The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-28
CHARTER
or Oil City Iron Works of Shreve-
port, La, and Oil City.


do: Be it remembered that on the
I24th day of November 1911, before
me, Frank A. Blanchard, a notary
public, came and appeared R. L..
| Dobson, H.. C.. Brewster and Y. NJ.
Dobson, residents Of said Parish and
State. who stated and declared to
tme, notary, that availing themselves
iof 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
we'll 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 I.
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
period Of fifty years unless sooner
dissolved as hereinafter stated. All
| legal process shall be served on its
president, or in his absence on the
vice president. or in the absence OF
/ both of said officers on the secre-
tary
ARTICLE II.
The object of this corporation and
the purpose for which it is formed
lis hereby declared to be to buy and
lseIl and manufacture and repair
machinery of all kinds and makes,
Iron. pipe and a general oil we'll sup
ply business; conduct. own and ope-
rate a machine shop with equip
ments, do q general repair business
| and conduct a general mercantile
business, and to own, lease and ac-
CURE real, personal and mixed prop
lerty. and the same to sell, and to do
| all things necessary to carry out the
lobiect of this corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corpora
ltion is fixed at the sum Of twenty
live thousand 1925, 000o0) dollars, di-
1vided into two hundred and fifty
(250 shares of the par value of one
hundred dollars per share, and this
Incorporation shall commence bust
ness when ten thousand dollars of
Its capital stock is subscribed for
land 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
hoard Of directors consisting OF
three stockholders who shall be
detected annually at a general stock
holders meeting for the purpose on
1.-THE first Monday in January OF each
year. and the said stockholders so
elected shall elect their own officers
lwhO shall hold office for one year
Tor until their successors are elected
land qualified. Until the election on
1.-THE first Monday in January 1913 the
following shall compose the board
lof directors of this corporation: X,
IL. Dobson, 81. C. Brewster and Y. M.
lDobson. Of whom r. L. Dobson shall
lbe president: H. C. Brewster vice
president and treasurer. and V. nj.
lDobson. secretary. Any vacancy IN
1.-The board of directors shall be filled
Iby the remaining directors electing
a stakeholder for the nnexpired
term
/ ARTICLE y.
| Whenever this corporation is dis
lsolved by limitation or Otherwise,
Its affairs shall be liquidated by two
persons selected for the purpose at
ia 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 De
Iamended and the capital stock IN
Iereased or diminished or this cor
lporation may be dissolved by vote
Iof three-fourths of its stockholders
lin amount at a stockholders meeting
Icalled for that purpose in accord
lance with the law Of the State OF
Louisiana, and at all stockholders
meetings each share Of stock shall
lbe entitled to one vote to be cast by
lfss owner either in person or by
lproxv. When not otherwise provld-
led by law all stockholders shall DC
notified at least ten days prior Z
Ianv meeting of stockholders by
letter addressed to them at then
usual posfoflice address but notinnt
Iherein contained shall prevent sait
stockholders from waving notice