The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-05-28
CHARTER
vi the Caddo- Miller Land and Dew.
eiOpment Company


notary public in and for said parish
and State, duly commissioned and
sworn personally came and appear
ed E. X. Smith and J. D. Wilkinson
residents of said parish and State,
and W. C. kuhl, a resident of Tex
arkana, State of Texas, who stated
and declared to me, notary, that
awaiting themselves of the Constitu-
| ton and laws of the State of Lou
| lslana, they have formed and consti-
tuted themselves, as we'll as such
other persons as may hereafter be-
come associated with them, and do
by these presents form and consti-
tute themselves into a corporation
| and body corporate and have adopt
ed and ordained as their charter and
act of incorporation the following,
tO-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of this cor
poratiOn shall be the "CaddO- Miller
Land and Development Company"
with its dOmicile at the City of
Shreveport, in the Parish of Caddo,
State of Louisiana and under its
corporate name it shall have and
enjoy succession for period of fiji
| ty years unless sooner dissolved as
hereinafter provided. All legal pro-
cess shall be served on the presi-
dent, or in his absence, on the vice
president of the company at the Of
flee of the corporation.
ARTICLE II.
| This. corporation is formed for the
purpose and the nature of the bust
ness to be conducted by it is hereby
| declared to be to acquire, lease and
own both real and personal prop
erty, to reclaim and drain waste OF
wet lands, to drill, bore and explore
for oil, gas or other minerals, and
to acquire, lease or own land for
such purpose and to build, con-
struct, lease or own pipelines, tank
cars, or other means of transport
ing oil, gas or other minerals and
to do any and all things in connect
ion with said purposes which may
be necessary for the proper opera
ton thereof.
| ARTICLE III.
| The capital stock of this corpor-
alton is hereby fixed at the sum OF
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars, di-
vided into Five Thousand shares OF
| the par value of One Hundred dol,
lars each, and it shall commence
business and become a going con
Germ whenever Five Thousand Dol
lars of its capital stock is subscrib-
ed and paid for in full. Capital stock
may be paid for in cash, labor OF
property at a valuation to be fixeG
by the Board of Directors and whel
issued shall be fully paid and non
assessable. $50
ARTICLE ".
The affairs of this corporation
shall be managed and conducted b!
a Board of Directors consisting o
three stockholders to be elected a
a general stockholders meeting o.
the third Monday of May of eacl
tyear, who shall hold their office
for one year, or until their success
sors are elected and installed an
any vacancy occurring in said Boar
of Directors shall be filled by a
election by the Board of Director
4 of a stakeholder for the unexpife
term. Until the election on the thir
Monday in May, 1918, the folloWln
: shall constitute the Board OF Dil
ectors of this corporation: E.
: Smith who shall be president; J. l
J Wilkinson who shall be vice-pres
dent. and w. G .Kuhl who shall /
secretary and treasurer. The Boar
of Directors shall have the right
make and adopt all needful rule
regulations or bylaws and the san
to alter or change at pleasure, an
;. to employ or discharge all man
gers, superintendent, clerks,
other employees as may be needf
in the management of the affairs
!. said corporation.
ARTICLE Y.
This charter may be amended, .
IL tered or abolished at the vote
three fourths of the capital sto
thereof at meeting held for tn
i, purpose at ten days notice addres
ed to each stakeholder through 7
). United States mails, except VII
otherwise specially provided by I
laws of the State of Louisiana, pl
,ided that the stockholders may
ne unanimous consent waive notice
10 any meeting. At all stockholde
meetings each share OF stock sh
be entitled to one vote to be G;
by its owner in person or by pro
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