The Caucasian., 1913-12-09
CHARTER
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| tnOflt9, NOtaFS pubic SE dllW sol
! Caddo Parrish, Eouisiane. personels
came and appeared the psr9ies
whose names are hereunt0 eisneG
who declared 10 me thae thev cage
ana do heseby 9orrn Q corporation
under ths lsSs q che stste of
Louisiana. aln<tes tlse prosisions 0s
the feqIoSiNs articles, eo-wia5
ARTICLE 9.
The 0ame ~ ehis corporation
shall De ReynOlds Oh enc Gao eOine
panys unless soones dissolved IN o.
cordance &ita its charter at shall
exisg for a period % oinesy-oine
years. it SHAH Aavs the eighe 60 sse
and be SUEDE 90 receive, purchase
and otherwise acquire. and also 60
own, convey, sell, tease, pledge and
mortgage propersss sesis peseonal
and eni1eo.
ARTICLE &C.
4he domicile of this eorpOraeioN
is hereby fixed in che Cas OF
Shreveport, Louisiana.
ARTICLE I1I.
The gature of Ahe business TO be
carried 90 and the purpose Cor
which this corporation - sstab-
lished, are hereby declare0 70 Be 90
engage in the business Of producing
oil and gas, and to thaD end TO ae-
quire leases on oil and gas lands in
the Caddo oil field and in such other
helds as may be determined by che
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 w.
The corporate powers OF this cor
pOFation shall be vested in board
Of directors composed of five stock
holders, majority Of whom shall
compose O quorum. The directors
shall elect a president, vice presi-
dent aud OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, and
shall prescribe the duties of each.
Election Of officers shall take place
the first Monday in October Of each
year. The Arst board Of directors
shall be as follows: George T. Rey-
nolds, d. c. Richardson, J. M. Rey-
nolds, C. l.. Wheeler and John
Brown, with George r. Reynolds as
president, D. G. Richardson as vice
president, and J. M. Reynolds secre-
tary-treasurer. All officers and dl-
rectors shall serve until their sue
oessors are elected. Service OF all
legal process shall be made on the
president, OF in his absence on the
vice president, or in his absence on
the seeretary-treasurer, at the Of
fee Of the company. The board OF
directors shall appoint such man
| ayers, agents or sub-officers as the
interests Of the corporation may re-
Guire, and make and establish such
bylaws as may be necessary and
proper for the management and
regulation Of the affairs Of the cor
poration. II any vacancies occur
among the officers or directors, the
remaining directors may seiec,
stockholders to fill the same. The
board of directors shall have power
| 10 borrow money and lend money
to issue bills Of exchange, notes
bonds, drafts and other negotiable
paper, execute mortgages, and gen.
orally 10 do all things incident te
the objects and purposes of this
corporation.
ARTICLE VI
The capital stock Of this corpora
ton shall be one hundred thousand
dollars, divided into one thousand
shares Of the par value Of one hun
dred 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 To-
property or rights actually received
or purchased by the corporation, o.
the same may be issued full pait
for money. advanced or other valu-
able consideration az the board o
directors may determine. This cor
| poration shall commence bushes
/ Is soon as seventy-Ave hundre'
dollars OF the capital stock shal
have been subscribed.
i ARTICLE vi.
| The directors shall be elected b.
| q ballot al the regular annual meet
ling called for that purpose or an.
| meeting adjourned from same. A
all stockholders meetings each shar
lof stock shall be entitled to on
vote; stoekholder may vote D
lprexy. A majority of the stoc
holders shall compose quorum
Ia majority Of the stock pres
ent shall elect the director