The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-20
CHARTER
OF THE DIXON OIL AND PIPE
LINE COMPANY.

state OF Louisiana, fdTlSll OF AduuO. .
Be it remembered that on this the 18TH
day OF December 1900. before me, Frank
\. Blanchard, a Notary Public in and
for said Parish and State, duly commits
stoned and sworn, personally came and
appeared 5. S. Hunter, J. W. Dixon, W.
s. Mccormick and J. ID. Wilkinson, res
idents Of said Parish and State. and W.
II. Hunter. a resident OF the Parish OF
Arcadia, said State. who stated and de
clarcd to me, notary, that avaiing 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 we'll 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-wlt:
ARTICLE l.
The name and style II this corpora
ton Shall be the 'DINON OIL AND
PIPE LINE COMPANY" with its
jom;ciIe 1t the City Of Shreveport, in
the Parish Of Caddo, and under its cor
poratc name il shall have and enjoy sue
ce~oion for a period Of ninety nine years,
unlc,, sooner dissolved a. hereinafter
set forth
ARTICLE. II.
.thc purposes for winch 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 i'll 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, ga, Oh 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 Ill.
All legal process shall be served on
this corporation by service on its presl
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 hur
bred thousand dollars. divided into three
thousand shares Of one hundred dollars
each, and shall commence business
whenever one thousand shares are sub
Scrlbed 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 non
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
Of the outstanding certificate
Of stock and its cancellation.
ARTICLE Y.
The affairs of this corporation shall
be managed by 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 ]. D. Viii
kinson, 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
Dual u VI ullSNlpiS Hiidii iitNt poNNi anu
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
IRE such agents, managers, or other en-
ployes as may be necessary in the man
agement of its affairs.
1 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 meeting Of the stockholders
called for that purpose, after thirty days
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
provided that nothing herein
shall present any such stakeholder by
unanimous 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
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