The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-05-30
CHARTER
Of the Caddo- Miller Land and Dew
el0pment Company

DAY before me, A. l.. Alexander, a
notary public in and for said parish
and State, duly commissioned and
sworn personally came and appear
ed E. K. 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
availing themselves of the Constitu-
ton and laws Of the State of Lou
/ isiana, 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 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 DO 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.
I This corporation is formed for the
purpose and the nature of the busi-
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 or
wet lands, to drill. bore and explore
| for oil, gas or other minerals, and
| to acquire, lease OF own land fol
| such purpose and to build, con
struct, lease or own pipelines, tank
cars. or other means of transport
ling Oil, gas or other minerals anG
TO do any and all things in connect
ion with said purposes which ma.
be necessary for the proper opera
ltion thereof.
ARTICLE III.
i The capital stock of this corpor
alton is hereby fixed at the sum o
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars, oil
yided into Five Thousand shares o
the par value of One Hundred dol
lars each. and it shall commenc
business and become a going con
q Germ whenever Five Thousand Do
lars of its capital stock is subscrl1
ed and paid for in full. Capital stoc
may be paid for in cash, labor Q
property at valuation to be fixe
by the Board of Directors and whe
issued shall be fully paid and mol
II assessable.
! ARTICLE ~.
/ The affairs of this corporate
shall be managed and conducted
Board of Directors consisting
three stockholders to be elected
a general stockholders meeting {
the third Monday Of May OF eat
year. who shall hold their offic
for one year, or until their succe
sors are. elected and installed 81
any vacancy occurring in said Boa
of Directors shall be filled by
election by the Board OF Dlrecto
:. of stakeholder for the unexplr
term. Until the election on the TN
Monday in May, 1913, the follow
shall constitute the Board OF d
ectors of this corporations: Z.
q Smith who shall be president; J.
- Wilkinson who shall be vice-pre
dent. and w. C .Kuhl who shall
secretary and treasurer. The Bos
Of Directors shall have the right
make and adopt all needful rul
regulations or bylaws and the sa
to alter or change at pleasure,
to employ or discharge all ma
" gers, superintendent, CLERKS
other employees as may De neeo
in the management of the affairs
IT. said corporation.
ARTICLE v.
This charter may be amended,
Nh tered or abolished at the vote
three fourths of the capital st
thereof at meeting held for
Ct purpose at ten days notice addr'
ed to each stockholder through
United States mails, except W
It's otherwise specially provided by
|. laws of the State OF Louisiana,
, ,ided that the stockholders ma,
a.. unanimous consent waive notic'
0iiS any meeting. At all stockholt
meetings each share OF stock
be entitled to one vote TO Dc
nv its owner in person or by pr
u