The Caucasian., 1913-10-26
CHARTER
OF the Southern Oil and Gas Com.
pany.

90. before me, LllltOl r. Ddslo, IiS
undersigned authority, notary
public in and for Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, at my office in the City of
Shreveport, La, came and appeared
on the date hereinafter written, the
following: C.. d. Keen, G. w. Lane,
|R. w. Norris, S. B. Hicks, J. M. Lee
and Frank J. Looney, all residents OF
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, all to me
we'll known, who declared to me in
the presence of the attesting wit
.nesses, that they desired to form
and constitute a corporation under
the laws of Louisiana, and that they
do hereby form themselves and
their successors into a., corporation
and constitute same in compliance
with the provisions and subject to
the restrictions of the laws of the
State of Louisiana governing cor
porations and under the provisions
of the articles of incorporation
hereinafter set forth.
| AR1lCLE L.
The name of this corporation
shall be Southern Oil and Gas Com
pany; by this name it shall have
power and authority to have and
enjoy succession for period OF
pinety-nine years; TO contract, sue
and be sued; to make and use cor
pOrate seal and the same to break,
alter or amend at pleasure; and
Under this same name to hold, re-
| Ceive, purchase and otherwise ac-
guire, to own, convey, sell or other
wise dispose of, to lease, pledge,
mortgage or otherwise hypothecate
property, real, personal and mixed.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation
is declared to be the City Of Shreve-
port, La.
ARTICLE III.
The nature Of The business to be
carried on and the purpose for
which this corporation is estab-
lished are as follows: TO bore oil
wells and gas wells and distribute
and sell the products of oil and gas
wells To transport same through
pipe lines, either for the use of this
corporation or for hire. To buy and
sell lands, leases, oil, gas and min
eral contracts. of all kinds whatso-
ever. to lay pipe lines and if neces-
sary to appropriate property for
same; and to sell and supply gas and
oil, either under municipal fran
chise or otherwise, and generally to
do any or al Things necessary for
the purposes of this corporation.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers of this cor
poration shall be vested in board
of directors composed of five stock
holders, majority of whom shall
compose a quorum. The directors
shall elect a president, vice presi-
dent and secretary-t and
shall prescribe the duties of each.
Election of directors shall take place
the first, Monday in October of each
year. The first board Of directors
shall be as follows: C. d. Keen, C.
w. Lane, R. w. Norris, S. B. Hicks
and Frank ]. Looney, with G. d.
Keen, president; C. w. Lane, vicel
president; r. w. Norris, secretary
treasurer. All officers and directors
shall serve until their successors
are elected. Service of all legal pro-
cess shall be made on the president,
or in his absence on the vice presi-
dent, or in his absence on the secre-
tary.treasurer, at the Office of the
company. The board of directors
shall appoint such managers, agents
or sub officers as the interests of the
corporation may require, and make !
and establish such bylaws as may
be necessary and proper for the
management and regulation of the
affairs of the corporation. If any
vacancies occur among the officers
or directors, the remaining directors
may select stockholders to fill the
same. The board of directors shall
have power to borrow and lend
money: to issue bills of exchange,
notes, bonds, drafts and other nego-
table paper; execute mortgages.
and generally to do all things Incl
dent to the object and purposes of
this corporation.
ARTICLE Y.
The capital stock of this corpora
lion shall be fifty thousand dollars,
divided into five hundred shares of
the par value of one hundred dol
lars each. This stock shall be sub
scribed in the amount of ten thous-
and dollars and paid for before this
corporation shall commence bust
ness. Stock shall be paid for in cash
or its equivalent when subscribed.