The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-09-09
CHARTER
OF the Henrietta Oil Company


do hereby form 4 corporation under
! he law, Of the State of Louisiana.
ARTICLE [.
The name and title Of thus cor
pora!lpn shall be the henrietta ui'
Company, with lis doInlr'l" III the
CITY Of Shreveport, IN sand Parish
and Stale and all legal process shall
be served on It's president, or III his
absence on thr vice president OF tn"
| company at its domIciIr.
ARTICLE H.
The purpose for which this cor
poralon is formed and the nature
Of the business to be carried on by
/ it are hereby declared TO be to own
| lease or acquire gas and OIL or other
mineral lands, and The same to de
/ Vrlop, bore and drill for oil, gas or
/ other mineral, and to own and ope-
iate pp. lines for the conveyance
of such oil and gas or other means
Of transportation thcrrfOI, and TO
do everything necessary in boring
and drilling for gas, oil or other
| minerals, and the same to dispose
Of as it deems best.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock Of this rorpor-
alton is hereby fixed at the sum OF
| en- thousand (StO,OOO0O) dollars, d.
| vidrd into one hundred 400 shares
If one hundred <si0OOO) dollars
| each, which shall be paid for III
| ash or by the transfer Of property
| " labor or service performed, as
nay be approved by its board Of d.
rrctors, and it shall commence buSI
| 1rSs whenever three thousand dol
lars ($3,OOOOOJ Of It's capital stock
| shall have been paid in, and all
| ,tork issued by it shall be fully paid
| md mona SseSsable
ARTICLE ".
The affairs Of the said corporation
shall be managed by a board of di
"cctnrs consisting Of three stock
holders who shall be elected at a
stockholders meeting duly held al
he Office Of the company on the
irst Monday in September OF each
i ear bv the stock holders at meet
ing called for that purpose, and al
II such meetings the stockholders
shall have the right to vote in per
son or by proxy, and each share OF
,tock shall be entitled to one vote.
IN all meetings of the stockholders,
a majority Of the stock shall con-
roI. The officers Of this corpora
ION shall be elected by the dircc-
ors, and shall be a president, VIC"
president and secretary and treas
lrcr. The first board Of directors OF
his corporation shall consist OF the
Following named, to-WIt: +. V. Rich
rds Jr., r. r. Clifton and l.. NJ. Ash
With f.. Y. Richards Jr., as president
r. r. Clifton vice president, and j.
VI. Ash secretary and treasurer, Whc
shall hold their offices until thclI
: successors are duly qualified. Any
vacancy occurring IN the board OF
directors shall be filled by the re-
manning directors.
ARTICLE v
| This corporation shall have ant
!, enjoy succession for the period o.
tInfty $50 years, unless sooner DIS
solved, and whenever dissolved fol
any cause, either by limitation OF
/ vote of a majority Of the stockhoid-
,rs at a meeting called for that pur-
pose after ten days written not'c
] | TO each stakeholder, its affairs shall
Ol be Inundated and settled by one o
n more liquidators elected for tina
Q purpose who shall give such bone
. and security and perform such du
les as may be prescribed by san
4 stockholders. Provided that when
!, ever not otherwise provided by tn
, laws Of this State the stakeholder
!, NAV waive notice Of any stOckhOld
= prs meeting and the same may b
. held at less than ten days notice.
ri ARTICLE VI.
al This corporation shall have an
h enjoy all and any rights and priv
II Ioges conferred or authorized by tn
~ laws of the State Of Louisiana, an
. no stakeholder shall ever be hel
IA liable for the contracts or faul
( thereof in any further sum than Tn
, unpaid balance due on his stoc
=. md no mere informally shall hal
3 The effect Of rendering this charts
! null and void or Of exposing an
>, stakeholder TO any greater liablll'
:, than the unpaid balance due on h
i stock.
!; In testimony whereof said parfl'
:, have hcrcunto< set their hands
the presence of me, notary, and II
undersigned attnstlng witnesses,
the date herein first above write
f. Y. RICHARDS JR.,