The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-09-25
CHARTER
OF THE BRYAN NATURAL GAS
COMPANY.


Be It known that on this the 18th day of
August in the year one thousand nine
hundred and ten (IoIo), before me, F.
a. Blanchard, notary public in and for
the said State and Parish duly commits
stoned a7d sworn, personally came and
appeafe the several persons whose
names Ia1e hereunto subscribed, who de-
clared that they do hereby form them
selves, and such other persons as may
hereafter become associated with Them
into 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
sfollows, which they hereby adopt as
their charter, to-wit:
ARTICLE /.
!. The name and style of this corpora
ton shall be BRYAN NATURAL GAS
Z 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 period Of ninety-nifle years, unless
sooner dissolved under the provisions Of
the laws of the State of Louisiana, to-
gether with the power to have and to
use corporate seal, and the same to
make, alter or break at its pleasure. 1t
shall have the power to sue and be sued,
to name and appoint directors and man
ayers and agents, and to establish such
rules, bylaws and regulations for the
management, Of its business and affairs
as may be deemed necessary, and the
same to alter at pleasure.
ARTICLE II.
The domocile 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 on 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 and gas wells,
and to pipe, market or store the same;
to prospect for and produce oil, gas and
other minerals, and for that purpose to
make expenditures for materials, tools.
implements and apparatus, to make sur
vey do all things necessary in and
about said business, and to supply and
furnish gas and oil and fixtures to con-
sumers and to customers in the State of
Louisiana or elsewhere as may be de-
ternined by its board of directors; and
to this end this corporation shall have
and enjoy the right to own, acquire, pur-
chase, lease, suitcase, sell and other
wise acquire and ALLEVIATE property, real,
personal and mixed, and to mortgage,
assign, pledge, pawn and otherwise hy-
pothecate said property for the purpose
of borrowing money, or for such other
purpose as in the discretion of the board
Of directors may be deemed necessary;
and to have and acquire pipe and pipe
lines for the carrying, transportation
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 inciden-
tai 10 the purposes and objects herein
set forth.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby fixed at two hundred and fifty
thousand ($25o,ooooo) dollars, to be
divided into twenty-five hundred shares
Of the par value of one hundred dollars
each, and this stock shall be issued as
paid for either for cash or for property,
labor or services purchased by or adj
vanced to said company, and the judg-
nlent Of the board of directors as to the
value Of the property, labor or services
So taken shall be conclusive, provided
Chat no stock shall be issued at less than
its par value; and shall begin business
and be a going concern when all Of the
stock is subscribed and paid for. Each
share Of stock shall be entitled to one
vote at all meetings, to be cast in per-
Son Oh on written proxy from the owner
thereof as shown BY the stock books.
The transfer of all stock shall be made
upon the books Of the company.
ARTICLE v.
The corporate powers of this corpor-
aa;an shall be exercised by a board of