The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-27
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
ly came and appeared on the 29th
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 T.
| The name of the CorpOratiO@ shall
be The Qgick Seven Oil and Gas
Company Limjted. Its domicile shall
be at Shreveport, 10 the sarish of
Caddo, State of Louisiana. Citation
and other legal process shall be
served on it's president, or in his alb
sence on The first vice president, or
in his absence on sucA other peIeon
as may be named by law % receive
citation. It shall begin business i'm
mediately and shall exist for pc
riOd of ninety-nine years from this
date.
ARTICLE ~
10 shall have power to contract,
sue and be sued; to make ana use .
corporate seal; 20 hold, receive, pur
chase, convey, mortgage, pledge and
hypothecate property, real and per
Sonal; to naslse and appoint such
managers, directors a0d officers a.
its interests and conveniences snaH
require: to make and establish such
bylaws for the Oroper regulation OF
its affairs as may be deemed neces-
sary: and shall have all such other
and fUssher powers as are now OF
may heseafter be conferred by Jaw
IN corporations of los kind.
ARTICLE Ife.
The corporation is formed for the
purpose: First, Of mining or bOrine
ny other means, for petroleum and
other oils, gas, salt, sulphur anC
other snincral products Oh the STATE
If Louisiana, either in its own land
n lands leased from others, or both.
second, of establishing snd Opcrat
ng pipe lines and other means fol
transporting such products to thu
market. Such mining and transpor
alton are declared to be the nature
If the business to be carried on by
he corporation.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock is fixed al
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 the
corporation until noted on the books
thereof. Stock subscriptions, both
present and future, shall be paid fol
cash, or in property or in leases
It valuation to be fixed by the board
If directors.
ARTICLE V.
The corporate powers Of the cor
Joration shall be vested in and its
.ffairs shall be managed by board
composed of not less than five moi
noee than nine directors elected by
| ballot by the stockholders at meet
ng to be held at the domicile of the
company on the first Tuesday after
The second Monday in January OF
| each year beginning in 1913. In case
| of failure to hold an election on the
DAY fixed, the directors in office
| shall hold over until their success.
ors are duly elected, which may be
| done at meeting held thereafter.
| Vacancies in the board may be filled
for the unexpired term by the re-
manning directors. Board members
may by written proxy act for each
other at board meetings. The direc-
Tors shall elect, viva voce, presi
dent, first vice president, a second
vice president, a third vice presi
dent, a secretary treasurer, an as
sistant secretary treasurer, and may
employ or engage general manager
and such other agents or assistants
as the interests of the corporation
may require, and discharge them al
its pleasure. Each director shall OWL
| 1t least one share of stock of the
corporation. Three directors shall
constitute a quorum of the boart
for the transaction Of business. Tht
secretary treasurer shall maintain
lis office at the domicile of The
company at Shreveport, La, and hi
shall give bond with the security o
| a solvent surety company in thu
sum of five thousand dollars condi
TONED on the faithful Performance,