The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-04
CHARTER
Of the Caddo- Miller Land and DeS
eiopnent Company

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day before me. A. J.. Alexander. z
notary public in and for said parisf,
and State, duly commissioned and
sworn personally came and appear
ed E. X. Smith and J. u. Wilkinson.
residents OF said parish and State,
and w. G. kuht, a resident OF Tex
afkana, State of Texas, who stated
and declared to me, notary. that
awaiting themselves of the Constitu-
ton and laws of the State of Lou
lsiana, they have formed and consti-
tuted themselves, as well as such
other persons as may hereafter be
come associated with them, and do
by these presents form and cOnsti-
tute themselves into a corporation
and body corporate and have adopt
ed and ordained as their cl arter 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 pgesi-
dent, or in his absence, on the vice
president of the company at the Of
flee of the corporation.
ARTICLE II.
This corporation il formed for the
purpose and the nature OF the bust
ness to be conducted by il 10 hereby
declared to be TO acquire, lease and
own both real and personal prop
erty, to reclaim and drabn waste or
wet lands, % drilt, bore and explore
for oil, gas or othey minerals. and
to acquire, lease or own land Cor
such purpose and 70 build, con
struct, lease OF own pipe-sines, tank
ears, or other. means OF transport
ing oil, gas or other minerals end
to do any and all things in connect
ion wish said pusposes whish may
be necessary for the proper opera
ton thereof.
ARTICLE III.
yhe capital stock of shis cooper
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 going con
Germ whenever Five Thousand Dol
lars of its capital stock is subscrb-
ed and paid for in full. Capital stock
may be paid for in cash, labor or
property at valuation 10 be fixed
by the Board of Directors and when
issued shall be fully paid and pon.
assessable.
ARTICLE ".
The affairs of this corporation
shall be managed and conducted b.
q Board of Directors consisting OIL
three stockholders to be elected a
general stockholders meeting OF
lhs third Monday Of May of eacl
year, who shall hold their office:
for one year, or until their success
sors are elected and installed am
any vacancy occurring in said Boart
of Directors shall be filled by al
election by the Board of Directors
of a stakeholder for the unexpbret
term. Until the election on the thlf'
Monday in May, 1913, the following
shall constitute the Board of Dir
ectors of this corporation: E. +
Smith who shall be president; ). L
Wilkinson who shall be vice-presl
dent, and w. G .kuh! who shall b
secretary and treasurer. The Boar
of Directors shall have the right I
make and sdopt all needful rules
regulations or by laws and the sam
!. TO alter or change at pleasure, an
TO employ or discharge all mana
gers. superintendent, clerks,
other employees as may be needft
in The management OF the affairs G
said corporation.
ARTICLE V.
vhis charter may be amended, a
tered or abolished lat the vote
three fourths of the capital stoc
thereof at meeting held for TN
purpose at ten days notice address
ed TO each stakeholder through IL
United States mails, except whit
otherwise specially provided by u
laws of the State of Louisiana, pr
: ,ided that the stockholders may !
unanimous consent waive notice
any meeting. At all stakeholder
meetings each share of stock sh;
n no entitled TO one vote to be ca
-, ;ts oxxnpr in person or by pfOS