The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-23
CHARTER AMENDMENT
The Oil City Machinery Company.

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The Oil City Machinery Company.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
Be it remembered, that on the 18th day
of February A. D. 1909, at meeting of
the stockholders of the Oil City Machin-
cry Company, held at its Office at
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana,
for the purpose Of considering the ques-
ton of increasing the capital stock of
said corporation from three thousand
dollars to fifteen thousand dollars, all
the stockholders being present, to-wit +:
6 % shares, G. w. Hardy; 2-3 shares,
C. W. Hardy; II 20 shares, John Muir
ray; $ shares, H. N Martin, constitut-
ing all the stockholders, the following
proceedings were had:
The meeting being called to order, G.
w. Hardy was selected as chairman, and
c. W. Hardy as secretary, John Murray
then offered the following resolution:
BE it resolved by the Oil City Ma
cl,inery Company, that the capital stock
of the said corporation be and the same
is hereby increas ed to fifteen thousand
dollars, being one hundred and fifty
shares of one hundred dollars each, and
that Article " of the original Charter
of this corporation be and the same is
hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows, to-wit:
PARTICLE ".
"The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby fixed at the SUM of fifteen
thousand dollars, divided into one hum
dred and fifty shares of one hundred
dollars each, which shall be paid for in
cash, property, or services before the
same is issued, and all stock issued shall
be fully paid and worcestershire. This
corporation shall commence business
whenever the sum of three thousand
dollars of its capital stock shall be sub
scribed for"
Which motion was duly seconded and
a vote being taken thereon was unani-
mously adopted.
There being no further business be
fore the meeting, it was ON motion ad-
iourned. C. w. HARDY,
Chairman.
c. w. HARDY, Secretary.
l, c. w. Hardy, secretary of the Oil
City Machinery Company, and Of the
meeting the stockholders held on the
above and foregoing date, do hereby
certify that the above is true and cor
rect copy of the minutes of the said
meeting held as above set forth, as
shown by the original minutes of said
meeting held, and recorded in the min
ut book of said corporation.
c. w. HARDY, Secretary.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
Personally came and appeared before
ME, the undersigned authority, G. w.
Hardy and c. w. Hardy, who after be-
ing duly sworn, deposes and states that
appearers are the president and secre-
tary, respectively, of the Oil City Ma
chinery Company, and that they were
the chairman and secretary respectively,
of the stockholders meeting held on the
above and foregoing date, and that the
above and foregoing is true and cor
rect copy of the minutes of the stock
holders meeting, as shown by the orig
inal minutes of said meeting recorded
in the minute book.
G. w. HARDY.
C. w. HARDY.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this the 18th day of February A. D.
1909. w. A. MABRY,
Notary Public
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
II, ]. NJ. Foster, district attorney of the
First Judicial District Court of Louis
lana, do hereby certify that I have ex-
amined the above and foregoing instru-
ment to the articles of incorporation oil
the Oil City Machinery Company, and
finding nothing therein contrary to law
l hereby approve the same. This 17tl
day of February A. D. 1909.
J. M. FOSTER,
District Attorney First District Of
Louisiana.
(Endorsed) Filed and recorded Feb
ruary ~, 1909. F. A. LEONARD,
Clerk and exotic Recorder
State of Louisiana, Parish Of CadGo
l hereby certify that the above and fore
going is true and correct copy of tn
original act, as the same now appears or
file and of record in my Office. Giver
under my hand and seal of Office this tn.
18th, day of February 1909.
F. A. LEONARD.
l3-I8. Clerk and O6eio Recorder