The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-11
CHARTER
OF the Quick Seven Oil and Gas
Company Limited.

State Of Louisiana, Parish of Cad
do: Before me, John B. Files, no
tary public in and for the State and
Parish above written, duly commits
stoned and acting as such, personal
Iy came and appeared on the 2eth
day of May 1912, in the presence of
The witnesses hereinafter under
signed, the persons named in Article
TX hereof, acting in the capacities as
therein mentioned, who declared
that they do by these presents organ
ize corporation under the laws OF
the State of Louisiana with the fol-
lowing articles as the charter of said
corporation and also as the original
subscription list for the purpose of
organizing.
ARTICLE |.
The name of the corporation shall
be The Quick Seven Oil and Gas
Company Limited. It's domicile shall
be at Shreveport, in the Parish of
Caddo, State Of Louisiana. Citation
and other legal process shall be
served on its president, or in his alb
sence on the first vice president, or
in his absence on such other person
as may be named by law to receive
citation. It shall begin business inn
mediately and shall exist for a Pc
Rod of ninety-nine years from this
date.
ARTICLE II.
1t shall have power to contract,
sue and be sued; to make and use
corporate seal; to hold, receive, pur-
chase, convey, mortgage, pledge and
hypothecate property, real and per
sonal; to name and appoint such
managers, directors and officers as
its interests and cOnveniences may
require; to make and establish such
bylaws for the proper regulation OF
its affairs as may be deemed neces-
sary; and shall have all such other
and further powers as are now OF
may hereafter be conferred by law
on corporations of its kind.
ARTICLE III.
The corporation is formed for the
purpose: First, of mining or boring
by other means, for petroleum ano
other oils, gas, salt, sulphur anc
other mineral products in the State
of Louisiana, either in its own lanC
or lands leased from others, or both
Second, of establishing and operat
ing pipe lines and other means fol
Transporting such products to the
market. Such mining and transpor
tation are declared to be the nature
of the business to be carried on by
the corporation.
ARTICLE ~.
The capital stock is fixed a
twenty thousand dollars, divided in
| to two hundred shares Of one hun
bred dollars each. No stock shall b.
issued until fully paid for. No trans
fer of stock shall be binding on thu
| corporation until noted on the book
thereof. Stock subscriptions, bot
present and future, shall be paid TO
in cash, or in property or in Tease
at valuation to be fixed by the boar
of directors.
ARTICLE V.
| The corporate powers OF the col
/ poration shall be vested in and it
| affairs shall be managed by boar
/ composed Of not less than five no
| more than nine directors elected b
ballot by the stockholders at meet
/ ING to be held at the domiclle OF tn
| company on the first Tuesday afte
| The second Monday in January {
| each year beginning in 49i3. In cas-
| Of failure to hold an election on tn
| day fixed. the directors in offlc
| shall hold over until their success
| ors are duly elected, which may b
| done at a meeting held thereafte
| Vacancies in the board may be file
i for the unexpired term by the r
naming directors. Board member
may by written proxy act for eac
other at board meetings. The dire
tors shall elect, viva voce, pres
dent. first vice president, a secoI
vice president, a third vice pres
dent. a secretary treasurer, an a
sistant secretary treasurer, and m;
Q employ or engage general manag'
and such other agents or asslstan
as the interests of the corporate
may require, and discharge them
IFS pleasure. Each director shall oV
Aft least one share of stock OF u
: corporation. Three directors sh;
constitute a quorum OF the boa
for the transaction of business. y
secretary treasurer shall malnta
his office at the domlcile OF {
company at Shreveport, La, and
shall give bond with the security
d solvent surety company IN I
sum of five thousand dollars con-
lioned on the faithful perferman