The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-10-02
CHARTER
Or the Providence Oil and Gas Com
panN.

fore me, a notary public within anu
for the State and Parish aforesaid,
duly commissioned and sworn, came
and appeared the several parties
whose names are hcreuntO sub
$clibed, who declared that they
have formed and do by these pres
ents form, organize and constitute
themselves into a corporation under.
The name and style, for The objects
and purposes and under tho condl-
lions and regulations following, to-
wit:
ARTICLE |.
The name and title OF sad cor
poration shall be Providence Oil and
Gas Company, and its domlcIle Is
hereby fixed and established al
Shreveport, Gaddo Parish, La, ana
under its said corporate name sald
corporation shall have power ana
authority to contract, sue ami De
sued; to make and use a corporate
seal and the same to break or alter
at pleasure; to hold, receive, have,
purchase, improve, alternate, convey.
borrow, pledge, mortgage and ny
pclhecatc under its said corporate
name, property, real, personal ana
mixed, and to do all things ana acts
permitted by law and necessary and
proper to carry on the objects ana
purposes of said corporation. The
president, or in his absence the wee
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 nlnety-nlne years
from and after the date hereof.
ARTICLE IT.
| The objects and purposes Tor
| which this corporation IS organized
and the nature Of the business TO pc
carried on by ii are hereby declared
| 10 be 10 lease or purchase lands Tor
tAe purpose Of developing same Tor
Ill or Gas or other minerals, and TO
engage in the business Of PRODUCING
Ioil or gas and other minerals, to &C
uuire and construct and operate gaS
plants and pipe lines for conveying
oil and gas, and generally to q
4 such acts and things as are neces-
sarv and incident to the produc'iol
Of oil and gas and to the disposition
ST same.
| ARTICLE III.
| The capital stock Of this corpora.
| tion shall be one hundred Thousand
fslOOOOO.OO) dollars, divided mt
and represented by one thousan'
shares Of the sum Of one hundred
$4,000 dollars each, which sac
stock shall be paid for at the time
Of subscription, Or the same may D.
issued at not less than par n eX
change for property or rights &C.
tua]ly received or purchased by IN
corporation, or the same may pc y
sued full paid for money advance
|or other valuable consideration, q
The board Of directors may de'er
mine. This corporation shall com
nence business as soon as fl1tee
thousand ($l5,OOOO0l dollars OF tn
capital stock. shall have been SUB
, scribed.
ARTICLE ".
: The corporate powers Of TN
company shall be vested in and ex
crcised by board Of three dlrec
tors who shall for the present {
: w G. Burton, w. H. Harris and ]
; r. Afford, Of which board W. I
Burton shall be president, t. +. a
ford vice president, and w. Il. Hal
ris secretary and treasurer, and WI
J shall hold their offices until II
next regular meeting Of the stool
holders for the selection OF u
board of directors, which shall
held not later than the fst day
: October 1914, and annually therea
!, ter stockholders meetings shall
held and Of which meetings write
lnotice shall be given and dlrect'
v Flo The last known place OF reslden
of each of the stockholders.
ARTICLE V.
~ The board of directors shall ha
full power to fill vacancies III the
=, number caused by death, resign
ton or otherwise, and from t
stockholders of the company; tn
= shall have full control OF the pro
erty of the company and shall
= conduct, manage and use the sal
as they may deem best and as
= consistent with the objects and pl
poses of this company; they are
thorized and empowered to fra
"a and adopt such bylaws and regu
Itions as the affairs and business
the company may require, and e
ploy all officers, agents, employ
servants and clerks as they n