The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-17
CHARTER
or the Shreveport Oil Company

State of Louisiana, Parish Of Cad
lido: Before me, Roland Williamson
a notary public in and for the Par
ish Of Caddo and Stale Of Louisiana
duly commissioned and sworn. OF
this 2nd day Of October A. d. 1911
came and appeared the partie!
whose names are hereunto signed
and declared to me, notary, and tt
the undersigned competent wit
nesses, 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
tporaLion 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-
| ducting 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-
piOring for oil, gas or other minerals
and all other necessary and inciden-
tai rights connected with such bust
ness and company.
ARTICLE Ii.
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 seCre-
tary Of the corporation.
ARTICLE Ill.
The object and purpose for which
this corporation is organized is tol
carry on a general oil business, in !
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- |
reelors may direct. for oil. gas and |
other minerals, including the right |
10 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
enc 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
equivalent thereto. All stock issued
shall be fully paid and non-assess-
lble.
ARTICLE Y.
The powers of this corporation
Ire vested in the board of directors
Composed of three stockholders Of
he company who shall hold office
lntil 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
come before said meeting,
which annual meeting of the stock
holders shall be Immediately fol-
owed by an annual meeting of the
directors who shall elect officers for
lie ensuing year and attend to such
,ther matters as may properly come
'cfore the directors meeting. Thei
irst board of directors who shall
serve until the next election in 1921
ire hereby designated: l.. F.. STAT
'Grd, G. c. Stafford and G.. A. Morse.
ARTICLE VI.
The officers of this corporation
shall be president, vice president,
secretary and treasurer, all of
whom shall be directors. The oflicel
If secretary and treasurer may be
combined or either may be COM
)ined in one office with the presi-
lent or vice president, and such Of
icers for the first year are hereby
designated as follows: l.. Z. Stafford.
G. C. Stafford, vice presi-
lent, and q. A. Morse, secretary and
No officer shall ever bel
elected in this cOrDoration who iS