The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-19
CHARTER
Uf the Barker Development COsn-
&any.


do: Before me, the undersigned no.
tary public i'll and for the Parish OF
CaddO, State of Louisiana, duly COM
Imissioned and sworn, came and APP
Ipeared OH tAc date herein the par
ties whose names are hereunlo
lsigned, and who declared to me, no
tary, and the undersigned competent
witnesses, that they do hereby form
themselves into Il corporation under
the laws of the State Of Louisiana
and under the following articles,
which they hereby adopt as their
charter, tO-wit:
ARTICLE L.
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
|Statc Of Louisiana, ami under its
Incorporate name it shall have and ell
JOY succession for a period of fifty
years, unless sooner dissolved as
hereinafter provided. All legal pro-
cess shall be served OH the president,
or in his absence on the vice prcsi-
dent, or i'll 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-
yelop, oil or gas lands or oil or gas
wells in the State of Louisiana orr
elsewhere, and to construct MAIN
tain, own and operate pipe lines or
eandlits for The purpose Of piping
or transmitting natural gas. oil or
other minerals, and 10 that end 10
acquire, lease and own such real
estate or other property or right of
way as may be necessary 10 effect
ually carry out its purposes. And,
further, to engage in the buying and
selling Of gas, oil and other miner
ais, and to do any other thing re-
quisite for the proper conduct and
operation Of said objects and pur-
poses.
ARTICLE IL.
The capital stock Of This corpora
ton Is fixed at the sum of one hun
dred thousand dollars. divided into |
one thousand shares Of the par value
Of one hundred dollars each, aud it |
shall be fully subscribed for. Mol
stock shall issue until the same is
fully paid. and may be issued for
cash, for labor or for property re-
ceived at a valuation deemed reas-
enable and fair by the board of di-
rectors.
ARTICLE ".
The affairs OF this corporation |
shall be managed and directed by a |
board Of directors consisting of |
three stockholders. who shall bel
elected annually at general meet
ing of the stockholders called for
that purpose on the second Monday |
in November Of each year hereafter. |
and the said stockholders shall elect |
their own officers and shall hold |
their office until their successors are |
duly elected and installed. Until the |
election on the second Monday in |
November hereafter The following |
shall compose the board of directors |
Of this corporation, to-wit; P. r. |
who shall be president and
treasurer; r. r. Holbes, who shall be |
vice president; and John Birdwell |
Jr., who shall be secretary. Any va
cancy in said board of directors
shall be filled by the remaining di- |
rectors electing a stakeholder for
the unexpired term.
ARTICLE V.
Whenever this corporation is dis
solved, by limitation or otherwise,
its affairs shall be liquidated by two
persons selected for that purpose at
stockholders meeting duly held,
and said liquidafors shall perform
such service and give such security |
as said stockholders meeting may
determine.
ARTICLE VI.
This act of incorporation may be
and The capital stock in
creased or diminished, or this cor
pOfation may be dissolved by a vote
Of three-fourths of its stockholders
in amount at stockholders meeting |
called for that purpose in accord
ancc with the laws of the State of /
Louisiana, and at all stockholders
each share of stock shall |
be 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
any meeting Of stockholders by a
letter addressed TO them TO their
usual postofiiee address, but nothing
herein contained shall prevent said
from waiving notice Of