The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-05
CHARTER OF BULL FROG OIL COMPANY
,TATF OF LOUISIANA,

III
KNOW ALI, MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That the several persons whose names are here
TO subscribed, have and by these presents DO
form and incorporate themselves into BODY
under the laws OF the state OF
louisiana, and particularly under Art. / IL of
the General Assembly of 1882 regarding tie
formation of mining corporations, for the OBJ
iects and purposes as follows. to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and style of this corporation
shall be BULL FROG Oil COMPANY aud
under the said name and style it shall have
and enjoy all the rights granted TO corpora
tions under the laws of the State OF Louisiana
and shall have and enjoy corporate existence
for period of ninety-nine. 900 years from
the date hereof as hereinafter provided, un:
less sooner dissolved under the provisions, OF
the laws of the State of Louisiana, together
with the power to have and TO nse corporate
seal. and to make, alter or break the same st
pleasure.
ARTICLE ii,
The domicile OF this corporation Is hereby
fixed in the City of Welsh, jefferson DAVIS
Parish, Louisiana, where all legal process
shall be served in the manner provided by
law, upon the President or in his absence on
Vice Presideut 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 corpora
ton. and the nature OF the business TO pc
transacted and carried on by 1t are, hereby
declared to be, to purchase. take or lease or
otherwise acquire mines, mineral rlghtS, or
privilege, or lands in the State OF LOUISIANA
or elsewhere for the development OF natural
gas oil, petroleum, coal, aSphaltum, salt,
sulphur, ore, metal and mineral substances or
any interest therein; and to explore, open
work or in any manner turn the same to ad-
oils, asphaltum, and mineral substances
of any and all kinds: to buy ship. sell anu
deal in oils, minerals, plants and
machin.er implements, conYenlences
and provisions, and things capable OF Delns
used in mining operations. or required by
workmen or others employed by this corpor-
ration, to construct, carry out, maintain I'M
prove, manage. control and superlntend any
roadway, tram way, plpe-llne,, tanks, Teser-
yoirs, warehouses, water-Works, crushing
works. acknowledgements. or any other worms
and cOnyeniences that may be directly or III;
directly conductive to any OF the OBJECTS ano
purposes OF this corporations; TO purchase
acquire, lease, control, operate, sell ana als'
pose to any such person or persons, corpora
ton or corporations and at sueh price anu OF
such terms and conditions as to this corpo-
ration may seem proper, water rights, I'M
provements and buildings for mining ana 1ol
the use and purpose incident thereto; TO pur'
chase, lease or otherwise acquire all or any
part of the business or liabilities OF any
person, firm, corporation or ASSOCIATION en-
gagged therein or holding, any part III slmllal
objects or purposes; To do all or anythlnt
suitable, ne cessary and convenient and propel
for the accomplishment OF any OF the purposes
or the attainment OF any one or more OF INT
objects and purposes herein enumerateq o.
incidental to the powers therein named, o.
which NAV or shall at any time appear con
ductlve or eXpedlent for the benefit OF thl
CORPORATION.
wa ARTICLE ".
The capital stock OF this corporation l
hereby fixed at Twenty Thonsand Dollar
| $50. 600. OO) to be divided into Two Thousan'
| e, OOO) Shares of the par value of Ten Dollar
! $1,000 Ter share. This stock may pc lssue'
either for cash or for property, iaDor @
services purchased by or advanced TO SAT-
company, and the Judgment OF the board
directors as to the value Of the properly M APE
! or ser vice SO taken. shall be conclusive. I'M
| CORPORATION is authorized to commence DnSl
| ness when one-half of the capital stock ha
| been subscribed and paid for III FULL Eacl
| share of stock shall be entitled to one vote a
all meetings of the stockholders, to be cast Il
| person or bv proxy.
ARTICLEv.
| The corporate powers Of this corporation
are hereby declared. except as may herea1te
| be stipulated, to be vested in and exercise
| by q board of directors COMPOSED OF hNe OF IL
| stockholders, which said board shall be elect
ed annually by said stockholders on the mrs
| Monday in August of each year hereafter.
| The first board of directors who shall serv
until the first Monday in August 1914, or M
| til their successors shall have been electet
are hereby declared to be; i. A. MGReynold
P. B. Doty. w. q. Reeves, Joseph Fromher.
and Albert brennan. In case of the death
resignation of any of the directors his SUI
cessor shall be chosen by the remaining q
rectors. Three directors shall .eonstltul
a quorum for the transaction OF business
ARTICLE VI.
The officers OF this corporation shall col
sist of President. Vice-President an
General Manager, Secretary and Treasure
The respective officers, shall have u
powers usually given to said officers, and sha
serve until their successors shall have bee
elected and qualified. The President an
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
sub-leases and execute all other lnstrumen
as in their Judgment may be proper and II
the best interest of the corporation.
The officers hereby selected to serve unit
the first Monday in August, OF 1ol f. or unit
their successors shall have been duly electe
are as follows, to-wit:
Joseph FromherZ, President.
R. A; .McReynolds, Vice-President al
General Manager.
w. q. Reeves, Secretary.
2. b. Doty. Treasurer.
ARTICLE VII.
This charter may be amended or the corp
ration dissolved by the consent of thre
fourths of the capital stock held by the stocl
holders at any meeting called for that pu
pose, after ten days notice in writing of Il
time and place of such meeting mailed to eaC
of the stockholders, or Immediately il mott
is duly waived.
Whenever this corporation is dissolved
limitation or otherwise its affairs shall
liquidated by commissioner to be selectt
By the stockholders at the meeting at whit
| the resolution for the dissolution of the co
poration shall have been adopted, in the eve
of the death of such liquidator, his success
shall be appointed by any court OF prop
jurisdiction.
ARTICLE VIII.
No stakeholder of this corporation shi
ever be held liable for any greater amou
than the unpaid balance on his capital stoc
and no informalities shall have the effect
rendering this charter null or exposing al
stakeholder to any loss beyond the amou
4 of this capital stock; the amount of sto