The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-03-30
CHARTER
OF THE FINEGAN IRON WORKS
COMPANY.


United States of america, State of
Louisiana, Parish of -Caddo, City Of
Shreveport: Be it known that ON this
date before me, Hugh c. Fisher, no
tary public in and for the above named
Parish and State, duly commissioned
and qualified, personally came and APP
peared the parties whose names are
hereto subscribed, all of full age, who
declared that, avaihng themselves of
the provisions of the laws of this State
relative to corporations, they have cove
nanted and agreed, and by these pres
ents covenant and agree, and bind them
selves, as well as such other persons as
Imay hereafter become associated with
them, to form and constitute a corpora
ton and body polite in law, for the
purposes and objects, and under the
stipulations, articles and conditions fol-
lowing, to-wit:
| ARTICLE I.
The name and title of the said cor
poration and body polite shall be
"FINEGAN IRON WORKS COM
| PANY," and its domicile is hereby es-
tabiished in the Town of Gil 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 ac-
cordance' with its charter, as hereinafter
set forth, for the period of nirety-nine
(oo) 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
a corporate seal, and the same to break
and alter at pleasure; to hold, receive,
have, purchase, improve, alternate, con-
. vey, sell, borrow, pledge. mortgage and
!. fypothecate under and in its said cor
porate name, property, real, personal
and mixed, immoyable ard movable,
j corporeal and incorporeal, 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
h 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 out the objects and pur-
poses of said corporation and body pol
tic.
ARTICLE II.
Il The object and purposes for which
: this corporation and body polite is or
gained and the nature of the business
s. to be carried on by it are declared to be
the following, to-wit: The manufac.
ture, buying and selling of oil and water
! well supplies in all their forms. The
president, or in his absence the vict
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,
ton and body polite shall be ten tfous
and lSIo,ooooo) dollars, divided init
and represented by one hundred Geo,
shares Of the sum Of one hundred dol
lars ISIooool each. which SIX: stool
shall be paid for in cash at the time o
subscription, or the same may be issue'
ut not less than par in payment or ex
! change for property or rights actual!
received or purchased by said corpora
Ition and body polite or the same may b
Issued, fully paid, for money advances
and for such other Variable considera
Itions or services as the board of direc
tors of said corporation and body politi
may determine, provided that no stocl
shail be issued until a consideration
Therefor has been received by said cor
Iporation and body polite. Any stock
holder may sell, assign or transfer hi
stock in this corporation and body poll
tic, provided thirty (3o1 days previous
notice OF such intention to sell, assig
or transfer the same be given the com
pany, in writing, and the other stock
Il holders thereof shalt have the first priv
6 Eilege to purchase same, after which thii
ty (so) days notice, the date of servic
and The date of expiration not counted
the said stock. may be sold IN the ope
& market. The stock of said eorporatio
may be transferred under the above cor
ditions, provided such transfer tferet
be made on the bookos of said compan
II at It's Office in the Town of Oil Git.
Parish Of Caddo, State Of Louisiana, /
9 domicile, and on surrender of the ce
tifcate thereof No transfer of ar
fractional part of share shall be mad
This corporation shall commence DOR
business rs soon as ten thousand de
lars iSloooooo) the capital stock ther
Iof. shall have been subscribed for.
ARTICLE ".