The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-29
CHARTER
vi the Kinnebrew, Terry Drilling
Company.

Be 1t remembered that on this 3ist
day OF July 1911 personally came and
appeared before me, j. II. Stephens
Jr., notary public, duly commits
stoned and sworn, Lee Kipnegrew.
IL. L. Brew and B. B. Terry, all OF
age and residents of Caddo Parish,
State of Louisiana, who declared
that availing themselves of the laws
OF the State of Louisiana relative to
corporations, they have covenanted
and agreed and by these presents do
covenant and agree and bind them
selves as we'll as such others as may
hereafter become associated with
them, to form and constitute a cor
poration and body polite in law, and
fol the purposes hereinafter set
forth in the following articles to-
wit:
ARTICLE |.
The name and title of this corpor-
alton shall be "Kinnebrew, Terry
Drilling Company and under its
corporate name said corporation
shall have power to contract, sue
and be sued; to make and use cor
porate seal; to acquire and pur-
chase, hold, receive, improve, alien
ate, convey and sell, pledge, mort
gage and hypothecate under it's cor
porate name, property, real, mixed
aad personal, and to borrow money
and issue notes and security thereof
70 name and appoint such officers,
directors and employees as the inter-
est and convenience of the corpora
ton may require. To make such by
laws, rules and regulations for the
control Of its affairs as may bel
deemed necessary and proper, andI
the same to change and alter at will,
and to do all other acts permitted
by law to carry out the purposes of
this corporation. This corporation
shall continue in existence for a pc
Rod of ninety-nine years unlessl
sooner dissolved in accordance with
its charter.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes of this
corporation are hereby declared tol
be: TO contract for the drilling of
wells for oil and gas; to- drill and |
explore lands for the purpose of
discovering oil and gas wells: to es-
tablish or lease pipe liens for the |
transportation of oil and gas; to buy |
sell and lease oil and gas lands; and
generally to do all things necessary
and incident to the carrying out of
the purposes for which this corpor-
alton is organized as hereinbefore
stated.
ARTICLE III.
The domicile of this corporation
is hereby declared to be in Shreye-I
port, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, and
and other legal process shall
be served on the president, and in
his tabsence on the vice president.
and In his absence at the domicile
OF the company according to law.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers of this COR
pc ration are declared to be vested
in board of directors consisting of |
three members; said board to bel
elected annually on the first Monday
in August of each year, beginning |
in August of the year 1912. Each
share of stock shall be entitled to |
one vote, to be cast in person or byl
proxy, and at all elections and at all
of stockholders majority
Of votes cast shall elect. Ten days
prior notice shall be given in writ
ing to all stockholders of all special
elections or special meetings.; said
notice to be mailed TO usual postof-1
flee address of said stockholders
I he board of directors shall elect
annually at its regular meeting thel
officers of the corporation, to-wlt:
A president, vice president and sec
rotary treasurer, who shall hold Of
flee until their successors are elect
ed and duly qualified. The first board
OF directors of this corporation. who
shall hold office until their success
ors shall have been elected in 1912
and duly qualified is hereby del
clared TO be Lee Kinnebrew, K. L.
Brew and b. B. Terry. The officers
of this corporation, who shall hold
Office until their successors arel
elected and duly qualified in 1912,
are hereby declared to be Lee Kin
hebrew. president; X. L. Brew, vlceI
president, and B. B. Terry, secretary
treasurer.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock Of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at the sum OF
twenty-five thousand (s25,000 doll
lars. divided into and represented by
two hundred and fifty shares OF oneI
hundred dollars each; and this COR