The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-02
CHARTER
or the Shreveport Oil Cannon,


0'dte Of Louisiana, Parish of Cad
10; Before me, Roland Williamson
a notary public in and for the par,
lsh OF Caddo and State Of Lonisiano
! duly commissioned and sworn or
TINS 2nd day of October. A. D. 1911
came and appeared the partie,
whose names are hereunto signed
ana declared to me, notary and fc
the undersigned competent wifi
hesses, that they do hereby form
themselves into corporation under
the laws of the State of Louisiana
and under the following articles to-
| wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and style of this cor
poration is hereby declared to be
shreveport Oil Company. Under
such name and style it shall have
corporate existence for the period
OF fifty years from this date. 1t shall
have the right TO contract, sue and
be sued; to hold, purchase, lease.
mortgage, sell and hypothecate
property, personal and real, and
such other rights incident to con-
Quoting the business Of an oil com
pany in developing lands for oil, gas
and all such minerals as may be dis
covered, together with the right to
buy and sell oil, gas and minerals,
and the rights of drilling and ex-
ploring for oil, gas or other minerals
and all other necessary and inciden-
tai rights connected with such bust
ness and company.
ARTICLE =.
The domicile of this corporation
shall be in The City of Shreveport,
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, where all
legal processes shall be served ac-
cording TO law upon The president,
or, in his absence, upon the seere-
tary of the corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The object and purpose for which
this corporation is organized is to
carry on a general oil business, in
GLIDING the buying and selling of
lands, oil. gas and other minerals;
the drilling, mining and exploring
said lands in the State Of Louisiana
and elsewhere, as the board Of di-
rectors may direct, for oil, gas and
other minerals, including the right
to produce water and to utilize the
same as the directors may deem
proper; to lay pipe lines, establish
stations, loading racks, commissar-
les, and such other Incidental pur-
poses as may be necessary for the
conduct of the corporate business.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock Of this corpora
ton is fixed at twenty-five thousand
s25, 100000 dollars, divided into two
hundred and fifty $50 shares of
one hundred $4,000 dollars each,
and the corporation is to begin bus
mess when fifty shares are sub
scribed for and paid into the treas
urer. either in cash or property
thereto. All stock issued
shall be fully paid and non-assess-
able.
ARTICLE V.
The powers of this corporation
are vested in the board Of directors
Composed of three stockholders of
he company who shall hold office
until their successors shall be duly
elected and qualified. The stock
holders shall hold an annual meet
ng on the first Monday in October
1912, at which annual meeting OF
he stockholders directors shall be
elected for the next ensuing year,
md said stockholders meeting shall
transact such other business as may
properly come before said meeting,
which annual meeting of the stock
lolders shall be Immediately fol-
owed by an annual meeting OF the
who shall elect officers for
he ensuing year and attend to such
,ther matters as may properly come
,efore the directors meeting. The
irst board Of directors who shall
,erve until the next election in 1912
re hereby designated: L. e. STAFF
erd C. c. Stafford and g. A. Morse.
ARTICLE, VI.
The officers OF this corporation
hall be q president. vice president,
secretary and treasurer, all OF
whom shall be directors. The Office
# secretary and treasurer may be
combined or either may be CONF
lined in one Office with the presi-
lent or vice president, and such Of
Icers for the first year are hereby
designated as follows: L. E. Stafford.
C. C. Stafford, vice presi-
lent. and q. a. Morse, secretary ana I
teasnrer. No officer shall ever be