The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-23
CHARTER
Uf the Barker Development Com
pany.

/ State Of Louisiana, Parish OF Cad
do: Before me, the undersigned no.
ltary public in and for the Parish OF
Caddo, State of Louisiana, duly COM
lmissioned and sworn, came and ap-
lpeared on the date herein the par
ties whose names are hereunto
Isigned. and who declared to me, no.
ltary, and the undersigned competent
witnesses, that they do hereby form
themselves into a corporation under
1.-The laws of the State of Louisiana
land under the following articles,
(which they hereby adopt as their
icharter, to-Wit:
ARTICLE /.
/ The name of this corporation shall
be The Barker Development Com
pany, with its domicile in the City of
shreveport, the Parish of Caddo, and
Estate of Louisiana, and under its
corporate name it shall have and en-
Ijoy succession for period of fifty
Iyears, unless sooner dissolved as
hereinafter provided. All legal pro-
lcess shall be served on the president,
Tor in his absence on the vice presi-
ldent, or in the absence Of both on
the secretary treasurer.
ARTICLE II.
| The objects of this corporation
land purposes for which it is formed
lare hereby declared to be to own,
Iacquire, lease, drill or otherwise de-
Ivelop, oil or gas lands or oil or gas
lWellS in the State of Louisiana or
Elsewhere, and to construct. MAIN
tain, own and operate pipe lines or
1conduits for the purpose of piping
or transmitting natural gas, oil or
Iether minerals, and to that end to
acquire, lease and own such real
lestate or other property or right of
WAY as may be necessary to effect
iually carry out its purposes. And,
further, to engage in the buying and
Iselling of gas, oil and other miner
lals, and to do any other thing re-
Iquisite for the proper conduct and
Operation of said objects and pur-
Iposes.
ARTICLE III.
| The capital stock of this corpora
ltion is fixed at the sum of one hun
Idred thousand dollars, divided into
lone thousand shares of the par value
tof one hundred dollars each, and it
lshall be fully subscribed for. No
lstock shall issue until the same is
fully paid, and may be issued for
leash, for labor or for property re-
Iceiyed at valuation deemed reas-
tonable and fair by the board of di-
lrectors.
ARTICLE ".
| The affairs of this corporation
Ishall be managed and directed by a
hoard of directors consisting of
three stockholders, who shall be
detected annually at a general meet
ling Of the stockholders called for
THAT purpose on the second Monday
lin November of each year hereafter,
land the said stockholders shall elect
their own officers and shall hold
their office until their successors are
lduly elected and installed Until the
Ielection on the second Monday in
November hereafter the following
Ishall compose the board of directors
Iof this corporation, to-wit: P. R.
IRirdwell who shall be president and
Treasurer; R. r. Holbes, who shall be
Ivice president; and John Birdwell
!Jr, who shall be secretary. Any va
lcancy in said board of directors
tshall be filled by the remaining di-
lreetors eiecting a stakeholder for
the unexpired term.
| ARTICLE Y.
| Whenever this corporation is dis
Isolved, by limitation or otherwise,
Its affairs shall be liquidated by two
lpersons selected for that purpose at
la stockholders meeting duly held,
land said liquidators shall perform
lsuch service and give such security
las said stockholders meeting may
determine.
/ ARTICLE vi.
| This act of Incorporation may be
|amended and the capital stock in
|ereased or diminished, or this cor
Iporation may be dissolved by vote
of three-fourths- of its stockholders
in amount at a stockholders meeting
|called for that purpose in accord
lance with the laws of the State of
Louisiana, and at all stockholders
meetings each share of stock shall
Ibe entitled to one vote, to be cast by
Its owner, either in person or by
proxy. When not otherwise provid-
ed by law, all stockholders shall be
notified at least ten days prior to
tany meeting of stockholders by a
letter addressed to them to their
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