The Caucasian., 1910-08-21
CHARTER
OF THE BRYAN NATURAL GAS
COMPANY.


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 (1oIo), before me, r.
| A. Blanchard a 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-
elared 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
1.-THE State of Louisiana relative to the
formation of corporations, and especial
ly 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, to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and style of this corpora
ton shall be BRYAN NATURAL GAS
I COMPANY, and under said name and
style it shall have and enjoy all the
rights granted to corporations under
the laws of the State Of Louisiana, and
shall have and enjoy. corporate existence
for a period of ninety nine years, unless
sooner dissolved under the provisions Of
1.-THE laws Of the State Of Louisiana, to-
gether with the power to have and to
use a corporate seal, and the same to
make, alter or break at its pleasure 1t
shall have the power TO sue and be sued,
to name and appoint directors and man
ayers and agents, and to establish such
rules, bylaws and regulations for the
management of its business and affairs
las may Be deemed necessary, and the
same TO alter at pleasure.
ARTICLE II.
The donlocile 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 in 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
peration are hereby declared TO be to
buy and sell lands and to acquire by
lease or otherwise lands. for mining and
lproducing 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;
Ito prospect for ard produce oil, gas and
other minerals, and for that purpose to
make expenditures for materials, tools,
implements and apparatus, to make SUR
veys and do all things necessary in and
about said business, and to supply and
furnish gas and oil and fixtures to CON
suners and to customers in the State of
Louisiana or elsewhere as may be de-
termined BY its board Of directors; and
TO this end this corporation shall have
and enjoy the right to own, acquire, pur-
chase, lease, suitcase, sell and other
wise acquire and alienate property, real,
personal and mixed, and to mortgage.
assign. pledge, pawn and otherwise hy-
Epothecate said property for the purpose
LOT borrowing money, Of for such other
purpose as in the discretion Of the board
Eof directors may be deemed necessary, !,
and 10 have and acquire pipe and pipe
lines for the carrying, transportation
and furnishing of the said oil or gas to
consumers and customers, and to have
and acquire franchises for piping and
furnishing gas, and TO do generally any
land all things necessary to and ineiden-
tai to the purposes and objects herein
lset forth.
ARTICLE "
The capital stock of this corporation