The Caucasian., 1913-07-31
CHARTER
OF the SodO Lake Oil and Gas Com
pany Limited.

notary public within and Tor tn
Parish and State aforesaid, person
| ally appeared the parties who's
names are ilereunto subscribed, Whs
declared that availing themseIvs o
/ the provisions of the laws Of TIN
state OF Louisiana, they do by thes'
| presents covenant. agree and bin(
themselves, as well as such othe
persons as may hereafter become
associated with them, to form an,
constitute q corporation and body
polite in law under the following
articles of agreement, to-Wit:.
FIRST.
| The name and style of this cor
pOration shall be the S0do Lake Oil
and Gas Go. Ltd, and its dcmicilt
| shall be in the City of S}lreyepOr!
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, and under
! its said corporate name it shall have
and enjoy existence for a period Of
| fifty years, unless sooner dissolved
as hereinafter provided. Under said
corporate name it shall have th
power TO sue and to be sued; to
make and use a corporate seal and
The same to alter at pleasure; 20
contract; to acquire real and per-
sonal property, as we'll as to sell,
mortgage, hypothccate"Or otherwise
dispose of same, and generally to
do any and all things needful to
properly carry out the purpose and
object for which organized. All legal
process shall be served on the pres
ident or in his absence on the sec
reIary.
SECOND.
The purpose for which this cor
porallon is organized and the ma
,ure of the business to be carried on
is declared to be the drilling for oil
or gas or other minerals on land,
owned, leased or otherwise acquired
by it for that purpose; to dispose o.
same, and to build, acquire and
maintain pipe lines, tank cars axG
such other methods Of transpsfta-
lion as may be deemed NECESSARY.
THIRD.
The capital stoc lS.5f this corpora
ion is hereby <sIixed at flfty-one
thousand (syrO0W dollars, repre-
sented hs%one thousand and twenty
Il ,O2n} shares of stock of the pal
vaE1ie Of fifty dollars each, and said
Corporation. shall become a goint
concern and authorized to COM
mence business when two hundred
j2eO) shares of its capital stock
shall have been subscribed and paid
for, either in cash, property or ser
vices rendered
FOURTH.
This corporations affairs shall he
managed and controlled by board
of directors composed of five stock
holders, three Of whom shall con
titute a quorum for the transaction
of all corporate business; said di-
rectors to be elected at a regular
meeting Of The stockholders to be
held on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday of February of each
year, unless said day shall be legal
holiday, in which event said elec-
ton shall be held on the first sec
ular day thereafter. Until the first
regular election in February Of the
year 1914, the following shall con-
stilute the board of directors: J. w.
Coffey, R. A. Tierney, Noise H. Levy,
Joseph E. Slattery and J. B. Slattery.
Of whom J. B. Slattery shall be
president; j. W. Coffey, vice presi-
dent; R. A. Tierney, secretary; and
Joseph E. Slattery, treasurer. The
said board OF directors shall have
the power to adopt such bylaws,
rules and regulations as may appear
conducive to the best interests Of
the company and shall have the
power to change or modify them at
pleasure, and shall have also the
authority to employ such employees,
managers, etc., as may be necessary
and 10 fix their compensation.
Should a vacancy occur in the said
board Of directors those remaining
shall choose from among the stock
holders others to fill the vacancies.
At all stockholders meetings called
for any purpose each share of stock
present or represented by written
power Of attorney shall be entitled
10 one vote, and a majority of votes
cast shall decide all questions pre-
sented, unless otherwise provided
for by law Unless otherwise pro
sided for, notice of all stockholders
meetings shall be given by written
notice mailed to the last known ad
dress Of each stakeholder, provided
hat by unanimous consent such no
tice may be waived.
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