The Caucasian., 1913-11-13
CHARTER
OF the Southern Oil and Gas Com
pany.


undersigned authority, a 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: G.. d. Keen, C. w. Lane,
R. w. Norris, S. B. Hicks, J. M. Lee
and Frank ]. 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 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.
ARTICLE I.
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
ninety-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; sand
Under this same name to, hold, re-
ceive, purchase and otherwise ac-
quire, to own, convey, sell or other
wise dispose of, to lease, pledge,
mortgage or otherwise hypothecate
property, real, personal and mixed.
ARTICLE II.
The domiciIe 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
lido any or al Things necessary for
the purposes of this corporation.
| ARTICLE Nv.
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 president, vice presi-
ldent and secretary treasurer, 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, G.
w. Lane, r. w. Norris, S. B. Hicks
and Frank J. -Looney, with c. D.
Keen, president; C. w. Lane, vice
president; R. w. Norris, secretary
Treasurer. All officers and directors
shall serve until their successors
lare 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
iaffairs Of the corporation. If any
vacancies occur among the officers
or directors, the remaining directors
/ may select stockholders to fill tht
same. The board of directors shall
| have. power to borrow and lend
money; to issue bills of exchange
notes. bonds, drafts and other nego-
| liable paper; execute mortgages
| and generally to do all things incl
1tlent to the object and purposes Of
this corporation.
ARTICLE v.
| The capital stock Of this corpora
ltion shall be fifty thousand dollars
divided into five hundred shares o
the par value of one hundred dol.
lars each. This stock shall be sub
lscribed in the amount of ten thous-
and dollars and paid for before thi:
fcorporation shall commence busl
mess. Stock shall be paid for in casf
Ior its equivalent when subscribed