The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-12-08
CHARTER
OF the AVesi End Natural Gas COZ
pany, Limited.

pany, Limited.
State of Louisiana, Parish Of Cad
do Before me, John d. Wilkinson,
Notary public in and for said Parish
and State, duly commissioned and
sworn. personally came and ap-
peared C. W. Dawley, resident OF
Oklahoma. P. G. WhaIey, resident
of Marshall. Texas and J. +. Gun
bingham. a resident of said PARISH
and State, who stated and declared
to me-. notary. that avalling them
selves of the Constitution and laws
of the State of Louisiana, they have
formed and constituted themselves,
and do by these presents form and
constitute themselves, as we'll rs
such cher persons who may hereaI-
ter become associated with them.
into a corporation and body cOrpor-
ate and have adopted and ordained
as their charter the following, to-
wit:
ARTICLE |.
The name and title of this cor
poration shall be the West End Nat
ural Gas Company Limited, with its
domicile at the City of Shreveport,
said Parish and State. and under its
said corporate name it shall have
and enjoy succession for period Of
fifty years, unless sooner dissolved
as hereinafter provided. All legal
process shall be served on the
president, or in his absence on any
employe of the company at its Oh
flee in said city.
ARTICLE II.
The purpose for which this cor
poration is formed and its objects
are hereby declared to be to drill
and operate gas and oil wells, 10
, lay pipe lines for the transportation
of oil and gas, to sell and dispose vt
Oil and gas on such terms and cOn-
ditions as its board of directors may
determine, and to dispose of gas
both artificial and natural, to con-
sumers who desire to purchase the
same.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock Of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at the sum OF
twenty-five thousand dollars, d.
vided into two hundred and fifty
shares of the par value Of one hun
dred dollars each, and it shall COM
menee business and become a going
concern whenever ten thousand do.-
lars of its capital stock is subscribed
and paid for in full. Stock may be
issued for cash, services or prop
erty equal to the par value thereof
subject to the approval of the boart
of directors.
ARTICLE ".
The affairs of this corporation
shall be controlled and managed b,
the board of directors composed -
three stockholders to be elected a
a general stockholders meeting TO be
held on the first Monday after tn
second Wednesday in November o
each year, who shall hold their f.
fees for one year or until their sue.
ceSsOrs are elected: any vacancy i
the board of directors from what
ever cause may be filled by the re
naming directors electing a stock
holder to such vacancy. Until tn
election in November 1913, the fO
lowing shall constitute the Officer
OF said company: G.. w. Dawle>
president; P. G. Whaley, vice presi
dent; J. F. Cunningham ,secretar
and treasurer. The said board sha
have authority to adopt such rule
and regulations as they deem advis
able and to alter or change the sam
at their pleasure, and to enjoy a
such help or assistants as may .
necessary in managing the affair
of the corporation, fix their salarie
! and discharge them at pleasure.
ARTICLE V.
This charter may be amended, al
tered or abolished by vote Q
three-fourths of the capital stoc
cast at meeting called for thu
purpose, after due notice accordin
) to the laws Of Louisiana, and at i
such meetings each share of stoc
: shall be entitled to one vote to h
: east BY its owner in person, or b
written proxy. When dissolved a
herein provided, OF by limitation, il