The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-04-06
CHARTER
OF THE "a. ]. HAMMER OIL COM
PANY,"

State OF Louisiana, Parish OF Caddo
Be it remembered that on this the 2Ist
day of March, 1905, personally came and
before me, at my Office in the
City of Shreveport, said Parish and
State. A. ]. Hammer, resident Of
Bloomburg. State Of Texas: F. l.. Ed
wards, a resident of Cadlc Parish,
Louisiana: and ". II. Blackburn, also
of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, who eacl,
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 AMI DO by these presents form
md organize themselves, as well as all
others that may hereafter become asso-
ciated with them. into body corporate,
and have made and do by these presents
declare this to be their charter and act
If incorporation, under the terms and
hereinafter named. to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name OF this corporation shall be
he "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
n the manner hereafter stipulated, with
is donicile 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
,wn, lease, acquire and operate oil
wells, oil lands, and to bore for oil, gas
II other minerals in the State of Louis
ana or in the State of Texas, and to
'wn, lease an doperate pipe lines, tank
,ars, Or other means of transmitting oil
" other minerals, and generally to do
nd perform any and all acts that may
'e necessary in carrying out the pur-
,eses of this charter.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation
hall be FIVE hundred thousand dollars,
ivided into twenty thousand shares of
twenty-five dollars each, and it shall
commence business whenever two hun
red and fifty thousand dollars of its
apital stock shall have been subscribed |
nd paid for in full. No stock shall be
ssued except for property, services,
thor or other valuable consideration
aid at the time of its issuance, and said
took shall be transferable only On the
ooks of the corporation at its demicile.
ARTICLE ".
The affairs of said corporation shall
{ managed by a board Of directors con-
sting Of three stockholders, who shall
: elected annually at stockholders
leeting called for that purpose on the
rst Monday in April of each year, and
I'D board Of directors shall hold office
ntIl their successors are duly elected
i'd installed. The first board of direct
s shall be A. j. Hammer, who shall
. president and general manager; E. IL
dWards, vice president and assistant
neral manager, and w. Fl. Blackburn,
no shall be secretary and treasurer,
I'd they shall hold their Offices until the
81 Monlay in April, 1905, or until their
lceessors are duly elected and installed.
ARTICLE
All legal process shall be served on
&C president, or in the absence of both,
&c president, or in the absence of both,
the secretary and treasurer, at the
,micile Of the company.
ARTICLE VI.
Said corporation shall have power TO
e and be suel. to plead and be inn
eaded, to contract and be contracted
IT'D, to buy, sell. mortgage or lease
u and personal property, to make and
{ a corporate seal and the same to !
u
er at pleasure. and to make and
opt such rules and bylaws as the in
-ests Of the said corporation may
'm time to time require.
ARTICLE VII.
st all meetings Of stockholders each
are Of stock shall be entitled to one
e, either in person or BY written S
oxy, and all meetings of stockhol Iers q
all be preceded BY thirty days notice, {
blisled IN one Of the papers Of the
y Of Shreveport, and by written no i
{ mailed TO each stakeholder through i
!, mails to his postofice address, pro- IS
led that BY unanimous consent all Of 1p
stockholders such notice may be dis 4
1sed with and such meetings held p
,rer. le
ARTICLE VIII. {
Whenever this corporation IS dis i
we'd By limitation or Otherwise, its af- B
S shall be iquidated BY two commits IS