The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-17
CHARTER
Uf the Barker Development COAl-
pany.

State of Louisiana, Parish OF Cad
do: Before me- the undersigned no.
tary public in and for the Parish OF
IGaddo, State of Louisiana, duly COM
Imissioncd and sworn, came and ap-
lpcared on The date herein the par
ties whose names are hercunt0
signed, and who declared to me, no
taly, and the undersigned competent
witnesses, that they do hereby form
themselves into corporation under
the laws Of the State Of Louisiana
and under the following articles,
which they hereby adopt as their
charter, to-Wit:
ARTICLE ].
The name of this corporation shall
be The Barker Development Com
Ipany, with its domicile III the City OF
shreveport, the Parish of Caddo, and
State Of Louisiana, and under its
corporate name il shall have and en-
JOY succession for a period of fifty
years, unless sooner dissolved as
hereinafter prov ided. All legal pro-
cess shall be served on the president,
Tor in his absence on the vice presi-
dent or i'm The absence of both on
the secretary treasurer.
ARTICLE II.
The objects of this corporation
and purposes for which il is formed
are hereby declared to be to own,
acquire, lease, drill or otherwise de-
Ivelop, oil or gas lands or oil or gas
wells in the State of Louisiana or
Elsewhere. and to construct. main
tain, own and operate pipe lines or
Iconduits for the purpose of piping
or transmitting natural gas, oil or
lother minerals. and to that end TO
acquire, lease and own such real
estate or other property or right of
way as may be necessary 10 effect
ually carry out its purposes. And,
further, TO engage in The buying and
lselling of gas, oil and other miner
ais, and TO do any other thing re-
lquisite for the proper conduct and
Operation Of said objects and pur-
Iposcs.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corpora
lion is fixed at the sum of one hun
Idred thousand dollars, divided into
one thousand shares of the par value
of one hundred dollars each, and it
shall be fully subscribed for. No
stock shall issue until the same is
fully paid, and may be issued for
cash, for labor or for property re-
lceived at valuation deemed reas-
enable and fair by the board of di-
Irectors.
ARTICLE ".
The affairs of this corporation
shall be managed and directed by a
board of directors consisting of
three stockholders, who shall be
detected annually at general meet
Il
ling of the stockholders called for
| that purpose on the second Monday
lin November Of each year hereafter,
land the. said stockholders shall elect
their own officers and shall hold
| their office until their successors are
| duly elected and installed. Until The
leleetion on the second Monday in
November hereafter the following
shall compose the board of directors
of this corporation. to-wit: j. II.
Birdwell, who shall be president and
treasurer; r. II. Hoibes, who shall be
lviee president; and John Birdwell
Jr., who shall be secretary. Any va
lcancy in said board of directors
shall be filled by the remaining di-
Irectors electing a stakeholder for
the unexpired term.
ARTICLE Y.
| Whenever this corporation is dis
lsolyed, by limitation or otherwise,
Tits affairs shall be liquidated by two
lpersons selected for that purpose at
| a stockholders meeting duly held,