The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-03-09
CHARTER
OF THE WYLfE DRILLING COM
PANY.

Before me- S. o. Williams, deputy
clerk and ex-oficio notary public IN and
for the said Parish and State, duly COM
missioned aud sworn, on the 9Th day of
March 1911, came and appeared the par
ties whose names are hereunto signed,
who declared to me, notary, and to the
undersigned competent witnesses, that
they do hereby form themselves into a
corporation, under the laws of the State
of Louisiana, and under the conditions
and stipulations herein set forth, to-
wit
ARTICLE l.
The name and style of this corpora
ton is hereby declared to be THE
WYLtE DRILLING COMPANY, and
under such name and style it shall have
and enjoy corporate existence for nine
1y-nine years from the date hereof, with
the right to contract, sue and he sued;
and to hold, purchase, lease, mortgage,
sell and hypotheeate property, real and
personal, and for such other purposes as
are necessary OF incident to the lands
and developing lands for oil, gas and
other minerals and for the transporta-
tion Of oil and gas and the buying and
selling oil aud gas aud for the purpose
|of drilling and exploring for Old and
gas rs may be necessary or incidental to
the carrying ON of the business for
which this corporation is organized as
set forth in the following article The
domicile Of this corporation shall be in
the City Of Shreveport, Caddo Parish,
Louisiana where all legal process shall
be served according to law
ARTICLE Ii.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation Is organized aud the
nature Of this business to be carried on
by it are hereby declared to be 70 buy
and sell mineral lands and rights and 70
drill, mine and explore lands in the
State of Louisiana an tlelsewhefe as the
board Of directors may see proper, for
oil, gas and other minerals, TO lease,
suitcase, buy and sell lands, TO lay pipe
lines and generally 70 do and to perform
any and everything necessary to carry
out the purposes for which this corpora
ton is organized
ARTICLE Ill.
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby fixed in the sum Of twenty-five
thousand dollars (S25.ooooo) divided
into two hundred and fifty (aso) shares
at the par value Of one hundred dollars
tSfooool per share, this corporation is
to commence business when fifteen
thousand dollars (SIs,ooooo) Of the
capital stock shall have been subscribed
for either in cash or such equivalent Of
cash is the board Of directors may APP
prove.
ARTICLE ~.
The corporate powers Of this corpora
ton are hereby vested III board Of di-
rectors composed of three stockholders,
who shall he elected annually on the
third Monday in March Of each year
beginning with 1912 The first board of
directors. who shall serve until such
date as their successors are elected and
qualified, are hereby declared to be =,
S. Cayee. +. e DeVore and r. Wyhe.
The officers Of this corporation shall be
president, vice president and secretary
treasurer, all of whom shall be directors.
The powers and authority of these of
hcers shah be fixed BY bylaws to be
adopted BY the directors Of The corpora
ton The FIRST officers Of the corpora
tion, who shall serve under their sue
cessors are elected by the next board Of
directors aud qualified, are hereby de-
clared u be: President. L. S. Cayee;
vice president. Il e. DeVose, secretary
treasurer r. Wyiie. AZ all meetings OF
the stockholders for the election OF di-
rectors, OF for any other purpose eek
cept the increasing and decreasing Of its
capital stockl the maj >rity of stock
present or represented At such meeting
shall control; each share Of stock to be
entitled te one vote. 10 be cast III person
q 81 proxy Notice Of all elections or
q the meetings Of the stockholders