The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-21
CHARTER
OF THE SHREVEPORT -TEXARK-
ANA OIL AND PIPE LINE
COMPANY.

BE it remembered that on this, the 0t1
day of February, A. D. 1905, personally
came and appeared before me at my Of
flee in said parish and state, w. F
Green, a resident of Tyler, State OF
Texas; E. G. Allen, resident of said
parish and state; ]. B. Reynolds, resi-
dent of Texarkana, State of Texas
C. F. Hamilton and c. S. Soaring, resi-
dents of said parish and state, who each
stated and declared to me notary that
they have formed and constitute them
selves, as we'll as all others that may
hereafter become associated with them,
in body corporate, under the name and
style and for the purposes and objects
hereinafter named, under and by virtue
of the laws of the State of Louisiana,
in such cases made and provided, and
have adopted this as their charter and act
of incorporation towit:
ARTICLE l.
The name of this corporation shall be
the Shreveport Texarkana Oil and Pipe
Line Company, with its domicile at the
city of Shreveport, said parish and state
under said corporate name it shall have
and enjoy the right Of succession for a
period of~oo years from this date, unless
sooner dissolved in the manner herein
after set forth
ARTICLE II.
The object for which this corporation
is formed and the business to be carried
IN by it are hereby declared to be to own,
operate, lease Or acquire oil and mineral
lands, oil, contracts or leases pipe
lines for the conveyance of oil, and tc
bore and develop such oil lands Or oil
rights, and operate oil wells, sulphur
wells or other mineral wells, and to own
and operate such lines of railway, tanks,
cars, oil tanks and other neeiful appli-
ances as may be necessary to- carry into
effect the purposes herein declared.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporations
shall be and is hereby fixed at the sum
of one hundred and fifty thousand dol
;ars, divided into one hundred and fifty
thousand shares of the par value of one
dollar each, to be paid for in cash or
real estate at the time of the subscrip-
tion thereto, and it shall commence busi-
ness whenever eighty-hve thousand dol
lars of its capital stock is subscribed fol
| and fully paid. Each share of stock
| shall be entitled to one vote in all meet,
| ings of stockholders, either by its ewne:
in person or by written proxy, and al
stock of said corporation shall be trans
| ferable on the books of said corporation
at its domicile.
ARTICLE ".
This corporation shall have power II
hold, buy and own both real and per
sonal property, to lease, or acquire, al
Kinds of property; sell, mortgage OF ny
oothecate both real and personal prop
lerty; to contract, sue and be sued in it
corporate name; to make and use cor
lporate seal and the same to change o
alter at it's pleasure; to name and ap
,oint such agents, officers, employees an
managers as its interest may require an
1.-THE same to discharge at pleasure, and t
Imake and adopt such rules and bylaw
| as the interest and business of the cor
lporation may from time to time demani
| ARTICLE V.
The officers of this corporation sha
tbe president, vice-president and secr'
| tary and treasurer, who shall hold the
offices from the first Monday in Marc
,lof zoos until the first Monday {
; March,, 1906, or until their successor
, fare duly elected and qualified. All leg
d process shalt be served on the presiden
Il ,r in his absence on the vice presiie11
B 3tpr in the absence of both on the seer
) 3itary and treasurer, at the office OF Il
icorporation in the city of Shrevepoi
La.
l. ARTICLE vi.
al The affairs of this corporation sts
I. be managed by board of directors Co
i. sisting of five stockholders, who shall
3 ELECTED annually by the stockholders
1 la general stockholders meeting
3 Ibe held on the first Monday il
March of each year, and who sh;
hold their Office for the period
. lone year or until their successors a
), duly elected and installed, ard frc
n the board of directors SO chosen -sa
q board shall elect its president, vice-pr@
1liient and secretary and treasurer
a the event of any vacancy occurring
ais said board of directors the same shall
70 filled by the remaining members of sa
- Iboard electing stockholder to fill c
[aI the unexpirei term of said vacancy. l
tfirst board of directors shall be w.
! Green, who shall be president; E. 6. /
K lien, who shall be vice-president; J.
;, Reynolds, who shall be secretary a
"a treasurer, and c. F. Hamilton and c.
s. Soaring, who shall hold their respect
t3Ioffices until the first MONDAY in Mar