The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-10-02
CHARTER
OF The Clear Lake Oil Company

State 81 Louisiana. PARISH ol I'LL
do: BE 1t known that this day before
me. H. c. Fisher. notary pubic III
and for he above Parish and State,
duly commissioned and uualIile1,
came ANA appeared the several per
sens Whose. names are hercunto
subscribed, and who declared TO me,
notary, in TIE presence OF atteslIll7
witnesses, that awaiting themselves
nf HE prnN iSions OF the laws OF the
State Of Louisiana relative to the
organization OF col.pora} IONS, thtS
have agreed and covenanted and do
by these presents covenant and
agree 20 form and organize them
selves into a corporation and body
polite for the purposes and under
The condition and for the consli-
e1atiou hereinafter set forth.
ARTICLE |.
The name and style Of this cor
nnraion shall be The Clear Lake
Oil Company, and under its name
shall have power and authority TO
contract. sue and be sued, to make
and use a corporate seal and the
same to alter or break at pleasure;
TO hold. receive, have. purchase,
alternate, convey, sell, pledge, mort
gage, hyputllecatc or lease properly,
real and personals to name and APP
point such officers, directors, agents
and employees as The interests and
tOnNrnipnces of The said corpora
| ton may require; 10 make and es-
| tablish bylaws, rules and regula-
lions for the proper management OF
! lis affairs as may be deemed requls-
IIc necessary to properly carry
out The objects and purposes OF this
corporations
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation
is hereby declared to be in the Cl.A
Of Shreveport, La, above PARISH
| and State. where all legal process
shall he served. This corporation
unless sooner dissolved as herein
after provided. shall exist for a Pc
Rod of fifty years from and after
Tie date hereof.
ARTICLE III.
| The objects and purposes fol
which this corporation IS ORGANIZED
are hereby declared to be to bu.
and sell, pledge, mortgage and ny.
pothecatc and lease and otherWls'
dispose of or cucumber property
real, personal and mixed; to leas
lands for itself or for and as TIL
agent OF others, and to drill, mln
or bore on same for\ the develop
ment Of minerals therein and there
under: to erect, construct and opS
rate power plants, pipe lines for tn
Transportation of oil, gas and waite
upon lands of this corporation an
upon lands of others; to build, con
{ struct and operate rc1ineries: an
!. @ do any other act and thln
!, requisite Or incidental to the carry
!, inc out of the purposes Tor VINE
! lhfs corporation is organized
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock Of this corpora
: ton shall be one hundred thousan
$500 100000 dollars divided into on
Thousand shares of one hundre
= dollars each, which stock snail |
paid for in cash, property or sci
y vices actually received or rendere
, the corporation; and this corpora
J. lion is authorized to commence bu!
J mess whenever three thousand DO
= lars of its capital stock is SUI
= scrjbpd. and no stock shall be i
u sued and delivered until the sa
n consideration therefor has been T
- ceiyed;; no transfer OF stock shs
IS have any effect upon the corpor
: ton unless made upon It's DooF
"a land then only upon proper surre'
ld der of the certificate therefor.
~ ARTICLE Y.
A. The corporate powers OF tnls CO
a. poration shall be vested IN and c
p ercised by a board OF five dlrectc
II elected by the stockholders.
pr following persons shall constlll
ct the first board Of directors: u.
Richardson, resident of Caddo ps
ish. La; d. C. Richardson Jr., re-
ar dent of Caddo Parish, La; Z.
Wheeler, resident Of Caddo pari
La; Sam NJ. Richardson, resident
Caddo Parish, La; and +. Z. ADJ
re nethy. Of the board OF dlrec''
or and of this corporation d. e. Rle
or ardson shall be president: d.
81 Richardson Jr., vice president,
he C. l.. Wheeler secretary-treasul
IS: The officers and board OF direct
on shall hold office for one year II
ak date hereof or until their success
|od a,,l1- o1nctod and qualified, !