The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03
CHARTER
of the Robinson Oil Company.

Of the Robinson Oil Company
ctoto If Louisiana. Parish OF Cad
do. pa it known that this day before
mo the undersigned notary puplic
in and for Caddo Parish, Louisiana,
dnlv commissioned, qualified ana
sworn came and appeared the sew
anal nersons whose names are mere
nnto subscribed, all residents OF
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, VINO oe,
cIared that. availing themselves VI
the laws of the State OF Louisiana
relative 10 the organization OF cor
porations, they have and DO herepS
form themselves, their associates
and successors into a corporatlol'
for the object and purposes, ana uii-
dor the agreements and stipulatlons
hereinafter set forth, which they
hereby adopt as their charter, TO-
wit:
ARTICLE |.
The name of this corporation snail
be THE Robinson Oil Company, ano
nv that name it shall have power
and authority to enjoy succession
for ninety-nine (99l years; TO con
tract, sue and be sued, and use cor
porate seal; to hold, purchase, lease
sell and hypothecate property, rea
and personal; and to name managers
directors and agents as the lnteres
of the corporation may require, ant
TO make such bylaws and rules 10
the proper management OF the al
fairs of the corporation as may d.
necessary.
ARTICLE Ii.
The domicile of this company shall
be in the city Of Shreveport, Louis
Ilana. and all citations and othe
president, or in his absence at tn
legal process shall be served on tn
office of the company according t.
law.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes 10
which this corporation is organize
and the nature of the business to b
carried on by it are hereby declares
to be to purchase or lease lands TO
the purpose of developing same 10
oil, gas and other minerals; to en-
gage in the business of producing OF
and gas and other minerals; an
H generally to do such things as ar
incident to the business of produc
ing oil and gas and selling and dis
posing of the same; such operation
0 be carried on within the State o
i Louisiana or elsewhere in the dis
erection of the board of directors @
; this company.
ARTICLE ".
: The capital stock of this corpora
} ton is hereby fixed in the sum c
twenty-five thousand ($25,000) do
lars, divided into two hundred an
fifty (25O) shares of one hundre
$500 dollars each, which shall b
issued at not less than par, and sha
be paid for in cash or its equivaleI
when issued, and all of which stoc
shall be full paid and nom assess
able; provided that this corporatio
) may begin business when one huT
: dred 400 shares of its capital stoc
!: is subscribed and paid for.
e ARTICLE V.
V The corporate power of this col
poration shall be vested in a boaI
= of directors of seven I'd stockhol(
ers. who shall be elected on tt
sevond Saturday in July 1912, al
:, annually thereafter. The. first boar
= Of directors is declared to be j.
: Robinson. S. Wiener Jr., R. l.. Strlnt
:. fellow, w. X. Henderson ST., L.
Hutchinson. w. Y. Robson and e.
= Brown, who shall serve until the
" successors are chosen. The office
!, Of this corporation shall be pres
= dent, vice president, secretary-trea
= urer, and general manager; and Il
= first of said olncers is declared to
% j. M. Robinson, president; S. Wien
: Jr., vice president, and R. l.. Strin
> fellow, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and ge
= eral manager, and they shall ser
: until their successors are chosen
. herein provided for. Three or mo
members of this board shall cons
. tute a quorum. The majority OF t
- stock present shall elect the dire
tors, and in all elections or procee
ings of stockholders each share
stock present or represented
x written proxy shall be entitled
& one vote. Notice of all elections
le meetings of stockholders shall
ie advertised ten days in a Shrevep'
:. daily paper. Directors to be chos
~ at the office of the company.
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