The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-08
CHARTER
vi the Fort Jessup Oil and Deyelop-
ing Company.

90: BE 1t known that on this 28th day
Iof July A. d. 1914 before me. s. o.
Williams, deputy clerk and ex-offlcio
deputy recorder and a notary pub
nc IN and for said parish and State.
duly qualified, commissioned and
sworn, and in the presence of wit
nesses hereinafter named and un-
derslgned, came and appeared the
several persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, who declare
that availing themselves of the pro-
visions of the law of this State rela-
tive to the organization of corpora
tons, they have covenanted and
agreed, and by these presents do
covenant and agree and bind them
selves and those who may hereafter
become associated with them, to
form and constitute corporation
for the objects and purposes and I'M
der the articles and stipulations fol-
lowing, tO-wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name and style of this corpor-
alton is hereby declared to be the
Fort Jessup Oil and Developing
Company, and under its said name it
| shall have power and authority to
contract, to sue and be sued; to
!, make and use corporate seal, and
the same to alter or break at pleas
ure; to hold, receive, purchase,
: / ALLEVIATE, convey, sell, pledge, mort
gage, hypothecate or lease property
real, personal or mixed: to name and
appoint such officers, directors
agents and employees as the interest
and convenience of the said corpor-
alton may require; to make and es-
tablish bylaws, rules and regula-
tiens for the proper management OF
: Its affairs as may be deemed neees-
sary and proper, and the same to al
ter or change at pleasure; and gen.
! orally to do all other acts and things
necessary or proper to carry out th'
objects and purposes OF said corpor-
lation. This corporation, unless soon
er dissolved as hereinafter provided
for, shall exist and continue for
period of ninety-nine years iron
{ and after the date hereof. All eta
tions and other legal process shall b.
served upon the president, or in M
absence upon the vice president a
5 the domicile of the company, which
shall be and is hereby declared to b
in the city of Shreveport, Parish o
D Caddo, Louisiana.
ARTICLE III.
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 DC
To develop oil, gas and other min
erals. on any property owned, lease
or controlled by it or others in tn
Estate of Louisiana or elsewhere
Tho United States: to drill wells an
sink mines and sell the production
thereof: and generally to do any an
all things necessary to be done
f1lrtheranee of such objects al
purposes.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock OF this cofpor'
tioe is hereby fixed at the sum
10 one hundred thousand dollars, q
G yided into one hundred thousal
eli shares of one dollar (Sf.00) eac
which shall be paid for i'll cash or
~ the transfer of property or labor
''' service performed as may be a
proved byits board of directors, al
II shall commence business VINE
ever ten thousand ($io,000OO) dc
y lars Of capital stock is subscrlb
u for and paid in full, and all stock
sued by it shall be fully paid a
.-lnon-assessable.
- ARTICLE ~.
The corporate powers OF SAID &C
ED naration shall be vested in and exc
eised by a board of directors col
posed # five (5) stockholders. 1
following persons shall constitl
1.-The first board of directors, VIZ:
A. Raglan, II. M. Russell, q. ". La
enport. C. w. Potts, Jos Smith, W
w. A. Ragan as president, H. NJ. III
AL sell as vice president, G. w. Dave
nort as secretary. and G. W. Potts
treasurer. The said officers and
Il rectors shall hold office until
second Monday in June a. u. 4
or until their successors are q
#E elected and qualified. On the s
- dav Of June 1912 and annually the
after. q board of directors sifall
n elected, unless said date shall D
u legal holiday, when the said elect
shall be held on the first secular
following the said holiday. Notice
rclthe said election shall be gwen
- ZEN days notice published IN one
The newspapers published in /,
,arish. The board OF directors 81
annoint one or more stakeholder.
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