The Caucasian., 1913-02-13
CHARTER


sac u LOUISIANA, Parish Of Cad
uo' be 1t remembered that on his
tue loth day of January 1914 hefora
me- Leon +. Smith, notary public
III ana Tor Caddo Parish. State or
LOUISIANA, duly commissioned ,ra
quahtied' and in the presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and
Undersigned, personally came and
appeared the persons whose na,n.s
are hereunto subscribed, who sew
eraliy declared that, availing them
serves oil the Constitution and laws
ol the State Of Louisiana relative
W the formation of corporations
ana especially of Act 1S of uie Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Iouis-
lana for the year 1901, they have
formed themselves, their associates
ana successors into corpol alton
Tor the objects and purposes and
under agreements and stipulations
hereinafter set forth, which they
ADOPT as their charter. to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name OF this corporation shall
be The Purity Ice Cream Company,
with its domicile in the City of
shreveport, Caddo Parish, La, and
under said corporate name it shall
have and enjoy succession for a De
rlod of fifty years, unless sooner
| dissolved, as hereinafter specified
All legal process shall be served on
the president, or in his absence ac
cording to law.
ARTICLE ii.
The object and purpose of this
corporation is declared to be to
| manufacture and sell at wholesale
and retail, ice cream, ices of all
kinds, confections, and to buy and
to sell fruit and such other products
as may be deemed profitable, and,
further, any and everything con-
nected with or appertaining to such
| business.
ARTICLE Ill
This corporation shall have power
, to contract, sue and to be sued, to
make and use corporate seal and
the same to alter at pleasure; to
hold, receive, purchase, improve,
alienatesSeOnvey, sell, borrow, mort
gage, pledge, and hypothecate under
the corporate name, all kinds OF
property, and to make and establish
such rules and regulations for the
proper management of the affairs as
it may deem necessary, and the
same to alter or change at pleasure;
and to enjoy all other privileges and
immunities given by the laws of the
State of Louisiana to corporations
organized for similar purposes.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at fifty thousand
| (S5O,O0O) dollars, divided into five
hundred $500 shares of one hun
dred (siOO) dollars each, payable al
1.-THE time of its issuance in cash,
property, or for services performed,
at the board of directors may deter
mine. This corporation shall be au-
lhorized to commence business as
soon as three thousand ($3,0OO) dol
lars of its capital stock shall have
| been subscribed for and paid as
heretofore provided. No stockholdeI
shall sell or transfer his stock until
after ten days notice OF such lnten-
tion to sell has been given to the
president or vice president OF the
company. during which time the re-
naming stockholders shall have tht
first option to purchase stock, anf
on their failure to do so within ter
davs stated. it may be sold to Other
nersons: but all transfers OF stoci
must be made on the books OF the
company at its office.
ARTICLE V.
The corporate powers OF the COT
norafion shall be vested III a poar'
If directors composed OF thre'
Stockholders. who shall be electe'
annually on the first Monday II
January. The first board OF dlfec
tors is declared to me P. Draiss'
s Horney and P. M. Lawrence WIZ
shall serve until their successor
are chosen. Two members shall con
stitute a quorum of the board OF d!
ractors for the transaction OF Dusi
ness The officers of this corpora
tion shall be president, vice presi
dent and treasurer and secretar!
and the first of said officers are oe
clared to be P. Drais, president
s. Horney, vice president and treas
nrer and P. NJ. Lawrence, secrt
nd tbav shall serve until tIel