The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-09-20
CHARTER
OF SHREVEPORT MINING AND
DEVELOPMENT COMPANY.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
Be it known that this day before me,
the undersigned notary public in and for
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, duly commits
stoned, qualified and sworn, came and
appeared the several persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed, who de-
clared that, availing themselves of the
provisions of the State of Louisiana, as
well as those of the general laws of said
State relative to the organization, they
have formed themselves, their associates
and successors into corporation for
the objects and purposes and under the
agreements and stipulations hereinafter
set forth, which they hereby adopt as
their charter.
ARTICLE /.
The name of this corporation shall be
SHREVEPORT MINING AND DE.
VELOPMENT COMPANY, and by
that name it shall have the power and
authority to enjoy succession for ninety
nine years; to contract, sue and be sued,
and use a corporate seal; to hold, pur-
chase, lease. sell and hypothecate prop
erty, real and personal; to name man
ayers, directors and agents as the inter
est of the corporation as may be neces-
sary.
ARTICLE II.
The domiclle of this corporation shall
be in the city of Shreveport, Louisiana,
and all citations and other legal process
shall be served on the president or in
his absence at the office of the company
according to law.
ARTICLE III.
The object for which this corporation
is organized and the nature of the bust
ness to be carried on by it is as follows !:
To develop minerals, oil, gas or coal on
any property owned, leased or controlled
by it or others, in the State of Louis
lana or elsewhere in the United States
and Mexico, and generally to do all
things III fufkl1erarce thereof.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby authorized to be two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars, divided into
two hundred and fifty thousand shares
at one dollar per share, par value, full
paid and worcestershire, each to be paid
for in cash or its equivalent where sub
scribed for, and said corporation is au-
thorized to commence business when
twenty thousand shares of said stock is
subscribed and paid for
ARTICLE v.
The corporate powers of this corpora
ton shall be vested in a board of direc-
tors of eleven stockholders, who shall
be elected and serve the first two years
and be elected annually thereafter on the
second Tuesday in August. The first
board of directors is declared to be A
R Coomber, ]. @. Killer, R. v. Cook
]. w. Peyton, L E. Stokes, A. A. Camp
bell ]. W. Langston, J. B. Embrey, o
C. Cathey, G. T. Talbot and J. M. Wat
son, who shall serve until their success
ors are chosen. The officers of thi!
company shall be president, vice presi
dent and general manager and secre
tary and treasurer, and the first of sale
officers are declared to be A. R. COON
Der, president; ]. @. Killer, vice presi
dent and general manager, and R. V
Cook, secretary and treasurer, and the.
shall serve until their successors ar,
chosen. And said officers shall be elect
ed annually after the first two years OF
said second Tuesday in August. A ma
jority of the stock shall elect the direc
tors, and in all elections or proceeding
of stockholders each share of stock pres
emf or represented By written proxy shall
| be entitled to one vote. Notice Of Al