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do: Befoee me, Clifton q. Davis, the
undersigned suthor1ty, Q ootary
public in end for Caddo Parish,
louisiana, et my office in she City Of
Shreveport, L., came and appeared
on tHe date hereinafteF Written, Che
following: C. D. Keen. C. ". Lane,
q. W. Norra q. B. Hicks, !. ~. Zee
ano FRANK .. Looney, all residente Of
Caddo Parish, Louisiana oil 60 me,
vell kno~Is. vho declared 60 me an
the presence os che oteest6ne cit.
oessee Chat she9 desired 60 9orm
ana constitute o corporation aDdes
tue lave cf looisiane ana that ebeg
| do hereby farrn themselves and,
theis Glwessoge anto Q corporation
and constitute same iD compliance
with She provisions and subject Col
the sestfictions of the laws Of che
State of Louisiana governing cor.
porations and under the provisions
Of the articles Of incorporation
hereinaftR Get forth.
ARTICLE
The aame of this corporation
shall be Southern Oil and Gas Conn
pany; by this name q shah havsl
power ana authority % have aDd]
enjoy succession for . period OF
ninety-nine years; % contract, sueI
and be sued; to make and use cor.
porate seal and the same to break, !
alter or amend at pleasure; and
under this same name to hold, re-
ceive, purchase and otherwise 4c-I
quire, to own, convey, sell or other
wise dispose Of, to lease, pledge,
mortgage or otherwise hypothecate
property, real, personal and nixed
ARTICLE n.
The Aomicile Of THE corporation
is declared to be Che Cits az SGsse-
port, la
ARTICLE JIs.
Toe oaaurs of Che business g De
carried % an0 the purpose Cor
which this sorporatioo ID estab-
lished are as follows: To Gore oil
wells and gas wells ano distribute
and sell the products of Oil and gas1
wells. To transport same through
pipe lines, either for the use of this}
corporation or for hire. To buy and
sell lands, leases, oil, gas and min
eral contracts OF all kinds whatso-I
ever. to lay pipe lines and if neces-
sary to appropriate property for
same; and to sell and supply gas and
oil, either under municipal franz
chise or otherwise, and generally tol
do any or al things necessary for
the purposes Of this corporation.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers OF this cor
poration shall be vested in board
of directors composed of Ave stock
holders, q majority OF whom shall
compose a quorum. The directors
shall elect a president, vice presi-l
dent and secretary-treasurer, and
shall prescribe the duties Of each. |
Election Of directors shall take place
the first Monday in October Of each
year. The first board Of directorsl
shall be as follows: c. D. Keen, C.l
w. Lane, r. w. Norris, S. B. HicksI
and Frank ]. LoOney, with G. d.
Keen, president; C. w. Lane, viceI
president; r.. w. Norris, secretary
treasurer. All officers and directors
shall serve until their successors
are elected. Service Of all legal pro-
cess shall be m1de on the president,
or in his absence on the vice presi-
dent, or in his absence on the secre-
tary-treasurer, at the office OF the
company. The board of directors
shall appoint such managers, agents
or sub-officers as the interests of the
may require, and make
and establish such bylaws as may
be necessary and proper for thel
management and regulation Of theI
affairs of the corporation. II any
vacancies occur among the officers
or directors. the remaining directors
may select stockholders to fill thel
same. The board of directors shall
have power to borrow and lend
money; TO issue bills OF exchange,
notes, bonds, drafts and other nego-
table paper; execute mortgages.
and generally to do all things Incl
dent to the object and purposes Of
this corporation.
ARTICLE v.
The capital stock of this corpora
tion shall be fifty thousand dollars,
divided into five hundred shares of
the par value OF one hundred dol
lars each. This stock shall be sub
scribed in the amount Of ten thous-
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