The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-08

thio .9ud dav Of October A. ID. l'l l.
came and appeared the pafVles9
whose names are hercunto signed
and declared to me, notary, ahu "
lhn undersigned competent VII
rr.scs that they do hereby form
Themselves into a corporation ulldef
the laws Of the State OF Loulslalid
and under the following articles TO-
Wit:
ARTICLE |.
The name and style of this cor
marathon is hereby declared TO De
Shreveport Oil Company ohdei
such name and style 1T snail nave
corporate existence for the perlou
ot fifty years from this date. 1t shail
| have the right to contract, sue ana
he sued; to hold, purchase, lease
mortgage. sell and hypothecate
luroperty. personal and real, ana
such other rights incident TO COLI
dnctjnr the business of an oil COM
panv in developing lands Tor OIL, gas
and all such minerals as may be dis-
lowered. together with the right u
buv and sell oil, gas and minerals
and the rights of drilling ana ex-
Iploring for oil. gas or other minerals
and all other necessary and lnclden-
tai rights connected with such busl-
ness and company.
ARTICLE II,
| The domicllp of this corporation
shall he in the City of Shreveport,
ICaddo Parish. Louisiana. where all
legal processes shall be served &C
}cordiug 10 law upon the president,
jor. III his absence. upon the seere-
ltarv of the corporation.
ARTICLE III.
| The object and purpose for when
/ This corporation is organized IS to
Icarry on a general oil business, IN
Guiding the buying and selling Oh
/ lands, oil gas and other minerals;
| the drilling. mining aud exploring
! said lands in the State of Louisiana
and elsewhere, as the board of dl-
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, coInmlssar-
| 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 $3.50 shares OF
enc hundred $4,000 dollars each
and the corporation is to begin bus
mess when fifty shares are SUBJ
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-
able.
ARTICLE Y.
The powers of this corporation
are vested in the board Of directors
composed of three stockholders OF
the company who shall hold office
luntil their successors shall be duly
elected and qualified The stock
holders shall hold an annual meet
ing on the first Monday in October
1912, at which annual meeting OF
the stockholders directors shall be
elected for the next ensuing year
and said stockholders meeting shall
transact such other business as may
properly come before said meeting
i which annual meeting of the stock
holders shall be Immediately fol-
lowed by an annual meeting of the
directors who shall elect officers fol
! the ensuing year and attend to such
other matters as may properly come
before the directors meeting. The
first board of directors who shall
serve until the next election in 1871;
are hereby designated: l.. E. Stat
ford. G.. C.,Stafford and g. A. Morse
: ARTICLE VI.
The officers of this corporation
shall be a president, vice president
secretary and treasurer, all o.
whom shall he directors. The office
of secretary and treasurer may bt
combined or either may be com
hined in one office with the presi-
dent or vice president, and such Of
ticers for the first year are hereby
designated as follows: L. h Stafford
president C.. C.. Stafford vice presi.
dent, and G. A. Morse, secretary ant
treasurer. No officer shall ever b.
elected in this corporation who i:
rot a stakeholder in the same. Tht