The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-03-07
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
AM { N D NJ EMIT
CHARTER OF HODGES OIL COMPANY,
INCORPORATED.


CHARTER OF HODGES OIL COMPANY,
INCORPORATED.
United States Of iMericG,
State OF Louisiana, Parish Of CGddO.
BE it knonn, That on this, 2sth day OF
February, 1918. before me. ]. +. Smither-
man. Notary Public. duly qualified, com
missi0ned and acting in and for said par
ish and state, personally came and appear
ed W. II. Hodges. IT,. and ]. 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
Bossier Parish, Louisiana. and that one Of
said stockholders tO-wit: W. IL. Hodges, jr.,
was elected Chairman, and the other, to-
wit: ]. Y. Snyder. was elected Secretary
Of a general stockholders meeting of said
corporation held mt the Office and dOmicile
Of the company. ut Elm Grove. in Bossier
Parish. Louisiana, Oh Tuesday, February
26. 1918. for the purpose of considering
and passing upon Il certain proposed amend
mcnt to the charter of said company, in
crc;sing the capital stock thereof from
$50, 900 to $4,000:
Said nppearers. 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 gen
cral meeting of stockholders was held pur-
suant to Il resolution adopted by the Board
of Directors of said company ut a meeting
held on the 4th day of February. 1913 +:
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
| ent ut 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 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 Ill.
The capital stock of this corporation is
| declared to be Fifty Thousand Dollars
| t$5O,OOO.OO). divided into ten thousand
| shares of the, par value Of Five Dollars
| t5.VO) 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
| day been subscribed. The amount to
which the said capital stock may be in
creased, as provided by law. ~ hereby
declared to be One Hundred Thousand
| Dollars tS1OO.OOO.OO).
| 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 Its capt.
tai stock, together with the valuation
placed thereon by this cOmpanys d.
| rectorS.
| And said appearerS, in their said capaci
| ties as Chairman and Secretary of the gen
eral stockholders meeting of the Hodges
Oil Company, Incorporated. declared tina
the Articles of Incorporation of Hodges Oi
| Company. Incorporated. have been amended
and rc-enacted by unanimous vote of stock
| holders present ut said meeting. represent
in. more than two-thirds of the outstand
ing stock in said company: that the sai'
charter of the Hodges Oil Company, In
corporated. was accordingly amended.
| IL ,rifHexs Whereof the said parties hav
signed this net, in the presence Of Il. q
Roy and W.. :. Wilson. jr., legal and com
pctent witnesses, who sign as such an
me, Notary, who sign my name officially. "A
the place. and on the day and date frs
herein abOve written.
W. II. HoDGEs. jr.,
Chairman General Stockholders Meetin
J. Hodges OIL Company, Inc.
J. Y. SNYDER,
Secretary General Stockholders Meetin
Hodges oil Company, Inc.
( Witnesses:
+ Il. q. Roy.
W. s. WILSON. jr.
]. Z. SMITHERMAN, Notary Public.
| EndOrsed-Ffled for record March
1918, at 8 o'clock am.
JAS. NJ. HENDERSON,
Clerk and er-OtfeiO Recorder.
Recorded March .. 1918. in Charter Boo
Of Mortgages, Volume W. page 81.
JAS. NJ. HENDERSON.
Clerk and Sf-0Dfci0 Recorder.
State of LOHisidR0, Parish Of BOssier.
hereby certify that the above and fOr'
| going is a true and correct copy of tn
original Act of Amendment to the Charte
Of Hodges OH Company, Incorporated. Il
the same now appears on file and of recor
in this Office.
Given under my hand and seal. Officiall!
on this. the 4th day of March, \. d. 1919
Jas. NJ. HENDERSON,
[1Ol Clerk and er-oDicio Recorder.