The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-08
CHARTER
OF THE BRYAN GAS AND OK
GOMPANK.

State of Rouisie1a, Parish "a Caado
Be it known that on MliS the A4th day
of October, in the year 0ne~ thousand
nine hundred and 0en <Io1oA Sefore m1e,
w. H. Scheen, a notary public in end
for the said State and Barish, duly COM
missioned and sworn, personally came
and appeared the several persons whose
names are hereunte subscribed, ohio de-
clared that they do hereby 9Or1n them
selves and such other persons o. may
hereafter become associatea 9th them
into a body corporate under the laws OF
the State 90 Louisiana relative to Che
6Ormation of corporations, and especial
Hy under act 1s1 % Ghe General As
semb1y @ 1882 eegarding the formation
g mining corporations, tOs Che object
ana purposes and under the condition:
as fdBows, which theg aereDg adopt o
their cfaFters so-wie:
ARTICAE /
Tie same md style Of ehis eoepors
ton % be BRYAN GAS AND OIL
COMPANY and unaee said name enc
style 1t shall have and enjoy ell Chi
rights geanted to corporations gnde>
the laws Of Che State q louisiana, enc
shall have and enjog corporate existence
for a period of ninety-nine gears, Un'
less sooner dissolved rmdee Che prugis,
ions g the lave % the State Of louis
lana, togethee with Che poWee % have
and % use . GorRoeate SeaR, enc che
same % make, altes % beeak % D:
pleasure. It shall haVe Che eowes @ SUI
and fe sued; % name ana appoins direc-
tors arc managers ana agents; ana O
establish such rules, bylaws enc eegula
tons for the management of Us bust
ness and affairs % may BE deemed
necessary, and the came 60 altee q
pleasut0.
aST9CYIR 1E
The domicile q this cospoeaeid8 !:
hereby fixed in the GIG q Shreveport
Caddo Parish, Iouisiana, @heN al
LEGAL process shall be seevea IN che man
ner provided by law, upon the president
or in his absence the Gee pResidera OF
in the absence of both, % the Office o.
the corporation as pabvidea By tho Sew:
of the State of EouisianA
ARTICLE HI2
The objects and purposes d Ghis cor
poration are hereby declared % DO q
buy and sell lands, and % acquire BY
lease or otherwise lands for mining anc
producing oil, gas and otha minerals
and to suitcase or rent the same; D.
sink, drill or deEelop oil or gaS well:
and to pipe, market or store the same
to prospect for and produce oil, gas anc
other minerals, AMI for that purpose tc
make expenditures for material, tools
implements, apparatus, make survey
and to do all things necessary in anc
about said business, and to supply ane
furnish gas and oil and fixtures to con
sumers in the State of Louisiana OF
elsewhere as may be determined by it:
board of directors, and to this end thi:
corporation shall have and enjoy ttt
right to own, acquire, purchase, lease
suitcase, sell and otherwise acquire
and ALLEVIATE property, real and persona
and mixed; to mortgage, assign, pledge
pawn wor otherwise hypothecate sale
property for the purpose Of borrowing
money or for such other purposes as il
the discretion of the board of director:
may be deemed necessary, and to have
acquired pipe and pipe lines for the car
rying, transporting and furnishing O
the said oil or gas to consumers ane
customers, and to have and acquire
franchises for piping and furnishing ga
and to do generally any and all things
necessary to and incidetal to the pur
pose and object herein set forth.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby fixed at fifty thousand dol
lars ($5oooooo), to be divided into two
thousand (2ooo) shares of the par valu'
of twenty-five dollars ($25.oo) each, ant
this stock shall be issued as paid TO
either for cash or for property, labor o.
services purchased by or advanced t.
said company, and the judgment of tn
board of directors as to the value Of TIL
property, labor or services so taken shall
be conclusive, provided, that no stool
shall be issued at less than par value
and shall begin business and be goini
concern when all the stock is subscriber
and paid for. Each share of stock shall
be entitled to one vote at all meetings
TO be cast in person or on written prox.
from the owner thereof, as shown b.
the stock books. The transfer of al
stock shall be made upon the stool
books of the company.
ARTICLE V.