The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-07
CHARTER
OF the Fort Jessup Oil and Develop
ing Company.

do. BE 1t known tlldt on lIiIS -Nth Gay
of July A. y. 1911, before me, :. q.
Williams. deputy clerk and eN-oilic1o
deputy recorder and a notary pub
lie in and for said parish and state,
duly qualified, commissioned and
sworn, and in the presence of wit
nesses hereinafter named and I'M
dersigned, came and appeared the
several persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, who declare
that availing themselves Of the pro-
visions Of the law of this state rcla-
tive to the organization Of corpora
tons, they have Covenantcd and
agreed. and by these presents do
covenant and agree and bind them
selves and those who may hereafter
become associated with them, to
form and constitute a corporation
for the objects and purposes and I'M
der the articles and stipuIations fol-
lowing, tO-wit:
ARTICLE |.
The name and style of this c0rpor-
.atien is hereby declared to be the
Fort Jessup Oil and Developing
Company, and under it's said name 1t
shall have power and authority to
contract, to sue and be sued; to
make and use a corporate seal, and
the same to alter or break at pleas
ure: to hold, receive, purchase,
ALLEVIATE, convey, sell, pledge, mort
gage, hypothecate or lease property.
real. personal or mixed; to name and
appoint such officers, directors.
agents and employees as the interest
and convenience of the said corpor-
alton may require; to make and eS-
Lablish bylaws, rules and regula-
lions for the proper management oil
its affairs as may be deemed neces.
sary and proper, and the same to al
ter or change at pleasure; and gen.
orally to do all other acts and things
necessary or proper to carry out the
objects and purposes OF SAID corpor-
alton This corporation, unless soon
er dissolved as hereinafter provided
Tor, shall exist and continue for a
period of ninety-nine years from
and after the date hereof. All eta
lions and other legal process shall be
served upon the president, or in his
absence upon the vice president al
The domicile of the company, which
| Shall be and is hereby declared to be
in the city of Shreveport, Parish oil
| Caddo, Louisiana.
ARTICLE H.
The objects and purposes FOL
which this corporation is organized
and the nature of the business to bt
carried on by it are declared to be
10 develop oil, gas and other min
erals, on any property owned, LEASED
or controlled by it or others in thu
| State of Louisiana or elsewhere il
the United States; to drill wells ant
sink mines and sell the production
thereof; and generally to do any ant
all things necessary to be done il
i furtherance of such objects ant
i purposes.
ARTICLE III.
! The capital stock of this corpora
Il tion is hereby fixed at the sum Of
lone hundred thousand dollars, Oh
j yided into one hundred thousan
Il shares of one dollar ($l.00) eacf
Il which shall be paid for in cash or b
. the transfer of property or labor o
81 service performed as may be ap
RI proved By its board of directors, an
,lil shall commence business when
! ever ten thousand ($t0,000.00) do
g lars of capital stock is subscribe
: for and paid in full, and all stock IS
sued by it shall be fully paid ar
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' ARTICLE ".
r The corporate powers OF said col
Iporation shall be vested in and exel
cised by board of directors con
r. posed sf five (5) stockholders. III
following persons shall constitu
The first board of directors, viz: '
A. Raglan, H. NJ. Russell, G. w. Da'
export, G.. w. Potts, Joe Smith, WI
= w. A. Raglan as president, H. M. Ru
! sell as vice president, G. w. Davel
: port as secretary, and C.. w. Potts
= treasurer. The said officers and c
al rectors shall hold office until /
- second Monday in June A. d. 10
! or until their successors are do
+ elected and qualified On the SO
day OF June 1912 and annually ther
after, a board Of directors shall
elected, unless said date shall be
legal holiday, when the said elect
shall be held on the first secular d
following the said holiday. Notice
TX the said election shall be given
{ ten days notice published in one
nc the newspapers published in S;
nc parish. The board of directors sh
d.. | 1T H.