The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-03
CHARTER
OF BALLARD ISLAND OIL AND
GAS COMPANY.

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Be it remembered that on this the 10th
day OF January 1907, before me, Frank
J. Looney, Notary Public in and for
the said Parish and State, duly commits
stoned and sworn, personally came and
appeared ]. S. Douglas, W. A. Ogilvie,
S. ]. Harmon, w A. Martin, G.. W.
Jack, w P Hall, L. ~. Manahan, B.
Nobler, r. Latzko, ]. c. PIgh, F C.
hatcher, J. c. Foster, J. a, Thigpen
and f. I. Brown, all residents of said
Parish and State, aud 7. w W. Stin-
son. resident OF Bossier Parish. Louis
lana, who stated and declared to me, no.
tary, that avaiing themselves of the
Constitution and laws Of the State of
LOUISIANA relative to the formation of
corporations, they have formed and con-
Stltuted themselves and do hereby form
and constitute themselves as we'll as such
other persons as may hereafter become
associated with them, into corporation
and body corporate, and have adopted
the following, tO-Wit:
ARTICLE |.
The name and style OF this corporation
shall be BALLARD ISLAND OIL
AND GAS COMPANY, with its dom
icle at the City of Shreveport, in the
Parish of Caddo, State OF Louisiana, and
under its corporate name it shall have
and enjoy succession for a period of
nlnety-nlne years, unless sooner dis
solved as hereinafter set forth
ARTICLE Il.
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 or
other means OF transporting oil in the
State OF Louisiana or elsewhere, and to
sell and dispose of oil, gas and other
minerals.
ARTICLE III.
All legal process shall be served on |
this corporation by service on its presi-
dent, or in is absence on the vice presi- |
dent, or in the absence of both on the |
secretary and Treasurer at the Office of |
the company in said parish
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby fixed at the sum of fifty thous-
and dollars, divided into one thousand
shares of fifty dollars each, and this cor
poration shall commence business when
ever four hundred shares are subscribed |
and paid for. Such stock shall be issued
Tor cash or its equivalent in property at
its par value, and all stock shall be paid
for in full when subscribed for and shall
be worcestershire. The above named
subscribe for the number of
shares necessary to complete the organi
zatlon Of this Corporation with the sigh
ing OF this act. IN all future issuance OF
stock, each of the then stockholders shall
have the right of purchasing such pro-
portion of the stock to be issued as the
number of shares then held by him bears
to the whole number of shares author
Ized under this act In all stockholders
meetings each share of stock shall be en-
titled to one vote, either by its holder
III person Or by written proxsy and the
stock OF said corporation shalt only be
transferable on the books of the COM
oany by the surrender of the outstand-
ng certificate Of stock and its cancella-
ION.
ARTJCIE Y ,