The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-27
CHARTER
OF THE DIXON OIL ANIa PIPE
LINE COMPANY.

LINE 4A'MI AN I
State OF Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
Be it remembered that on this the Iztl
day of December Igo6, before me, Frank
\, Blanchard, a Notary Public in anc
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, res
ldentS of said Parish and State, and W
II. Hunter, resident of the Parish OF
| Arcadia, said State, who stated and de-
clared to me, notary, that availing them
selves of the Constitution and laws OF
!she 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, R-wit:
AR1lCLE |.
The name and style of this corpora
ton shall be the -" DIXON OIL AND
.9lPE LINE COMPANY" with its
domicile at the City OF Shreveport, in
tl?e Parish of Caddo, and under its cor
porate name it shall have and enjoy sue
cesslon for a period OF ninety-nine years,
unless sooner dissolved as hereinafter
set forth
ARTICLE H.
HE purposes for which this corpora
ton IS established and the nature OF the
business to be carried on by it are here
by declared to be to purchase own and
lease real estate in the Parish of Caddo
and elsewhere for the purpose of boring
and 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,
transfer and dispose of to such persons
rs may desire to purchase the same.
ARTICLE III.
All legal process shall be served on
this corporation by service on its presi-
dent, or in his absence on the vice pres
ldent, 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 hun
dred thousand dollars divided into three
shares of one hundred dollars
each, and shall commence business
whenever one thousand shares are sub
scribed and paid for. Such stock may be
issued for cash, or for property or serv-
ices rendered this corporation, and all
stock issued shall be fully paid and nom
assessable from and after the issuance
thereof. In all stockholders meetings
each share of stock shall be entitled to
one vote, either by its holder in person
or by written proxy, and the stock of
said corporation shall only be transfer
able on the books of the company by the
surrender of the outstanding certificate
Of stock and its cancellation.
ARTICLE V.
The affairs of this corporation shall
be managed by a board of directors con-
sisting of five stockholders to be elected
by the stockholders at a meeting held
for that purpose on the first Monday in
February of each year. The first board
Of directors shall be S. S. Hunter, who
shall be president; ]. w. Dixon, who
shall be vice president; w. B. McCor-
mick, who shall be secretary and treas
urer, and w. H Hunter and J. D. VIII
sinson, 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
to fill such vacancy. Said
board of directors shall have power and
authority to make any an dali contracts
in the purchase, lease or sale or mort
gage of the property of the corporation
and shall empty and discharge at pleas