The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-09-23
CHARTER
or The Clear Lake Oil Company

/ State OF LOulSldlld, fdtiSll VI tdu-
do: Be it known that this day before
me. H. G.. 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 hereunt0
subscribed, and who declared to me,
notary, in the presence OF alteStluS
witnesses, that awaiting themselves
Of the prov isionS Of the laws ct the
State Of Louisiana relative to the
organization of corporations, they
have agreed and covenanted and do
by these presents covenant and
agree to form and organize them
selves into a corporation and body
polite for the purposes and under
the conditions aud for the consi1-
Grafton hereinafter set forth.
ARTICLE /.
The name and style Of this cor
poraion 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,
ALLEVIATE, convey, sell, pledge, mort
gage, hypothecate or lease property,
real and personal: to name and APP
| point such officers, directors, agents
and employees as the interests and
! conveniences Of the said corpora
ton may require; to make and es-
| tablish bylaws, rules and regula-
tions for the proper management OF
its affairs as may be deemed requ!s-
tie or necessary TO properly carry
out the objects and purposes Of this
| corporation.
| ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation
is hereby declared to be in the City
Of Shreveport, La, above Parish
and State, where all legal process
shall be served This corporation,
unless sooner dissolved as herein
after provided, shall exist for pc
riod of fifty years from and after
The date hereof
| ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes Tor
which this corporation is organized
are hereby declared to be to buy
and sell, pledge, mortgage and by
/ pOthecate and lease and otherwise
dispose Of or cucumber property,
real, personal and mixed; to lease
lands for itself or for and as the
agent Of others, and to drill, NINE
or bore on same for the develop
ment of minerals therein and there
under; to erect, construct and Opc-
rate power plants, pipe lines for the
transportation Of oil, gas and water
upon lands Of this corporation and
Iupon lands of others; to build, con-
Istruct and operate refincrles: and
O do any other act and thing
requisite or incidental to the carry
ing out Of the purposes for which
i this corporation is organized.
/ ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corpora
ton shall be one hundred thousand
| (SlOO. 100000 dollars divided into one
thousand shares Of one hundred
dollars each, which stock shall bt
paid for in cash. property or ser
vices actually received or rendered
the corporation; and this corpora
ton is authorized to commence bus
mess whenever three thousand dol
lllars of its capital stock is sub
, scribed: and no stock shall be ls'
sued and delivered until the SAIL
, consideration therefor has been re
ceived; no transfer Of stock shall
, have any effect upon the corpora
, ton unless made upon its books
and then only upon proper surren
;, der of the certificate therefor.
| ARTICLE V.
The corporate powers OF this cor
} poration shall be vested in and eX
] ercised by board of five director
] elected by the stockholders. IN
I following persons shall constltut
= the first board Of directors: d. I
;, Richardson, resident of Caddo Par
d ish, La; D. C. Richardson Jr., resi-
s dent of Caddo Parish, La; G. |
: Wheeler, resident Of Caddo parlsf
r La; Sam M. Richardson, resident 9
}, Caddo Parish, La; and E. G. Abel
: nethy. OF the board of director
r and of this corporation d. C. Rich
e ardson shall be president; d.
ISL Richardson IT., vice president, an
dc. L. Wheeler secretary-treasure
81 The officers and board of director
shall hold office for one year frol
r. date hereof or until their successor
are duly elected and quall'led. IN
board Of directors shall be electe