The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-09
CHARTER
the Caddo-MilIer Land and Dey
el0pment Company

a
DAY before me, A. L. Alexander a
notary public in and for said parish
and ate, duly commissioned and
sworn personally came and appqar-
ed +. X. Smith and ]. D. Wilkinson
residents of said parish and State
ahd W. Z. Kuhl, a resident of Tex
arRana, State of Texas, who stated
! and declared to me, notary, that
awaiting themselves of the Constitu
tion 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-
tute themselves into a CORPORATION
and body corporate and have ADOPT
cd 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-
Gent, or IN his absence, on the vice
president of the company at the of
lice 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
efty, to reclaim and drain waste or
wet lands, to drill, bore and explore
Tor Oil, gas or other minerals, and
TO acquire, lease or own land for
such purpose and to build, con-
struct, lease or own pipelines, tank
cars, OF other means of transport
ing Oil, gas or other minerals and
to doNany 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 corpor-
alton is hereby fixed at the sum of
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars, di-
eyided 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-
ed29d 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
assessabie.
ARTICLE ".
The affairs of this corporation
shall be managed and conducted by
d Board of Directors consisting OF
three stockholders to be elected al
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 Board of Directors
of a stakeholder for the unexplred
term. Until the election on the third
Monday in May, 1918, the following
shall constitute the Board OF Dir
ectors of this corporations: T.. n
smith who shall be president; }. ID.
Wilkinson who shall be vice-presl-
dent and w. C. .kuhl who shall be
secretary and treasurer The yboafd
If Directors shall have the right to
make and adopt all needful rules,
regulations or bylaws and the same
ia alter or change at pleasure, ana
To employ or discharge all mana
gers. superintendent, clerks or
other employees as may be neediul
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 meeting held for that
nurpose at ten days notice address
ed 10 each stakeholder through tiie
United States mails, except Wileh
otherwise specially provided by the
laws of the State of Louisiana pro
,ided that the stockholders may by
unanimous consent waive notice OF
any meeting. At all stoekholders
meetings each share OF stock shali
4;tl.d IN one vote to be cast