The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-03-15
.CHARTER'
OF THE FINEGAN IRON WORKS
COMPANY.

date before me, Hugh c. Fisher, a no
tary public in and for the above named
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, availing 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 we'll as such other persons as
may 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 donicile is hereby es-
tablished in the 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-nlne
/ (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
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
| hlypothecate under and in its said cor
Iporate name, property, real, personal
and mixed, irnmovable and movable,
corporal and incorporea1, 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 poli<
tic may require; to make and establish
Isuch bylaws, rules and regulations for
the proper management and regulation
Eof 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 poll
tic
| ARTICLE II.
The object and purposes for which
this corporation and body polite is or
ganized and the nature of the business
to be carried on BY il are declared TO be
the following, to-wit The manufac-
ture, buying and selling Of oil and water
we'll 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 Ill
The capital took of the said corpora
ton and body polite shall be ten thous-
and ($1o,ooooo) dollars, divided into
and represented by one hundred (1oo}
shares of the sum of one hundred dol
lars ($1oooo) each, which said stock
shall be paid for in cash at the time OF
subscription, or the same may be issued
at not less than par in payment or ex-
change for property or rights actually
! received or purchased by said corpora.
2 ton and body polite the same may be
Issued, fully paid, for money advanced
( and for such other valuable. considera.
J Itions or services as the board of direc-
/. Itors of said corporation and body polite
: lrnay determine, provided that no stoeE
d shall be issued until a consideration
d Itherefor has been received by said cor,
' poration and body polite Any stock
!. holder n,ay sell, assign or transfer hi
stock in this corporation and body poll
! tic, provided thirty (3o) days previous
notice of such intention to SELL ass1g1
Tor transfer the same be given the com
d lpany. in writing. and the other stock
e Il hOIQeTS I1GISOL SuellA AicFC ttlS III 81 PtAs
ilege TO purchase same, after which thir
ty {3o) days notice, the date of sefvic,
: and the date Of expiration not counted
D the said stock may be sold in the opel
market. The stock of said corporation
may be transferred under the above con
ditions, provided such transfer thereo
be made on the bookos of said compan
9 at its office in the Town of Oil City
Parish of Caddo, State Of Louisiana, it
domicile, and on surrender of the Ger
tifcate thereof No transfer OF an
fractional part of share shall be made
. This corporation shall commence dom
Il business as soon as ten thousand dol
lars ($Ioyoooonl the capital stock there
) Iof. shall have been subscribed for.
ARTICLE ".
fl The corporate powers of this cornpan
shall be vested in and exercised by