The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-26
CHARTER
OF Oil City Iron Works Of Shreve-
port, La, and Oil City.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Cad
do: Be it remembered that on the
oath day of November 1914, before
me, Frank A. Blanchard, notary
public, came and appeared r. L..
Dobson, II. c. Brewster and V. M.
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
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 l.
The name of this corporation
shall be Oil City Iron Works Com
pany, with it's 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
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
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 we'll sup
ply business; conduct. own and ope-
rate a machine shop with equip
ments, do general repair business
and conduct 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
ton is fixed at the sum Of twenty
Ave thousand 1925 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 bust
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
the same is fully paid for as above
stated.
ARTICLE ~.
The affairs of this corporation
shall be managed and directed by q
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
who shall hold Office for one year
or until their successors are elected
and qualified. Until the election on
the first Monday in January 1913 the
following shall compose the board
of directors of this corporation: Il.
II. Dobson, II. C. Brewster and Y. NJ.
Dobson, of whom r. 1. Dobson shall
be president; II. C. Brewster vice
president and treasurer, and V. Nj.
Dobson, secretary. ANY vacancy in
the board of directors shall be fiiied
by the remaining directors eleeting
la stakeholder for the unexpired
term.
ARTICLE v.
whenever this corporation is dis
solved by limitation or otherwise,
Its affairs shall be liquidated by two
persons selected for the purpose al
a stockholders meeting duly held,
and said liquidatofs shall perform
such services and give such security
as said stockholders may demand.
ARTICLE VT.
This act of incorporation may be
amended and the capital stock in
creased or diminished or this cor
Iporation may be dissolved by vote
| of three-fourths of its stockholders
lin amount at stockholders meeting
called 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 10 one vote to be cast by
Its owner either in person or bs
lproxy. When not otherwise provid-
led by law all stockholders shall bt
notified at least ten days prior u
lany meeting OF stockholders by
letter addressed 10 them at theil
usual Dost0fiice address, but nothing
therein contained shall prevent saif
/ observation-disclosures from waving notice