The Caucasian., 1913-12-25
CHARTER
or else sSorshern Producing Q@Uss
Danc.

OF Che sSorehern PsOd,asiRg Qassae
pans. Z
STATE oq Louisiana fOsrisS e,q Gas
do: Before me. Clifton O. Davis. .
notary puSlic in sna gor Gsddo Par
ish, Louisiana, Al mS Office 80 Oh"
City 0g Shreveport La, came and
appeared on che date hereafteS
wrieteno W. G.. WoolS, John Burr
meistev snA ". r. Crosby, all 90 Ne
wel0 known, who declared 90 nae IN
the presence 09 the sttestiHg @ls-$
nesses, shat ehey desire 20 sorn and
constitute d corporations under sh"l
laws OF Louisiana: and shaS theS 90 I
hereby Sorna themselves ana shelr
successors into d corporation and!
constitute same iIa compliance ssltHA
tho aaws oS Louisiana goserning
corporations and under the proSis-D
ions OF the articles % incOrpoSasIonN
heEeinsfsee SET forth. "
ARTICLE Z.
The slane OF this Co9Q0f alton
shall De Northern Producing Com.
pany, and by ehis name 1t shall have
power and authority 60 have and
enjoy successioD Sor a period OIL
ninetyeni,le years: W contract. sac
and be suesS: 90 snake AND use core
QorAte seal and the same Go break,
alter or amend az pleasure: and un-
deS this name 90 hold, secsise, pure
chase and otherwise acquire, ao)
own, convey. cell or otherwise dis
pose og, % lease. pledse, mortgage
or otherwise bypothecass property.
resi, personal and mixed.
ARTICLE ".
The domicile of this corporation
is declared 20 be the City OF
Shreveport, Louisiana.
ARTICLE IN.
The nature of the business 70 bel
carried on and the purposes fo1
which this corporation 10 estab-
lished are AZ follows: 10 bore Oil
we'll in Che States Of Louisiana,
Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma, and
distribute and sell the products OF
said oil and gas wells; to transport
same through pipe lines either for
the use of this corporation or Tor
hire; to buy and sell lands, leases,
oil. gas and mineral contracts OF all
kinds whatever; lay pipe lines; to
sell and supply gas and oil. either
under municipal franchise or 9TH
erwise, and generally to do any and
all things necessary for the pur-
poses of this corporation, and gen
orally to do any and all things nee
essary to be done in furtheranee oY
such objects and purposes.
ARTICLE ~.
Th4eorporate powers oY shls coz
poration shall be Seste6 On board
OF sirectors composed Of shree
stockholders The direcsors shall
elect . president, sice president ami
secretary-treasur<r, ana shalS ore
scribe the duties OF each. Election
of directors snail take place OD che
second Wednesday in January 1913,
and annually thereafter. The first
board Of directors shall be as fol-
lows: w. R. Crosby, w. c. Wooi1
and John Burmeister: with W. n
Crosby, president; w. c. Woeit,
fyice president; and John Burmels-
ter, secretary-treasurer. All officers
and directors shall serve until thell
successors are elected. Service d
| all legal process shall be made or
i, the president, or in his absence OF
the vice president, or in his absence
!: on the secretary-treasurer at TN
! office of the company. The boart
of directors shall appoint sucf
managers. agents or sub-otficers a
} the interest of the corporation ma!
}, require, and make and establsl
{ such bylaws as may be necessar,
} and proper for the management an
: regulation of the affairs OF the cor
l UOFdJlOll. IL duy NoCoAAOACo oCoN
, among the officers or directors, Tn
e remaining directors may selec
, stockholders to fill the same. In
board Of directors shall have poWe
to borrow and lend money; to lssu
bills of exchange, notes.. bond
drafts and other negotiable paper
execute mortgages, and generally t
do all things incident to the objec'
and purposes of this corporation.
ARTICLE Y.
i, The capital stock of this corpol
alton shall be fifty thousand dollar
divided into fifty thousand shares
the par value Of one dollar eael
This stock shall be subscribed
the amount of twenty thousand do
= lars and paid for before this col
:. poration shall commence buslnes
= said stock shall be paid for IN cas-
y CT its equivalent when subscribe
70 No stockholder shall be liable 4