The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-04
CHARTER
OF The Reeves Oil Company.

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do: Be it known that on this the 9th
day OF March 1913, before me, E.
Wayles Browne, notary pubic,
duly commissioned and sworn, mi
and for the Parish of Caddo, State
of Louisiana, personally came and
appeared C. D. Reeves, w. A. ker-
ley and w. F. Woods, who declared
that availing themselves Of the pro-
visions of the laws of this State rel
ative to corporations, they have
covenanted and agreed, and by these
presents covenant and agree, and
bind themselves, as we'll as such
other persons as may hereafter be-
come. associated with them, to form
and constitute a corporation and
body polite in law, for the objects
and purposes, and under the stipu-
lations and conditions following:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of said cor
poration shall be The Reeves Oil
j Company, and its domicile is hereby
fixed and established at Shreveport,
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, and under
It's said corporate name said eorpor-
alton shall have power and author
ity to contract, sue and be sued; to
make and use corporate seal, and
fhe same to break or alter at pleas
ure; to hold, receive, have, pur-
chase, improve, ALLEVIATE, convey,
borrow, pledge, mortgage and by
pothecate under it's said corporate
name, property, real, personal and
mixed; and to do all things and acts
permitted by law and necessary and
proper to carry out the objects and
purposes of said corporation. The
president, or in his absence the vice
president, shall be the proper per-
son upon whom citation or other
legal process shall be served. This
corporation, unless sooner dissolved
in accordance with its charter. shall
exist and endure for period of
ninety-nine years from and after
the date hereof.
ARTICLE II,
The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized
and the nature OF the business to be
carried on by it are declared TO be
to purchase or lease lands for the
purpose of developing same for oil
or gas or other minerals, and to
engage in the business Of producing
, oil, gas and other minerals: to ac-
, quire and construct and operate gas
, plants and pipe lines for conveying
Gil and gas, and generally to do such
i acts and things as are necessary or
! incident to the producing OF oil and
! gas, and of dispusing Of sa1ne,
whether the individuals or corpora
lions be private or public.
ARTICLE III.
: The capital stock Of this corpora
| ton shall be ten thousand dollars
divided into and represented by two
hundred shares OF the sum Of fifty
, collars each,' which said stock shall
: be paid for at the time Of subecrip-
J ton, or the same may be issued at
/ not less than par, in exchange for
/ property or rights actually received
I or purchased by the corporation, OF
the same may be issued full paid
? for money advanced or other yalu-
: able consideration as the board OF
{ directors may determine. This cor
/ poration shall commence business
as soon as three thousand dollars OF
} the capital stock shall have been
) subscribed for.
! ARTICLE Nv.
The corporate powers of this COM
, pany shall be vested IN and exer-
t cised by board of three directors
) who shall be for the present C. D
Reeves, w. F. Woods and w. A
Kerley, of which board C. D. Reeves
shall be president, w. F. Woods
;; vice president, and w. A. kerh!
, secretary and treasurer, who shall
hold their offices until the next reg
ular meeting Of the stockholders for
the selection of board of directors
which shall be held on the 10th day
of February A. D. 1914, on which
cate and annually thereafter such
t stockholders meeting shall be held
: and of which meetings notice shall
be given by public advertisement IN
enc of the papers published IN the
, Parish Of Caddo, and by written no.
tice directed to the last known place
i, of residence of each OF the stock
| holders, provided that such notice
, may be waived by the consent OF
Fl the stockholders.
J ARTICLE Y.
t The board OF directors shall have
, full power to all vacancies IN their