The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-05
CHARTER
OF the Fort Jessup Oil and Develop
ing Company.


of July A. u. 1911, before me, ). o.
Williams, deputy clerk and eX-oiI'cio
deputy recorder and notary pub
lie in and for said parish and State.
duly qualified, commissioned ana
sworn. aud in The presence OF viii
nesses hereinafter named and uh-l
dersigned. came and appeared incl
several persons whose names aFel
hereunto subscribed, who declare
that avaiIing themselves oil the pro
visions of the law of this State rcla-
tive to the organization OF corpora
tons, they have covenanted ana
agreed. and by these presents doI
covenant and agree and bind them
selves and those who may hereafter
become associated with them, toI
form and constitute corporation
| for the objects and purposes and I'M
der. the articles and stipulatIons FOL
| lowing, tO-Wit:
| ARTICLE I.
The name and style of this corpor-
jation is hereby declared TO be the
Fort Jessup Oil and Developing
lCompany, and under its said name 1t
shall have power and authority to
lccnfract. to sue and be sued; to
/ make and use a corporate seal, ana
1.-The same to alter or break at pleas
lure: TO hold, receive, purchase,
ALLEVIATE. convey, sell, pledge, mort
gage, hypothecate or lease property.
real. personal or mixed; to name ana
, appoint such officers, directors,
/, agents and employees as the interest
and convenience of the said corpor-
alton may require; to make and es-
tabljsh bylaws, rules and regula-
Itions for the proper management OF
Its affairs as may be deemed neces-
lsary and proper, and the same to al
tier or change at pleasure; and gem
orally to do all other acts and Things
: necessary or proper to. carry out tht
c objects and purposes OF said corpof-
# alton. This corporation unless soon
G cr dissolved as hereinafter provided
n Tor. shall exist and continue Tor
q neriod of ninety-nine years iron
VI and after the date hereof. All elta-
lions and other legal process shall b'
y served upon the president, or in hi
absence upon the vice president a
1.-The domicile of the company, Whlcl
;hau be and is hereby declared to b.
:, IN the city of Shreveport, Parish 0
i Gaddo, Louisiana.
ARTICLE II.
!, The objects and purposes 10
- which this corporation IS organize
- and the nature of the business to b
carried on by it are declared to d.
y, 10 develop oil, gas and other min
~ erals, on any property owned, lease
u or controlled by it or others In tn
q, State of Louisiana or elsewhere
u lbe United States; to drill wells an
he sink mines and sell the production
thereof. and generally to do any al
su things necessary to be done
hel furtheranee of such objects al
sh, purposes.
nd ARTICLE III.
Ii The capital stock of this eorpor
nd tiou is hereby fixed at the sum
is one hundred thousand dollars, q
dol yided into one hundred thousal
oil shares of one dollar ($l.00) eae
oil which shall be paid for in cash or
ess the transfer of property or labor
tol service performed as may be
old proved by its board OF directors, a
m. it shall commence business whe
in ever ten thousand ($i0,000.00) d
thel lars of capital stock is subseflt
lie for and paid in full, and all stock
I'M sued by it shall be fully pad Q
,rty worcestershire.
law ARTICLE ~.
forI The corporate powers of said G.
noration shall be vested in and ex
Y. cised by board of directors co
Ger. posed Of five % stockholders.
following persons shall consult
the first board of directors, viz:
4 A. Raglan, H. M. Russell, G. W. ID
export, G.. w. Potts, Joe Smith, v
,u wv. A. Raglan as president, Il. M. X
p .,a sell as vice president, G. w. Dav
W. port as secretary, and e. W. Pott
. ~. treasurer. The said officers and
"a rectors shall hold Office until
49, second Monday in June A. ID.
,o,t or until their successors are
80 elected and qualified. On the
day OF June 1912 and annually tn
sr after. a board of directors shall
elected, unless said date shall
legal holiday, when the said cleo
shall be held on ihe first secular
following the said holiday. Notlf
I tax The said election shall be glVel
tax ten days notice published in on
Tue The newspapers published IN
name parish. The board of directors
m fot anuoiut one or more St0ckDOl0e