The Caucasian., 1913-07-20
GIllkEkEIsl
OF the sodo Lake Oil and Gas Conn
pany.

/ State of Louisiana, Parish of Cad
| do: On this day before me, John r.
slattery, duly qualified and acting
notary public within and for the
Parish and State aforesaid, person
ally appeared the parties whose
names are hereunto subscribed, who
declared that availing themselvs OF
/ the provisions of the laws of the
State of Louisiana. they do by these
presents covenant, agree and bind
themselves, as we'll as such other
persons as may hereafter become
associated With them, to form and
cLy4stitute a corporation and body
polite in law under the following
articles Of agreement, to-Wlt:
@ FIRST.
I The name and style OF this cor
poration shall be the Sod0 Lake Oil
and Gas Company, and its domlcl!e
shall be in the City Of Shreveport,
Caddo Parish Louisiana, and under
its said corporate name it shall nave
and enjoy existence for period OF
fifty years, unless sooner dissolved
as hereinafter provided. Under SAID
corporate name it shall have the
power to sue and to be sued; to
make and use a corporate seal and
the same to alter at pleasure; 20
contract; to acquire real and per-
sonal property, as we'll as to sell,
mortgage, hypothecate or otherwise
dispose of same, and generally to
do any and all things needful to
properly carry out the purpose and
object for which organized. All legal
process shall be served on the pres
ident or in his absence on4Nhe sec
retary.
SECOND.
The purpose for which this cor
poration is organized and the ma
tufe of the business to be carried on
is declared to be the drilling for Oil
or gas or other minerals on lands
owned, leased or otherwise acquired
by it for that purpose; to dispose of
same, and to build, acquire and
maintain pipe lines, tank cars and
such other methods of transporta-
tion as may be deemed necessary.
THIRD.
The capital stock of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at fifty-one
thousand 1854, ,OOO) dollars, repre-
scented by one thousand and twenty
/ I,O2O) shares of stock Of the par
value of fifty dollars each, and said
/ corporation shall become going
concern and authorized to COM
mence business when tor hundred
/ (2OO) shares of its capital stock
shall have been subscribed and paid
for, either in cash, property or ser
vices rendered.
/ FOURTH.
This corporations affairs shall be
managed and controlled by a board
of directors composed of five stock
holders, three Of whom shall con-
stitute quorum for the transaction
Of all corporate business; said di-
rectors to be elected at regular
i injecting of the stockholders to be
! held on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday of February of each
year, unless said day shall be legal
| holiday. in which event said cleo
! ton shall be held on the first sec
ular day thereafter. Until the first
regular eiectiobin February Of the
year 1914, the following shall con
stity7N the board Of directors: ]. w.
Coffey, R. A. Tierney, Noise H. Levy,
/ Joseph E. Slattery and J. B. Slattery,
Of whom J. B. -Slattery shall be
president; J. W. Coffey, vice Tesi-
dent; R. A. Tierney, secretary; and
Joseph E. Slattery, treasurer. The
] said board of directors shall have
the power to adopt such bylaws,
rules and regulations as may appear
conducive to the best interests OF
i The company and shall have the
/ power to change or modify them at
I pleasure, and shall have also the
authority to employ such employees,
managers, ETC., as may be necessary
and to fix their compensation.
Should a vacancy occur in the said
board of directors those remaining
shall choose from among the stock
i holders others to fill the vacancies.
It all stockfAh{plders kfAh{p meetings called
tor any purboB each share Of stock
i present or represented by written
4 power of attorney shall be entitled
10 one vote, and a majority of votes
cast shall decide all questions pre-
sented, unless otherwise provided
for by law. Unless otherwise pro-
Ivided for, notice of all stockholders
meetings shall be given by written
notice mailed to the last known ad-
dress of each stockholder, provided
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