The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-09-01
CHARTER
OF THE BRYAN NATURAL GAS
COMPANY.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo:
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 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 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, towit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and style of this corpora
| ton shall be BRYAN NATURAL GAS
lCOMPANY, and under said name and
/ sty1e it shall have and enjoy all the
rights granted to corporations under
1.-The laws of the State of Louisiana, and
shall have and enjoy corporate existence
for a period of ninety mine years, unless
sooner dissolved under the provisions Of
the laws of the State of Louisiana, to-
/ getller with the power to have and t
use a corporate seal, and the same tc
make, alter or break at its pleasure. j
shall have the power to sue and be sued
to name and appoint directors and man
ayers and agents, and to establish sucl
i rules, bylaws and regulations for tn
management of its business and affair
as may be deemed necessary, and thu
same to alter at pleasure
i ARTICLE II.
The dornocile of this corporation i
thereby fixed in the City of Shreveport
ICaddo Parish, Louisiana, where al
Illegal 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 ofic
of the corporation as provided by tn
llaWs of the State of Louisiana.
) ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes of this col
Iporation are hereby declared to be t
buy and sell lands and to acquire b
! lease or otherwise lands for mining an
!, producing oil, gas and other mineral
and to suitcase or rent the same;
Isink, drill or develop oil and gas well
and to pipe, market or store the same
Ito prospect for and produce oil, gas ar
other minerals, and for that purpose
make expenditures for materials, too
implements and apparatus, to make SD
r veys and do all things necessary in al
II about said business, and to supply al
IS furnish gas and oil and fixtures to CO
lei sumers and to customers in the State
q Louisiana or elsewhere as may be q
s termined by ifs board of directors; al
y to this end this corporation shall ha
le and enjoy the right TO own, acquire, PIT
u chase, lease, suitcase, sell and othe
wise acquire and ALLEVIATE property. re
personal and mixed, and to mortgat
s. assign, pledge, pawn and otherwise
RI pothecate said property for the purpe
III of borrowing money, or for such otf
rs purpose as in the discretion of the boa
.t-lof directors may be deemed necessa1
er and to have and acquire pipe and p
ne lines for the carrying, transportati
ty and furnishing of the said oil or gas
of consumers and customers, and to h;
er and acquire franchises for piping Z
tie furnishing gas, and to do generally {
al and all things necessary to and incid
tai to the purposes and objects her
set forth.
he ARTICLE W
M The capital stock Of this corporal
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