The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-09-18
CHARTER
OF the Henrietta Oil Company.

|
do hereby form a corporation under
The laws Of the State Of Louisiana.
ARTICLE |.
The name and title of this cor
poration shall be the Henrietta Oil
company, with its doniclle IN The
City Of Shreveport, in SAID Parish
and state, and all legal process shall
be served on its president, or IN his
absence on the vice president Of the
| company at its domlcile
| ARTICLE II.
The purpose for which this cor
poration is formed and the nature
Of the business to be carried on by
it are hereby declared to be to own
| lease or acquire gas and oil or other
mineral lands, and the same to de-
NnIop, bore and drill for oil, gas or
other mineral and to own and Ope-
rate pipe lines for the conveyance
Of such oil and gas or other means
Of transportation therefor, and to
do everything necessary in boring
and drilling for gas, oil or other
minerals, and the same to dispose
of as it deems best
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corpor-
alton is hereby fixed at the sum OF
zen thousand (Si0,OOO0O) dollars, dl-
vided into one hundred 400 shares
Of one hundred (Si00OO) dollars
each which shall be paid for in
cash or by the transfer of property
or labor or service performed, as
may be approved by its board of d.
rectOrs. and it shall commence bust
ness whenever three thousand dol
lars (S3,OOOOO1 Of its capital stock
shall have been paid in, and a!
stock issued by ii shall be fully paid
and worcestershire.
ARTICLE ".
The affairs Of the said corporation
shall be managed by a board Of di
rcctOrs consisting of three stock
holders who shall be elected at q
stockholders meeting duly held a
he office of the company on tho
first Monday in September OF eacI
year by the stockholders at meet
ing called for that purpose, and al
III such meetings the stockholders
shall have the right to vote in per
son or by proxy, and each share OF
stock shall be entitled to one vote.
In all meetings Of the stockholders,
a majority of the stock shall con-
troll. The officers Of this corpora
| ton shall be elected by the direc-
ors, and shall be a president, a vice
president and a secretary and treas
| lrer. The first board of directors OF
| this corporation shall consist OF the
following named, to-Wit: E. V. Rich
] ards Jr., R. r. Clifton and L. M. Ash
/ with T. Y. Richards Jr., as president
R. r. Clifton vice president, and l.
VI. Ash secretary and treasurer, who
| shall hold their offices until then
successors. are duly qualified. ANY
| vacancy occurring in the board OF
directors shall be filled by the re-
manning directors.
i 4.=.@ ARTICLE Y.
| This corporation shall have ant
! enjOv succession for the period O
fifty go years, unless sooner DIS
sol\ ed and whenever dissolved fol
any cause, either by limitation o.
|vote of majority Of the stockhold-
ers at a meeting called for that pur-
! pose after ten days written notlc
TO each stakeholder, its affairs shall
be liuudated and settled by one 0
more liquidatOrs elected for tina
purpose who shall give such bOn'
and security and perform such du
lies as may be prescribed by SAT-
3 Stockholders. Provided that when
ever not otherwise provided by tn
laws of this State the stakeholder
NAV waive notice of any stOckhOld
| crs meeting and the same may b
] held at less than ten days notice.
ARTICLE vi.
: This corporation shall have an
: Icnjoy ali and any rights and PRIV
g qcps conferred or authorized by tn
u laws of the State Of Louisiana, an
no stakeholder shall ever be hel
liable for the contracts Or fauI
: thereof in any further sum than tn
unpaid balance due on his stoc
and no mere informally shall haN
the effect Of rendering this chartf
e null and void or OF exposing ar
Il stakeholder TO any greater llabilI
T than the unpaid balance due on h
= stock.
'e In testimony whereof said parl
;. have hereuntO set their hands
IL the presence Of me, notary, and tt
X undersigned attesting witnesses,
q the date herein first above write
l. f. Y. RICHARDS JR.,
.. by l.. NJ AS