The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-22
CHARTER
OF THE PINE ISLAND OH. COM
PANY

State of Louisiana, Parish of CaddC
= Before me, Frank J. Looney, a Notar
, Public In and for Caddo Parish. Loui,
lana' 1T my office in the City of Shrevt
poT. Va, came and appeared on tn
date Hereinafter written, the follow;n
persons: Howard R. Hughes, a resider
ot Iaddo Parish, La S. S. Brady. G
Haarrls County, Texas; w. s. Hunt an
e. ". Iownes of Harris County. Texas
yohn ". Young and John Youne o
GalveSos kexas, who declared to me i,
fhe presence of the witnesses Chat the,
deslre % 9orm and constitute corDora
tlos undes Che laws of Louisiana ane
Nae ehes DO hereby form themselves anc
9heir successors into a corporation and
consssltc same in compliance with the
fProvlssons and s,ibjed % the restrictions
u Gle laws ct Che State of louisiana
s"sernlng corporations, and nndeT the
/ 'rDvIsions o. Che articles sf incorpora-
80 heseinaftes s@ forth.
ARvlCIE I.
lhe nane Of shis corporation Shall be
"THI: PINE ISLAND OIL COM
PANSo ana 3 ythis name it shall have
p~ver and authority Q" have anH enjoy
succession Cor che period Of einety nine
years 20 contract. sue and be sued; to
make and use corporate seal and tie
same % break altes ana ameng at pleas
'res and undev CHS nam % ho!L receive.
rrrchass and otherwise acquire t. own
>onveyo sell, - otherwise dispose of. o.
'etss pledge mortgage os otherwise hy-
oothecate property, reaf and eersonal
ma n1ixed
ARTICLE II
he domlcle OF this corporaty1 5 de-
ared TO be in the City of Shreveport.
louisiana.
ARTICLE III.
lbe nature Of the business to be car
red on and the purposes for which this |
corporation is established are as follows: |
10 develop oil, gas or c:hef minerals on
my property owned, leased Or cor.srolls d |
~ 1t or Others in the State Gil .ouis:ana
'r elsewhere i'll the United States, tc |
irlll wells and sell the product ateraof: |
o construct. maintain and operate pipe
mes for conveying oil. gas or other pro
iucts from such wells to Shreveport.
"a, ana other points in the Crited
states, and generally to do any end all
hlngs necessary to be done in f,iftfef-
nee of such objects and purposes.
ARTICLE ".
he corporate powers of tbs corpora.
ION shall be vested in boar,i of direc-
ors, composed of six stockholders. / he
irectors shall elece president v:ce
resident. and secretary, and shall pre-
crlbe the duties of each.
Elections shall take place on the 9th
ay of December in each yea. The first
oard of directors shall be 4, follows
'. S. Hunt, F. w. Townes, John "
Dung, John Young, S. S. Brady and
|. K Hughes, with John Young pres:
ent; Howard R. Hughes, vice presi
ent: and S. S. Brady, secfetary treas
rer. All officers and directors shall
erve until their successors are cl.-::-i.
Service of all legal process shah be
lade on the president, or in his absence
the Office of the company.
The boardr of directors may appoint
lch managers, agents or sub-oficers as
lie interest of the corporation my re.
ulre, and make and establish such BY
ws'as may be necessary and proper 70!
le management and regulation of the
fairs of Che corporation. Il aay VI
lncies occur among Che officers Or di-
sctors Che remaining directors may 5
ect stockholders o. fill the sam. TIE ,
oard Of directors shall have power o.
brow ana tena money! issue bills of
<changes notes, bonds, drafts aud other
agotiable paper execute mortgages and l.
enerally o. do all the things incidc * to
lie objects and purposes of this corpora