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Douglas Literary Soviets Limited charter in Shreveport
A corporate charter dated November 20 1897 establishes the Douglas Literary Soviets Limited in Shreveport Louisiana for ninety nine years. It details powers to own lease buy sell sue and appoint, objects to promote moral industrial and social advancement for colored people in Caddo parish, with training in carpentry printing lab work music literature farming sewing and related arts. Board of fifteen directors and officers are named with election rules stock value set at fifty thousand dollars. Charter may be amended dissolved or liquidated by stockholder vote and notices.
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Douglas Literary Soviets Limited
Shreveport
Caddo Parish
Louisiana
Carido Parish
Ecsiet
Edness
Wrewlders
Gacceon
Luke Allen
Ir Jae Barks
Anc
Gald
Fanwie
Orsi
John N. Hicks
Abbott
Parish
Caddo