The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-09-22
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 hereunto subscribed, who de-
clared that, ayailing 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 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
=VELOPMENT COMPANY, and by
that name it shall have the power and
authority to enjoy succession for ninety
nine years; to contract, sue and be sued,
and use a 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 neces-
sary.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile 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 or
any property owned, leased or controlled
by it or others, in the State of Louis
lana or elsewhere in the United State:
and Mexico, and generally to do al
things in furtherance thereof.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby authorized to be two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars, divided int
two hundred and fifty thousand share
at one dollar per share par value, ful
paid and worcestershire, each to be pai'
for in cash or its equivalent where sub
scribed for, and said corporation is al
thorized to commence business Whei
twenty thousand shares of said stock i
subscribed and paid for.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers OF this corpora
| ton shall be vested in board of direc
| tors of eleven stockholders, who shal
| be elected and serve the first two year.
| and be elected annually thereafter on tn
second Tuesday in August. The frs
| board of directors is declared to be 4
i r. Coomber. ]. @. Killer. R. V. Cool
il ]. w. Peyton, L E. Stokes, A. A. Camp
i bell ]. w. Langston, ]. B. Embrey, {
lie. Cathey, G. T. Talbot and ]. M. Wa
son. who shall serve until their success!
| ors are chosen. The officers of tn
company shall be president, vice pres
| dent and general manager and seer
tary and treasurer, and the first of sal
officers are declared to be A. R. Coon
i Der, president; J. @. Killer, vice pres
dent and general manager, and R.
!. Cook, secretary and treasurer, and ths
t shall serve until their successors Al
: chosen. And said officers shall be cleo
ed annually after the first two years {
! said second Tuesday in August. A m
J. iority of the stock shah elect the dire
TORS, and in all elections or proceeding
FL of stockholders each share of stock pre-
i lent or represented BY written proxy slls
!. be entitled to one vote. Notice Of