The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-09


Public in and Tor Naddo Parish, duly
commissioned. qualified and sworn, on
this 18th day Of May, \. 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 a 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 wears from this date. 1t shall have
tine right to contract, sue and be sued;
to hold. purchase, lease mortgage, sell
and hvpothecate property, personal and
| real. and such other rights incident to
conducting the business of an oil and
gas company together with the right 20
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 domicle 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 che
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
for oil, gas and other minerals, inc)ud-
ing the right 20 produce water and to
use same as the directors may deem
proper. to lay pipe lines for wholesale
and domestic purposes, to establish sta
tons. loading racks. nlmissaries and
such other incidental purposes as may
be ne es,arv Tor tie conduct OF the cor
poyate business.
ARTICLE ~
The capital stock Of It's corporation
i tiSeG 1t (t2J,000) Invent five Thou
sand Dollars. divided ito l25o) two
hundred and fifty shares Of ($l00.00)
ore hundred dollars each. and the cor
poratiOn is to commence business as
soon as thirty-fve shares are subscribed
for and paid into the treasury, either
in ash or property equivalent, rights
or credits. All stock issued shall be
fully paid and worcestershire.
ARTICLE V.
The powers of this corporation are
vested in the board of directors COM
posed of the three stockholders Of the
Company. who shall hold office until
their successors shall be duly elected
and qualified. The stockholders shall
hold an annual meeting on the third
Monday in May, 1912, at which meeting
of the stockholders, directors shall be
elected for the next ensuing year, and
said stoc kholders meeting shall transact
such other business as may properly
come before such meeting, which annual
meeting of the stockholders shall be
Immediately followed by an annual
meeting of the directors, who shall
elect officers for the ensuing year and
attend to such other matters as may
properly come before the directors
meeting. The first board Of directors,
who shall serve until the next election
in May. 1918, are hereby designated:
II. G.. Stewart. l.. E. Stafford and H.
! \. Martin; l.. E. Stafford, who shall be
! President. H. n. Martin, who shall be
Vice President and NJ. G. Stewart, who
shall be Secretary Treasurer.
ARTICLE VI.
| The officers of this corporation shall
be a President. Vice President. Secre-
tary- Treasurer. all of whom shall be
directors. The office of Secretary Treas-
urer may be combined or either may
be combined in one office with the
President or President. No of
fcer shall ever be elected in this corpo-
ration who is not stakeholder in the
same. The powers and authority Of the
Officers above named shall be such as
are contemplated by the laws of the
State and such as may be fixed by the
bylaws Of the corporation, which may
be adopted from time to time by the di-
rectors
ARTICLE VII.