The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-20
CHARTER
q, The Reeves OF Company

uyovIa. Browne, notary puD'io'
d,,lv commissioned and sworn, ~
and for the Parish OF Caddo, stalt
Of Louisiana, personally came anu
,nneared C. D. Reeves, w. A. her-
low and w. F. Woods, who dec'ar.o
that ayailing themselves OF the prI-
visions Of the laws Of this STATE IT,
alive to corporations, they nav.
covenanted and agreed, and by THESE
presents covenant and agree. anu
hind themselves, as we'll as su'''
other persons as may hereafter De-
come associated with them, 10 1oril'
and constitute a corporation anu
bodv polite in law, for the ob]ec's
and purposes, and under the stpu-
laiions and conditions following:
ARTICLE L
The name and title Of said cor
ooration shall be The Reeves Oi'
Company, and its domicile Is hereby
axed and established at Shreveport
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, and unoef
its said corporate name said corpor-
alton shall have power and autnor-
itv to contract, sue and be sued; 70
make and use a corporate seal. ana
fhe same to break or alter at pleas
ure; to hold, receive, have. pur-
chase, improve ALLEVIATE, convey
borrow, pledge, mortgage and ny
pothecate under its said corporate
name, property, real, personal ana
mixed: and to do all things and acts
permitted by law and necessary ana
proper to carry out the objects and
purposes of said corporation. The
president, or in his absence the wee
president, shall be the proper per-
son upon whom citation or other
legal process shall be served. This
corporation, unless sooner dissolved
in accordance with its charter, shall
exist and endure for a period 81
years from and after
the date hereof.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes lot
which this corporation is organized
and the nature of the business to be
carried on by it are declared TO be
to purchase OF lease lands for the
purpose of developing same for oil
or gas or other minerals, and to
engage in the business Of producing
oil, gas and other minerals; TO &C
quire and construct and operate gas
plants and pipe lines for conveying
Gil and gas, and generally to do such
acts and things as are necessary or
incident to the producing of oil and
gas, and of disposing Of same,
whether the individuals or corpora
ions be private or public.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corpora
lion shall be ten thousand dollars,
divided into and represented by two
hundred shares of the sum of fifty
dollars each, which said stock shall
)e paid for at the time of subscrip-
ion, or the same may be issued at
lot less than par, in exchange for
or rights actually received
Dr. purchased by the corporation, or
he same may be issued full paid
or money advanced OF other valu-
able consideration as the board Of
directors may determine. This cor
)oration shall commence business
Is soon as three thousand dollars of
he capital stock shall have been
for.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers Of this COM
)any shall be vested in and exer-
Used by a board of three directors
who shall be for the present C. D.
Reeves, w. F. Woods and W. A.
kerley, Of which board C. D. Reeves
shall be president, w. F. Woods
vice president, and w. A. Kerlty
secretary and treasurer, who shall!
iold their offices until the next reg
Var meeting of the stockholders for
he selection of board of directors.
which shall be held on the Goth day
If February A. D. 1914, on which
late and annually thereafter such
stockholders meeting shall be held,
md of which meetings notice shall
'e given by public advertisement in
me of the papers published in the
Parish of Caddo, and by written no.
ice directed to the last known place
# residence of each OF the stock
holders, provided that such notice
nay be waived by the consent of
he stockholders.
ARTICLE V,
The board of directors shall have
ull power to fill vacancies in their