The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-02-14
CHARTER
THE SOUTHERN OIL AND GAS
COMPANY.


on the day and date hereinafter set
forth, duly commissioned and sworn,
personally came and appeared P. r.
Birdwell, J. P. Flournoy and R. R.
Holmes, all residents of the Parish of
Caddo and State of Louisiana, who de-
clared to me, notary, that availing them
selves of the laws.of the State Of Louis
lana relative to corporations, that they
do hereby form and constitute them
selves, as well as such others as may be
hereafter associated with them, into a
body polite, and have adopted and or
dained as their charter and act of incor-
poration the following, to-Wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name of this corporation shall be
THE SOUTHERN GAS AND OIL
COMPANY, with its domicile in the
city of Shreveport, Louisiana, and under
said corporate name il. shall have and
enjoy succession for a period of fifty
years, unless sooner dissolved as herein
provided and as provided by law. All
legal pricess shall be served on the pres
ident and in his absence as provided by
TIE laws of the State of Louisiana
AN i1Lh =.
Inc OBJECTS 81 TINS co.pofalion anu
the purposes 1or Wl.'en ! = loiinep : Z
hereby declared 70 DC 70 acquire isase'
own, Duy ana sen, piedse anu iyposiie
cate properly, Ieai'. personal anu o'i,ei
wise, IN the sta9e OF LOUISIANA OF eise-
where; and 10 explore sara Janus ~
drilling ana aeVeiopliig 'ie SANG ~ ~
gas ana otaer minerals anu - pullu'
construct, equip own ana operate tank
cars, pipe iifleS OF otiler means q trans
portation q OIL gas ana otneI minerals ,
ana 10 acquire lease' lWn anu use suel, !,
personal proPelty' allniiis GUMS ai.u
other machinery as may pc necessary ~
conducting tiielr sala operations ioi on
gas and other minerals ana 70 acquire
own and lease llypotneeate OF sen any
other properly Ieai OF PERSONAL 10
other purposes, sueh as Duyl1g ana sen
ing as real estate agent OF Oroker'
ARlllLE II.
The capital stock OF tfis eorpoIatloli
IS hereby hSeel a. me sum q MY slious,
and dollars, DIVIDED INTO nVe nana'ee !,
shares OF me par Vaiue u one hei,ai 81
dollars eaen, ana ! silaii eoliiliieiiee pe'si7
ness and pc gong concern Wileliesei
rye thousand doiiars OF MS cdpilai .s'oeN
sllaif nave Deeii salpseripeu aiia pau -
nc capital STOCK sflail pe paia ~ =
cash, by the transfer OF properly vi lol
labor cone, al}a pefIofllied' aiil no ssoea
snail PC issued Wla'en y. llol ieiis paiu
Tor AZ Inc time OF rs issuance, anu Miiel,
issued under the atltaoIi9y o. lne poa.a
OF directors inc same silali pe iuiis paiu
and i1oi-assessaple
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directors consisting OF tlllee stosAilo'''
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cessors are eleeteu ana ihssaile = pr
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MI any Vacancy oseuii.is - sf'il 80,
Dy the eleetloll q q ss1oefNilo,osi = $3.50
tiolaers lo1 me alleNpiisu 80 = 80 :,
oflee. Ofltll ms eiee',oi = ~ 80, 800, !
February 1912, me IolioW1ils s'oeN1sola.
ers shall compose me Doafa q p,ee'1is
q inis corpo.a'io'i 81 =. =. ! - $ $
shah os preslaeiI anu ss'isl = .n.aa4 :, !.
treasurer J s FlollhJ = WY sas't s. !
wee president aiia 8, :. !1'..ss' So: 80
shah pc seeIsealy e p9a.a 8 s. 80,
tors eiec1ea y lhe s,osN''oi1sss -: a.,
elect from 1helf nalllsei : pes.lsa.
genera MANAGE, .sasuss. -, : ~ tas-a
dea1 ana { sseietai :, 81. - 80
e allee'ois n'''s .aAsNs"'ss s, s,
pein9 suen g e'iss g 9 No. 49, 49,
seems ADVISABLE ~ lug p1YpsA Soa1s :,
OF the aHalIS VI this S0Ap0hattohs " -