The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-13
CHARTER
OF THE DIXON OIL AND PIPE
LINE COMPANY.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
BE it remembered that on this the I7tl
day If December 1000. before me, Franz
4, Blanchard, 4 Notary Public in ant
for said Parish and State, duly commits
stoned and sworn, personally came anc
appeared 5. 5. Hunter, ]. W Dixon, "
! Z. Mccormick and J y. Wilkinson. res
ident> of said Parish and State, and "
II. Hunter, q resident II the Parish O
Arcadia, SAID State. who stated and de
clared to me, notary, that ayailing them
selves Of the Constitution and laws Of
the State Of Louisiana relative to the
| formation of corporations, they have
formed and constituted themselves anC
do hereby form and constitute them
selves as we'll as such other persons as
may hereafter become associated witt
them, into corporation and body cor
porate and have adopted a, their char
ter and act of Incorporation the follow
ing, to-wlt:
ARTICLE I.
The name and style If this corpora
ton shall be the "DINON OIL AND
PIPE LINE COMPANY with its
domicije at the City Of Shreveport, in
the Parish Of Caddo, and under its cor
poratc name il shall have and Sioy sue
ccssion for a period Of ;t,nety-nine years.
unless sooner dissolved as hereinafter
set forth.
ARTICLE II.
The purposes for which this corpora
ton is established and the nature of the
business to be carried OH 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
is 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
ident, or in the absence Of both on the
secretary and treasurer at the office of
tht rpn1Dany in said rarisf
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock Of this corporation
is hereby fixed at the sum of three 3lur-
dred thousand dollars, divided into three
thousand 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
assessabie 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 Y.
The affairs of this corporation shall
be managed by board Of directors con-
sistlng 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; J. w Dixon, who
shall be vice president; w B. McCor- |
mick, who shall be secretary and treas
lrer, and w. H. Hunter and J. d. Viii |
1nson, 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
aid board Of directors by death, resig
lation or otherwise. shall be filled by the
-enalnlng directors, who shall elect
to fill such vacancy. Said
BOARD Of directors shall have power and
authority to make any an dali contracts
II the purchase, lease or sale or mort
rage Of the property Of the corporation
nd shall empty and discharge at pleas
ire such agents, managers, or other en-
'loyes as may be necessary in the man
cement Of its affairs
ARTICLE VI.
This charter may be amended or
hanged or this corporation may be dis
olved by a vote of two-thirds of the
took at meeting of the stockholders
allied for that purpose after thirty days
advertisement in one of the newspapers
in the City OF Shreveport, and
y personal notice mailed to each stock
Older through the mails to his postofflce
ddress, provided that nothing herein
hall present any such stakeholder by
consent waving such notice
1 writing, except when otherwise spe-
tally provided by law. Whenever this
is dissolved, either at the
ote Of the stockholders, or by limitation
r otherwise, its affairs shall be liqudat- t