The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-07
CHARTER
OF the kinnebrew, Terry Drilling
Company.

Be 1t remembered that on this 31st
day Of July 1911 personally came and
appeared before me, J. H. Stephens
Jr., a notary public, duly commits
stoned and sworn, Lee Kinnegrew
h. I. Brew and B. B. Terry, all of
age and residents of Caddo Parish,
State of Louisiana, who declared
that availing themselves of the laws
of the State of Louisiana relative to
corporations, they have covenanted
and agreed and by these presents do
covenant and agree and bind them
selves as we'll as such others as may
hereafter become associated with
them, to form and constitute corr
poration and body polite in law, and
for the purposes hereinafter set
forth in the following articles to-
wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title Of this corpor-
alton shall be "kinnebreW, Terry
Drilling Company" and under its
corporate name said corporation
shall have power to contract, sue
and be sued; to make and use a cor
porate seal; TO acquire and pur-
chase, hold, receive, improve, alien
ate, convey and sell, pledge, mort
gage and hypothecate under its cor
porate name, property, real, mixed
aad personal, and to borrow money
and issue notes and security thereof
TO name and appoint such officers,
directors and employees as the inter-
est and convenience of the corpora
ton may require. To make such by
laws, rules and regulations for the
control of its affairs as may be
deemed necessary and proper, and
the same to change and alter at will
and to do all other acts permitteu
by law to carry out the purposes oil
this corporation. This corporation
shall continue in existence for Pc
riod of ninetyAnine years unless
sooner dissolved in accordance with
its charter.
ARTICLEgIT.
The objects and purposes OF this
corporation are hereby declared Il
be: 70 contract for the drilling Of
wells for oil and gas; to drill and
explore lands for the purpose o.
Discovering oil and gas wells; to es'
tablish or lease pipe liens for the
transportation of oil and gas; to buy
sell and lease oil and gas lands; ant
generally to do all things necessar.
and incident to the carrying out o
the purposes for which this corpor
alton is organized as hereinbefor'
stated.
ARTICLE III.
The domicile of this corporation
is hereby declared to be in Shreve
lport. Caddo Parish, Louisiana, AM
citation and other legal process shal
Ibe served on the president, and il
his absence on the vice presiden
land in his absence at the demicll
OF the company according to law.
/ ARTICLE ".
| The corporate powers of this cor
Inc ration are declared to be veste
lin a board of directors consisting Q
Three members; said board to B
lelected annually on the first Monda
lin August of each year, beginnin
lin August of the year 1912. Fac
iIshare of stock shall be entitled 7
lone vote, to be cast in person or o
| proxy, and at all elections and at q
| meetings of stockholders majOrli
LOT votes cast shall elect. Ten da.
lprior notice shall be given in VIII
/ ing to all stockholders OF all spec1'
elections or special meetings.; sa
NOTICE to be mailed to usual posto
: flee address of said stakeholder
,I1he board of directors shall eie
annually at its regular meeting u
officers of the corporation, o-Wi
1 president, vice president and se'
rotary treasurer, who shall hold Q
! flee until their successors are cleo
ed and duly qualified. The first boa
of directors of this corporation, WI
shall hold Office until their success
Tors shall have been elected in ~
and duly qualified, is hereby O
clared to be Lee KinnebreW, \.
!. Brew and b. B. Terry. The 0fflce
of this corporation, who shall NO
lofllce until their successors g
elected and duly qualified IN ~
are hereby declared to be Lee NJ
nebrew, president; X I. Brew "
president, and b. b. Terry secfeta
treasurer.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock OF this corpoi
ltion is hereby fixed at the SUM
twenty-five thousand (s25. 600 q
liars, divided into and Represented
two hundred and fifty shares OF 9
r. nlr.d dalIars each. and this CT