The Caucasian., 1907-01-17
CHARTER
OF THE DIXON OIL AND PIPE,
LINE COMPANY.

| otdle OF LOUISIANA, fdrlSn or IadQO
Be it remembered that on this the Iztl
day of December 1906. before me, Franz
A, Blanchard, Notary Public in ane
for said Parish and State. duly commits
stoned and sworn, personally came anC
appeared S. S. Hunter, J. W. Dixon, w
B. Mccormick and J. d. Wilkinson es-
| ldents of said Parish and State, a w
H. Hunter, resident of the p; sh OF
Arcadia, said State, who stated and de
ciared to me, notary, that availing them
selves of the Constitution and laws OF
the State of Louisiana relative to the
formation of corporations, they have
formed and constituted themselves and
do hereby form and constitute them
selves as well as such other persons as
may hereafter become associated with
them, into a corporation and body cor
porate and have adopted as their char
ter and act of incorporation the follow
ing, to-w1t:
ARTICLE |.
The name~and style of this corpora
ton shall be the ''DIXON OIL AND
PIPE LINE COMPANY" with its
domicile at the City of Shreveport, in
the Parish of Caddo, and under its cor
porate name it shall have and enjoy sue
cession for period of ninety-nine years,
unless sooner dissolved as hereinafter
set forth
ARTICLE H.
The purposes for which this corpora
llon is established and the nature of the
business to be carried on by it are here
~ declared to be to purchase, own and
ease real estate in the Parish of Caddo
md elsewhere for the purpose of boring
md exploring for oil, gas Or other min
erals, and-to own, lease and operate pipe
lines, tank cars or other means of trans
porting oil, gas or other minerals in the
State OF Louisiana or elsewhere, and
such oil, gas or other minerals to sell
ransfer and dispose of to such persons
S may desire to purchase the same.
ARTICLE Ill.
All legal process shall be served on
his corporation by service on its presi-
lent, Or in his absence on the vice pres
dent, or in the absence of both on the
secretary and treasurer at the office of
the company in said parish.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby fixed at the sum of three hur-
dred thousand dollars, divided into three
thousand shares of one hundred dollars
Zach, and shall commence business
whenever one thousand shares are SUBJ
scribed and paid for. Such stock may be
Ssued for cash, or for property or serv
ces rendered this corporation, and all
took issued shall be fully paid and nom
.ssessable from and after the issuance
hereof. In all stockholders, meetings
each share of stock shall be entitled to
one vote, either by its holder in person
,r by written proxy, and the stock of
said corporation shall only be transfer
,ble on the books of the company by the.
surrender of the outstanding certificate
If stock and its cancellation.
ARTICLE "
The affairs of this corporation shall
De managed by board of directors con-
;isting of FIVE stockholders to be elected
)y the stockholders at meeting held
for that purpose on the first Monday in
February of each year The first board
If directors shall be S. S. Hunter, who
shall be president; J. w. Dixon, who
shall be vice president; w. B. McCor-
nick, who shall be secretary and treas
rer, and w. H. Hunter and J. D. VIII
linson, and they shall hold their offices
until the first Monday in February 1908
or until their successors are elected and
installed. Any vacancies occurring in the
said board of directors by death, resig
nation or otherwise, shall be filled by the
remaining directors, who shall elect a
stockholder to fill such vacancy. Said
DOdld VI uHSClOlS Slldil BldNt power anu
authority to make any an dali contracts
in the purchase, lease or sale or mort
gage of the property of the corporation
md shall empliy and discharge at pleas
Ire such agents, managers, or other EN-
oloyes as may be necessary in the man
agement of its affairs.
ARTICLE VI.
This charter may be amended or
changed or this corporation may be dis
solved by vote of two thirds of the
stock at a meeting of the stockholders
c.ed for that purpose, after thirty days
advertisement in one of the newspapers
published in the City of Shreveport, and
by personal notice mailed to each stock
holder through the mails to his postoffice
address, provided that nothing herein
shall present any such stakeholder by
luminous consent waving such notice
in writing, except when otherwise spe-
cially provided by law Whenever this
corporation is dissolved, either at the
vote of the stockholders, or by limitation
or otherwise, its affairs shall be liquidat-
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