The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-20
CHARTER
of the CaddO- Miller Land and Dev
elopment Company

notary public in and for said parish
and State, duly commissioned and
sworn personally came and appear
ed f. X. Smith and J. D. Wilkinson
residents of said parish and State.
and w. C. Kuhl, a resident of Tex
afkana, State of Texas, who stated
and declared to me, notary. that
aValllng 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-
lutte 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 /.
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 a 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 or
wet lands, to drill, bore and explore
for oil, gas or other minerals, and
10 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
10 do any and all things in connect
ion with said purposes which may
be necessary for the proper opera
ton thereof.
ARTICLE I'LL.
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 valuation to be fixeo
by the Board of Directors and whel
issued shall be fully paid and non
assessable.
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 OF
The third Monday of May OF eacf
| wear. who shall hold their office:
for one year, or until their success
sors are elected and installed ant
any vacancy occurring in said Boart
| Of Directors shall be filled by al
election by the Board OF Directors
of a stakeholder for the unexpiree
term. Until the election on the thir'
| Monday in May, 1919, the followin'
shall constitute the Board OF DIT
eetors of this corporation: Z. \
Smith who shall be president; }. L
Wilkinson who shall be vice-presi
dent, and w. C .Kuhl who shall d
secretary and treasurer. The Boar
Of Directors shall have the right u
make and adopt all needful rules
regulations or bylaws and the sam
TO alter or change at pleasure an
| TO employ or discharge all mana
gers, superintendent, CLERKS Q
other employees as may De neeoio
/ in the management of the affairs o
said corporation. d
ARTICLE V.
This charter may be amended, a
| tered or abolished at the vote Q
/ three fourths of the capital stoc
l thereof at meeting held Tor ina
| purpose at ten days notice ADDRESS
ed to each stakeholder through Ia
| United States mails, except VINE
otherwise specially provided by III
| laws of the State of Louisiana, pre
xidea that the stockholders may Q
unanimous consent waive notice s
any meeting. At all stockhoider
meetings each share Of stock sna
| ann uafn In ne Gal