The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-10-05
CHARTER
Of the Southern Oil and Gas COM
panH.

10: Before me. clifton /. Law =
Undersigned authority, notary
public in and Tor Caddo PARISH
Louisiana. at my office IN tn" CITY "'
shreveport. I0., came and. appeal +"
ION the date hereinafter written jit'
follow lng. e.. -. I>cr.5 t.. ". Lane
Il. w. Norris. :. +. Hicks, J. VI, leg
aud Frank j. LounrN. all residents ~
Caddo Parish Louisiana, all ~ ~"
we'll known. who dec AIRED /" me IN
The presence of the atteStIn@ Wi
neSsrS, that they desired To Io' NJ
and ronsIIut" q corporation una !
the laws OF Louisiana, and thaI i'''>
du hereby form them elves ana
their Successors INTO a corporal ION
and constitute same III compliance
with the provisions and stlbjetl ~
the restrictions of the laws OF the
state Of Louisiana governing cor
porations and under the pr"NlsloHs
Of The articles of Incorporation
hereinafter SET forth
ARTICLE L.
The name of this corporation
Shall be Southern Oil and Gas Com
panN; by this name 1t silall nave
power ana authority to have anj
enjoy succession for period oI
ulnrty-nnr wears. ia contract, sue
and he sued to make and use cor
poratr seal and the same to break.
alter or amend at pleasures: ana
Under this same name lo hold, t.
CeNc. purchase and otherwise ar-
Guirr. L. own, CONVEY, sell or otnr"-
wise dispose of. 10 lease. pledge,
mortgage or otherwise hNpoIheea H."
property. real, personal and mixed
ARTICLE II.
The domiailn OF This corporation
is declared 10 be the City Of ShrcNr-
port. La.
ARTICLE, III.
The nature of the business to be
carried on and the purpose Tor
which this corporation IS cstab-
IIshed are as follows: To bore oil
wells and gas wells and distribute
and sell the products of oil and gas
wells. To transport same through
pipe lines, either for the use of this
corporation or for hire. TO buy and
sell lands, leases. oil, gas and min
eral contracts of all kinds Whatso-
ever. TO lay pipe lines and if neces-
sary to appropriate property for
same: and to sell and supply gas and
Oil, either under municipal fran
Chise or otherwise, and generally to
do any or al Things necessary for
the purposes of this corporation.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers of this cor
poration shall be vested in a board
of directors composed of five stock
holders, majority of whom shall
compose a quorum. The directors
shall elect president, vice presi-
dent and secretary treasurer, and
shall prescribe the duties of each.
Election of directors shall take place !
the first Monday in October of each
year. The first board of directors
shall be as follows: C. ID. Keen, G..
w. Lane. r. w. Norris, s. B. Hicks
and Frank J. Looney, with C.. d.
Keen, president; C. w. Lane, vice
president; R. W. Norris, secretary /
treasurer. All officers and directors |
shall serve until their successors
are elected. Service of all legal pro-
cess shall be made on the president, |
or in his absence on the vice presi-
dent, or in his absence on the secre-
tary-treasurer. at the office of the
company The board of directors
shall appoint such managers, agents
or sub-otlicers as the interests of the /
corporation may require. and make +
and establish such bylaws as NAV .
lie necessary and proper for the
and regulation Of the
affairs Of the corporation. If anvil
vacancies occur anon" the officers
or directors, the remaining directors
may select stockholders 10 fiji the
same. The board Of directors shall f
EaNe power to borrow and lend
money: to issue bills If exchange.
notes, bonds, drafts and other nego-
table paper: execute mortgages.
and generally to do all things Incl
lent to the object ana purposes of
this corporation.
ARTICLE Y.
The capital stock of this corpora
ion shall be fifty thousand dollars.
divided into five hundred shares of
the par value of one hundred dol
lars each. This stock shall be sub
'crlbed in the amount Of ten thous
md dollars and paid for before This
shall commence bust
less. Stock shall be paid for in cash