The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-13
CHARTER
I0F THE HOMESTEAD OIL COM
PANY

! State OF Louisiana, Parish al t-.'''.''
Before me, T. F. Bell Jr., TIC unu;.
signed authority, a notary pubic IN and
| for Caddo Parish, Louisiana, at my OF
| flee III the City of Shreveport, La,
came and appeared on the date herelnat-
ter written, the following: Charles w.
Lane, Zach R. Lawhcn, Frank }.
Looney, Mrs Matte l. Carter, Matthew
/ Van Lear, Clarence L. Nelson and VIII
! liam F. Taylor, all to me well known,
wo declared to me in the presence OF
the attesting witnesses, that they desired
to form and constitute a corporation
under the laws of Louisiana; and that
they do hereby form themselves and
their successors into corporation and
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 of the articles of incorpora-
ton hereinafter set forth.
AK 1lIlE l.
The name of this corporation shall be
THE HOMESTEAD OIL CON-
| PANY;;" by this name it shall have
Ipower and authority to have and enjoy
succession for the period of ninety-nlne
Years; to contract, sue and be sued; to
make and use corporate seal and the
same to break, alter or amend at pleas
ure: and under this name to hold, re-
lceive, purchase and otherwise acquire,
10 own, convey, sell Or otherwise dispose
of, to lease. pledge, mortgage or other
wise hypothecate, property, real, per-
sonal and mixed.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation is e-
cIared to be the City of Shreveport: 4.
ARTICLE III
The nature of the business L. j.. II
|ried on and the purpose for VIZ, is
corporation is established are as follows
to develop, oil, gas or other minerals
on any property owned, leased Or con-
trolled by it or others in the State of
Louisiana, or elsewhere III the United
States: to drill wells and sell the pro-
duct thereof; to construct, maintain and
operate pipe lines for conveying oil, gas
or other products from such wells to
, Shreveport, La, and other points IN the
United States, and generally TO do any
and all things necessary to be done in
furtherance of such objects and pur-
poses.
ARTICLE ~
: The corporate powers of this corpora
| ton shall be vested in a board of direc-
tors composed Of three stockholders.
, The directors shall elect president vice
. president and secretary treasurer, and
shall prescribe the duties of each.
Elections of directors shall take place
the second Monday OF September of each
year.
The first board of directors shall be
as follows: C. w Line, F. J. Looney
: and l. X. Lawhon; with c. w. Lane as
president; F. J. Looney, vice president
/ and Z. r. Lawhon secretary-treasurer
: All officers and directors shall serve TN
Itill their successors are elected. Service
! of all legal process shall be made on the
5 president, or, in his absence on the vice
president, or, III his absence, on the &c
! retary-treasurer, at the office of the com
, parry.
, The board of directors shall appoint
such managers agents or sub officers a:
the interests of the corporation may re-
Iquire, and make and establish such by.
laws as may be necessary and proper for
the management and regulation of the
] affairs of the corporation. If any va
: cancies occur among the officers or d.
rectors, the remaining directors may
, select stockholders to fill the same. The
/, board of directors shall have power te
, borrow and lend money; to issue bill:
of exchange, notes. bonds, drafts ant
: other negotiable paper; execute mort
cages and generally to do all things III
cident to the object and purposes of thi:
corporation.
Il ARTlVLE v.
I The capital stock Of THE swrosss;oE