The Caucasian., 1913-10-09
CHARTER
Of The Pro, idence Oil and Gas Com
paf\.

State Of Louisiana. parish, Of Cad
DO: l.p il known That on tins day be
Gnr, me. Il notarN plti,Ijr Ni'Hin ami
rur the Sla.r iud Parish @iofnS@I1I,
tt.ly commits 5un"u and >N"Il', c.,s'f'
ana appeared Ifle several parties
whose names are herlntn sub
.cjle,I. who declared That they
ta>r furfrA aud de- by these pres
rni~ form. ur4anize and rNnstIItt"
themselves into corpora ION under
he name and lyle. for Ir object.
ana purposes and under tn" ron't-
tonS and regulations following, TO-
Wit:
ARTICLE. I.
The name ana title OF said or
ucraIgou shall b.' Pro. iIcnvr Vi' and
Cas Company. Hnd lis i"llicIIc =
harnI,v fixed AnI established at
SllrpNrH0ft. G3,ido Parish, La. and
,lnccl. lis said corporal" n'lIe sald
rprpurAttou slnt!, .ls.N@ power ana
authority to contract, site and hr
sued, Ia make and USE IA corporate
seal and HE same Ia break or alter
AI pleasure: to hold, fcr"IEe, lave.
.puJrhase I1npItEe aIl"nnIr, convey,
borrow, pledge, mortgage and ny
pcthecatn under ii SAID corporate
name, property, real. personal and
mixed. 1Ii,i Ia ttn all things and aclS
permitted hy law and necessary and
proper 10 carry Oh the objects aIll
purposes Of SAID corpora ION. The
president ur in his absence the vice
president. shall be lht. proper per-
*on upon whom legal pror' IS shall
be served. This corporation, unless
sooner dissolved in accordance Wlth
lis rharte1. shall exist and endure
for i period of ninety-niuc wears
from and after The date hereof.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes fer
which this corporation is organized
and the nature OF the business to Dc
carried on by il are hereby declared
10 be 20 lease or purchase lands Tor
the purpose of developing same iol
Ill Or Gas or other minerals, and tu
engage in the business OF producing
iii or gas and other minerals, to ac-
ullire and construct and operate gas
plants and pipe lines for conveying
oil and gas. and generally to do
such acts and Things as are neces-
sarv and Incident to the production
Of oil and gas and TO he disposition
st same
F. ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corpora
tiou shall be one hundred thousand
tSlOO,O 100000 dollars, divided into
and represented by one Thousand
shares of the sum Of one hundred
$4,000 1doIIars each, which SAID
stock shall be paid for at the tune
if subscription, or he same may ht
;ssucd at moi less than par IN cX
change for property or rights ac-
fuaiIy received OF purchased I'N IN
corporaion. or the same may be IS
sued full paid for money advanced
,r other valuable consideration, a.
The board Of directors may deter
mine. This corporation shall com
.nence business as soon as 1llteel
thousand (Sl3,OOO.0O> dollars OF th'
capital stock shall have been sub
scribed.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers OF TINS
| company shall be vested in and eX-
ercised by a board of three dlrec-
tors who shall for the present bt
NV. G. Burton w. H. Harris and !
| r Afford. : Of which board w. q
Burton shall be president, T. R. Al
ford vice president, and w. Il. Har.
ris secretary and treasurer, and Wl'
shall hold their offices until tn
i next regular, meeting OF Inc STOCK
Iholders for the selection OF tn
Hoard of directors, which shall ~
ncIl not later than the lst day 9
IDrtobpr 1914, and annually thcrral
Tier Stockholders meetings shall b
]hc]d and Of which meetings WrItts1
notice shall be given and dlrecle'
| ~ the last known place OF resIdenc
0G each Of the stockholders.
ARTICLE V.
| The board Of directors shall hay
| full power to fill vacancies n thel
number caused by death, resl@na
ton or otherwise and from tn
i stockholders of the company; the
shall have full control OF the prop
|prty of the company and snail 5
conduct, manage apd use the sam
as they may deem best and as
consistent with. the objects and pun
J poses Of this company; they are az
thorized and empowered to- iran
and adopt such bylaws and reg1llf