The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-31
CHARTER
OF the Robinson Oil Company.

me, the undersigned notary public
in and for Caddo Parish, Louisiana
duly commissioned, qualified anC
sworn, came and appeared the sew
eral persons whose names are here
unto subscribed, all residents OF
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, who de-
clared that, availing themselves OF
the laws of the State of Louisiana
relative 10 the organization of cor
poratiOns, they have and do hereby
form themselves, their associates
and successors into a corporation
for the object and purposes, and I'M
der the agreements and stipulations
hereinafter set forth, which they
hereby adopt as their charter, to-
wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name of this corporation shall
be 'The Robinson Oil Company" and
by that name it shall have power
and authority to enjoy succession
for ninety-nine 900 years; to con-
tract, sue and be sued, and use cor
pOfate seal; to hold, purchase, lease.
sell and hypothecate property, real
and personal; and to name managers,
directors and agents as the interest
OF the corporation may require, and
to make such bylaws and rules for
the proper management of the af-
fairs of the corporation as may be
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this company shall
be in the city of Shreveport, Louis
lana, and ali citations and other
r president, or in his absence at the
legal process shall be served on the
office of the company according to
law.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized
and the nature of the business to be
carried on by it are hereby declared
10 be to purchase or lease lands for
he purpose of developing same for
oil, gas and other minerals; to en-
gage in the business of producing oil
and gas and other minerals; anG
generally to do such things as are
incident to the business of produc-
ing oil and gas and selling and dis
posing of the same; such operations
be carried on within the State OF
or elsewhere in the dis
erection of the board of directors of
this company.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed in the sum Of
twenty-five thousand (S25,000) dol
lars, divided into two hundred and
fifty (250) shares of one hundred
($t00) dollars each, which shall be
issued at not less than par, and shall
be paid for in cash or its equivalent
when issued, and all of which stock
shall be full paid and non-assess-
able; provided that this corporation
may begin business when one hun
1red (i00) shares of its capital stock
is subscribed and paid for.
ARTICLE V.
The corporate power of this cor
poration shall be vested in a board
Of directors of seven (7) stockhold-
ers, who shall be elected on the
seyond Saturday in July 1912, and
annually thereafter. The first board
Of directors is declared to be j. M.
S. Wiener Jr., R. L. String
fellow, w. X. Henderson ST., L. S..
w. V. Robson and C. w.
Brown, who shall serve until their
successors are chosen. The officers
IF this corporation shall be presi-
lent, vice president, secretary-treas-
lrer, and general manager; and the
first of said olncers is declared to be
]. M. Robinson, president; S. Wiener
Jr., vice president, and r. L. String
fellow, secretary-treasurer and gen.
eral manager, and they shall serve
until their successors are chosen as
herein provided for. Three or more
of this board shall consti-
tute quorum. The majority of the
stock present shall elect the direc-
tors, and in all elections or proceed
ings of stockholders each share of
stock present or represented by
written proxy shall be entitled TO
one vote. Notice of all elections or
of stockholders shall be
advertised ten days in a Shreveport
daily paper. Directors to be chosen
at the office of the company.
ARTICLE VI.
Failure to hold an election for the
directors on the day named shall not
dissolve the corporation, but the in
cumbent directors shall hold over
until their successors are duly quail
flied and elected. Any vacancy in the