The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-05-30
CHARTE
OF the Independent Oil and Gas
Company.

Public i'll and for Caddo farlSh, uul!
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
I 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
fftv wears from this date. 1t shall have
the right to contract, sue and be sued'
to hold, purchase, lease. mortgage, sell
and hypothecate property, personal an"
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 IL.
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, OF. 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, lnclud
ing the right to produce water and to
use SAINT DIS Iht hliSSIoAS At'
proper, to lay pipe lines for wholesale
and domestic purposes, to establish sta
tions, loading racks, commissioners an'
such other incidental purposes as may
be necessary for the conduct of the cor
porate business.
ARTICLE ".
| e n
d is fixed at ($25 ,OOO) Twenty five Thou
sand Dollars, divided into (230) tW
hundred and fifty shares of ($lOO.o0
one hundred dollars each, and the col
marathon is to commence business a
soon as thirty-five 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 non -assessable.
ARTICLE V.
The powers of this corporation al
vested in the board of directors con
nosed of the three stockholders of tt
Company, who shall hold office unit
their successors shall be duly eieete
and qualified. The stockholders sha
hold an annual meeting on the thu
Monday in May, 1912, at which meetil
of the stockholders, directors shall
elected for the next ensuing year, al
said stockholders meeting shall transa
re such other business as may proper
come before such meeting, which annu
is meeting of the stockholders shall
Immediately followed by an amt
meeting of the directors, who sh
J. elect Officers for the ensuing year a
rk. attend to such other matters as m
properly come before the direet'
meeting. The first board of directo
Nc who shall serve until the next elect
. lin May, 1918, are hereby designate
mo NJ. G. Stewart, L. E. Stafford and
N. Martin; L. e. Stafford, who shall
i President. H. N Martin, who shall
'iio Vice Presidents. and NJ. G. Stewart, Y
o shall be Secretary Treasurer.
~ ARTICLE VI.
: The officers of tins corporation 81
ia be a President, Vice-President, Se'
49, tary Treasurer, all of whom shall
-, directors. The office of Secretary-Tr
,,.a uIer may be combined, or either I
,;no be combined in one office with
President or Vice-President. No
fcer shall ever be elected in this co
Ioss ration who is not asstoekholder In
rtor same. The powers and authority of
chi, officers above named shall be suel
orr are contemplated by the laws OF
the State and such as may be fixed by
East iby-laws of the corporation, which
any. be adopted from time to time by tn
all rectors.
,aDts ARTICLE VII.
: bel All matters to be voted on at
END stockholders meeting shall be eontr
With BY majority vote of the stock, r
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