The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-23
CHARTER
OF THE BRYAN NATURAL GAS
COMPANY.

ClJMPAN1
State Of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo ::
Be it known that on this the I2th day of
August in the year one thousand nine
hundred and ten (IoIo), before me, F.
A. Blanchard, a notary public i'll and for
the said State and Parish, duly commits
stoned and sworn, personally came and
appeared the several persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed, who de
elared 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
" under Act RI Of the General Assem-
bly, Of 1882 regarding the formation Of
mining corporations, for the objects and
purposes and under the conditions as
follows. which they hereby adopt as
their charter, to-wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name and style of this corpora
ton shall be BRYAN NATURAL GAS
COMPANY, and under said name and
style it shall have ard 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-nine 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. It
shall have the power to sue and be sued,
to name and appoint directors and mar-
ayers and agents, and to establish such
rules, bylaws and regulations for the
management Of ifs business and affairs
as may be deemed necessary, and the
same TO alter at pleasure.
ARTICLE II.
The donocile 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 i'll 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
Iveys and do ali things necessary in and
about said business, and 10 supply and
i furnish gas and oil and fixtures to con-
suiners and to customers IN the State Of
/ Louisiana or elsewhere as may be de
ternined by its board of directors; and
i 70 this end this corporation shall have
and enjoy the right TO own, acquire, ptlr-
| chase, lease. suitcase, sell and other
| wise acquire and ALLEVIATE property, real
personal and mixed. and TO mortgage
assign, pledge, pawn and otherwise by
potheeate said property for the purpose
i Of borrowing money, or for such othei
i purpose as in the discretion of the boar9
-lof directors may be deemed necessary
and TO have and acquire pipe ard pip
i fines for the carrying, transportation
and furnishing Of the said oil or gas t
consumers and customers, and to hay
and acquire franchises for piping an
! furnishing gas, and to do generally an.
: and all things necessary to and ineiden
ltal TO the purposes and objects hereii
set forth
ARTICLE
The capital stock Of this corporation