The Caucasian., 1913-07-29
CHARTER
OF the Imperial Shoe Store lncor-
porated, OF Shreveport, La.

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porated, OF Shreveport, La.
State of Louisiana, Parish OF Cad
do: Be it known that on this 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 hereun p
subscribed, and in the presence of
the undersigned competent attestlng
witnesses, declared that availlng
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
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 it's domicile is de-
clared ito be the City Of Shrevepor', !,
Caddo, Parish, Louisiana. Under its
said corporate name it shall have
and enjoy (unless 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-
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 OF proper to further interest
of the said company an1 the pur-
pose for which organized. All cita-
tons 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
lit 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 dl-
rectors may elect.
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 pal
value of one hundred dollars each
and it shall be authorized to com
mence business when five thousane
dollars of its said capital stock shal
have been subscribed and paid for
Any stockholder shall have the
right Of disposing Of his stock, but
before selling same to outsiders, NJ
shall give written notice to the cor
poration, and for a period OF thirty
days after such notice the other
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
iAll transfers of stock shall be made
on the books of this corporation
and until so done shall be of no ef-
fleet.
FOURTH.
| The corporate powers OF tnlS COZ
poratiOn shall be vested in and ex
ercised by a board Of directors coni.
posed Of three members, two Q
whom shall constitute quorum 70
the transaction of all corporate
business. Should vacancy occur Il
this board those remaining shall I'll
1.-THE vacancy by choosing a stock
holder to fill the unexpired tern
The board of directors shall b
Ielected at meeting called for tina
purpose after ten days written no
Itice to the members, mailed to thel
|book address. AS soon after the pup
Ilication Of this charter as is prac
tticable the stockholders thereo
| shall meet and elect a board OF dl
Irectors who shall hold office for on
lyear or until their successors ar
|elected and duly qualified, Whlc
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