The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-16
CHARTER
OF THE SHREVEPORT EXARK-
ANA OIL AND PIPE LINE
COMPANY.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo.
Be it remembered that on this, the otf
day of February, A. D. 1905, personally
came and appeared before me at my Of
flee in said parish and state, w. F
Green, a resident of Tyler, State O.
Texas; E. G. Allen, a resident of sale
parish and state; ]. B. Reynolds, resi-
dent of Texarkana, State of Texas
c. F. Hamilton and C. S. Soaring, resi-
dents of said parish and state, who eact
stated and declared to me notary thai
they have formed and constitute them
selves, as we'll as all others that may
hereafter become associated with them
in body corporate, under the name ane
style and for the purposes and object!
hereinafter named, under and by virtue
of the laws of the State of Louisiana
in such cases made and provided, and
have adopted this as their charter and aet
|of incorporation towit:
ARTICLE I.
The name of this corporation shall be
the Shreveport-Texarkana Oil and Pipe
Line Company, with its domicile at the
city Of Shreveport, said parish and state
under said corporate name it shall have
and enjoy the right of succession for a
period of 90 years from this date, unless
sooner dissolved in the manner herein
after set forth
ARTICLE II.
The object for which this corporation
is formed and the business to be carried
m by it are hereby declared to be to own,
operate, lease Or acquire oil and mineral
lands, oil, contracts or leases pipe
lines for the conveyance Of oil, and to
bore and develop such oil lands or oil
rights, and operate oil wells, sulphur
wells or other mineral wells, and to own
and operate such lines of railway, tanks,
cars, oil tanks and other neeiful appli-
ances as may be necessary to carry into
effect the purposes herein declared.
AhlleLE Ill.
The capital stock of this corporation
shall be and is hereby fixed at the sum
IF one hundred and fifty thousand dol
airs, divided into one hundred and fifty
thousand shares Of the par value of one
dollar each, to be paid for in cash or
real estate at the time of the subscrip-
ion thereto, and it shall commence bust
ness whenever eighty-fve thousand dol
ars of its capital stock is subscribed for
md fully paid. Each share of stock
hall De entitled to one vote IN all meet
ngs OF stockholders, either by its owner
q person Or by written proxy, and all
took OF SAID corporation shall be trans
cradle on the books OF said corporation
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load, Duy ana own Doth real and per-
oflai properly, 10 tease. or acquire, all
l'lds O property sell, mortgage or n.y.
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s Us oiiiee's OF TINS corporation small /
p.esldsne' Vlce-presiaeIt ana secre-
.Iy ana treasurer, VINO snail hold then
. h'ces from me 1lfst MONDAY N March
ioo uii.i the iirst Monday OF
'aisn. iyoo g uhlii Ineir successors .
8 duls eleeted ana quaiiIleo. All legal |
'oeess snall PC served On the president,
~ ms absence on the wee pnesi lent, +
u the absence o. Doth on the secre-
y ana treasurer, at the office OF the
f 1'l'l ae 10 N the city OF Shreveport,
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