The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-03
CHARTER AMENDMENT
Of the Oil City Machinery Company


4 Be it remembered, that on the 9th da
of January 1910, at a meeting of tn
stockholders of the Oil City Machirer
| Company, held at its office in Oil City
| Caddo Parish, Louisiana, pursuant
notice duly issued, and for the purpos
of considering the ACCESSIBILITY O
amending the charter of said compan
so as to extend its corporate existenc
| for period of seventy-four years i
excess of twenty-five years, the hml
of it's corporate existence fixed in tn
original articles of Incorporation, AM
to change the domicile of the corpora
ton from Oil City, Louisiana, t
Shreveport, Louisiana, and for the pur
pose of considering the ACCESSIBILITY Of
increasing the capital stock of said cor
poration from fifteen thousand to thirty
thousand dollars, at which meeting al
of the stockholders were present, il
person or by proxy, as follows, to-wlt
In person-G. w. Hardy, 80 shares
John Murray, 80 shares; c. w. Hardy,
30 shares H N Martin, 20 shares.
By proxy-M. G. Stewart, by H. N
Martin, 5 shares.
The following proceedings were had
The meeting being called to order
G. w. Hardy was selected as chairman,
and C. W. Hardy as secretary, and each
assumed the duties of such offices.
G. w. Hardy then read the notice OF
the meeting, and explained the objects
and purposes of the meeting in pursu-
ance to such notice.
Whereupon the following resolutions
were offered:
Be it resolved by the stockholders of
the Oil City Machinery Company, that
the corporate existence of this corpora
ton be extended for period of seven
ty-four years in excess of twenty-five
years, the period of its existence as
fixed in the original articles of incor-
poration, and that the domicile of this
company be changed frem Oil City,
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, to Shreveport,
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, and that Ar
tic1e I of the original charter of this
corporation be and the same is hereby
amended so as to read as follows, to-
wit:
ARTICLE |.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be the Oil City Machinery Com
Dany, and under its said name it shall
have and enjoy corporate existence
for period of ninety nine years unless
sooner dissolved as hereinafter provid-
ed. It's domicile shall be at Shreveport,
Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Which resolution was duly seconded,
and a vote being taken thereon, was
unanimously adopted.
The following resolution was then Of
fered by Mr. John Murray:
Be it resolved by the stockholders Of
this corporation, the Oil City Machinery
Company, that the capital stock of the
said corporation is hereby increased to
thirty thousand dollars, being three hun
dred shares of one hundred dollars each,
and that Article " of the charter of
this corporation be and the same is
hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows, to-wit:
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby fixed at the sum of thirty
thousand dollars, divided into three
hundred shares of one hundred dollars
each, which shall be paid for in cash,
property or services before the same is
issued, and all stock shall be issued full
paid and worcestershire. This corpora
ton shall commence business whenever
the sum of three thousand dollars of it:
capital stock shalt be subscribed anc
| paid for.
Which resolution was duly seconded
and vote being taken thereon, was
unanimously adopted.
| There being no further business be
fore the meeting, it was on motion ad
Ijourned.
G. w. HARDY, Chairman.
/ c. w. HARDY, Secretary.
StaSSSof Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
II, c. w. Hardy, secretary of the boarc
Iof directors of the Oil City Machiner.
| Company, and of the stockholders meet
| ing held on the above and foregoing
date, do hereby certify that the aboV
| is a true and correct copy taken from
the minutes of the stockholders meeting
as shown by the original minutes of SAT-
stockholders meeting, and as records
on the minute books of said company.
C. w. HARDY, Secretary.
a State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
Personally came and appeared befor
lne, the undersigned authority, g. "
! Hardy and c. w. Hardy of Caddo Par
ish, Louisiana, who after being dul
{ sworn, deposed and stated that they al
the president and secretary respectiYel