The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-10-31
CHAPTER OF BULL FROG OIL COMPANY

lori lr ata mn4er the laws OF the State OF
Io n,,sispa and particularly under Art. IL OF
The General Assembly of 1882 regarding TIE
formation OF mining corporations, ior VIC oD-
iects and purposes as follo~s' to-"iV'
ARTICLE l..
sb nhe he ea aBtJL ah1 FROG Oil COMPANY and
mnder the amid name and style 1t snail nave
and enjoy all the rights granted to corpora
tions under the laws OF the state OF Loulslana
and shall have and enjoy corporate eAlsVenSe
for a period Of ninety-nine t9o) years rom
the date hereof as hereinafter provided, une
lass sooner dissolved under the provisions OF
tba laws of the state OF Louisiana, together
with the power to have and 10 use corpota.e
seal and to make, alter or break the same st
pleasure.
ARTICLE II,
Tho domicile of this corporation ia hereby
fxad in the City Of Welsh, Jefferson DAVIS
Parish. Louisiana, where all legal process
shall be served in the manner proVlueu ny
Law. upon the President or IN his ABSENCE on
the Vice President. or IN the sDsenee OF rie
Vice president at the office OF said corpo-
ration as provided by the Statutes OF the State
OF Louisiana.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and pusposes OF this corporao
tim. md the nature of the business to pc
transacted aud carried on by IT are herepy
declared to be, to purchase, take OF lesse' VI
privilege, or lands in the State OF Louisiana
ar elsewhere for the development OF natural
gas, oil, petroleum., coal, asplaltuni, sal'.
sulphur, ore, metal and mineral substances OF
any interest therein; and to explore opeh
work, or i'll any manner turn the same 70 au-
vantage; transport and prepare petroleum,
oils, asphaltum, and mineral substances
OF any and all kinds; to buy ship, sell ana
deal in oils, minerals, plants ana
mae hin.ery, implements, ephse OF ha;nS
used in mining operations, or required ny
Workmen or others employed by this corPor'
ration to construct, carry out, malntalii' I'M.
prove, manage. control and .superlntehu any
roadway, tram-way, pipeline, tahhs, a Lese,-
yoirs, warehouses, water-W0rks, t,crushhls-
works, hydraulic works, or any. other WORKS
Pnpd conyeniences that may be dlrectiy or III,
| directly conductive to any OF the oD]ects anu
purposes OF this corporation; 10 purchsse'
| acquire, lease, control, operate, sen anu us
| nose to any such person or persons. corpora
ton or corporations and at such price anu on
such terms and conditions as to this corpo-
| ration may seem proper, water rlghts, iiD-
provements and buildings for mining ana LOT
chase, lease or otherwise acquire all or any
part of the business or habliltles on any
person, firm, corporation or ASSOCIATION en-
gagged therein or holding any part III similar
objects or purposes; to do al or anysniis
suitable. ne cessary and convenient ana proper
for the accomplishment of any OF the purposes
or the attainment of any one or more OF lne
objects and purposes herein enumerated OF
incidental to the powers therein named or
which may or shall at any time appear c4H-
dnctIyel or expedient for the beneht OF tnls
corporation. .1u
The capital stock of this corporation Is
hereby fixed at Twenty Thousand Dollars
a0,0o0o0l to be divided INTO iw2 dh9nsIslnu
$4,000 per share. This stock may be issued
either for cash or for property, LABOR o.
services purchased by or advanced 10 SAY ~
, comLany, and the Judgment OF the boarq o.
directors as to the value 81 the prEper.s' iapG
corporation is authorized to commence Dusl
ness when one-half of the capital stock MAJ
been subscribed and paid tor IN full. Eaci
share of stock shall be entitled to one vote q
t all meetings Of the stockholders, TO De cast IL
person or by proxy.
ARTICLEV.
The corporate powers of this corporation
are hereby declared. except as may hereaIte
be stipulated to be vested IN ana exercise
by board of directors COMPOSED OF five OF 1t
stockholders, which said board shall b., elect
ed annually by said stockholders on the mrs
Monday in August OF each year nert hii sorv
:. until the first Monday in August, 1914. or un
ill their successors shlll have been electec
are hereby declared to be; 4. A. MGReynoldi
P. b. Doty W. g. Reeves, Joseph Fromn 4,
II resignation of any of the directors his SUI
= cessor shall be chosen by the remaining q
rectors Three directors, shall constltut
a quorum for the transaction OF business
ARTICLE vi.
The officers of this corporation snail Col
sist of President. Vice-President an
General Manager, Secretary and Treasure
The respective officers shall have tn
powers usually given to said Officers, and sha
serve until their successors shall nave pee
elected and qualified. The President an
Secretary with the approval of the board
directors, shall have the right. power an
authority to enter into and execute all col
tracts of any nature which they may see n
make and to make purchases, sales, lease
as in their Judgment may be proper ana II
the best interest of the corporation.
The officers hereby selected to serve unit
the first Monday in August, OF 1914, or mt
their successors shall have been duly eiecte
are as follows, to-wir:
ri Joseph Fromherz, President
r. A. McReynolds. Vice-President ar
Il General Manager.
w. G.. Reeves, Secretary.
2. b. Doty. Treasurer.
ARTICLE VII.
This charter may be amended or the corp
ration dissolved by the consent OF thre
le fourths OF the capital stock held by tine stoc
holders at any meeting called Tor that pu
pose after ten days notice i'll writing OF Il
IT time and place of such meeting mailed to eat
an of the stockholders, or Immediately il mott
- is duly waived. :. :,
ld Whenever this corporation is dissolved
!: limitation or otherwise its affairs shall
no liquidated by commissioner to be selects
nc by the stockholders at the meeting at whit
n. the resolution for the dissolution OF the &C
~. poration shall have been adopted in the eve
=, of the death of such liquidator, his success
Il, shall be appointed by any court OF prop
70, jurisdiction.
BY ARTICLE VIII.
No stakeholder of this corporation sh
IN ever be held liable for any greater amou
than the unpaid balance on his capital stoc
and no informalities shall have the effect
CHI rendering this charter null or exposing q
ne stockholder to any loss beyond the amou
~ of this capital stock; the amount of stO
W subscribed bv each stakeholder is stated afl
his signature below.
tn This done and passed before me, the und
~ signed Notary on this 18th day of Sept, A.
nc 1913, in the presence OF the undersign
TO lawful witnesses.
Subscribers Number OF Shar
,,r Signed r. A. McReynolds ........ 1890 shal
ny !" p b. Doty communion,
v. q. Reeves, ......,,....
nv Albert brennan .......... 200
~ jos. FromherZ .,..s....... 200
Witnesses to signature of Joseph Fromht
nd. and Albert Drennan:
(Signed) A. H. Ritter.
p. y. Iauve.