The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-08-28
CHARTER
OF The Clear Lake Oil Company

State Of LOUISIANA, PARISH OF Tad
do: 81, it known that TINS day before
me. II C.. Fisher, a notary public III
and for the above Parish and state,
duly commissioned and qualified,
came and appeared The several per
sons whose names are hrrcunt"
subscribed, and who declared 10 me,
notary, III the presence OF attest M
witnesses. that aVaiIing themselves
Of the provisions OF the laws OF the
state Of Louisiana relative to llIe
organization of corporations, they
have agreed and cONenantcd and do
by these presents covenant ana
agree to form and organize them
selves into corporation and body
polite for the purposes and under
the conditions and for the cons'd-
Grafton hereinafter SET forth.
ARTICLE l.
The name and style of tsls cor
poraIion 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;
10 hold, receive, have, purchase,
ALLEVIATE, convey, sell, pledge, mort
gage, hypOthecatp or lease property,
real and personal; to name and APP
pulnt such officers, directors, agents
and employees as the interests and
.onvrnipnccs of the said corpora
ion may require; to make and cs-
;ablish bylaws, rules and rcgula-
ions for the proper management Oh
| Is affairs as may be deemed requls-
Ie or necessary TO properly carry
,ut the objects and purposes OF THIS
corporation.
ARTICLE II.
The domicilc of this corporation
IS hereby declared to be in the Cl,y
| # Shreveport, La, above Parish
md State, where all legal process
hall be served This corporation.
Unless sooner dissolved as herein
| .ftcr provided, shall exist for a pc
Tod Of fifty years from and after
| he date hereof.
ARTICLE III.
! The objects and purposes 1or
| Which this corporation is organized
! are hereby declared to be to buy
| and sell, pledge, mortgage and by
| )oihecate and lease and otherwise
dispose of or cucumber property,
.ea], personal and mixed; to lease
ands for itself Or for and as the
gent Of others, and to drill, NINE
II bore on same for the develop
;unt of minerals therein and there
| ,ntlpr. to erect, construct and Opt.
ate power plants, pipe lines for the
transportation OF oil, gas and water
tpon lands OF this corporation and
anon lands of others; to build, con-
l1uct and operate re1ncrles; anc
O do any other act and thing
.cuuisitc or incidental to the carry
ing out Of the purposes for which,
this corporation is organized.
ARTICLE ~.
The capital stock of This corpora
ion shall be one hundred Thousand
SiOOOOOOO) dollars divided into one
thousand shares Of0 one hundred
dollars each, which stock shall b.
laid for in cash, property or ser
ices actually received or rendered
he corporations: and this corpora
ion is authorized to commence bus
ness whenever three thousand dor
ars of its capital stock is sub
;cribed: and no stock shall be IS:
:. sued and delivered until the sa''
consideration therefor2 has been re
ceved: no transfer Of stock <shal
, have any effect upon the corpora
lion unless made upon its books
: md then only upon proper surren
Ter of the certificate therefor.
ARTICLE Y.
dThe corporate powers of this cor
ooration shall be vested in and ex
y rrcised by board of five director
. elected by the stockholders. IN
: following persons shall constltut
The first board Of directorso u.
!, Richardson, resident of Caddo Par
= sh, La; d. C. Richardson Jr., resi-
lent Of Caddo Parish, La; z.
> Wheeler, resident of Caddo Parisl
,, La: Sam M. Richardson, resident
Laddo Parish, La; and +. {. Abei
= nethy. Of the board of director
md of this corporation d. G. Rich
ardson shall be president; ID.
Richardson Jr., vice president, ar
C. L. Wheeler secretary-treasure
rhe officers and board Of dlrecto
:. shall hold office for one year fro
y. late hereof or until their successor
k are duly elected and qualified. III
4 BOARD Of directors shall be electt