The Caucasian., 1911-12-21

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CaddO, State Of Louisiana, duly COM
lmissiOned and sworn, came and ap-
peared on the date herein the par
tiles whose names are hereunto
Isigned. and who declared to me, no
tary, and the undersigned competent
witnesses, that they do hereby form
| themselves into corporation under
the laws Of the State Of Louisiana
and under the following articles,
which they hereby adopt as their
charter, tO-Wit:
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
Estate OF Louisiana. and under. its
corporate name it shall have and en-
10y succession for period of fifty
Iyears, unless sooner dissolved as
hereinafter prov ided. All legal pro-
Icess shall be served on the president,
Tor i'll his absence on the vice presi-
dent. or i'll the absence Of both on
the secretary treasurer.
ARTICLE II.
The objects of this corporation
land purposes for which it is formed
|are hereby declared to be to own,
lacquire. lease, drill or otherwise de-
" elop, oil or gas lands or oil or gas
wells i'll the State of Louisiana or
elsewhere, and to construct, main-
|tain, own and operate pipe lines or
condHlts for the purpose OF piping
or transmitting natural gas, oil Or
|Other 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 lis purposes And
Further, to engage in the buying and
selling of gas, oil and other miner
Ials. and TO do any other thing re-
|quisite for the proper conduct and
Operation of said objects and pur-
poses.
ARTICLE LII.
The capital stock of this corpora
ton is fixed at the sum Of one hun
dfed thousand dollars. divided into
one thousand shares of the par value
of one hundred dollars each. and 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-
|ceiyed at a valuation deemed reas-
Onable 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 be
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 untilR Rheir 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.
Birdwell, who shall be president and
treasurer: r. r. Holbes, who shall be
vice president; and John Birdwell
Jr., vino shall be secretary. Any va
cancy in said board of directors
shall be filled by the remaining di-
rectors eIecting q stoekholder for
the unexpired term.
ARTICLE Y.
Whenever this corporation is dis
solved, by limitation or otherwise,
its affairs shall be liquidated by two
persons selected for that purpose at
La stockholders meeting duly held,
and said liquidators shall perform
|such service and give such security
as said stockholders meeting may
determine.
ARTICLE VI.
This act of incorporation may be
Iamended and the capital stock in
|ereased or diminished, or this cor
|poration may be dissolved by vote
Iof three-fourths of it's stockholders
| III amount at a stockholders meeting
called for that purpose in accord
anee with the laws Of the State of
Louisiana, and at all stockholders
meetings 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-
led by law, all stockholders shall be
notified at least ten days prior to
Iany meeting of stockholders by a
iIetter addressed TO them to their
usual postoffiee address, but nothing
herein contained shall prevent said
stockholders from waving notice of
isuch meeting and eonsenting to the
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