The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-30

Before me, w. T. Caldwell, Notary
Public in and for Caddo Parish, duly
commissioned, qualified and sworn, on
this 18th day of May, A. D. 1912, came
and appeared the parties whose names
are hereunto subscribed, and declared
to me Notary, and to the undersigned
witnesses, that they do hereby form
themselves into corporation under the
laws of the State of Louisiana under
the following articles, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and style of this corpora
ton is hereby declared to be INDIE
PENDENT OIL AND GAS COMPANY.
Under such name and style it shall have
corporate existence for the period OF
fifty years from this date. 1t shall have
the right to contract, sue and be sued;
to hold, purchase, lease, mortgage, sell
and hypothecate property, personal and
real, and such other rights incident to
conducting the business of an oil and
gas company, together with the right to
buy and sell oil, gas and minerals, and
the right of drilling and exploring for
oil. gas or other minerals. and all other
necessary and incidental rights con-
nected with such business and company.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation shall
be in the town of Vivian, Parish Of
Caddo, State of Louisiana, where all
legal processes shall be served accord
ing to law upon the President, or, in
his absence, upon the Secretary Of the
corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The object and purposes for which
this corporation is organized is to carry
on a general oil and gas business, in
Guiding the buying and selling of lands
oil, gas and other minerals; the drill
ing, mining and exploring said lands in
the State of Louisiana and elsewhere
as the board of directors may direct
for oil, gas and other minerals, includ
ing the right to produce water and tc
use same as the directors may deem
proper to lay pipe lines for Wholesale
and domestic purposes, to establish sta
tions, loading racks, commissaries ant
such other incidental purposes as may
be necessary for the conduct of the cor
porate business.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock Of this corporation
is fixed at ($25 ,oOO) twenty-five Thou
sand Dollars. divided into (2J0) tw,
hundred and fifty shares of 100000
one hundred dollars each. and the cor
poration is to commence business a
soon as thirty-fve shares are subscribe
for and paid into the treasury, eithe
in cash or property equivalent, right
, or credits All stock issued shall b
fully paid and worcestershire.
ARTICLE V.
The powers of this corporation ar
,, vested in the board Of directors con
posed of the three stockholders Of tn
Cen, 0any, who shGll hold office INT
, their successors shall be duly electe
and qualified. The stockholders sha
! hold an annual meeting on the thir
Monday in May. 1912, at which meetin
lnf ba Cta ho11 bon
y elected for the next ensuing year, an
( said stockholders meeting shall transat
Q such other business as may preperl
v come before such meeting, which annu;
e meeting of the stockholders shall b
e Immediately followed by an annu.
s meeting of the directors, who sha
s elect officers for the ensuing year an
j attend to such other matters as ma
: properly come before the directo,
meeting. The first board of director
? who shall serve until the next elect;o
d in May, 1913, are hereby designated
e M. G. Stewart, L. E. Stafford and I
T N. Martin; L. E. Stafford, who shall I
/ President, H. n. Martin, who shall /
O Vice President, and NJ G. Stewart. VII
shall be Secretary
. ARTICLE VI.
= The officers of this corporation sha
be President, Vice-President, Seer
. tary Treasurer, all of whom shall |
directors. The office of Secretary-T Urea
urer may be combined, or either ma
be combined in one office with tt
President or Vice-President. No o
q ficer shall ever be elected in this corp
ration who is not a stakeholder in ii
s same. The powers and authority of IL
! officers above named shall be such
d are contemplated by the laws of Il
State and such as may be fixed by Il