The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-07-01
CHARTER
= OF The Rotary Oil Company.

State or Louisiana, Parish of Cad
do: Be it remembered that on thl
day before me, j. A. Thigpen, notar,
public, came and appeared the par
ties whose names are hereunlo sub
; scribed, who declared that availin;
themselves Of the provisions of tn,
laws of this State relative to cor.
porations, they have formed cor
poration under the name and STYLE
and of the powers and privileges
hereinafter stipulated, to-wit:
...s ARTICLE l. ...:.-
The name of this corporation shall
be 1.-THE Rotary Oil Company" with
it's domicile in the City of Shreve-
! port, La, and under said corporate
name it shall have and enjoy sue
Cession for a period of ninety-nine
1897 years, unless sooner dissolved
as hereinafter stated All legal pro-
cess shall be seIYed upon the presi-
dent or in his absence at the office
of the corporation according to law.
e.. ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes of this
corporation is hereby declared to be
the business of mining for oil, gas
and other minerals, with the right
to do any and everything incidental
thereto, including the building of
pipe lines, and the purchase, lease
and sale of lands and personal
property, and for the purpose of
holding lands for development by
other persons or corporations.
ARTICLE III. -....~
The capital stock of this corpora
ton is fixed at the sum of twelve
thousand (S12,0000O) dollars, divid-
ed into one hundred and twenty
shares Of the par value Of one hun
dred dollars per share. This corpor-
alton is authorized to commence
business whenever the full amount
of its capital stock is subscribed for
and paid in cash or its equivalent.
No stock shall be issued until the
same is fully paid for, but stock
may be issued in payment of prop
erly, real or personal, or for SER
vices rendered to the corporation,
as may be determined by the stock
holders. .
ARTICLE ~.
The corporate powers of this cor
poration shall be vested in and ex-
ercised by board of three direc-
tors chosen from the stockholders,
two of whom shall constitute quo
rum for the transaction of all bus,
ness, who shall be elected annually
on the first Monday in May of each
year, beginning with the year 1914.
Until its successors are elected and
qualified. The board of directors is
hereby declared to be J. A. Henry,
Harry L. Miller and H. J. Hayes The
officers Of the company shall be
elected by the directors annually
beginning with the first Monday in
May 1914, and until such date the
officers are declared to be Harry L.
Miller, president, and J. A. Henly,
secretary-treasurer. At all meeting
of stockholders the majority OF
stock shall elect the directors, and
in all elections or proceedings 0.
stockholders each share of stock
shall be entitled to one vote. Notice
of all elections or meetings of
stockholders shall be advertised ten
days prior thereto in public news
paper published in the City of
Shreveport.
ARTICLE v.
Whenever this corporation is dis.
solved, either by limitation Of its
charter or from any other cause, its
affairs shall be liquidated by two
persons selected for the purpose a
a stockholders meetings duly held
and said liquidators shall perform
such services and give such securit;
as the stockholders may require.
ARTICLE vi.
No stakeholder of this corpora
ton shall ever be held liable or re
sponsible for the contracts or fault.
thereof in any further sum than
the unpaid balance due the COM
pany on their stock; and no infor-
mality in organization shall have
the effect Of rendering this char,el
null or of exposing its stockholders
to any loss beyond the amount OF
their capital stock.
In witness of which the partie
have signed this instrument in tn.
presence of me, notary, and C. Kel-
Ter and R. Wolf, competent wi
nesses, ON this 18th day of June 1913.
j. A. HENRY.
HARRY L. MILLER,
by j. A. Henry.