The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-18
CHARTER
OF the Ca@h1O- Miller Land and Dew
elopment Company


do: Be it remembered: that on this
day before me, A. l.. Alexander, q
notary public in and for said parish
and State, duly commissioned and
sworn personally came and appear,
ed E. X. Smith and ]. d. Wilkinson
residents of said parish and State
and w. C. KuhI, a resident of Tex
arkana, State of Texas, who stated
and declared to me, notary, that
ayailing themselves of the Constitu
ton and laws of the State of Lou.
isiana, they have formed and consti-
tuted themselves, as we'll as such
other persons as may hereafter be-
come associated with them, and dc
by these presents form and consti-
tute 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 I.
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
to acquire, lease OF 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
to do any and all things in connect
ion with said purposes which may
be necessary for the proper opera
ton thereof.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this eOrpor-
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 subscrib-
ed and paid for in full. Capital stock
may be paid for in cash, labor or
property at a valuation to be fixed
by the Board of Directors and when
issued shall be fully paid and non
assessable.
ARTICLE ~.
The affairs of this corporation
shall be managed and conducted by
a Board of Directors consisting of
three stockholders to be elected at
a general stockholders meeting on
the third Monday Of May of each
year, who shall hold their offices
for one year, or until their success
sors are elected and installed and
any vacancy occurring in said Board
of Directors shall be filled by an
election by the Beard of Directors
of stakeholder for the unexpired
term. Until the election on the third
Monday in May, 1913, the following
shall constitute the Board of Dir
eetors of this corporation: E. X.
Smith who shall be president; ]. D..
who shall be vice-presi-
dent, and w. C .Kuhl who shall be
secretary and treasurer. The Board
of Directors shall have the right to
make and-adopt all needful rules,
or bylaws and the same
to alter or change at pleasure, and
to employ or discharge all mana
gers, superintendent, clerks, or
other employees as may be needfui
in the management of the affairs OF
said corporation.
ARTICLE v.
This charter may be amended, al
tered or abolished at the vote OF
three fourths of the capital stock
thereof at a meeting held for that
purpose at ten days notice address
ed to each stakeholder through the
United States mails. except when
specially provided by the
laws of the State Of Louisiana, pro-
,ided that the stockholders may by
consent waive notice of
any meeting. At all stockholders
meetings each share of stock shall