The Caucasian., 1919-02-25
CHARTER
Og The Stand Tailoring Company
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PARISH OY C2uOOo
BE " KNOWN, That This .Qae be
fore .Gle. tpnalo 4. Dickson. a No
tary Public. oIo anS tor said Parish
'anA state. otu!y commissioned and
4nalstlr0, personals came and ap-
pealea che parties whose names are
hslounSo. subscribed. who declared
tha0 10 Is aheir desire and purpose
10 sorN o corporation as provided
by the laWs e6 the state Of Louis-
lana ana especially Ace No. 26, of
the seneraS Assembly of the State
|of Louisiana Sog ahe year 1914. en-
der the following Articles oS lneog-
poratSONo ao.Wit:
ARTICLE {.
The name Of this Corporation
shall be THE HAND TAILORING
COMPANY, iNCo and IL shall exist
for . period Of Ninety.nine Years,
unless sooner dissolved, and she
domicile thereof is hereby declared
to be the City of Shreveport lou
isiana, where all directors and
stockholders meeting shall be held.
ARTICLE ".
The objects and purposes sor
which This corporation is formed
are hereby declared 10 be . general
tailoring, pressing amt cleaning. and
retailing o6 wearing apparel Of all
kinds and The purchase Of che same
al wholesale. The corporation may
borrow money. issue notes, or other
obligations, trom time 90 time sor
moneys borrowed for Che conduct
of said business ov On payment for
property bought os Cor any of The
objects and purposes OF The eorpor-
alton, and 70 secure The same may
make mortgages or pledge any pro-
pertS acquired or 10 be acquired by
the said corporations. Yhe corpora
tiop may buy OF rent real or per
sonal property for the use or con-
duct of said business. And gener-
ally 90 DO and perform all acts per
mitted by Che laws "G this State in
the transaction '.E 10 business,
- AR1;':' b. III.
The capital stock OF thiA eorpor-
,ation is hereby fixed at the sum of
Six Thousand Dollars, divided into
Sixty Shares az Che par value OF
Cne Hundred Dollars per share, OF
which sixty shares, ehirty-one have
been subscribed for and paid in be-
fore the filing Of This charter. The
entire stock Of. this corporation
shall be common stock and there
shall be no preferred stock. The
capital stock Of this corporation
may be increased at a meeting OF
the stockholders, held for that pur-
pose. to any amount up to Twenty
five Thousand Dollars by a vote OF
two-thirds of all the stock.
ARTICLE ".
The affairs of this corporation
shall be managed by a board ol
directors consisting of three stock
holders 90 be elected at general
meeting of the stockholders to bt
held on the First Tuesday of Feb
ruary of each year. The officers oil
this corporation shall be . Presi-
dent, Vice-President, and Secre-
tary-Treasurer. Any vacancy arls-
ing among said officers or iR Che
board of directors, which may be
caused by death, resignation OF
otherwise, may be filled by che re-
naming directors at . meeting call
ed for that purpose. IT. is hereby
declared that each of The board o.
directors named herein is che owner
in his own name and right fully
paid for and Nnincumbered, Of ont
or more shares of Che capital seocl
of this corporation.
The following shall constitute eh'
first officers and the first Board o
directors of this corporation, Nlti
Their residences ana The numbeS o
shares subscribed Cor ses opposite
their names. and they shall enjo,
office until their successors Or
elected or appointed, to.wit:
| C. ,. Roney, president; NJ. @
lshares, =: Shresepor<. Ii.
| =. B. Hand, Sice-presidens: ~
lof shares, -; Shreveport, 10.
Il w. A. Shaw. Secretary Treasures
|No. Of shares, Is, Shreveport, le.
i ARTICLE y.
Il 4 majority Of the Roara Os Di
lrectors shall constitute . querur
/ for che transaction Of business.
/ ARTICLE W.
Each share of stock in this cor
poration. shall be entitled % on
vote at all stockholders meeting
, to be cast in person or by prox..
provided that all proxies must 3
: in writing. Yhe stockholders cha
z be notified in writing az aease Vii
s teen days prior % . ssOckholder
: injecting, by . letter a6dress8
Q each at tis usual Dostoffice &C
dress provided shas eucb nosit
may be waived BY ans stSckhol1e
; said waiver shall be in writing 6n
filled on or before che clay oS eai
Injecting.
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