The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-03-28
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
AN ENDM EMIT
CHARTER OF HODGES OIL COMPANY,
INCORPORATED.

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TO THE
CHARTER OF HODGES OIL COMPANY,
INCORPORATED.
United States of america,
state Of Louisiana, Parish of CadSo.
BE il kn0Tn. That on this 2Sth day OF
February, 1918. before me. ]. L. Smither-
man. Notary Public, duly qualified, COM
missiOned and acting in and for said par
ish and state, personally came and appear
ed W. II. Hodges, jr., and j. Y. Snyder.
who declared and acknowledged they are
stockholders in the Hodges Oil Company,
Incorporated, corporation organized under
the laws of the State of Louisiana. domi-
cilcd and doing business at Elm Grove. in
Bossier Parish, Louisiana, and that one Of
said stockholders, to-wit w. II. Hodges. IT.,
was elected Chairman, and the other, to-
wit: ]. Y. Snyder. was elected Secretary
of general stockholders meeting of said
corporation held at the office and domicilc
Of the company, ut Elm Grove, in Bossier
Parish, Louisiana, OH Tuesday, February
20, 1913, for the purpose of considering
and passing upon certain proposed amend
ment to the charter of said company in
creasing the capital stock thereof from
$4,000 to $4,000;
Said appearers. in their capacities aforc-
said. as stockholders and Chairman and
Secretary, respectively, Of the general stock
holders meeting Of said Hodges OH Com
pany. Incorporated. declared that said gen.
eral meeting of stockholders was held pur-
suant to a resolution adopted by the Board
of Directors of said company ut a meeting
held on the 4th day of February. 1918:
that, pursuant to said resolution, notice of
said meeting was given to each stakeholder
| in the manner provided by law, and more
| than fifteen days before the date of said
meeting;
That said meeting convened ut the time
and place appointed; that there were pres
| emit Mt said meeting, either in person or by
| proxy, more than two-thirds of the capital
| stock outstanding: that the meeting was
| organized by the election of W. II. Hodges,
| jr.. as Chairman and J. Y. Snyder Sec
| rotary, and that, upon unanimous vote of
all the stock represented, either by the
| owners thereof by written proxy, the
/ following amendment to the charter of
Hodges Oil Company, Incorporated, was
| adopted:
| The capital stock of this corporation is
declared to be Fifty Thousand Dollars
| 1850, OOO.0Ol, divided into ten thousand
shares of the par value of Five Dollars
/ 5000 each, thirty thousand dollars OF
which has been subscribed and paid in,
and twelve thousand dollars of the re-
mainder of said capital stock has this
l
which the said capital stock may be in
creased, as provided by law, is hereby
| declared to be One Hundred Thousand
Dollars t$1OO,OOOOOD.
| Annexed to the original act of incor-
pOratiOn is an accurate description of the
property taken by the company in part
payment Of the subscriptions to it's capt.
tai stock, together with the valuation
placed thereon by this companys d.
rectOrs.
And said appearcrs. in their said capaci-
ties as Chairman and Secretary of the gem
eral stockholders meeting Of the Hodges
Oil Company, Incorporated. declared that
the Articles of Incorporation Of Hodges Oil
Company, Incorporated. have been amended
and rs.-ellacted by unanimous vote Of stock
holders present mt said meeting, represent
ing more than two-thirds of the outstand-
ing stock in said company: that the said
1 charter of the Hodges Oil Company, In
corporated, was accordingly amended.
IN witness rhereot the said parties have
signed this act, in the presence of II. o.
Roy and W. s. Wilson, jr., legal and COM
petent witnesses, who sign such, and
me, Notary, who sign my name officially. at
the place and on the day and date first
herein above written.
w. IT. HODGES. jr.,
Chairman General Stockholders Meetin;:
Hodges Oil Company, Inc.
]. Y. SNYDER,
Secretary General Stockholders Meetin.;
Hodges Oil Company, Inc.
Witnesses:
1 X. q. Roy.
VS.. WILSON. jr.
]. +. SMITHERMAN, Notary Public.
End0rsed-Filed for record March :,
1918, Mt D o'clock am.
JAS. NJ. HENDERSON,
Clerk and eT-O1fci0 Recorder.
Recorded March =. 1918. in Charter Boo;
of Mortgages, Volume W, page 81.
JAS. NJ. HENDERSON,
i Clerk and cr-0Dfci0 Recorder.
state Of Louisiana, Parish Of BoSsier.
hereby certify that the above and fore
| going Is true and correct copy Of thu
, original Act of Amendment to the Charter
Of Hodges OIL Company, Incorporated, a
the same now appears on file and Of record
in this Office.
Given under my hand and seal, officially
on this, the 4th day Of March, a. u. 1918.
JAS. NJ. HENDERSON.
Il I1O-5I Clerk and cr-0tfcio Recorder.