporate name said corpora
ton shall have power and authority
to contract, sue and bc sued; to
make and use a corporate seal, and
the same to break and alter at
pleasure: to hold, receive, have
purchase, improve, alternate, convey.
sell, borrow, pledge, NOR gage ana
hypothecat", under its said cOrpor-
ate name. property, real, personal
and mixed: tU nam" ana appoint
such officers. directors, agents and
managers on employees as the inter
est or cnn1 enrnce a the said cor
pOratiOn may require; 10 make and
establish bylaws, rules and regua-
tons as may be deemed necessary
and proper, and the same 70 change
and alter ae pleasure; and To do all
other acts and things permitted 10y
law, as shall be necessary and
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 q
period Of nlnety-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 ior|
which this corporation is organized
and lis nature of the business to BE-
carried Oh by il, are the following,
io-Wit: TO conduct and operate I'M
the City Of Shreveport, La, and al
such other places in the State Of
Louisiana and elsewhere as the
board Of directors may see tit, al
laundry and dry cleaning establish
menH, to be operated BY steam. elec
.tric 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 not
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 considera-
ton therefor has been received by|
the said corporation. This corpora
tiOn shall commence doing business
as soon as three thousand dollars
of the capital stock shall have been
subscribed. The board 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 III and eX-
ercised BY board Of three dlrec-l
tors. two Of whom shall constitute
a quorum for the transaction oi