The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-03-28
CHARTER
OF The .FINEGAN IRON WORKS
.". COMPANY.

United States Of America, State q
louisiana, Parish of Caddo, City o.
Shreveport: Be 1t known that on thit
date before me, Hugh c. Fisher, no
tary public in and for the above narnec
Parish and State, duly commissioned
and qualified, personally came and ap
peared the parties whose names are
hereto subscribed, all of full age, who
declared that, awaiting themselves O
the provisions of the laws Of this State
relative to corporations, they have cove
nanted and agreed, and by these pres
euts covenant and agree, and bind them.
selves, as we'll as such other persons a:
may hereafter become associated witt
them, to form and constitute a corpora.
tion and body polite in law, for the
purposes and objects, and under the
stipulations, articles ah6 conditions fol
lowing. to-wit:
>- ARTICLE l. .r1
The name and title of the said coz.
poration and body polite shall b.
"FINEGAN IRON WORKS COM.
PANY," and its domicile is hereby e.
tablished in She Town of Oil City, Par
ish OF Caddo, State Of Louisiana; and
by its said corporate name shall have
and enjoy succession. exist and con
tinue, unless sooner dissolved In &C
cordance with Its charter, as hereinafter
set forth, for the period of ninety-nine
(ool years from and after the date
hereof, and in its said corporate name
shall have power and authority to con-
tract, sue and be sued; TO make and use
4 corporate seal, and the same to break
and alter at pleasure; to hold, receive,
have, purchase, improve, ALLEVIATE, con-
vey, sell. borrow, pledge, mortgage and
ffypotheeate under and in its said cor
porste name, property, real, personal
and mixed, irnrnovabIe and movable,
corporal and incorporcal, tangible and
intangible; to name and appoint such
managers, directors, officers, agents and
employees as the interest and conven-
fence of said corporation and body poll
tic may require; to make and establish
such bylaws. rules and regulations for
the proper management and regulation
of the affairs of said corporation and
body polite as may be deemed neces-
sAry and proper. and the same to change
and alter at pleasure; and to do all
other acts and things permitted by law.
or as shall or may be necessary and
proper to carry oat the objects and pur-
poses OF said corporation and body pol
itic.
@ ARTICLE II.
The object and purposes for which
this corporation and body polite is or
ganiked and the nature of the business
to Be carried on by it are declared to be
the following, to-wit: The nanufac-
ture, buying and selling of oil and water
well supplies in all their forms. The
president. or in his absence the vice
president, shall be the proper person
upon whom citation or other legal pro-
cess shall be served
ARTICLE III.
The capital took of the said corpora.
sion and body polite shall be ten thous-
and ($to.oooool dollars, divided into
and represented by one hundred (Ioo)
shares OF the sum Of one hundred dol
lars ($1oooo) each, which said stock
shall be paid for in cash at the time. Of
subscription, or the same may be issued
at not less than par in payment or exc
change for property or rights actually
received or purchased by said corpora
lion and body polite or the same may be
issued. fully paid. for money advanced
and for such other valuable considera-
lions or services as the board Of direc-
tors Of aaid corporation and body polite
may determine, provided that no stock
shall be Issued until q consideration
therefor has been received by said cor
poration and body polite. Any stock
holder may sell. assign or transfer his
stock in this corporation and body poll
tie. provided thirty (3o) days previous
notice OF auch intention go sell, assign
or transfer the same be given the COM
pany, in writing, and the other stock
holders thereof shall have the first priv
ilege 10 purchase same, after which thir-
ty (3o) Gays notice, the date of service
and the date Of expiration not counted,
the said stock may be sold in the open
market. The stock Of said corporation
may be transferred under the above con-
ditions. provided such transfer thereof
Sc made on the bookos OF said company
IL It's Office in the Town of Oil City,
Parish Of Caddo, State of Louisiana, It's
donAieiie, and on surrender Of the cer-
tiheate thereof. No transfer Of any
fractional part Of ! share shall be made.
This corporation shalF commence doing
business IS soon IS ten thousand dol
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