The Caucasian., 1919-03-07
CHARTER
or The Hand Tailoring snnlpans,
Incorporated.

,SldHt VI YAOufSldl1~
Parish of Laddv:
BE u KNOWN. Thas ehis 6as be
fore me. Donald &. Dickson, . No
tary Public, in and FOR said Parish
and state, duly commissioner sn6
qualified. personally came and ap-
peared the parties whose names are
hereunto subscribed, who declared
that it is their desire and purpose
to form a corporation as provided
by the laws of the State of Louis
lana and especially Act No. 261 of
the General Assembly Of the State
Of Louisiana for the year 1914, un-
der the following Articles of tncos-
pOratiOn, tO-Wit:
ARTICLE Y.
The name of this Corporation
shall be- THE HAND TAILORING
COMPANY, INC, and it shall exist
for period Of Ninety-nine Years,
unless sooner dissolved, and the
domicile thereof is hereby declared
to be the City of Shreveport, lou
isiana, where all directors and
stockholders meeting shall be held.
ARTICLE RI.
The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is formed
are hereby declared to be general
tailoring, pressing and cleaning, and
retailing Of wearing apparel Of all
kinds and the purchase of the same
at wholesale. The corporation may
borrow money, issue notes, or other
obligations, from time to time for
moneys borrowed for the conduct
Of said business or in payment fol
property bought or for any OF tht
objects and purposes OF Che corQor-
alton, and 60 secure che same ana.
make mortgages or pledge any pro
pertS acquired or % be acquired by
the said corporation. Che corpora
ton may buy or cent reaA or per
sonal property sor che use or con
duet of said business. ana geneS-
ally to do and perform all acts per
mitted by the laws of shis state 81
the transaction of cts business.
ARTICLE sIe.
The capital stock Of this corOor
alton is hereby fixed az the sum o
six Thousand Dollars, divided Ant'
Sixty Shares at the par value 0
Cne Hundred Dollars per share, o
which sixty shares, thirty-one hav
been subscribed for and paid IN be
fore the filing of this charter. Oh
entire stock oS this corporation
shall be common stock and ther
shall be no preferred stock. TIL
|capital stock of this corporatloI
NAV be increased at q meeting o
the stockholders, held for that pur
pose. to any amount up to Twenty
five Thousand Dollars by q Sote 0
ltWo-thirds Of all the stock.
ARTICLE IT.
The affairs of this corporatlo
shall be managed by a board Q
directors consisting Of three stock
holders to be elected at genera
Injecting of the stockholders to D
held on the First Tuesday of Feb
|ruary Of each year. The officers
this corporation shall be Pres
dent, Vice-President, and Secrt
tary-Treasurer. Any vacancy arls
. ling among said officers or in tn
board Of directors, which may I
caused by death, resignation
otherwise, may be filled by the rt
naming directors at meeting cal
ed for that purpose. 1t IS heref
, declared that each Of the board
directors named herein is the oWn'
in his own name and right full
!. paid for and unincumbered, OF OF
!. or more shares Of the capital stot
of this corporation.
= The following shall constitute Il
!, first officers and the first Board
: Directors Of this corporation, WI
their residences and the number
lshares subscribed for set opp0sl
Their names, and they shall enj
i office until their successors a
|elected or appointed, to-wit:
i c. P. Roney, President; No.
shares, /; Shreveport, La.
= E. B. Hand, Vice-President; \
: Of shares, is; Shreveport, La.
w. A. Shaw. Secretary-Treasurt
l' No. of shares, Is; Shreveport, La
ARTICLE v.
A majority Of the Board OF L
reetors shall constitute a quorl
4 for the transaction of business.
ARTICLE VI.
Each share of stock in this &C
poration shall be entitled to Q
vote at all stockholders meetin
to be cast in person or by pro
10 provided that all proxies must
y. in writing. The stockholders sh
be notified in writing at least
teen days prior to a stockholdf
p meeting, by a letter addressed
each at lis usual >postoffice
dress. provided that such not
Imay be waived by any stockholt
We said waiver shall be in writing
e. filed on or before the day of $
iio Injecting.