The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-31
CHARTER
vi the kinnebrew, Terry DrillinQ
Company.

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Jay OF July 1914 personally came and
appeared before me, J. H. Stephens
81" a notary public, duly commits
stoned and sworn, Lee Kinnegrew
H. L. Brew and b. B. Terry, all of
age and residents of Caddo Parish
state of Louisiana, who declared
mat awaiting themselves of the laws
OF the State of Louisiana relative to
corporations, they have covenanted
ana agreed and by these presents do
covenant and agree and bind them
serves as well as such others as NAV
hereafter become associated with
them, to form and constitute a cor
pofatlon and body polite in law, and
Iof the purposes hereinafter set
forth IN the following articles to-
wit:
ARTICLE /.
Inc name and title of this corpor-
dtlon shall be "kinnebreW. Terry
Drilling Company" land under it's
corporate name said corporation
shall have power to contract, sue
and be sued; to make and use a cor
pofate seal; to acquire and pur-
chase, hold, receive, improve, alien
ate, convey and sell, pledge, mort
gage and hypothecate under it's cor
porate name, property, real, mixed
asd personal, and to borrow money
and issue notes and security thereof.
10 name and appoint such officers,
directors and employees as the inter
ast and convenience of the corpora
ion may require. To make such by
avs, rules and regulations for the
control of its affairs as may be
deemed necessary and proper, and
he same to change and alter at will,
and to do all other acts permitted
ny law to carry out the purposes of
his corporation. This corporation
shall continue in existence for Pc
'lod of ninety-nine years unless
sooner dissolved in accordance with
is charter.
ARTICLE IT.
The objects and purposes of this
are hereby declared TO
,e: To contract for the drilling of
wells for oil and gas; to drill and
EXPLORE lands for the purpose of
discovering oil and gas wells; to es-
ablish or lease pipe liens for the
transportation of oil and gas; to buy,
,ell and lease oil and gas lands; and
to do all things necessary
md incident to the carrying out of
he purposes for which this corpor-
ltion is organized as hereinbeforeI
stated.
ARTICLE III.
The domicile of this corporation
5 hereby declared to be in Shreve-
,ort, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, and
iitation and other legal process shall
,e served on the president, and in
lis absence on the vice president.
ind in his absence at the domicile|
'f the company according to law.
ARTICLE Nv.
The corporate powers of this cor
,t ration are declared to be vested
h a board of directors consisting OF
llree members; said board to bel
elected annually on the first Monday
Il August of each year, beginning
il August Of the year 1912. Each
hare OF stock shall be entitled to
me vote, to be cast in person or by
roxy. and at all elections and at all
meetings of stockholders majority
# votes cast shall elect. Ten days
,rior notice shall be given in writ
ng to all stockholders of all special
lections or special meetings; said
lotice to be mailed to usual postof-
Ice address of said stockholders.
he board of directors sshall elect
at its regular meeting tne|
ulcers of the corporation, to-wit:
president, vice president and sec
.etary treasurer, who shall hold Of
Ice until their successors are elect
d and duly qualified. The first board
i directors of this corporation, who
hail hold Office until their success
RS shall have been elected in 1912
nd duly qualified, is hereby de-
Jared to be Lee Kinnebrew, K. i.
Grew and B. b. Terry. The officers
4 this corporation, who shall hold
flee until their successors are|
.lected and duly qualified in 1912,
re hereby declared to be Lee Kin
L brew, president; X. I. Brew, vice.
and b. B. Terry, secretary
reasurer.
ARTICLE v.
The capital stock of this corpora
ion is hereby fixed at the sum OF
twenty-five thousand ($25, O00) dol
ars divided into and represented by
NO hundred and fifty shares OF one
dollars each: and this cor