The Caucasian., 1905-04-13
CHARTER,
OF THE "A. J. HAMMER OIL COM
PANY."

Be it remembered that on this the 2Ist
day of March, 1905, personally came and
appeared before me, at my office in the
City of Shreveport, said Parish and
State, A. J. Hammer, resident Of
Bloo1nburg, State Of Texas; E. L. Ed
wards, resident of Cad1o Parish,
Louisiana and W. Fl. Blackburn, also
of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, who each
stated and declared to me, notary, that
availing themselves of the laws of the
State Of Louisiana for the formation of
corporations, and especially under and
by virtue of Act III of 1882, they have
formed ani DO by these presents form
and organize themselves, as we'll as all
others that may hereafter become asso-
ciated with them, into a body corporate
and have made and do by these presents
declare this to be their charter and act
of incorporation, under the terms and
conditions hereinafter named, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name of this corporation shall be
the "A. J. Hammer Oil Company and
under said corporate name it shall have
and enjoy succession for a period of
twenty-five years unless sooner dissolved
in the manner hereafter stipulated, with
its domicile at the City of Shreveport
Parish of Caddo, State of Louisiana.
ARTICLE II.
The object of this corporation and its
purposes are hereby declared to be to
own, lease, acquire and operate oil
wells, oil lands, and to bore for oil, ga.
or other minerals in the State of Louis
lana or in the State of Texas, and to
own, lease an doperate Pipe lines, tank
cars, or other means of transmitting oil
or other minerals, and generally to do
and perform any and all acts that may
be necessary in carrying out the pur-
poses of this charter.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation
shall be FIVE hundred thousand dollars,
divided into twenty thousand shares Of
twenty-five dollars each, and it shall
commence business whenever two hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars of its
capital stock shall have been subscribed
and paid for in FULL No stock shall be
issued except for property, services,
labor or other valuable consideration
paid at the time of its issuance, and said
stock shall be transferable only on the
books of the corporation at its demicile.
ARTICLE ".
The affairs of said corporation shall
De managed by board of directors con-
'isting Of three stockholders, who shall
,e elected annually at stockholders
Meeting called for that purpose on the
'rst Monday in April Of each ;'ea1l y;'eeal, and
aid boaId~af 1ccctors shall hold office
ntil their successors are duly elected
nd installed. The first board of direct
RS shall be A. J. Hammer, who shall
e president and general manager; E. L.
vice president and assistant
eneral manager, and w. H. Blackburn,
Who shall be secretary and treasurer,
nd they shall hold their offices until the
rst Moniay in April, 1905, or until their
uccessors are duly elected and installed.
ARTICLE V.
All legal process shall be served on
ice president, or in the absence of both,
ice president, or in the absence of both,
n the secretary and treasurer, at the
omicile of the company.
ARTICLE vi.
Said corporation shall have power to
ue and be suel, to plead and be i'm
loaded, to contract and be contracted
18th, to buy. sell, mortgage or lease
al and personal property, to make and
Sc corporate seal and the same to
ter at pleasure, and -. to make and
dopt such rules and bylaws as the in
rests of the said corporation may
ON time to time require. l.
ARTICLE VII.
At all meetings of stockholders each
lare of stock shall be entitled to one
'te, either in person or by written
oxy, and all meetings of stockholI Iers
all be preceded. by thirty days notice,
lblished in one of the papers of the
ty of Shreveport. and by written no.
e mailed to each stockholder through
e mails to his postoffice address, pro-
ded that by unanimous consent all of
e stockholders such notice may be dis
nsed with and such meetings held
oner.
ARTICLE VIII. }
Whenever this corporation is dis
lved by limitation Or otherwise, its af-
lrs shall be iquidated by two commits
'ners elected for that purpose at
neral meeting, of the stockholders
lied for that purpose, and they shall
Fe such bond and security for the
elity of their administration as the \
,ekholdeds may require. Whenever by
vote of two-thirds of the stock, the
of this corporation is :je-I