The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-09-18
CHARTER
OF SHREVEPORT MINING AND
DEVELOPMENT COMPANY.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo:
Be it known that this day before me,
the undersigned notary public in and for
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, duly commits
stoned, qualified and sworn, came and
appeared the several persons whose
names are heretmto subscribed, who de-
clared that, availing themselves of the
provisions of the State of Louisiana, as
well as those of the general laws of said
State relative to the organization, they
have formed themselves, their associates
and successors into a corporation for
the objects and purposes and under the
agreements and stipulations hereinafter
set forth, which they hereby adopt as
their charter.
ARTICLE |.
The name of this corporation shall be
SHREVEPORT MINING AND DE-
NELOPMENT COMPANY, and by
that name it shall have the power and
authority to enjoy succession for ninety
fline years; to contract, sue and be sued,
and use corporate seal; to hold, pur-
chase, lease. sell and hypothecate prop
erty, real and personal; to name man
ayers, directors and agents as the inter-
est of the corporation as may be neees-
sary.
ARTICLE II.
i The donicile of this corporation shall
be in the city of Shreveport, Louisiana,
and all citations and other legal process
shall be served on the president or in
his absence at the office of the company
according to law.
ARTICLE III.
The object for which this corporation
is organized and the nature Of the bust
ness to be carried on by it is as follows
To develop minerals, oil, gas or coal on
any property owned, leased or controlled
by ii or others, in the State of Louis
lana or elsewhere in the United States
and Mexico, and generally to do all |
things il furtheranee thereof.
ARTICLE "
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby authorized to be two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars, divided into
two hundred and fifty thousand shares
at one dollar per share, par value, full |
paid and worcestershire, each to be paid
for in cash or its equivalent where sub
scribed for, and said corporation is au-
thorized to commence business when
twenty thousand shares of said stock Is
subscribed and paid for.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers Of this corpora
ton shall be vested in board of direc-
tors Of eleven stockholders, who shall
be elected and serve the FIRST two years,
and be elected annually thereafter on the
second Tuesday in August. The first
board of directors is declared to be A.
R. Coonber, ]. @. Killer. r. V. Cook,
]. w. Peytotl, L Z. Stokes, A. A. Camp
bell ]. w. Iangston, = B. Enlbrey, o.
C. Cathey, 6. 7. Talbot and ]. NJ. Wat
son, who shall serve until their success
ors are chosen. The officers of this
company shall be president, vice presi-
dent and general manager and seere-
Eary and treasurer, and the first of said
officers are declared to be A. r. COON
Der. president; + @. Killer, vice presi-
dent and general manager, and r.. vi
Cook, secretary and treasurer, and theyI
shall serve until their successors are
chosen. And said officers shall be elect
q annually after the first two years on
said second Tuesday in August. A ma
iority Of The stock shall elect the diree-
.ors, and in all elections or proceedings
If stockholders each share of stock pres
mt or represented by written proxy shall
Be entitled to one vote Notice Of all