The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-07
CHARTER
OF The Barker Dev,S,MmrnJ Goo,
UinN


Itary public III and for the Parish q
lCaddo, State oI Louisiana. dat, com
InissiOncd AMI sworn, came ana AZ
Ipoarcd on the date herein the par
= LIES whose names are hrrctful,
5signrd, and who declared to me, no
lafy and HE undersigned cOnnprIrn
witnesses, that they do hereby form
!, themselves INTO II corporal IOn under
the laws of the State Of I.OllsIau:
and under the following arliclrs
which they hereby adopt as THEN
lcharter, to-WIl:
ARTICLE /.
| The name Of this corporation shall
be The Barker Development Com
pany, with It's domicilc III the City Of
shreveport, the Parish Of Gad1O and
Estate OF Louisiana, and under IT'S
corporate name il shall have and en-
10y succession for a period Of Gfly
Iyears, unless sooner dissolved as
hereinafter prov ided. All legal pro-
CESS shall be served on the president,
or IN his absence on the vice prcsi-
dent, or in the absence Of both ON
The secretary treasurer.
ARTICLE II.
The objects OF this corporation
and purposes for which it is formed
are hereby declared 10 be to own,
acquire, lease, drill or otherwise de-
yelop, oil or gas lands or oil or gas
wells in the State Of Louisiana or
ELSEWHERE, aud 10 construct. main
tain, own and operate pipe lines or
conduits for the purpose Of piping
or transmitting natural gas, oil Ol
other 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 brlying and
selling OF gas. oil and other miner.
ais, and 10 do any other thing re-
quislic for the proper conduct and
operation Of said objects and pur--
poses.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock Of This corpora
ton is fixed at the gum Of one hun
dred thousand dollars divided into
one thousand shares Of the par value |
OF one hundred dollars each, and il |
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-
;eived al valuation deemed rras-
enable and fair by he board OF di- |
rectOfs.
ARTICLE ~.
The affairs Of this corporation
shall be managed and directed by a |
board Of directors consisting Of |
three stockholders, who shall be |
elected annually al a general meet |
ing Of the stockholders called for |
that purpose on The second Monday
III November Of each year hereafter. |
and the said stockholders shall elect |
their own officers and shall hold
their Office until their SUCCESSORS are
duly elected and installed. Until the |
election on the second Monday in |
November hereafter the following |
shall compose the board Of directors |
OF this corporation. to-wil: p. X |
Birdwell, who shall be president and
treasurer; Il. n. Holbcs. who shall be |
vice president: and John Birdwell
Jr., who shall be secretary. Any va
cancy IN said board of directors |
shall be filled by The remaining Iii
rectors clecting stakeholder for
The uncXpired term.
ARTICLE V.
Whenever this corporation is dis
solved, by limitation or otherwise.
its affairs shall be liquidatcd BY Two
persons selected for that purpose at
a stockholders meeting duly held.
and said liquidaiors shall perform
such service and give such security
as said stockholders meeting may
determine.
ARTICLE VI.
This act Of incorporation may be-
amended and the capital stock in
creased or diminished, or This cor
poration may be dissolved by a vote
of thrce-fourths Of It's Stockholders
IN amount at stockholders meeting
called for that purpose in accord
ance with the laws Of The State Of
Louisiana, and at all stOckholders
meetings each share Of stock saal!
be entitled TO one vote. 10 be cast by
its owner, either in person or by
proxy. When not otherwise prOyid-
ed by law. all stockholders shall be
notified at least ten days prior 10
any meeting Of stockholders by al
letter addressed 10 them Ia their
usual noEtofIien 1ddpacg INIT MOI lttuo