The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-20
CHARTER
- HE BRYAN GAS AND or
COMPANY.

III the year one thors,,,d
,i,,le hundred and ten (1o1o) before me
80 scneen, a notary public in and
1s se said State and Parish d,,,,. al @.-'
hlssioned and sworn, personally came
0dild appeared the several persons wl7oso
eihes are hereunto subscribed. who de-
- mat they do hereby form them
seiVes and such other persons as NAV
hereafter become associated with thor,
INTO a body corporate under the I.u,s -
alle sState Of Louisiana relative r. tho
formation of corporations, and esne,,;o1
~ uIlder Act III of the General AS
selIloiy OF 1882 regarding the formation
o. mining corporations, for the object
ana purposes and under the conditions
s 1olioWs' which they hereby adopt as
their charter, to-wit:
ARTICLE T.
The name and style of this cornora-
ton to be BRYAN GAS AND OIL
COMPANY, and under said name and
style IT shall have and eniov all the
rights granted to corporations under
the laws of the State of Louisiana, and
shall have and enjoy corporate existence
Tor period of ninety-nine wears. nm
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 be sued; to name and appoint direc-
tors and managers and agents; and ia
establish such rules, bylaws and rep11a-
tons fer the management of it's bnsi-
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 in the City Of Shreveport
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, where all
LEGAL process shall be served in the man
ner provided by law, upon the president,
or IN 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
buy and sell lands, and to acquire by
lease or otherwise lands for mining and
producing oil, gas and other minerals,
and to suitcase or rent the same; to
sink, drill or develop oil or gas wells
and to pipe, market or store the same;
"a prospect for and produce oil, gas and
III @sI@ninerals, and for that purpose to
mike 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-
sinners III the State Of Louisiana or
elsewhere as may be determined by its
board Of directors, and TO this end this
corporation shall have and enjoy the
right to own, acquire, purchase, lease.
snb-lease, sell and otherwise acquire
and alternate 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 ihcidetal 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 (aooo) shares Of the par value
Of twenty-five dollars ($25oo) each, and
this stock shall be issued as paid Tor
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 shan
be conclusive, provided, that no stock
shall be issued at less than par value,
and shall begin business and be q going
concern when all the stock is subscribed
and paid for. Each share Of stock shan
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 ".
The corporate power Of this corpora
ticn shall Be exercised by board OF hVe
directors selected from the stockholders,
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