The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-02-23
CHARTER
or the Purity Ice Cream Company

u,
the 10th day of January 1913, before
me, Leon R. Smith, a notary public
in and for Caddo Parish, State OF
Louisiana, duly commissioned and
qualified, and in the presence Of the
witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned, personally came and
appeared the persons whose names
are hereunto subscribed, who sew
orally declared that, availing them
selves of the Constitution and laws
of the State Of Louisiana relative
to the formation of corporations,
and especially of Act 70 of tive Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louis
lana for the year 1904, they have
formed themselves, their assC ciates
and successors into corporation
for the objects and purposes, and
under agreements and stipulauons
Hereinafter set forth, which they
adopt as their charter. to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name of this corporation shall
be The Purity Ice Cream Company,
with it's domicile in the City OF
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La, and
under said corporate name it shall
have and enjoy succession for pc
riod of fifty years, unless sooner
dissolved, as hereinafter specified.
All legal process shall be served on
the president, or in his absence &C
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. CONNECTIONS, and to buy and
To sell fruit and such other products
as may be deemed profitable, and,
further, any and everything con-
aected with or appertaining to such
business.
ARTICLE III.
This corporation shall have power
to contract, sue and to be sued, to
make and use a corporate seal and
the same to alter at pleasure; TO
hold, receive, purchase, improve,
aiienate, convey, sell, borrow, mort
cage, pledge, and hypothecate under
tho corporate name, all kinds OF
nroperty, and to make and establish
,1nch rules and regulations for the
Sfoper management of the affairs as
4 may deem necessary, and the
same to alter or change at pleasure;
md TO enjoy all other privileges and
inmunities given by the laws OF the
1tate of Louisiana to corporations
orxanized for similar purposes.
ARTICLE Nv.
The capital stock Of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at fifty thousand
l46O,O0O) dollars, divided into five
hundred $500 shares Of one hun
Ared ($iOO) dollars each, payable al
the time of its issuance in cash,
ucoperty, OF for services performed,
st the board of directors may deter
mine. This corporation shall be au-
t1norized to commence business as
soon as three thousand $4,000 dol
lars of its capital stock shall nave
been subscribed for and paid as
heretofore provided. No stakeholder
shall sell or transfer his stock until
after ten days notice Of such lnten-
ton to sell has been given to the
president or vice president OF the
company, during which time the re-
manning stockholders shall have the
nrst option to purchase stock, and
On their failure to do so within ten
DAYS stated, it may be sold to other
persons; but all transfers OF stock
must be made on the books OF the
company at its office.
ARTICLE v.
The corporate powers OF the cor
Doration shall be vested in board
Of directors composed OF three
stockholders, who shall be elected
annually on the first Monday IN
January. The first board OF dlrec-
tors is declared to me P. Draiss, j..
3. Horney and P. M. Lawrence, who
shall serve until their successors
are chosen. Two members shall con-
stitute a quorum of the board of d.
rectors for the transaction OF bust
ness. The officers of this corpora
lion shall be a president, vice presi-
dent and treasurer and secretary,
md the first of said officers are de-
ciared to be P. Drais, president; J.
). Horney, vice president and treas
irer, and p. M. Lawrence, secre-
larry, and they shall serve until their
are chosen, and said Of
acers shall be elected annually on
lie FIRST Monday in January. A ma
jority of the stock present shall