The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-30
CHARTER
OF THE BRYAN GAS AND OIL
COMPANY.

be 1t known that on THIS the 24tn Gay
of October, in the year one thousand
nine hundred and ten (IoIo), before me,
w H. Scheen, notary public in and
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
sernbIy 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-rine years, I'M
less sooner dissolved under the provis-
ions Of the laws Of the State of Louis
lana together 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 sue
and he sued 10 name and appoint direc-
tors and managers and agents. and to
establish such rules. bylaws and regula-
tions for the management of its bust
ness and affairs as NAV be deemed
necessary and the same to alter At
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/ The objects and purposes of this cor
operation are hereby declared to be t.
Ibuy and sell lands, and to acquire b.
lease. or otherwise lands for mining ant
producing oil, gas and other minerals
and to sub lease or rent the same; t
sink, drill or develop oil or gas we'll
and to pipe, market or store the same
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other minerals, and for that purpose t.
make expenditures for material, tools
implements, apparatus, make survey
and TO do all things necessary in am
a6ont sala business, ana 70 supply an
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