The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-14
CHARTER


State OF Louisiana, Parish Of Caddo:
Be it known that on this the 18th day of
August in the year one thousand nine
hundred and ten (IoIo), before me, F.
4. Blanchard, notary public in and for
the said State and Parish, duly commits
stoned and sworn, personally came and
appeared the several persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed, who de
clared that they do hereby form them
selves, and such other persons as may
hereafter become associated with them.
into 4 body corporate under the laws Of
the State of Louisiana relative to the
formation Of corporations, and especial
ly under Act III of the General Assem-
bly, of 1882 regarding the formation Of
mining corporations, for the objects and
purposes and under the conditions as
follows, which they hereby adopt as
their charter, to-wit:
ARTICLE |.
The name and style of this corpora
ton shall be BRYAN NATURAL GAS
COMPANY, and under said name and
style 1t shall have and enjoy all the
rights granted to corporations under
the laws Of the State of Louisiana, and
shall have and enjoy corporate existence
for period of ninety-l1ine years, unless
sooner dissolved under the provisions of
he laws of the State of Louisiana, to-
gether with the power to have and to
use a corporate seal, and the same to
make, alter or break at its pleasure. It
shall have the power to SIZE and be sued,
o name and appoint directors and man
ayers and agents, and to establish such
'ules, bylaws and regulations for the
management of its business and affairsk
$ may be deemed necessary, and ths "a
anne to alter at pleasure. ha
ARTICLE II.
The domocile of this corporation +
ereby fixed in the City of ShreveFt,
,addo Parish, louisiana, wherJah
gal process shall be served in the ham
er provided by law, upon the pres 1<ft'
m his absence on the vice R'es'aenl' :
IN the absence of BOTH the offee :
the corporation as nyIfided by the
TVS of the State of L<dlsiana.
ARTICLE III. St
The objects anSpurposes of this cd HaV
oration are bfeby declared to be ter ;
1y and seY1ands and to acquires to Ia
ase or Otherwise lands for miningld and
oducipg oil, gas and other minis, gust
I'd to suitcase or rent the sam to
ak, drill or develop oil and gas5els, Act
ID TO pipe, market or store the lme
prospect for and produce oil, g and Z
her minerals, and for that purse to gus
axe expenditures for material tools,
lplements and apparatus. to me sur S
Us and do all things-heeessarln and I h
out said busi,ress, and to stply and goil
rrrfsfr gas and oil and fxtur( to con- oris
ners and to customers in til State Of on
ouisiana or elsewhere as ny be de lin;
mined by its board of dirttors; and at
this end this corporation shall have
d enjoy the right to own, cquire, pur De
ase, lease, suitcase, sci and other
Sc acquire and ALLEVIATE foperty, real,
rsonal and mixed, andto mortgage
sign, pledge, pawn an otherwise by
thecate said propertIlor the purpose &c,
borrowing money, D. for such other me
rpose as in the discretion Of the board no
directors may befdeened necessary; Sh
d to have and acquire pipe and pipe &c
es for the carrying, transportation at
q furnishing Of the hid oil or gas to da
nsumers and custo1qts, and to have 10
d acquire franchises for piping and ar
gas, and do generally any 10
q all things necessary to and inciden- re
to the purpose and objects herein
forth
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation