The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-27
CHARTER
or the Robinson Oil Company.

Of the kODlnSOn VII NOinpahy'
State of Louisiana, Parish OF CAD
10: Be it known that this day before
me. the undersigned notary pubic
in and for Caddo Parish, Louisiana,
dulv commissioned, qualified and
sworn. came and appeared the sew
eral persons whose names are mere
unto subscribed, all residents OF
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, VINO de-
clared that, availing themselves OF
the laws of the State OF Louisiana
relative 10 the organization OF cor
they have and do hereby
form themselves, their associates
and successors into a corporation
for the object and purposes, and I'M
der the agreements and stipulatlons
set forth, which they
hereby adopt as their charter, to-
wit:
ARTICLE |.
The name of this corporation shall
be 1.-The Robinson Oil Company" ano
by that name it shall have power
and authority to enjoy succession
for ninety-nine 800 years; to con-
tract, sue and be sued, and use a cor
porate seal; to hold, purchase, lease
sell and hypothecate property, rea
and personal; and to name managers
directors and agents as the interest
of the corporation may require, ane
to make such bylaws and rules 1ol
the proper management OF the al
fairs of the corporation as may Of
necessary.
ARTICLE ii.
The domicile of this company shall
be in the city of Shreveport, Louis
lana, and all citations and other
president, or in his absence at the
legal process shall be served on the
office of the company according tt
law.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes fol
which this corporation is organized
and the nature of the business to be
carried on by it are hereby declared
to be to purchase or lease lands fol
the purpose of developing same fol
oil. gas and other minerals; to en-
gage in the business of producing oil
and gas and other minerals; anc
generally to do such things as are
incident to the business of produc-
ing oil and gas and selling and dis
posing of the same; such operations
to be carried on within the State OF
Louisiana or elsewhere in the dis
erection OF the board of directors oil
this company.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed in the sum Of
twenty-five thousand (S25,000) dol
lars, divided into two hundred ant
fifty $50 shares of one hundred
$500 dollars each, which shall bt
issued at not less than par, and shall
be paid for in cash or its equivalent
when issued. and all of which stock
shall be full paid and non-assess-
able; provided that this corporation
may begin business when one hun
dred 400 shares of its capital stock
is subscribed and paid for.
ARTICLE V.
The corporate power of this cor
poration shall be vested in a boarC
of directors of seven ~ stockhold
ers, who shall be elected on the
sevond Saturday in July 1912. ant
annually thereafter. The first boarC
of directors is declared to be J. NJ
Robinson, S. Wiener Jr., R. l.. String
fellow, w. X. Henderson ST., T.
Hutchinson, w. Y. Robson and C. w
Brown, who shall serve until theil
successors are chosen. The officers
Of this corporation shall be presi.
dent, vice president, secretary-tr treas
urer, and general manager: and tn.
first of said olncers is declared to b,
j. M. Robinson, president; S. Wiener
Jr., vice president, and r. L. String
fellow, secretary-treasurer and gen
eral manager, and they shall serv'
until their successors are chosen a.
herein provided for. Three or NOR,
members of this board shall consti
tute quorum. The majority of tn
stock present shall elect the direc
tors, and in all elections or proceed
ings of stockholders each share O
stock present or represented b,
written pp0yV Shall ha apfiflaJ 4