The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-09-23
!. CHARTER,
III the Prov idencc Oil and Gas Com
pany.

State Of Louisiana, Parish OF Cad
|au: 30 il known that on this day be-
lprr Inc, i notary public "llnln ana
Tpr ie State ana Parish aforesaid,
Iuy commissioned and sworn, came
and appeared the several parties
whose names are hercuntO SUD-
ser,bet who declared that they
! have formed and do by these pres
tnl>, form organize and constitute
/ themselves into q corporation under
| TIA name and style, for the objects
and purposes and under the cOndl-
tiDnS and regulations following, to-
wit:
ARTICLE I.
Thn name and title Of said cor
vorntlon shall br Providence OIL and
| Gas Company. and its doIniclle IS
hereby fixed and established at
| shreveport, Caddo Parish, La, and
under its said corporate name SAID
CORPORATION shall have power and
authority to contract, sue and pc
sued. to make and use a corporate
seal and the same to break or alter
at pleasure; to hold, receive, nave,
purchase, improve, ALLEVIATE, convey,
borrow, pledge, mortgage and ny
nrt hrcale under its said corporate
name, property, real, personal and
mixed, and to DO all things and acts
permitted by law and necessary and
proper to carry on the objects and
purposes of said corporation. The
president, or in his absence the vice
president, shall be the proper per
son upon whom legal process shall
be served. This corporation, unless
sooner dissolved in accordance with
its charter, shall exist and endure
for a period of ninety-nine years
from and after the date hereof.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes TOR
which this corporation is organized
and the nature Of the business to be
carried on by it are hereby declared
| to be to lease or purchase lands Tor
The purpose Of developing same tor
Gl pr gas OF other minerals, and TO
engage in the business OF producing
oil or gas and other minerals, to &C
uuire aud construct and operate gas
plants and pipe lines for conveying
I ~ nd rnn w
such acts and things as arc neces-.
sary and incident to the production
Of Oil and gas and to the disposition
ST same.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corpora
lion shall be one hundred thousand
800 100000 dollars, divided into
and represented by one thousand
shares of the sum Of one hundred
$4,000 )dollars each, which said
stock shall be paid for at the time
of subscription, or the same may be
issued at not less than par in ex-
change for property or rights &C
tually received or purchased by the
corporation, or the same may be IS
sued full paid for money advanced
or other valuable consideration, as
the board Of directors may deter
mine. This corporation shall COM
...euce business as soon as fifteen
thousand Sl5.OOOOO) dollars Of the
capital stock shall have been sub
scribed.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers OF TINS
company shall be vested in and ex-
ercised BY board Of three dlrec-
tors who shall for the present DC
w. G. Burton, w. H. Harris and Il.
r. Afford, of which board w. Il.
Burton shall be president, T. r. Al
ford vice president, and w. a. Har-
His secretary and treasurer, and who
shall hold their offices until the
next regular meeting Of the stock
holders for the selection Of the
board of directors, which shall be
held not later than the list day OF
October 1914, and annually thereaf-
Ter stockholders meetings shall pc
held and Of which meetings written
notice shall be given and directed
10 The last known place of residence
of each of the stockholders.
ARTICLE V.
The board of directors shall have
full power to fill vacancies in thell
number caused by death, resigna-
ton or otherwise, and from thu
stockholders of the company; they
shall have full cbntrol Of the prop
erty of the company and shall Sc
conduct, manage and use the same
Is they may deem best and as j
consistent with the objects and pur
poses Of this company; they are au'
,horized and empowered to franz
md adopt such bylaws and regula
lions as the affairs and business o
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