The Caucasian., 1919-03-09
CHARTER
Of The 4. l.. Weiss Compan.. Inc.

Before Inc, the NnYcrelkIctS Du-
thorItN. duly qualified. eanae andy
appeared the parties whose elanAes,
ale subscribed hereto Who SceIaIe6
that availing themsesvee oS dAe
laws of the State Of g.oSlsiana 9hes
have formed ana constituted eloelos-
selves as Well as alS other sereans
who may 4ereaelter Secomeo aassoo
ciatcd With them into o pr.satc cor
poration AnaeS She SoSlosslns asrtt-
cleS Of Incorporation so-ssoso
ARTICLE 8.
The Game OF shie corporation
shall be 5. o.. WEISS COMPANY
INC, ant under sai2 aor1orS0e Nanc
shall have ana enjoy euccesssoS Sor
period % twenty five gearso
aRIiCAE IL
The domicSle al VASs corporation
shall be an she city cS sAleSe9oSs,
La.
aHTSClE glgo
The purpose an8 oIsj,eVs q"r
which thi. corporation os organized
is for the purpose og Carrying cD a
general retail .trS goods business, 70
buy and seli slrS goods, sscoss shoes,
hats. notions, snS alA shinss gsncr-
ally handled Ny oIry goods enseS-
prises; to i,uy ana ssle veaS estate
necessary 20 sSo conduct oS said
business ant 20 od'ela branch .'crss
In all cities. soNNs. and Villages an
the State SS Louisiana. 90 cue and
be sued iH sts corporate Nsmce sc
make bylaws fos 1es government
and 10 hove ssn2 alse % eosS e'atss
seal.
9BglG7gs ~
The cSpieal ssocs os S.lds G'oISoS-
alton shs1s Sso 8naets DAo.son1
$50 100000 0soSlags oSle.to"'S enSc
three h,m4le2 sSlsses oeS % pSr sa'a'
of one ItuIsilo8 >sSsoees s'ollor'
per share. an3 9lo.o sai3 GaS'lSa! s'oc'
may be sncseaso,3 according G" !sN
to one Hundred GaousaOS >sdoe'
OO0.0o) l,osIagso S!S ssocs aans on
paid for 90 easse s'looIslD'!s. OF SO
vice as ailowe3 Ey Sa~o yle'siSc'
that No stocs sAal8 see ISSUED unSi
fully pait gor AZ SleiciB elnse o. shsl
become gullS Usi0 oSO and Hoh-as
sessahle. and slsis corporation sha'
comence 20 engage oIs business Wlee
Twenty Thousand s20NoSoO( Dsos
lars Of shis stock ~ Seas9 oIas beel
e,,brcrihnA car ana NAIX 6gAo
ARTICLE. "
The affsirs St ahis GorDoraylo'
shall be snanase3 ana GOntr'OiSeS S
Board of tsirectors consisting "
four directors. sslso shaSl bloY3 of
flee for one year. s.r alnsiO sheir sue
cessors are eiecssa by . stoekhoYd
ers' meeting. AVID q stockholders
meeting sh2lS De Nci1 oO ehe Qsrs
Tuesday ia April "g each gear. w.
ginning with Tuesiss. :pq0
1919 and che sirsa Bcss1 os as
racgc,rs shall be q. O.. Weiss, Sr'lsu
Weis.. Nrs. Rosa WGdss ard MI
Thesaa Neiss.
ARTICLE Sfe
vhe executive Officers oS w
corporation shah BE- q Psessde'lV, wi
shaK also BE Secretary and q Vlet
President. @h0 ehs0 also b. yfea'
nrer. and ahe officers Sor Che s'r
scar shall be q. O.. Weiss. Pres
d.nt ana seceeea,yo and Arsh'
Weiss. yise- -gSaslleuG a's3 Issa
9lgego
80 ssMSAol2eg shsl9 eser he ne
aiatqe OF e.s,,onsihse sos she cor
eyaces az Saults eS ahis c"rp"sssst
5n ans surshee saa'n cham sN sns"',
rouag % sAe nnpsis balance due
Ais ssocS. ucc shalt any mese o.
gormalisy im organization have u
effect oS senaeeing this charter NJ
or Exposing sny ss@khclaer 20 81
siahili,y cshec cham as above pr
sided.
poue ava passed. 40 m'g office
aae eity oe Shreveport, Gaddo ga
nh Il. tn Che pressslce OF stVes
ine ~itnessss em this she aish d
90 FeDi>l0ly. S9aSs
O. o. WEISS Shreveport L. ]
shares.
ARTHUR WEISS ShSeseS''rse j.
8 share.
nosA WEgsss shreveport Ia
share
gRs' 1aE1Ms WEISS shses
pors, La 9 shaeee
AggEsT:
a. G. GASlEe
g.L. GAYLE
asEORdssss gHGasTs
Nossry slY'y
fnScsee9 sigsS sa0 secaorae2o u
Is, A939e a. ooo,ee
Iseputy GsesS ana Es-a -asfsies0 S'e
uey ReeosdeTe
saAts % Louisiana.
apri.h oS Csdaos
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