The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-06
CHARTER
OF The Reeves Oil Company.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Cad
do: Be it known that on this the 9th
day of March 1913, before me, E.
Wayles Browne, notary public,
duly commissioned and sworn, in
and for the Parish of Caddo, State
of Louisiana, personally came and
appeared C. D. Reeves, w. A. Ker-
ley and w. F. Woods, who declared
that availing themselves of the pro-
visions of the laws of this State rel
alive to corporations, they have
covenanted and agreed, and by these
presents covenant and agree, and
bind themselves, as we'll as such
other persons as may hereafter be-
come associated with them, to form
and constitute a corporation AMI
body polite in law, for the objects
and purposes, and under the stipu-
lations and conditions following:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of said cor
poration shall be The Reeves Oil
Company, and its domicile is hereby
fixed and established at Shreveport,
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, and under
its said corporate name said corpor-
alton shall have power and author
ity to contract, sue and be sued; to
make and use a corporate seal, and
fhe same to break OF alter at pleas
ure; to hold, receive, have, pur-
chase, improve, ALLEVIATE, convey.
borrow, pledge, mortgage and hy-
pothecate under it's said corporate
name, property, real, personal and
and to do all things and acts
permitted by law and necessary and
proper to carry out the objects and
purposes of said corporation. The
president, or in his absence the vice
president, shall be the proper per-
son upon whom citation or other
legal process shall be served. This
unless sooner dissolved
in accordance with its charter, shall
exist and endure for a period Of
years from and after
the date hereof.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for
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 fhe 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,
the individuals or corpora
ions be private or, public. a9lf'}
Il GQd II ARTICLE Hi. ~ f7ia'af
The capital stock of this corpora
ion shall be ten thousand dollars,
divided into and represented by two
shares of the sum of fifty
dollars each, which said stock shall
3e 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
,r purchased by the corporation, or
he same may be, issued full paid,
or money advanced or other valu-
,ble consideration as the board of
directors may determine. This corr
shall commence business
$ soon as three thousand dollars OF
he capital stock shall have been
for qa4d 81 ISL. Yaau 4
=; sfssq.t ARTICLE ~. sa1lseip
The, corporate powers Of this COM
,any shall be vested in and exer-
Used by board Of three directors
Who shall be for the present c. d.
reeves, w. F. Woods and. w. AL
Ierley, of which board C. D. Reeves
hall be president, w. F. Woodsl
rice president, and w. A. Kerleyl
eeretary and treasurer, who shall
lold their offices until the next reg
liar meeting of the stockholders for
he selection Of board of directors,
which shall be held on the Goth day
# February A.. D. 1913, on which
late and annually thereafter such
tockholders meeting shall be held,
nd of which meetings notice shall
e given by public advertisement in
me of the. papers published in the
'arish of Caddo, and by written no.
ice directed to the last known place
+ residence Of each of the stock
folders, provided that such notice
nay be waived by the consent Of
he stockholders. y -
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