The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-03-14
CHARTER
THE SOUTHERN OIL AND GAS
COMPANY.

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 /.
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 it shall have and
enjoy succession for 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
the laws of the State of Louisiana.
ARTICLE II.
The objects of this corporation and
the purposes for which it is formed are
hereby declared to be to acquire, lease,
own, buy and sell, pledge and hypothe
cate property, real, personal and other
wise, in the State of Louisiana or else
where; and to explore said lands by
drilling and developing the same for oil,
gas and other minerals; and to build,
construct; equip, own and operate tank
cars, pipe lines or other means of trans
portation of oil, gas and other minerals,
and to acquire, lease, iwn and use such
personal property, drilling outfits and
other machinery as may be necessary in
conducting their said operations for oil,
gas and other minerals and to acquire,
own and lease, hypothecate or sell any
other property, real or personal, for
other purposes, such as bGying and self
ing as real estate agent or broker.
ARTICLE TIT
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby fixed at the sum of fifty thous-
:,
dollars each. and it shall commence bust
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shall be president and general manager.
treasurer. i. P. Flournoy, who shall be
vice president and R. R. Holmes, who
shall be secretary The board of direc-
TORS elected by the stockholders shall
elect from their number a president,
general manager. treasurer, vice presi-
dent and a secretary. and the said board
.of directors NAV likewise elect or ap-
point such agents as in their Judgment
seems advisable for the proper. conduct
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