The Rice belt journal., 1916-07-28


successors hall have been elected and
qualified.
The President and Secretary, with
the approval Of the Board OF Direc-
tors, shall have the right, power and
authority to enter into and execute
all contracts of any nature which they
may see fit to make and to make pur-
chase, sales, leases, sub-leases, and
execute all other instruments as in
their judgment may be proper and
for the best interests of the corpora
tion.
The following named stockholders
shall constitute the first board of di-
rectors of this corporation and its Of
ficers, and shall continue in office
until their successors are elected and
qualified at the annual meeting, here
inbefore provided for on the first
Monday in January. 1917, viz:
A. T. Jones, President.
E. II. Boiling, Vice President.
John T. Hood, Secretary and Treas
urer.
John W. Carradine, Manager of
Field Operations.
Board of Directors-A. T. Jones, E.
H. Boiling, John T. Hood, John W.
Carradine and Daniel w. Doescher.
Article VII.
This corporation shall have au-
thority to adopt Seal, and, under
| it's name and style above designed,
shall have and enjoy corporate sue
cession for term of ninety-nine
years from the date hereof. And if
before the expiration of the said
time, it should be determined by a
majority of the stockholders, at a
regular or special meeting convened,
to dissolve this corporation, they shall
select commissioner from their own
number at the meeting at which the
resolution for the dissolution of the
corporation shall have been adopted,
which commissioner shall liquidate its
affairs by disposing of its property
and paying first of all the debts and
liabilities of the company; second, by
paying unpaid dividends; and he shall
distribute the balance, if any re-
mains, amongst the stockholders in
proportion to the amount of stock
owned by them. But no stockholder
of this corporation shall ever be held
liable for any greater amount than
the unpaid balance on his capital
stock, and no informalities shall have
the effect of rendering this charter
null or exposing any stockholder to
any loss beyond the amount of his
capital stock.
Thus done and passed before me,
the undersigned Notary, on the 18th
day of June, A. D. 1916, in the pres
ence of the undersigned lawful wit
neSseS:
Observation-Disclosures: No shares.
A. T. Jones, Welsh, La.-------2 200
E. H. Boiling, Welsh, La.--------200
Jno. Carradine, Welsh, La 200
D. W. Doescher, Woodlawn, La. 200
F. P. Upton, Fenton, 200
John T. Hood, Welsh, 200
]. NJ Sullivan, Dewey, Ariz.,- 200
Witness the signature of A. T..
Jones, E. H. Boiling, John T. Hood,
John w. Carradine and Daniel W.
Doescher, before me,
WILLIAM NJ. FENTON,
Notary Public, jefferson Davis Par
ish, State of Louisiana.
Witnesses:
T. S. STEGALL,
R. S. GREER.
Witness the signature of J. M. Sui
livan, before me,
W. H. KNIGHT,
Notary Public, Yarapai County, State
of Arizona.
Witnesses:
ELSY M. LOVE,
NJ. B. SPARKS.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of jefferson Davis.
The foregoing act of incorporation
having been submitted to me for ex-
animation, hereby certify that II
have carefully examined the same and
find the objects and purposes therein
set forth to be legal and that none
of the provisions therein contained
are contrary to law.
In Testimony Whereof, witness my
official signature at Lake Charles,
Louisiana, on this the 9Th day of
July, A. D. 1916.
T. A. EDWARDS,
District Attorney, Fifteenth Judicial
District, Louisiana.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of Jefferson Davis.
Office of Clerk of the Fifteenth Ju-
dicial District Court: hereby certify
that the above and foregoing is true
and correct copy of the original Char
ter of the Allen Oil Company, In
corporated, filed in this office on the
18th day of July, A. D. 1916. and
duly recorded on the 18th day of july
A. D. 1916, in Book "One" of Char
ters, pages 158, ct seq.
In Testimony Whereof, witness nv
lrffieial signature and Seal of office
at Jennings, Jefferson Davis Parish
Louisiana, this the 18th day of July'
A. D. 1916.
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