The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-08-11

officers, and shall serve until theil
successors hall have been elected anC
qualified.
The President and Secretary, witt
the approval Of the Board Of Direc
tors, shall have the right, power anC
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 il
their judgment may be proper and
for the best interests of the corpora
ton.
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;
/ =. Jones, President.
(. I. Boiling, Vice President.
John :. Hood, Secretary and Treas
urer.
John W. Carradine, Manager of
Field Operations.
Board of Directors-A. T. Jones, f.
H. Boiling, John T. Hood, John w.
Carradine and Daniel W. DOescher.
Article VII.
This corporation shall have au-
thority to adopt a Seal, and, under
its name and style above designed,
shall have and enjoy corporate sue
cession for a term of ninety-nine
years from the date hereof. And if
before the expiration of the said
time, it should be determined by
majority of the stockholders, at
regular or special meeting convened,
to dissolve this corporation, they shall
select a commissioner from their own
at the meeting at which the
resolution for the dissolution of the
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
the balance, if any re-
mains, amongst the stockholders in
to the amount of stock
owned by them. But no stakeholder
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 stakeholder to
any loss beyond the amount of his
capital stock.
Thus done and passed before me,
he undersigned Notary, on the 18th
lay of June, A. D. 1916, in the pres
ence of the undersigned lawful wit
lesses:
Observation-Disclosures: No shares.
A. 7, Jones, Welsh, La.---------2OO
,. H. Boiling, Welsh, La.--------2O0
mo. Carradine, Welsh, La.-------2OO
}. W. Doescher, Woodlawn, La.--2OO
:. P. Upton, Fenton, La.--------2OO
ohm T. Hood, Welsh, La.-------2O0
!. M. Sullivan, Dewey, Ariz.,---2OO
Witness the signature of A. IT,
-ones, E. H. Boiling, John, T. Hood, |
ohm W. Carradine and Daniel w. |
)oescher, 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
ivan, before me,
W. H. KNIGHT,
Notary Public, Yarapai County, State
of Arizona.
Witnesses:
ELSY M. LOVE,
NJ. B. SPARKS.
tate of Louisiana,
Parish of Jefferson Davis.
The foregoing act of incorporation
aving been submitted to me for ex-
l hereby certify that
ave carefully examined the same and
md the objects and purposes therein
ct forth to be legal and that none
f the provisions therein contained
re contrary to law.
In Testimony Whereof, witness nv
fficial signature at Lake Charles,
ouisiana, on this the 9Th day of
uly, A. D. 1916.
7. A. EDWARDS,
district Attorney, Fifteenth Judicial
District, Louisiana. {
tate of Louisiana,
Parish of jefferson Davis.
Office of Clerk of the Fifteenth Ju-
Icial District Court: l hereby certify {
lat the above and foregoing is a true {
nd correct copy of the original Char
n of the Allen Oil Company, In
filed in this office on the
9Th day of July, A. D. 1916. and
1ly recorded on the 18th day of july, h
. D. 1916, in Book "One" of Char
RS, pages 1853, ct seq.
In Testimony Whereof, witness nv I
ficial signature and Seal of office $
Jennings, Jefferson Davis Parish.
this the 18th day of July,
D. 1916. " Q
(Sedl) I /. R. PRICE, ?
Clerk of Court. Z