The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-27
CHARTER AMENDMENT
Of the Oil City Machinery Company.


of January 1910, at a meeting of the
stockholders of the Oil City Machinery
Company, held at its office in Oil City,
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, pursuant toI
notice duly issued, and for the purpose
of considering the ACCESSIBILITY OF
amending the charter of said company
so as to extend its corporate existence
for a period of seventy four years in
excess of twenty-five years, the limit
of its corporate existence fixed in the
original articles of Incorporation, and
to change the domicie of the corpora
ton from Oil City, Louisiana, to
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 all
of the stockholders were present, in
person OF by proxy, as follows, to-wit
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, S 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 a 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 from Oil City,
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, to Shreveport,
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, and that Ar
tic1e | of the original charter of this
corporation be and the same is hereby
amended so as to read as follows, to-
witt
ARTICLE |.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be the Oil City Machinery Com
pany and under its said name it shall
have and enjoy a corporate existence
for a period of ninety-nine years unless
sooner dissolved as hereinafter provid.
ed. Its 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 tc
thirty thousand dollars, being three hun
|
and that Article " of the charter Of
this corporation be and the same il
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 thirt!
thousand dollars, divided into tire,
hundred shares of one hundred dollar
each, which shall be paid for in cash
property or services before the same i
issued, and all stock shall be issued full
paid and worcestershire. This corpora
ton shall commence business wheneve
the sum of three thousand dollars of it
capital stock shalt be subscribed ant
paid for.
Which resolution was duly seconded
and vote being taken thereon, wa
unanimously adopted.
There's being no further business be
fore the meeting, it was on motion ad
journed.
u. w. HAKJ1, Chairman
C. w. HARDY, Secretary.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
|, c. w. Hardy, secretary of the boar
of 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 fror
the minutes of the stockholders meeting
as shown by the original minutes of SAT-
stockholders meeting, and as recorde
on the minute books of said company.
C. w. HARDY, Secretary
State of Louisiana Parish of Caddo
Personally came and appeared befor
me, the undersigned authority, G. W
e Hardy and c. w. Hardy of Caddo Par
ish, Louisiana, who after being du1
sworn, deposed and stated that they ar
!, the president and secretary respectivel