The Caucasian., 1913-08-05
CHARTER
OF the Imperial Shoe Store lncor-
porated, OF Shreveport, La.

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 attestlng
witnesses, declared that avalllng
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
tion 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 (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 puf-
pose for which organized. All 'clta-
ions or. other legal process shall be
served on the president or in his ab-
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 d.
rectors may elect.
| THIRD. >* +
The capital stock of this corpora
ltion is hereby fixed at the sum OF
twenty-five thousand dollars divided
into and represented by two hun
dred and fifty shares of the pal
| value Of one hundred dollars each
and it shall be authorized to COM
menee business when five thousane
Idollars of its said capital stock shall
have been subscribed and paid for
ANY stockholder shall haye the
fright of dlsposing of his stock, bu1
before selling same to outsiders, ~
shall give written notice to the cor.
poration, and for a period OF thirty
days after such notice the othel
| stockholders shall have the priv
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 tit
All transfers of stock shall be made
on the books of this corporation
4 land until so done shall be of no Ell
fleet.
FOURTH.
i The corporate powers of this cor
s|poration shall be vested in and ex
Iercised by board of directors com
4 lposed Of three members, two Q
/ whom shall constitute a quorum TO
A the transaction of all corporal
! business. Should a vacancy occur u
this board those remaining shall I'll
:, the vacancy by choosing a stock
\ holder to fill the unexpired tern
The board Of directors shall 0
Il elected at meeting called for tina
!. purpose after ten days written no
tice to the members, mailed to thel
book address. AS soon after the pub
Ilication Of this charter as is pfac
tieable the stockholders theree
shall meet and elect board OF dI
rectors who shall hold office for on
year or until their successors. al
Ielecfed and duly qualified, Wtl1c
said election shall take place on tn
!. first day of July 1914, unless sal
date should be a legal holiday, !
!. which event said election shall /
. held on the first secular day there
! after. The officers Of the corpora
= ton shall be a president, vice pres
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