The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-03
CHARTER
OF THE PINE ISLAND OIL COM
PANY.
by G. W. Lane
w. A. MARTIN.
December IS. 1906.

PAN4.
State of Louisiana. Parish of Caddo.
Before me. Frank J. Looney. a Notary
Public in and for Caddo Parish, Louis
lana, at my Office in the City of Slireve
port. La. came and appeared on the
date hereinafter written. the following
persons. Howard R. Hughes, resident
Of Caddo Parish, La. S. S. Brady, Of
Harris County. Texas; w S. Hunt and
E. w Townes of Harris County, Texas;
John w Young and John Young OF
Galveston. Texas, who declared to me III
the presence of the witnesses that they
desire to form and constitute corpora
ton under the laws of Louisiana. and
that they do hereby form themselves and
their successors into a corporation aud
constitute same in compliance with the
provisions and subject to the restrictions
OF the laws of the State Of Louisiana
governing corporations, and under the
provisions 1of~ti,e articles of ineorpora-
ion hereinafter set forth
ARTICLE !.
The name of this corporation shall be
THE PINE ISLAND OIL COM
PANY,' and ytlis name it shall have
power and authority 10 have and enjoy
succession for the period of ninety nine
years: to contract size and be sued, to
make and use corporate sea! and the
same to break, alter and amend at pleas
ire, and under this nam to hold. receive,
purchase and otherwise acquire to own
convey. seleNor otherwise dispose Of. to
letse, pledge, mortgage or otherwise by
potheeate property, real and personal
and mixed.
ARTICLE II.
The domicie of this corporation IS de-
elared to be in the City Of Shreveport,
Louisiana.
ARTICLE Ills
The nature Of the business 70 be car
ried on and the purposes for which his
corporation is established are as follows.
To develop oil, gas or osi'sr minerals on
any property owned, 'easrd Or controlled
by II or others in the State cf Louisiana
ar elsewhere in the United States. To
drill wells and sell the product thereof !.
10 construct, maintain and opefste pipe
lines for conveying oil, gas or other pro
ducts from such wells TO Shreveport,
La, and other points il the Ifited
States, and generally to do any end ~
things necessary 70 be done II further
anee Of such objects and purposes
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers OF Ills corpora
ton shall be vested in i boar,l of direc-
tors, composed d six stockhrlders | he
directors shall elect president vice
president, and SECRETARY, and shall pie
scribe the duties of each
Elections shall take place on the 9th
day of Deeelnber III each yea The first
board Of directors snail be i follows !
w. S. Hunt, i. w ToWnes, Jnha y /.
/ .
Young, john Young, S. $. Brady and
III. r. Hughes. with john Young pres'-
dent; Howard R Hughes, vice pres
dent and s. S. Brady. seerefarg tfcsis-
urer. All officers and directors shall
serve until their successors are st.ss !
Service Of III legal process shell BE-
made on the president. Of in his absence
at the office Of The company.
The boarir Of directors may appoint
such managers, agents or stlh-oflieers a
the interest Of the corporation my re-
quire. aud make and establish such ay.
laws as may be necessary and bfofeF f.;
1.-THE management and regulation 81 tlis
affairs Of the corporation Il airy VI
lcancies occur among the officers Or d.
lreetors The remaining directors ma,
Ieiect stockholders To fiji the SAM TIL
board Of directors shall havets5 g Ger e
lborrow and lend money. ISSUE u
Exchange, notes, bonds, drafts b -
negotiable paper s1lEellts illeFAd q
gersrally 10. Do