The Caucasian., 1913-12-04
CHARTER
VI the Reynolds Oil and Gas Com
pany.

tnoflty, notary public in and for
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, personally
came and appeared the parties
whose names are hereunto signed,
who declared to me that they have
and do hereby form a corporation
under the laws of the State of
Louisiana, under the provisions of
the following articles, to-wit:
ARTICLE |.
The name of this corporation
shall be Reynolds Oil and Gas Com
pany; unless sooner dissolved in az
cOrdance with its charter it shall
exist for a period of ninety-nine
years; it shall have the right to sue
and be sued: to receive, purchase
and otherwise acquire, and also to
own, convey, sell, lease, pledge and
mortgage property, real, personal
and mixed.
ARTICLE III.
The domicile of this corporation
is hereby fxed in the City of
Shreveport, Louisiana.
ARTICLE III.
The nature of the business to be
carried on and the purpose for
which this corporation is estab-
lished, are hereby declared to be to
engage in the business of producing
oil and gas, and to that end to ac-
quire leases on Oil and gas lands in.
the Caddo oil field and in such other
fields as may be determined by the
board of directors. To buy and sell
lands, leases, oil, gas and mineral
contracts Of all kinds whatsoever,
and generally to do and perform all
things necessary in the oil and gas
business.
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 a quorum. The directors
shall elect president, vice presi-
dent and secretary-treasurer, and
shall prescribe the duties OF each.
Election of officers shall take place
the first Monday in October of each
year. The first board of directors.
shall be as follows: George Z. Rey-
nolds, D. C. Richardson, J. M. Rey-
nolds. C. T. Wheeler and John
Brown, with George T. Reynolds as
president, D. C. Richardson as vice
president, and ]. M. Reynolds secre-"
tary-treasurer. All officers and dl-
rectors shall serve until their sue
cessors are elected. Service OF all
legal process shall be made on the
president, or in his absence on the
vice president, or in his absence on
| the secretary treasurer, at the OF
| flee of the company. The board OF
directors shall appoint such man-
ayers, agents or sub-officers as the
interests of the corporation may re-
| uuire. and make and establish such
by-laws as may be necessary and
proper for the management and
Regulation of the affairs of the cor
poration. If any vacancies occur
lamong the officers or directors, the
remaining directors may select
stockholders to fill the same. The
hoard of directors shall have power
to borrow money and lend money;
Ito issue bills of exchange, notes,
ibonds. drafts and other negotiable
paper, execute mortgages, and gen
eralfy to do all things incident to
1.-THE objects and purposes OF this
/ corporation.
ARTICLE v.
| The capital stock of this corpora
Itfon shall be one hundred thousand
dollars, divided into one thousand
shares of the par value of one hun
ldred dollars, each, which said stock
| shall be paid for at the time OF sub
! scription, or the. same may be issued
at not less than par in exchange fol
property or rights actually received
Of purchased by the corporation, oI
the same may be issued full paio
for money advanced or other valu-
able consideration as the board q
directors may determine. This cor.
Doration shall commence buslnes
a soon as seyenty-five hundred
dollars Of the capital stock shal
r. # - E - T. Fl
have been subscribed.
ARTICLE vi.
4 The directors shall be elected o.
4 ballot at the regular annual meet
/ ing called for that purpose or an.
meeting adjourned from same. a
all stockholders meetings each shar
B Of stock shall be entitled to on
vote; a stockholder may vote Q
/ proxy. A majority of the stoc
holders shall compose a quorum
IA majority of the stock pres
art chnH elect the director