The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-12-28
CHARTER

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CHARTER
OF The Drillers Prospecting Conn
panyo
State az Louisiana, Parish ~ Cad.
80: Before me, Clifton +. Davis, the
undersigned authority notary
public in and for the Parish and
state aforesaid, at my Office IN the
City Of Shreveport. La, came and
appeared ON the date hereinafter
written, the following: J. l.. Hudson,
J. II. Moore, George X. Pope. W. w.
Brown. Ben Ray. 7. q. HUds2a'. ~.
NJ Aeore and Jack Brsteher. in per.
SOFA e,r b. attorney as signed. who
declared ao n,e 90 the presence Of
en-. atte.tins Witnesses than shes
desise 90 form and constitute a cor
poratioo un9eg the laws es Losis.
rama: and tlsat shey 90 hereby Segm
Themselves and tteiS successors into
q corporation and constitute same
in a'olNpliancse with Che provisions
ana subject ~ si,e restrictions OF e'e
lass os ebse State OF Louisiana goS-
crying eorperasSoHso ana 0lnIe'' The
peay isioge @g shes articles o,9 asscdDre
JOY at ideo hereinafter SEQ S0SSige
ssR36CLg T.
sslsse game OF elsis cooperation
shall 90 ssss DrslYe~s S'rOsgeeeflss
: G4s,lYa0lso eaeA by chic slanae 80 ensli
haze sowee end Sst'lo1sty 90 Base
sad qn'os socsessior Sss' s'sss QeeisS
of ainetsenine gears; d" eostrset,
sue and be sae8; tao snaSe SHs use
a corporate eeaG and taee salae 80
: lsn3ako altes OF amend 81 pleasure:
and alndep THE name 20 h.l6e sec
aeiseo purchase ana otherwise sc
suiree to- Oasle scnses. cell o' othere
wise dispose ofs 30 Tease. pledge.
mortgage or ssthe1~ise h.potheeaee
2roQerts. zeal. personal and mixed
ARTICLE II.
The eYoinieile of this corporation
| 10 declared 90 be in She City OF
Shreveport, Louisiana.
ARTICLE III.
The Nature OF the business 20 be
carried ON and Che purpose Ser
which This corporation is estals-
| lished are - follows: To bore oil
wells in the state OF Louisiana and
in the State of Texas, and distribute
ana sell the products OF sai3 oil and
gas wells: Go transport same
Through pipe Zines either for che use
Of shis corporations or Cor hire; 90
bug end cell 9ands, qeases. eiY, gas
ana mineral eontracss of el9 Kind
whatever: 60 Fay pipe Yines snd if
necessary 90 appropriate property
for came: 80 sci? and suppfy sac snd
0i9, either under municipal fran
| el,ise or otherwise. ana generally 90
do any snd aiY things necessary 4o4
sne purpose ~ sYis corporation,
and generally 80 do any and all
things necessary 90 be done in fur
tleranee 0s such objects an3 pur.
2osese
ARTICLE "
yhe corporate powers ~ slsis cor
YoratioN el,all be vested in hoard
OF directors composed OF seven
stockholders. The directors eha!l
elect a presidents vice president and
secretary.treasurer, ana shall pre-
scribe the duties Of each. Election
of directors ehaii take place che
first Monday in December of each
year. The first board of directors
shall be as follows: J. z. Hudson, J.
H. Moore, w. w. Brown, Ben Kay,
IT. C. Hudson, E. M. Moore and Jack
Bratcher, with J. l.. Hudson, presi.
dent; J. H. Moore, vice president;
T. C. Hudson, secretary-tr treasurer.
All officers and directors shall serve
until their successors are elected.
Service Of all legal process shall be
made on the president, or, in his alb
sence or the vice presidents Or in
] his absence on the treas
urer, at the office of the company.
The board of directors shall appoint
such managers, agents es sul-o9-
ficers as the interests of the cerpor-'
alton may require, and make and
establish such bs-laWs az may be
necessary ana proper sor che man
agemenS and regulation Of che Of
fairs Of the corporation Is any
vacancies occur among Che officers
or directors, che Semaining Airec-
tors may select stockholders 20 AIt
the same. The board Of directors
shall have power % borrow and
lend money; 20 issue bills OF ex-
change, notes, bonds, drafts and
other negotiable paper: execute
mortgages and generally 20 do all
things incident TO the object and
purpose of this corporation. Said
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