The Caucasian., 1913-12-14
CHaRYER
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I State of louisiana, Parislo of Gao
tdo: Before me, Clifton g.. 6nvie, .
4rotars guhlir On amt for Ga16o Par
I ish 2ouisisno st ms office iD the
1sity Of shreseOole, IA, came ona
appeared Os tss olate hereafter
lwritten ~. O.. WoolS, 9olsB Bur
3mSi.ter and ". u. Crosby, all so, me
veY kn0WN, sslso dec Jared 20 lsls Oh
inc pIsseHcs ~ slse attestins wiz
lneeses, THAT shss slesi9e to qorns and
7 constitute o corporation andes ts=
laws Of Louisiana; and that they do
41elvbs qorNo themselves and alsesr
Successors onto q corporations and
constitute came 90 compliance Vslth
tGs lswe Of Louisiana gossrnins
eSrporasione and under che 0rosls-
! ions O9 che articles OF incorporation
hsseinsftsS SCI sorth.
! ARTICLE G.
4 The a1ame o9 this corporation
sAal9 be Northesp Producing (,Ors-
panS. ann By ehis name 1t shall have
DoWee an1 authorite % have and
enioy suceessioD 4or Verio6 "i
ninets-nins scare; 20 contract, cue
and Is sued; % make and use o cor
YRorate seal and the came to break,
alter or amend az pleasure; and un-
aer THE name to hold, eeceive, pur-
chass and otherwise acquire, to
own. convey, sell or otherwise dis
Vose of, to leases pledge, mortgage
j or etAerwise hypothscats property.
lsai, personal ana mixed.
aRY1GlE u.
Che olomicile of this corporation
10 declared to be Sse City OF
Shreveport, Gouisians.
4 NRYIC1.E II0.
4 Dhe aaturu of the business 20 be
carried ole ana the purposes for
which THE corporation 10 estab-
llished are 40 follows: 10 bore oil
welle in the States ~ Louisiana
Yeaae, Arkansas ana ssklalsoms, sni
distribute snd sell the producss os
sai6 oil enc 81. wells; % transport
same ehrough piVe liaes either for
the sse OS shis corporations or Sor
Aire: % bug and sel1 lands, lessee,
oil, gas and mineral contracts Os oil
kinds whatever; lag Vipe lines: tc
sell anA supply sas and oil, sithes
under municipal franchise or 9th
erwise, anA generally to do any end
all things necessary for the pur-
poses of this corporation, ana gen
orally to do any and all things nee
!, essary to be done in furtherance of
such objects and purposes.
ARTICLE ".
! The corporate powers Of this cor
{, poration shall be vested in a board
OF directors composed of three
stockholders. The directors shall
elect a president, vice president ana
| secretary-treasu and shall pre-
scribe the duties of each. Election
! of directors shall take place on the
second "Wednesday in January 1915,
and annually thereafter. The first
board of directors shall be as fol-
! lows: w. r. Crosby, w. C. Woolf
and John Burmeister; with w. R.
Crosby, president; w. C. Woolf,
vice president; and John Burmeis-
ter, ecretary-treasurer All officers
and directors shall serve until their
| successors are elected Service If
all legal process shall be made on
! the president, or in his absence on
| the vice president, or in his absence
on the secretary-treas at the
! office of the company 9he board
| of directors shall appoint such
i managers, agents or sub-officers as
| the interest 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 cor
| poration. 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 negotiable papers,
execute mortgages, and generally to
do all things incident to the objects
and purposes of this corporation.
ARTICLE V.
The capital stock of this eorpor-
alton shall be fifty thousand dollars,
divided into fifty thousand shares Of
the par. value of one dollar each.
This stock shall be subscribed in
the amount of twenty thousand dol
lars and paid for before this cor
pOration shall commence business; /;
said stock shall be paid for in cash
or its equivalent when. subscribed.
No stockholder shall be liable for
more than the unpaid balance on