The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-01
CHARTER
OF THE BRYAN GAS AND OIL
COMPANY.

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nine hundred and ten (I91o), before me
| W. ii. Scheen, a notary public in apd
for the said State and Parish, duly com
missiOned 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 a body corporate under the laws Of
the State of Louisiana relative to the
formation of corporations, and especial
~ under Act III of the General As
semb1y of 1882 regarding the formation
of mining corporations, for the object
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 to be BRYAN GAS AND OIL
COMPANY, and under said name and
style it 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 a period of ninety-nine years, TN
less sooner dissolved under the provis-
ions Of the laws of the State of Lottis-
lana, together with the power to have
and to use corporate seal, and the
same to make, alter or break at its
pleasure It shall have the power to sue
and be sized; to name and appoint dfrec-
tors and managers and agents; and TO
establish such rules, bylaws and regu1a-
tons for the management of its bust
ness and affairs as may be deemed
necessary, and the same to alter at
pleasure
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation is
hereby fixed i'll the City of Shreveport,
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, where all
lgeal process shall be served in the man
ner provided by law, upon the president,
or i'll his absence the vice president, or
in the absence of both, at the office of
the corporation as provided by the laws
of the State of Louisiana
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes of this cor
poration are hereby declared to be to !
bny and sell lands, and to acquire by
lease or otherwise lands for mining and |
producing oil, gas and other minerals, |
sink, drill or defe1op oil or gas wells |
md to pipe, market OF store the same /;
to prospect for and produce oil gas and
other minerals, and for that purpose to |
make expenditures for material, tools, |
implements. apparatus make surveys
and to do all things necessary in and |
about said business, and to supply and |
furnish gas and oil and fixtures to con-
sun1ers in the State of Louisiana or
elsewhere as may be determined by its |
beard of directors, and to this end this |
corporation shall have and enjoy the |
right to own, acquire. purchase, lease, |
suitcase. sell and otherwise acquire |
and ALLEVIATE property, real and personal |
and mixed; to mortgage, assign, pledge, |
pawn wor otherwise hypothecate said
property for the purpose of borrowing |
money or for such other purposes as in |
the discretion of the board of directors
may be deemed necessary, and to have |
acquired pipe and pipe lines for the car
rying, transporting and furnishing of
the said oil or gas to consumers and |
customers, and to have and acquire
franchises for piping and furnishing gas
and to do generally any and all things
necessary to and incidetal to the pur-
pose and object herein set forth.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation |
is hereby fixed at fifty thousand dol
lars ($5o,ooo oo) to be divided into two
thousand (2ooo) shares of the par va1ue
of twenty-five dollars ($25.oo) each, and
this stock shall be issued as paid for
either for cash or for property, labor or
services purchased by or advanced to
said company, and the judgment of the
board of directors as to the value of the
labor or services so taken shall
be conclusive, provided, that no stock
shall be issued at less than par value.
and shall begin business and be a going
concern when all the stock is subscribed
and paid for. Each share of stock shall
be entitled to one vote at all meetings,
to be cast in person or on written proxy
from the owner thereof, as shown by
the stock books. The transfer of all
stock shall be made upon the stock
books of the company
ARTICLE V.
The corporate power of this corpora
ton shall be exercised by board of five
directors selected from the stockholders,
which said board of directors shall be