The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-09-25
CHARTER
tl the Pro, itiencc Oil and Gas Com
uaHN.

| State of louisiana Parish OF Cad
,in: ~ il known that ~ his day hr-
fore me, a notary public WITHIN ami
rur :Ir Stale nnA Parish aforesaid,
| dpiN commissioned and sworn. came
aui appeared lilo several parties
NnUSr names are lrrrun'n sun
urli,rd. who declared that they
! have formed and 10 by these pres
eit- form. organize and constitute
! themselves into corpora ION under
/ hr iIolnr and STYLE. for tile objects
and purposes and under the conil-
lions ANA regulations following. In-
Nit::
ARTICLE L.
| The uanlr ami Title Of said cor
nnr:,llnn sIiaII ~ PRO, isicncc Oil and
t.as company, and its doilltilt Is
| II. i.phy fixed dni established ~
Shreveport. Gaddn Parish, la. and
| tinirr III ~ail corporate name SAlu
rurpnralion she'll have power and
a},t AurlI< ~ contract, sue and DC
| sued, to make and use a corporate
.rnI anu Illr same rs break " alter
at pleasure, to hold receive. have
purchase. improve. alternate, convey,
borrow. pledge. mortgage and ny
pr hrr;ttc under ItS Sald corporate
lInme, property, real. personal and
uliNt,. and To du all things and acts
permitted by law and necessary and
proper 10 carry Oh the objects ana
purposes of said corporation. The
president. or i'll his ahstnrn the vice
president, shall be the proper per
son upon whom legal process shah
bc served This corporation, unless
sooner dissolved III accordance With
its charter, shall exist and endure
from and after the date hereof
ARTICLE IT,
The objects and purposes fnr
Which this corporation is organized
and the nature Of the business to br
carried on by it are hereby declared
to BE- 10 lease on purchase lands Tor
HE purpose Of developing same Tor
oil or gas or other minerals, ana TIL
engage III The business OF producing
oil OF Gas and other minerals, TO &C
u,lirr and construct and operate gas
plants and pipe lines for conveying
oil and gas, and generally to do|
such acts and things as are neccS-
sary and incident to the production
CT oil and gas and TO the disposition
ST same
ARTICLE ILL.,
The capital stock Of this corpora
zion shall DC one hundred thousand
500. 100000 dollars, divided into
and represented by one thousand
shares Of the sum Of one hundred
$4,000 dollars each, which sad
stock shall be paid for at the time
Of subscription, or the same may pc
issued at not less than par III cX-
change for property OF rights &C
tually received or purchased by the
corporation, OF the same may be is
sued full paid for money advanced
w. other valuable consideration, as
the board of directors may deter
mine. This corporation shall COM
...encp business as soon as fifteen
thousand (Si5OOOO0) dollars Of the
capital stock shall have been sub
9crihri
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers q TINS
company shall be vested III and eN-
prcisrd BY, a board Of three dlrec-
tors who shall for the present DC
". u. Burton, W. FL Harris and T..
Il. Afford, of which board w. G,
Burton shall DC president, T. r. Al
ford vice president, and w. H. Har-
ris secretary and treasurer, and who
shall hold their offices until the
next regular meeting Of the stock
holders for the selection Of the
board Of directors, which shall be
held not later than the LIST day Of
October 1914, and annually thereaf-
Ter stockholders meetings shall be
Yield and Of which meetings written
notice shall be given and directed
D thr last known place Of residence
Of each of the stockholders.
ARTICLE V.
The board of directors shall have
full power to fill vacancies in then
number caused by death, resigna-
lion or otherwise, and from the
stockholders Of the company; they
hall have full control Of the prop
rrty of the company and shall so
conduct. manage and use the Same
as they may deem best and as IS
consistent with the objects and pur-
poses Of this company: they are au-
llorized and empowered to frame
md adopt such bylaws and regula-
lions as the affairs and business OF
| he company may require, and en-