The Caucasian., 1913-08-05
CHARTER
OF the Troy Laundry.


State of Louisiana, Parish Of Cad
do: Be it known that On this the
second day of the month of August
in the year one thousand nine hun
dred and thirteen, before me, Ed
ward Barnett, a notary public In
and for the Parish and State afore-
said, duly commissioned and quail
fed, and in the presence OF the Wit
nesses hereinafter named and un-
dersigned, personally came and ap-
peared Joseph Artale, Frank G. An
drews, Arthur Rosenwald, all three
of whom are residents Of the State
and Parish aforesaid, who declared
that, ayailing themselves Of the pro-
visions of the laws Of the State OF
Louisiana relative to corporations,
they have covenanted and agreed,
and by these presents covenant and
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 and body polite in law, for the
uses, purposes and objects, and un~
der the stipulations, articles and
conditions following, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of the said
corporation shall be Troy Laundry,
and its domicile is hereby estab-
lished in the City of Shreveport,
State of Louisiana; and under its
said corporate name said corpora
ton shall have power and authority
to contract, sue and be. sued; to
make and use a corporate seal, and
the same to break and alter at
pleasure; to. hold, receive, have,
purchase, improve, ALLEVIATE, convey,
sell, borrow, pledge, mortgage and
hypothecate, under its said corpor-
ate name, property, real, personal
and mixed; to name and appoint
such officers, directors, agents and
| managers or employees as the inter-
| est or convenience of the said cor
poration may require; to make and
establish bylaws, rules and regula-
| tions as may be deemed necessary
and proper, and the same to change
and alter at pleasure; and to do all
other acts and things permitted by
law, as shall be necessary and
lproper to carry out the objects and
purposes of the said corporation
Said corporation, unless sooner dis
solved in accordance with its char
ter, shall exist and continue for a
period of ninety-nine years from
and after the date hereof. The pres
ident, or in his absence the vice
president, shall be the proper. per-
son. upon whom citation or other
Illegal process shall be served.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes FOL
(which this corporation is organized
and the nature of the business to be
carried ON by it, are the following
/ to-wit: To conduct and operate IL
1.-The City Of Shreveport, La, and al
| such other places in the State o.
Louisiana and elsewhere as th'
| board of directors may see tit,
laundry and dry cleaning establish.
ment, to be operated by steam, cleo
'ltric OF such other power as to tht
said board of directors may seen
proper and advisable; and in gen
eral to do and perform and carr!
ON such other lines of business a.
are usually handled in connection
j. with a laundry and dry cleaninl
establishment.
!. ARTICLE III.
The capital stock OF the said cor
poration shall be the sum of tel
thousand dollars, divided into on
/ hundred shares of the par value o
one hundred dollars each, whicl
4 said stock shall be paid for in cash
or the same may be issued at nc
less than par in payment or ex
Il change for property or rights actu
q ally received or purchased by sal
j, corporation, or the same may be is
] sued full paid for money advance
q and for such other valuable consld
4 erations OF services as the board 9
j directors Of said corporation ma
d nIdeter1nine; provided that no stoc
-Ishall be issued until the considera
ition therefor has been received b
d the said corporation. This corpora
a ton shall commence doing bushes
as soon as three thousand dollar
yIof the capital stock shall have bee
subscribed. The board of director
:. shalt have the right to determip
how much stock shall be issued.
III ARTICLE ".
nj The corporate powers of this COZ
vi poration. shall be vested in and e,
81 ercised by a board of three dire'