The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-09
CHARTER
OF the Shreveport Oil Compan.

In notary public IN and for the Par
isl, Of Gaddo and State OF Louisiana,
.duN commissioned and sworn. oil
this 3nd day Of Drintrr H. II. l9il.
came and appeared the parties
whose names are hereunlo signed.
ard declared 10 me. notary, and to
the undersigned competent vii
ncsses, that they do hereby form
themselves into a corporation under
The laws Of the State Of Louisiana
and under The following articles to-
wit
ARTICLE l.
The name and style of this cor
Iporation is hereby declared to he
Shreveport Oil Company. Under
such name and style it shalt have
corporate existence for The period
of fifty years from This date. IL shalI
Ihavp the right to contract, sue and
be sued to hold, purchase. lease.
mortgage. sell : aud hypolhecale
property. personal and real, ana
such other rights incident To con
Quoting The business of an oil com
pany in developing lands Tor OIL. gas
land all such minerals as may be dls~
lowered. together with The right TO
| buy and sell oil, gas and minerals,
land the rights of drilling and eX-
nloring for oil, gas or other minerals
land all other necessary and inclden-
tal rights connected with such bust
ness and company.
ARTICLE T..
The dnniri!r of This corporation
shall be in lhc City of Shreveport,
C,addo Parish. Louisiana, where all
legal processes shall be served ac-
,ording TO law upon the president,
or. in his absence, upon the secre-
Itarv of the corporation.
ARTICLE III,
i The object and purpose for which
i This corporation IS organized Is TO
lcarry on general oil business, in
eLudine the buying aud selling OF
lauds. oil, gas and other minerals;
the drilling, mining and exploring
said lands in The stale OF Louisiana
/ and elsewhere. as the board al 1T
, rrrIors may direct. FOR oil, gas and
Other minerals. including The figil'
lilo pr0rItrc WaItF and to uliliIe the
same as the directors may deem
; proper. to lay pipe lines, establish
stations, loading racks, commlssar-
1 les. and such other incidental put-
, Lnoses as may he necessary Tor tn
Econd,trt of The corporate business
ARTICLE ~.
!. The capital stock of this corpora
fion is fixed at twenty-five thousan
S25 .OGO.O0j dollars. divided into lW
hundred and fifty POO shares @
g one hundred $4,000 dollars eact
: and the corporation is to begin bus
illness when fifty shares are sun
u scrlbed for and paid into the treas
u llrcr. either in cash or propert
: equivalent thereto. All stock issue
shall be fully paid and non-assess
= able.
y ARTICLE Y.
u The powers Of This corpolatio
are vested in the board of director
fofupbsed Of three stockholders
= The company who shall hold oiiit
= untiI their successors shall be du
:. elected and qualified. The stocl
- holders shall hold an annual NEE
'' ine on the first Monday in Oetob
1912, at which annual meeting
- he stockholders directors shall
elected for the next ensuing yes
and said stockholders meeting sh'
: transact such other business as M
properly come before said meetlI
81 which ANNUAL meeting OF The stoc
holders shall be immediately II
40 lowed by an annual meeting OF t
-. orectors who shall elect officers
:, the ensuing year and attend TO sll
- other matters as may properly COZ
:; before the directors meeting. j
~ first board Of directors who sh
serve until the next election III l.
4, arc hereby designated: l.. +. 81
Ia, (fCrd. G.. G. Stafford and q. A. Nor
ARTICLE VI.
!, The officers of this corporal
rk. shall be a president, vice preside
secretary and treasurer, all
whom shall be directors. The OIL
the of secretary and treasurer may
al combined or either may be CO
as bined in one Office with The pre-
OF dent or vice president and such
dcers for the first year are her
designated as follows: l.. j.. STATE
|. president G. C. Stafford, vice pr
denl. and &. 4. Morse, secretary
treasurer. No officer shall ever
I'll elected in This corporation Wh'
rot a stakeholder i'll the same.
powers and authority OF The otil'
lbove named shall be such as
contemplated by The laws OF
1fnIn aod SHph az NAV Dp fIXeG