The Caucasian., 1907-02-12
CHARTER
OF BALLARD ISLAND OIL AND
GAS COMPANY.

State OF Louisiana, Parish of Caddo:
Be i, remembered that OH this the 10th
day of January 1907, before me. Frank
the said Parish and State, duly commits
stoned and sworn, personally came and
appeared J. s. Douglas, w. A. Oglvie,
S. J. Harmon, w A. Martin, g. w.
Jack, W. P Hall. IN Manalan, B.
Kosier, R. Latzko, J. c. Pugh, F. G.
Thatcher, J. c. Foster, ]. A. Thigpen
and E. T. Brown, all residents of said
Parish and State, and T. w. W. Stin-
son, a resident of Bossier Parish, Louis
lana, who stated and declared to me, no
tary, that availing themselves of the
Constitution and laws of the State OF
Louisiana relative to the formation of
| corporations, they have formed and con-
stituted themselves and do hereby form
| md constitute themselves as well as such
other persons AS may hercafte becom,
! associated with them. into corporation
| and body corporate, and have adopted
Is their charter and act of Incorporation
| tie following. to-wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name and style of this corporation
shall be BALLARD ISLAND OIL
AND GAS COMPANY, with its dom
,cile at the City of Shreveport, in the
Parish of Caddo, State of Louisiana. and
under its corporate name it shall have
Land enjoy succession for a period OF
ninety-nine years, unless sooner dis
| solved as hereinafter set forth
| ARTICLE ii.
The purpose for which this corpora
ton is established and the nature of the
business TO be carried on by it are here
by declared to be to purchase and sell
and to own and lease real estate in the
Parish of Caddo and elsewhere to bore
and explore for oil, gas and other min
erals, to lease and operate pipe lines OF
other means of transporting oil in the
State OF Louisiana or elsewhere, and tc
sell and dispose of oil, gas and other
minerals
| ARTICLE III.
All legal process shall be served OF
this corporation by service on its presl
dent, or in is absence on the vice presi-
dent, or in the absence of both on thS
secretary and treasurer at the office o.
the company i'll said parish.
4 ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby fixed at the sum of fifty thous
and dollars, divided into one tfousant
shares of fifty dollars each, and this cor
Iporation shall commence business when
ever four hundred shares are SUBSCRIBE
, and paid for. Such stock shall be issuet
: for casl, or its equivalent in property a
, Its par value, and all stock shall be pait
d for in full when subscribed for and shall
be worcestershire The above nance
icorporators subscribe for e number o
shares necessary to complete the organ
2 zation of this corporation with the sign
z ling of this act. in all future issuance o
fsteck. each Of the then stockholders sha]
S have the right of purcia sing such pro
: fportion Of the stock to be issued as til
number of shares then held by him bear
I Ito the whole number of shares author
g lized under this act In all Stockholders
: meetings each share Of stock shall he en-
v Titled to one vote, either by It's holde
lin person or by written proxy, and tn
stock of said corporation shall only b
transferable on the books of the con
: Ipany by the surrender of the outstano
g ing certificate of stock and its cancells
tion.
: ARTICLE V.
a The affairs of this corporation shall !
managed by a board of directors COT
& sisting OF FIVE stockholders TO be electe
= by the stockholders at meeting he
for that purpose on the first Monday
December of each year. The first boar
Iof directors shall be G. w. Jack, WI
l. shall be president: ]. c. Foster. wi
: shall be vice president: J. A. Thigpe
d who shall be secretary and treasure
and J. S. Douglas and l.. n. Manaha
d and they will old Office until the fir
c. Monday in December 1907 or until the
L successors are elected and installed. Al
Il vacancies occurring in the said board