The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-07-01
CHARTER CHA
Of the Imperial Shoe Store Incor-
poratcd, OF Shreveport, La.

State Of Louisiana, Parish of Cad
de- Be it known that on tins 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 rompeten! at!estlng
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,
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 Shreveport,
CaddO, Parish, Louisiana. Under its
said corporate name it shall have
and enjoy (unlcss sooner dissolved
as hereinafter provided corporate
succession for a 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-
Iations 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 I'LL things neces-.
sary or proper to further interest
of the said company and the pur-
pose for which organized. All eta
Itions or other legal process shall be
served on the president or in his alb
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
retail store and such businesses
as are allied thereto, in the City OF
Shreveport and such other cities OF
towns as said board Of directors
may elect. 81
THIRD.
The capital stock of this corpora
ton 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
value Of one hundred dollars each,
and it shall be authorized to com
mence business when five thousand
dollars OF its said capital stock shall
have been subscribed and paid for.
Any stakeholder shall have the
right Of disposing Of his stock, but
before selling same to outsiders, he
shall give written notice to the cor
poration, and for a 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.
All transfers Of stock shall be made
on the books Of this corporation,
land until SO done shall be of no ef-
feet.
FOURTH.
The corporate powers of this cor
poration shall be vested In and ex-l
ercised by a board Of directors COM
posed Of three members, two OF
whom shall constitute quorum forI
the transaction Of all corporatel
business. Should vacancy occur an
this board those remaining shall till
the vacancy by choosing a stock |
holder to fill the unexpired term.
The board Of directors shall pei
elected at meeting called for That
purpose after ten days written no
tice to the members, mailed to their
book address. AS soon after the pub
LEGATION Of this charter as is prac-l
ticable the stockholders thereof
shall meet and elect board of dill
rectors who shall hold office for one
year or until their successors are
elected and duly qualified, which
said election shall take place on the
first day of July 1917, unless SAD
date should be legal holiday, mi
which event said election small De
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