The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-03-14
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
AN { n DIN EMIT
CHARTER OF HODGES OIL COMPANY,
INCORPORATED.

TO THE
CHARTER OF HODGES OIL COMPANY,
INCORPORATED.
THited States ot dMerica.
state 0f L0WisiGHa, Parrish of C0dsiO.
he it knowA, That on this, aSth day of
February. 1918. before me. J. T.. Smither-
man. Notary Public. duly qualified COM
missiOncd and acting in and for said par
ish and state, personally came and appear
cd w. ii. Hodges. jr.. and J. Y. Snyder.
who declared and acknowledged they are
stockholders in the Hodges Oil Company,
Incorporated, a corporation organized under
the laws Of the State of louisiana domi-
ciled and doing business mt Elm Grove. in
Bossfer Parish, Louisiana, and that one of
said stockholders to-wit: W. II. Hodges. jr..
was elected Chairman, and the other. to-
Wit J. Y. Snyder, was elected Secretary
of general stockholders meeting of said
corporation held Mt the Office and domicile
of the company. at Elm Grove. in Bossicr
Parish. Louisiana, on Tuesday, February
~. 1918. for the purpose Of considering
and passing upon a certain proposed amend
mclt to the charter Of said company. in
crrasing the capital stock thereof from
S:;O,OOW y xJO.OOO:
Said appcarcrs. in their capacities afore-
said. as stockholders and Chairman and
Secretary. respectively, Of the general stock
holders meeting Of said Hodges Oil Com
pany. Incorporated, declared that said gem
eral meeting of stockholders was held pur-
suant to resolution adopted by the Board
of Directors of said company mt 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
cnt 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 ]. y. Snyder as Sec
rotary. and that. upon unanimous vote Of
all the stock represented. either by the
owners thereof or by written proxy, the
following amendment to the charter Of
Hodges OIL Company, Incorporated. was
adopted:
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock Of this corpOratio IL
declared to b. Fifty Thousand Dollars
O,UOO.OW, divided into ten thousand
shares Of the par value of Five Dollars
t5.Mp each. thirty thousand dollars Of
which has been subscribed and paid in,
and twelve thousand dollars of the re-
maindcr Of said capital stock has this
day been subscribed. The amount to
which the said capital stock may be in
creased. rs provided by law, is hereby
declared to he One Hundred Thousand
Dollars $1OO,OOO.OO).
Annexed to the original act of incOr-
poration Is nm accurate description Of the
property taken by the company in part
payment of the subscriptions to its capt.
tai stock, together with the valuation
placed thereon by this company's d.
rectOrs.
And said appearers. 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 rr-cnacted by unanimous vote Of stock
holders present ut said meeting. represent
ing more than twO-thirds of the outstand-
ing stock in said company: that the said
charter Of the Hodges oil Company, In
corporated. was accordingly amended.
III ritaess NheSeoJ the said parties have
signed this act, In the presence Of II. u.
Roy and W. $. Wilson. jr.. legal and COM
petent witnesses. who sign as such. and
me. Notary, who sign my name officially. at
the place and on the day and date first
herein above written.
W. II. IIoniEs. jr..
Chairman General Stockholders Meeting
Hodges OIL Company. Inc.
d. Il. SNYDER,
Secretary General Stockholders Meeting
Hodges Oil Company, Inc.
Witnesses:
II. q. Roy.
w. $. WILSON. jr.
J. f. SMITHERMAS, Notary Public.
ERd0rsed-Filed for record March .,
1918. at . o'clock am.
JAS. NJ. HENDERSON,,
Clerk and er-066ci0 Recorder.
Recorded March =. 1918. in Charter hook
of Mortgages. Volume W. page 81.
JAS. NJ. HENDERSON.
Clerk and er-oDici0 Recorder.
state Ot LDNixiGNG, Parish Of R0sxier.
! hereby certify that the above and fore
seing IL true and correct copy Of the
original Act Of Amendment to the Charter
Of Hodges OH Company, Incorporated. as
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, 4. ID. 1918.
JAS. NJ. HENDERSON,
1OI Clerk and er-ODici0 Recorder.