The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-02-16
CHARTER
THE SOUTHERN OIL AND GAS
COMPANY.

forth, duly commissioned and sworn.
personally came and appeared P. R
Birdwell, J. r. Flournoy and r. R.
Holmes, all residents of the Parish of
Caddo and State of Louisiana, who de-
e1ated to me, notary. that availing them
selves of the laws of the State of Louis
lama relative TO corporations, that they
do hereby form and constitute them
selves, as well as such others as may be
hereafter associated with them, into a
body polite, and have adopted and or
dait1ed as their charter and act of it1eor-
pofation the following to-wit
ARTICLE /.
The name of this corporation shall be
THE SOUTHERN GAS AND OIL
| COMPANY, with its domieile in the
city of Shreveport, Louisiana, and under
said corporate name 1t shall have and
enjoy succession for a period Of fifty
years, unless sooner dissolved as herein
provided and as provided by law All
legal pfieess shall be served on the pres
ident and iii his absence as provided by
the laws of the State of Louisiana.
ARTICLE IT,
The objects of this corporation and
the purposes for which 1t is formed are
hereby declared to be to acquire, lease,
oWti buy and SELL pledge and hypothe
cate property, real, personal and other
wise, in the State of Louisiana or else
where and to explore said lands by
drilling and developing the same for oil
gas and other minerals and to build.
construct, equip, own and operate tank
cars, pipe lines OF other meafts of trans
portation Of oil, gas and other minerals.
and to acquire, lease, iwn and use such
personal property drilling outfits and
other machinery as may be necessary in
conducting their said operations for OIL.
gas and other minerals and to acquire,
own and lease, hypothecate Of sell any
other property. real or personal, for
other purposes, such as buying and SELF
ing as real estate agent or broker.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation
rs hereby fixed at the sum Of fifty tflous-
ard dollars, divided into Eve hundred
shares of the par value of one hundred
dollars each. and it shall commence busi=
ness and be a going concern whenever
Eve thousand dollars of its capital stock
sfaif have been subscribed and paid for.
The capital stock shall be paid for in
cash, By tile transfer Of property OF fol
labor done, and performed, and no stock
shall be issued which is not fully paid
for at tie Time Of It's issuance, and when
issued under the authority Of Tie board
20 directors the Same shall be fully paid
and -assessable.
ARTICLE Nv.
The affairs Of this corporation shalt be
managed and controlled b. d board Of
directors consisting Of three stoekhold
ers vino shall be elected annually at a
stockholders meeting called for that ptir-
pose OH the second Monday of February
Of each year, and the directors 50 elected
shall hold their Office until their sue
eessors are elected and installed; pro
vitied that tiey shall have the right to
FIJI any vacancy occurring III said board
by the election Of a stakeholder or stock
holders fue tIie iiiiekpired term Of such
Office. Until Che election of directors IN
February fo1z, the following stoekheld=
efs shall compose the board Of directors
of this corporation: P. RI BifdWell, who
shall Be president and general manager,
TREASURER ]. P. F1oufnOy, who shall be
vice president, and 4. r. Holmes, who
shall Be. secretary. The board Of diree7
tors elected by the stockholders shall
elect from their number president,
general manager, treasurer, vice pfesi=
dent and d secretary, and the said board
of directors may likewise elect or APP
point such agents as In their judgment
seems advisable for The proper conduct
Of the affairs Of this corporation, with
such duties and compensation as they
may from time to time prescribe, and
shall have authority to employ all such
needed assistants, clerks, wofknlen or
sliperintendents Us Ia their judgment
seems best and In general shall exercise
through themselves or through their
agents all the powers and rights that
this corporation can perform Of exercise
under the laws Of the State of Louisiana
ARTICLE ".
This charter may be amended OF this
corporation may be dissolved BY vote
| of three fourths Of tie capital stock
thereof at q meeting called for that ptif-
pose after due notice as provided by law,
and ii all stockholders meetings each
share Of stock shalP be entitled e one
vote cast BY IFS owner n person Or by
proxy, provided nothing herein shall be
leonstfued g prevent stockholders
meeting without any notice BY ut1aiIi4
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