The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-10
CHARTER
OF the Robinson Oil Company.

State of Louisiana, Parish OF Cad
do: Be it known that this day before
me, the undersigned notary public
in and for Caddo Parish, Louisiana,
duly commissioned, qualified and
sworn, came and appeared the sew
eral persons whose names are here
unto subscribed, all residents OF
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, who de-
clared that, availing themselves OF
the laws of the State of Louisiana
relative 10 the organization of cor
porations, they have and do hereby
form themselves, their associates
and successors into a corporation
for the object and purposes, and I'M
der the agreements and stipulations
hereinafter set forth, which they
hereby adopt as their charter, to-
wit:
ARTICLE |.
The name of this corporation shall
be THE Robinson Oil Company" and
by that name it shall have power
and authority to enjoy succession
for ninety-nine (99) years; to con-
tract, sue and be sued, and use a cor
porate seal; to hold, purchase, lease
sell and hypothecate property, real
and personal; and to name managers
directors and agents as the interest
of the corporation may require, and
to make such bylaws and rules for
the proper management of the af-
fairs of the corporation as may be
necessary.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this company shall
be in the city of Shreveport, Louis
lana, and all citations and other
president, or in his absence at the
legal process shall be served on the
office of the company according to
law.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized
and the nature of the business to be
carried on by it are hereby declared
to be to purchase or lease lands for
the purpose of developing same for
oil, gas and other minerals; to en-
gage in the business Of producing oil
and gas and other minerals; and
generally to do such things as are
incident to the business of produc-
ing oil and gas and selling and dis
posing of the same; such operations
D be carried on within the State OF
Louisiana or elsewhere in the dis
erection of the board of directors a
this company.
ARTICLE ~.
The capital stock of this eorT ~
ton is hereby fixed in the sum 81
twenty-five thousand $4,000 dol
lars, divided into two hundred and
fifty (250) shares of one hundred
$500 dollars each, which shall be
issued at not less than par, and shall
be paid for in cash or its equivalent
when issued, and all of which stock
shall be full paid and non-assess-
able; provided that this corporation
may begin business when one hun
dred 400 shares of its capital stock
is subscribed and paid for.
ARTICLE V.
The corporate power of this cor
poration shall be vested in boar6
of directors of seven "a stockbold-
ers, who shall be elected on the
sevond Saturday in July 1912, an6
annually thereafter. The first boar6
of directors is declared to be ]. NJ
Robinson, S. Wiener Jr., R. L. String
fellow, w. X. Henderson ST., t. S
Hutchinson, w. V. Robson and c. W
Brown. who shall serve until theil
successors are chosen. The officer:
of this corporation shall be presl-
dent, vice president, secretary-treas-
urer, and general manager; and tht
first of said omcers is declared to bt
J. M. Robinson, president; S. Wiener
Jr.. vice president, and R. l.. String
fellow, secretary-treasurer and gen
eral manager, and they shall serve
until their successors are chosen a:
herein provided for. Three OF more
members Of this board shall constl-
tute a quorum. The majority Of thu
stock present shall elect the direcr
tors, and in all elections or proceed
ings of stockholders each share o
stock present Dr. represented b!
written proxy shall be entitled tt
one vote. Notice of all elections o.
meetings of stockholders shall b.
advertised ten days in a Shreveport
daily paper. Directors to be chosen
at the office of the company.
ARTICLE VI.
!. Failure to hold an election for tn
directors on the day named shall no