The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-10-05
CHARTER
OF the Southern Oil and Gas conf
panN.

Shreveport. La, came anJ, aplr.'t u
on the date hereinafter Wrltet5f' 49,
follow ing: C.. d. krr-j. e.. W. LAW Z,
Il W. Norris. s g. Hicks, }. VI i-''
aud Frank J. LoonrN. al rcoldei'to ~
t,a,Ido Parish, LOUIS. na, all TO- 't'
we'll known. who dee.Ar"d 10 me IN
Inc prrsrrcr of the alteSlIn@ Mi
ur>srS. THAT they Desired TO loEtit
and constitute 1 corporation 'il'1 Y
tile laws of Louisiana, and ts'al lH'N
do hereby form thcm#elNe> 5'l'd
their successors into corporal 1''''
and constitute same III rnIllpilaAi''
with the provisions and stlhIett ~
lie restrictions of the laws OF inc
State Of Louisiana governing col
poraions and under tn" ptoN'>loNS
Of The articles OF Incorporation
hereinafter sci forth.
.m ARTICLE J.
The name of this rolp0fatl'h
shall be Southern Oil and Gas Com
p"ny; by this name 1t snail ilaNt
lsoV,rr and authority to have ana
tlljny succession for a period or
ninrty-ninn years. 10 contract, sue
and he sued to make and Use q cor,
nOratr seal aud the same 10 break.
alter or amend ut pleasures: ANA
lsnder This same name to lInlN, re-
eciNv. purchase and oil"rNis" ar-
1Iiirr, L, uNn. convey. soil OF NtlH"-
Wise dispose ut. 10 lease, pledge,
mortgage or otherwise hNpotfi'eo'e
property, real, personal and mixed
ARTICLE H.
The Iun1iailn of This corporation
is declared to be lie City of SiircN"-
port, La
ARTICLE TIL.
The nature of he business to bc
carried on and the purpose Tor
which this corporation IS estah-
Ilshcd 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
do any or al Things necessary for
the purposes of this corporation.
ARTICLE ~.
The corporate powers Of this cor
poration shall be vested in a board
Of directors composed Of five stock
holders, majority of whom shall
compose quorum. The directors
shall elect a president, vice presi-
dent 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: G. ID. 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
are 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-Ot1icers as the interests of the
corporation may require, and make
end establish such bylaws as may
lie necessary and proper for the
management and regulation Of the
affairs Of the corporation. IF any
vacancies occur among the officers
or directors, the remaining directors
may select stockholders TO fill the
same. The board Of directors shall
Fave power to borrow and lend
money: to issue bills If exchange.
notes, bonds, drafts and other ncao-
TABLE paper: execute mort cages
ard generally to do all things Incl
dent to The object and purposes Of
this corporation.
ARTICLE Y.
The capital stock Of this corpora
ton shall be fifty thousand dollars.
divided into five hundred shares of
the par value Of one hundred dol
lars each. This stock shall be sub
scribed in the amount of ten thous-
and dollars and paid for before this
corporation shall commence bust
ness. Stock shall be paid for in cash
or its equivalent when subscribed
No stakeholder shall be liable for
more than the unpaid balance on the
stock subscribed for by him, nor