The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-10
CHARTER
of The Barker Development Com
pany.

/ phHS.
State of Louisiana, Parish OF Cad
lido: Before me, the undersigned no
tary public in and for the Parish OF
Caddo, State Of Louisiana, duly COM
Imissioned and sworn, came and ap-
Ipparcd on the date herein the par
tiles whose names are hercunto
signed. and who declared TO me, no
Itary, and the undersigned competent
witnesses, that they do hereby form
themselves into corporation uAder
the laws Of the Slate of Louisiana
and under the following articles,
which they hereby adopt as their
charter, tO-Wlt:
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
State of Louisiana, and under its
corporate name it shall have and en-
10y succession for a period of fifty
years, 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
and purposes for which it is formed
are hereby declared to be to own,
acquire, lease, drill or otherwise de-
lvelop, 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 OF
lconduits for the purpose of piping
or transmitting natural gas, oil OF
lother minerals, and to that end to
acquire, lease and own such real
estate or other property or right OF
way as may be necessary to effect
ually carry out its purposes. And
further, to engage in the buying and
q selling of gas, oil and other miner
Ials. and to do any other thing re-
Iquisite for the proper conduct anG
operation of said objects and pur-
poses.
ARTICLE III.
! The capital stock of this corpora
Ition is fixed at the sum of one hun
ldred thousand dollars, divided into
: one thousand shares of the par value
Eof one hundred dollars each, and il
, shall be fully subscribed for. Nc
stock shall issue until the same il
fully paid, and may be issued fol
cash, for labor or for property re-
: ceived at a valuation deemed reas-
enable and fair by the board of di-
Irectors.
ARTICLE ".
The affairs of this corporation
: shall be managed and directed by
board of directors consisting o
three stockholders, who shall b.
: elected annually at a general meet
ing of the stockholders called TO
, that purpose on the second Monda,
, in November of each year hereafter
:. and the said stockholders shall cleo
their own officers and shall hol
, their office until their successors ar
iduly elected and installed. Until tn
! election on the second Monday i
4 November hereafter the followin
/ shall compose the board of director
\ of this corporation, to-wit: p. T
o Birdwell, who shall be president an
il treasurer: r. r. Holbes, who shall b
vice president; and John Birdwe
Jr., who shall be secretary. Any va
! Icancy in said board of director
e shall be filled by the remaining di
v Irectors electing stakeholder fC
: the unexpired term.
vi ARTICLE Y.
if Whenever this corporation is dis
: tsolved, by limitation or otherwis
II Its affairs shall be liquidated by tv
persons selected for that purpose /;
ola stockholders meeting duly he'll