The Bossier banner., 1915-08-12
CHARTER
Hodges Oil Company,

State of Louisiana, Be it known, That
Parish of Lincoln. on this, Both day
of June, A. D. 1915, before me, E. L.
Kidd, Notary Public, duly commits
stoned, qualified and acting in and for
Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, came and
appeared the several parties whose
names are hereunto signed, who de-
clared that, availing themselves OF the
laws of the State of Louisiana govern
ing the formation of corporations, they
for themselves, their associates and sue
cessors, do hereby organize themselves
into corporation under the following
articles:
ARTICLE l.
The name OF this corporation shall be
HODGES Oh COMPANY, incorporated.
ARTICLE II.
The purposes for which this corpora
ton is organized are declared to be,
conducting the business of mining for
oil, gas and other minerals, with right
to do anything and everything incident
thereto, including the building or erect
ing and operating Of pipe line or pipe
lines, to acquire, hold and sell or other
wise dispose of personal and real prop
erty, and generally to do all such things
as are incident to the business of pro-
ducing oil and gas, or other minerals,
and the sale and disposition OF same.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation
is declared to be Thirty Thousand Dol
lars (S30,0OO) divived into six thousand
shares of the par value of Five Dollars
(S5) each; Fifteen Thousand Dollars
(S15, ,000) of which is this day subscribed,
and the amount to which said capital
stock may be increased, as provided by
law, is hereby declared to be Fifty
Thousand Dollars.
Annexed hereto is an accurate de-
scription of the property taken by the
company in part payment OF subscrlp-
tions to its capital stock, together with
the valuation placed thereon by this
company's directors.
ARTICLE ".
The domicile of this corporation shall
be the town of Elm Grove, Bossier Par
| ish, Louisiana, and service of legal
process shall be made upon the Presi-
dent, or in his absence upon the Secre-
tary of said corporation.
ARTICLE v.
The affairs of this corporation shall
be managed by seven Cd directors, COM
posed as follows for the first year, or
until their successors are qualified,
| to-wit: Jno. L. Hodges, w. H. Hodges,
jr., Drew Ludlam, NJ. G. Stockbridge,
B. S. Braswell, A. A. Barksdale and
G. B. Hodges.
The officers of this corporation shall
be President, Vicepresident, and a
Secretary Treasurer, and such other as
the board may create or employ from
time to time, and the officers aforesaid
for the first year, or until their success
sors are chosen, shall be John L.
Hodges, Shreveport, La, President;
M. c.. Stockbridge, Ruston, La, Vice
president, and w. H. Hodges, jr., Elm
Grove, La, Secretary Treasurer.
ARTICLE vi.
The annual meetings of the stock
holders shall be on the first Tuesday OF
July of each year, and this corporation
shall enjoy corporate existence for a
period of ninety-nine years, unless
sooner dissolved.
| ARTICLE VII.
/ The Board of Directors shall have
power to make all necessary bylaws
The affairs of this corporation shall be
liquidated as provided by law when its
charter expires or its liquidation shall
take place for other causes.
/ Done and signed before me and R. E
Cassity and w. K. Duncan, legal and
competent witnesses, on the day ano
date first above written.
Name. Shares. Amt
w. H. HODGES, jr., Elm Grove, La. 432 s2i60.o
JNO. L. HODGES, Shreveport, La. .42S 2i40.0
/ (By w. H. Hodges, jr9
G. B. HODGES, Baton Rouge, La. .42S 2i40.0 .0
by w. H. Hodges, jr.)
DREW LUDLAM, Shreveport, La. ..42s 21s0.O
! By w. H. Hodges, jr9
M. G. .STOCKBRIDGE,R Ruston, La. ..42s 2i4o.e
A. A. BARKESDALE, Ruston, La. ABB 214o.O
B. s. BRASWELL, Ruston, La. .42S 2l40.0
E. L. KIDD, Notary Public.
Witness:
i r. e. CAssiTY.
W.K. DUNCAN.
! Endorsed - Filed for record July
1915, at.eleven o'clock am.
JAS. NJ. HENDERSON,
i Clerk and ex-officio Recorder.
State Of Louisiana, / hereby certif,
Parish Of Bossier. that the above an,
foregoing is a true and correct copy o
the original act, as the same now ap
pears on file in this Office, duly records
in Mortgage Record of Charters, Vol
ume w, pages IA ct seq, on the I'd da,
OF July, A. d. 1915.
; Given under my hand and seal, off
cially, on this, the Sd day of July, A. D
. 1915. JAS. NJ. HENDERSON,
27-6 Clerk and ex-officio Recorder.