The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-07-22
CHAR T E r
Hodges Oil Company,

Hodges Oil Comp any,
Incorporated.
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
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:
ARTICLEI.
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 $3.50, OOO) divived into six thousand
shares of the par value of Five Dollars
(S5) each; Fifteen Thousand Dollars
(S15, OO0) 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 subscrip-
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, o.
until their successors are qualified
to-wit: Jno. L. Hodges, w. H. Hodges
ir., Drew Ludlam, M. G.. Stockbridge
B. S. Braswell, A. A. Barksdale ane
C. B. Hodges.
The officers of this corporation shall
be President, Vicepresident, and ;
Secretary Treasurer, and such other al
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. G. 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 O
July OF each year, and this corporation
| shall enjoy corporate existence for /;
period OF ninety mine years, unles
sooner dissolved.
ARTICLE VII.
The Board of Directors shall hav,
power to make all necessary bylaws
| The affairs of this corporation shall b.
liquidated as provided by law when it.
charter expires or its liquidation shall
take place for other causes.
| Done and signed before me and r. E
Classify and w. K. Duncan, legal ant
competent witnesses, on the day ant
date first above written.
| Name. Shares Amt
w. H. HODGES, jr., Elm Grove, La. 1872 s2l60 0
JNO. L. HODGES, Shreveport, La. ..42s 2140
| (By w. H. Hodges, jr.)
| C. B. HODGES, Baton Rouge, La. ..428 2l40 0
(By W. H. Hodges, jr3
DREW LUDLAM, Shreveport, La. ..428 214O 0
By w. H. Hodges, jr)
/ M. G. STOCKBRIDGE, Ruston, La. ..42S 2140 Q
A. A. BARKESDALE. Ruston, La. ..42S 2140 Q
B. s. BRASWELL, Ruston, La. .42s 2l40 9
E. L. KIDD, Notary Public.
Witness:
r. E. CAssITY.
| w. K. DUNCAN.
Endorsed = Filed for record July
1915, at eleven o'clock am.
/ JAS. M. HENDERSON,
Clerk and ex-officio Recorder.
State Of Louisiana, I hereby certif
Parrish of Booster. that the above an
foregoing is true and correct copy c
the original act, as the same now ap
pears on file in this Office, duly recorde
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
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