The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-11-14
CHARTER OF BULL FROG OIL COMPANY
STATE OF LOUISIANA,

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF JEFFERSON DAVIS.
| KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS
| That the several persons whose names are here
to subscribed, have and by these presents dc
form and incorporate themselves into body
corporate under the laws Of the State oil
| Louisiana. and particularly under Art. III OF
the General Assembly of 1882 regarding tia
| formation OF mining corporations, for the OBJ.
| jects and purposes as follows. to-wit:
ARTICLE |.
shall be BULL FROG Oil COMPANY" aud
under the said name and style it shall have
and enjoy ell the rights granted to corpora
tons under the lays Of the State Of Louisiana
and shall have and enjoy corporate existence
| for q period of ninety-nine COY years from
the date hereof Is hereinafter provided, un-
less sooner dissolved under the provisions of
the laws of the State Of Louisiana, together
with the power to have and to use ascorporate
seal. and to make, alter or break the same At
pleasure.
ARTICLE II,
The .domicile Of this corporation is hereby
fixed in the City Of Welsh, Jefferson DAVIS
Parish, Louisiana, where all legal process
shall be served in the manner provided by
The Vice President, or in, the absence Of the
Vice-Presideut at the Office Of said corpo-
ration as provided by the Statutes OF the State
of Louisiana.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and pnsposes OF this corpora
ton, and the nature OF the business to be
transacted aud carried on by it are hereby
declared to be, to purchase, take or lease, or
otherwise acquire mines, mineral rights, or
privilege, or lands in the State Of Louisiana
or elsewhere for the development of natural
gas, OIL, petroleum, coal, asphaltum, salt.
sulphur, ore, metal and mineral substances or
any, interest therein: and to explore, open
work, or In any manner turn the same TO ad-
vantage; transport and prepare petroleum,
oils, asphaltunl, and mineral substances
of any and all kinds; to buy ship, sell and
mac h in cry. Implements. conVenienc ices
and provisions, and things capable of being
used III mining operations. or required by
workmen or others employed by this corpor-
ration, to construct, carry out. maintain, i'm
roadway, tram way, pipeline, tanks, reser-
volrs, warehouses. water works, crushing
works, hydraulics or any other works
and conyenlences that may be directly or in
directly conductive to any of the objects and
purposes, OF this corporation; to purchase,
acquire, lease, control. operate, sell and dis
pose to any such person or persons. corpora
ton or corporations and at such price and on
such terms and conditions as to this corpo-
ration may seem proper, water rights, i'm
provementS and buildings for mining and for
the use and purpose incident thereto; to pur-
chase, lease or otherwise acquire all or any
part of the business or liabilities of any
person, firm, corporation or association en-
gagged therein or holding any part in similar
objects or purposes; to do all or anything
suitable. ne cessary and convenient and proper
for the accomplishment of any of the purposes
or the attainment OF any one or more Of the
objects and purposes herein enumerated or
incidental to the powers therein named, or |
which may or shall at any time appear con-
ductlve or expedlent for the benefit OF this
ARTICLE ~.
The capital stock of this corporation is |
hereby fixed at Twenty Thousand Dollars
$50 .000o0) to be divided into Two Thousand
I2,0o0l Shares of the par value of fen Dollars
$1,000 Der share. This stock may be issued |
either for cash or for property. labor or
services purchased by or advanced to said |
company, and the judgment of the board of |
directors as to the value of the property. labor
or ser vice so taken, shall be conclusive. This
is authorized to commence busi-
ness when one-half of the capital stock has |
been subscribed and paid for in full. Each |
share of stock shall be entitled to one vote at |
Ill meetings Of the stockholders, to be cast in
person or by proxy