The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-27
CHARTER
OF THE BRYAN GAS AND OIL
COMPANY.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
Be it known that on this the 24th day
of October, in the year one thousand
nine hundred and ten (IoIo), before me,
W. H. Scheen, notary public III 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 rs
sembly of 1882 regarding the formation
of mining corporations, for the object
and purposes ana under the conditions
as follows, which they hereby ador4 as
their charter, to-WM:
ARTICLE Z.
The same ana &yle ot sRis corpora
tion 90 De BRsAb GAS ASIH OIe
.GOMPaSYo ana ua8ee SAID oame and
styae % shaH base ana eajos al9 chs
sig9ss gso1sea 60 eosposaRians un6e'
she qaes oe the State GO Gouisane Gnd
SHAH 2sve ana enjoy eospueaSe existence
6oe Q oeeio8 % ainesy4ains Seass, @l-
eess soenee dissolved Gadee che pvovS-
dDns "a the lavs % $Ae Stass % Louis
aana, sQeetflee ~ith che eowes 70 hast
an& e. use o corporate seal, enc che
same Co snake, alteR 90 Break a. d.:
pleasure. IT shall Aave the poww to su'
ana be SUED; 60 same ana appoire direc-
tors ana 91anagers ana agents; and tc
establish such rules, bylaws ana regula
tons for the management of its bust
ness and affairs as may be deemed
necessary, and the same to alter a
pleasure.
ARTICLE II.
The domici1e of this corporation i!
hereby fixed in the City of Shreveport
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, where al
LEGAL process shall be served in the man
ner provided by law, upon the president
or in his absence the vice president, OF
in the absence of both, at the office o
the corporation as provided by the law
oS the State of Louisiana.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes of this cor
poration are hereby declared to be t.
buy and sell lands, and to acquire b.
lease or otherwise lands for mining ant
producing oil, gas and other minerals
and to suitcase or rent the same; t.
sink, drill or develop oil or gas we'll
and to pipe, market or store the same
to prospect for and produce oil, gas ant
other minerals, and for that purpose t
make expenditures for material, tools
implements, apparatus, make survey
and to do all things necessary in ant
about said business, and to supply ant
furnish gas and oil and fixtures to con
sun1ers in the State of louisiana O
elsewhere as may be determined by it
board of directors, and to this end thi
corporation shall have and enjoy tn
right to own, acquire, purchase, Least
sub lease, sell and otherwise acqu1r
and ALLEVIATE property, real and persona
and mixed to mortgage, assign, pledg'
pawn wor otherwise hypothecate sal
property for the purpose Of borrowln
money or for such other purposes as
the discretion of the board of director
may be deemed necessary, and to hav
acquired pipe and pipe lines for the cal
rying, transporting and furnishing
the said oil or gas to consumers an
customers, and to have and aCqui1
franchises for piping and furnishing ga
and to do generally any and all thing
necessary to and incidetal to the pu1
pose and object herein set forth.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporate
is hereby fixed at fifty thousand do
lars ($5o,ooo.oo), to be divided into tW
thousand (2ooo) shares of the par walt
of twenty-five dollars ($25.oo) each, ar
this stock shall be issued as paid #
either for cash or for property, labor
services purchased by or advanced
said company, and the judgment of tt
board of directors as to the value of Il
property, labor or services so taken sha
be conclusive, provided, that no stot
shall be issued at less than par va1u
and shall begin business and be a goir
concern when all the stock is subscribe