The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-30
CHARTER
Of the Caddo Bottling company
Limited.

do: be IL kTOWu tHdC oAi '
fore me, John F. Slattery, hoIdlS
n,blic within and for Caddo PARISH
Louisiana, personally appeared Do
nanico Zagone. Samuel Fiducla and
Domenico Fazio. residents OF Caddo
Parish Louisiana, and in the pres
ence of the undersigned a'testihs
witnesses, declared that aValllhs
Themselves of the laws OF the State
Of Louisiana. relative to the lorna
tion of corporations, they do hereby
constitute themselves as we'll as
such other persons as may hereai-
fer become associated with theln'
into corporation and body poll'lc,
under the following stlpulatiohs ana
articles of agreement, to-Wlt:
ARTICLE l.
The name of this corporation
shall be the Caddo Bottling Company
Limited, and its domicile Is hereps
declared to be .he City OF ShreVe-
port, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, ana
unless sooner dissolved as herein
after provided for, shall exist for a
period of fifty years. All legal pro-
cess shall be served on the presl-
dent of the corporation, or III MS
absence on the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
at the office of said company.
ARTICLE II.
The purpose for which this cor
poratiOn is formed is declared to De
The manufacturing, bottllng ana
selling at wholesale or retail soda
water. pop and such similar drinks,
as we'll as to acquire, own, ana
lease such real and personal prop
erty as may be necessary or cOnVen-
lent for the proper operation OF the
business to be carried on; and the
same to sell, mortgage or otherwise
hvpothecate, and generally to do all
things necessary or proper to carry
out the purpose for which organ
lied.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at the sum OF
five thousand dollars, divided mo
and represented by two hundred
shares of the par value OF twenty
five dollars each, and it shall COM
mence business when three thOus-
and dollars or more of its capital
stock shall have been subscribed
and paid for. Such stock shall be
paid for in cash, labor or property
at valuation to be fixed by the
board of directors hereof. .s..
5 ARTICLE ". --'
The business of this corporation
shall be conducted by a board OF
three directors chosen from the
stockholders at a general meeting
called for that purpose, on the first
secular day of March in each year,
no such election to be held, how
ever. until the year 1914. These di-
rectors shall hold their offices for
one year or until their successors
are elected and qualified, unless
vacancy should occur, in which
event an election shall be called as
soon as practicable. Until the first
election the following shall constl-
tute the board of directors: DOmen-
leo Zagone, Samuel Fiducio and Do
menicO FaziO, of whom Domenlco
Zagone shall be president. Samuel
Fiducio vice president, and Domen-
leo Fazio secretary-treasurer, and
they shall hold office until their
successors are duly qualified. All
officers shall be elected by the di-
rectors from among themselves and
shall hold office as long as their
electors. The board Of directors
shall have the power to adopt any
and all bylaws, rules and regula-
tons necessary to properly carry
out the objects for which this cor
poration is formed and to alter the
same at pleasure, and to employ and
discharge all managers, clerks and
other employees as may be needful.
ARTICLE V.
This charter may be amended, al
tered or dissolved by vote of
three-fourths Of the paid up CAPT.
tai stock at a meeting held for that
purpose after ten days written no.
tice giving the time and place of
such meeting, shall have been given
by mail to each stockholders emit
tied to vote, provided that by unan-
imous consent such notice may be
waived At all stockholders meet
ings, for whatever purpose called,
each share Of stock present or rep
resented by written proxy, shall be
entitled to one vote, and majority
of the votes cast, except as other
wise herein provided by law, shall
elect.
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