The Caucasian., 1911-12-21
CHARTER
Of Oil City Iron Works OF Shreye-
port. La. and Oil City.

Gath day of November 19tt, before
me, Frank A. Blanchard, a notary
public, came and appeared r. l..
Dobson, II. G.. Brewster and Y. NJ.
Dobson, residents Of said Parish and
State, who stated and declared to
me, notary, that availing themselves
of the Constitution and laws of the
State of Louisiana, relating to the
formation of corporations, they have
formed and do by these presents
form and constitute themselves as
well as such other persons as may
/ hereafter become associated with
them into a corporation and body
/ corporate and have adopted as their
charter the following, to-wit:
| ARTICLE l.
/ The name of this corporation
shall be Oil City Iron Works Com
pany, with its domicile in the city
of Shreveport, Parish Of Caddo, La,
and under its corporate name it
shall have and enjoy succession for
a period Of fifty years unless sooner
dissolved as hereinafter stated. All
legal process shall be served on its
lpresident, or in his absence on the
vice president, or in the absence of
both of said officers on the secre-
1tary.
/ ARTICLE III.
The object of this corporation and
the purpose for which it is formed
is hereby declared to be to buy and
| sell and manufacture and repair
machinery of all kinds and makes,
iron, pipe and a general oil well sup
| ply business; conduct, own and ope-,
rate a machine shop with equip
l.ments, do a general repair business
and conduct a general mercantile
business, and to own, lease and ac-
quire real, personal and mixed prop
erty, and the same to sell. and to do
all things necessary to carry out the
object of this corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corpora
Ition is fixed at the sum Gf twenty
| five thousand 1926, 100000 dollars, di-
vided into two hundred and fifty
| ESQ shares Of the par value OF one
hundred dollars per share, and this
corporation shall commence busl-|
ness when ten thousand dollars of
Its capital stock is subscribed for
and paid in cash or its equivalent.
But no stock shall be issued until
1.-THE same is fully paid for as above
stated.
ARTICLE ".
The affairs of this corporation
| shall be managed and directed by a.
board of directors consisting OF
three stockholders who shall be
elected annually at general stock
holders meeting for the purpose on
the first Monday in January of each
year, and the said stockholders so
elected shall elect, their own officers
Iwho shall hold Office for one year
Tor until their successors are elected
and qualified. Until the election on
i the first Monday in January 1913 the
following shall compose the board
lof directors of this corporation: R.
IL. Dobson, H. C. Brewster and Y. M.
Dobson, OF whom R. L. Dobson shall
Ibe president; II. c. Brewster vice
president and treasurer, and Y. NJ.
Dobson, secretary. Any vacancy IN
1.-The board of directors shall be filled
lby the remaining directors electing
| d stockholder for the unexpired
term
ARTICLE v.
| Whenever this corporation is dis
Isolved by limitation or otherwise,
Its affairs shall be liquidated by two
lpersons selected for the purpose at
La stockholders meeting duly held,
land said liquidators shall perform
Isuch services and give such security
las said stockholders may demand.
ARTICLE VI.
| This act Of Incorporation may be
Iamended and the capital stock in
Icreased or diminished or this COR
lporation may be dissolved by a vote
|of three-fourths of its stockholders
lin amount at a stockholders meeting
lcailed for that purpose in accord
lance with the law Of the State OF
Louisiana, and at all stockholders
meetings each share of stock shall
be entitled to one vote to be cast BY
Its owner either in person or by
kfoxy. When not otherwise proyld-
led by law all stockholders shall be
notified at least ten days prior TO
Iany meeting of stockholders by q
letter addressed to them at their
usual postofllce address, but nothing
therein contained shall prevent said
stockholders from waving notice
-Iof such meeting and consenting to
1.-THE holding thereof at an earlier
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