The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-09-25
CHARTER
Or The Clear Lake Oil Company

10: Ii, ii known that this day before
me. H. t.. Fisher, a notary public III
ana for he above Parish and State,
i ,!,lIv commissioned and qualified
came and appeared the several per
/ sons whose names are hrrcuntO
| subscribed. and who declared to me,
notary, in The presence Of attestlu-,
Witnesses. hat avalllng themselves
Hot lac provisions Of the laws of The
| State Of Louisiana relative 10 the
organization of corporations, they
| have agreed aud 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 and for the consl1
cratic hereinafter set forth
ARTICLE l.
The name and style Of this cor
ruraIion 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 corporate seal and the
same to alter or break at pleasure;
to hold, receive, have, purchase,
ALLEVIATE, convey, sell, pledge, mort
gage, hypothcrate or lease property,
real and personal; to name and APP
point such officers, directors, agents
and employees as the interests and|
convcnrnces Of the said corpora
ton may require; TO make and es-
tahlsh bylaws, rules and reGula-
tons for the proper management OF
IFS affairs as may be deemed requis-
tie or necessary to properly carry
out The objects and purposes Of this
corporation.
ARTICLE II.
The domiciIe 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 corporations,
unless sooner dissolved as herein
after provided, shall exist for a Pc
riud Of fifty years from and after
lie date hereof
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized
are hereby declared to be to buy
coll ,1,I,r, ,,,nf. nnI hv
pothccatc and lease and otherwise
dispose of or cucumber property,
real, personal and mixed; to leasc|
lands for itself or for and as the
agent Of others, and to drill, mine
or bore on same for the develop
mcn of minerals therein and there
under; to erect, construct and ops
rate power plants, pipe lines for, the
transport of Oil, gas and water
upon lands of this corporation and
upon lands Of others; to build, con-
struct and operate rctineries: and
o do any other act and thing
requisite or incidental to the carry
ing out of the purposes for which
This corporation is organized
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corpora
lion shall be one hundred thousand
lSiOO,OOOOOj dollars divided into one
thousand shares, of one hundred
dollars each, which stock shall bel
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
lars of its capital stock is sub
scribed: and no stock shall be IS
sued and delivered until the said
consideration therefor has been re-
ceivcl: no transfer of stock shall
have any effect upon the corpora
zion 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-
erciscd by a board Of five directors
elected by the stockholders. The
following persons shall constitute
The first board of directOrs:' d. e..
Richardson, resident of Caddo Par
ish, La: d. G. Richardson Jr., resi-
dent of Caddo Parish, La; G. /.
Wheeler, resident Of Caddo Parish,
La; Sam NJ. Richardson, resident OF
Caddo Parish, La; and b. G. Abel-
nethy. OF the board Of directors
and of this corporation d. G. Rich
ardson shall be president; =. G..
Richardson Jr., vice president, and
G. L. Wheeler secretary-treasurer
The officers and board of directors
shall hold office for one year from
date hereof or until their successors
are duly elected and qualified. The
board Of directors shall be elected