The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-02-13
CHARTER
OF THE ECONOMY CRUDE OIL
BURNER COMPANY.

State of Louisiana, Parish Of Caddo
Be it remembered, that on this the 3rd
day of January 1910, before me, Albert
l. Alexander, notary public in and
for said parish and State, duly COM
nissioned and sworn, personally came
and appeared J. W. Atkins, J. B. Atkins,
w. B. Mccormick, S. H. Bolinger and
J. d. Wilkinson, residents of said par
ish and State, who stated and declared
to me, notary, that availing themselves
of the constitution and laws of the
State of Louisiana relating to the for
nation of corporations, they have
formed themselves, as well as such 9th
ers as may hereafter become associates
with them into corporation and body
corporate and have adopted as their
charter and act of incorporation the
following, to-wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name of this corporation shall
be the ECONOMY CRUDE OIL
BURNER COMPANY" with its dom
icile at the City of Shreveport in said
parish and State, and under said cor
porate name it shall have and enjoy the
right of succession for a period of fifty
years unless sooner dissolved as here
matter stipulated All legal process
shall be served on the president or in
his absence on the vice president of the
corporation at its domiciIe.
ARTICLE II.
The purposes for which this corpora
ton is formed and its objects are here.
by declared to be to make, manufacture,
lease and sell crude oil burners and to
dispose Of, sell and transfer contracts
for the sale of such burners to other
persons in certain territory, and to that
end to acquire, own and control, either
by purchase, lease or otherwise patents
and patented Improvements to such
burners, or other eontrivance, and the
same TO lease and dispose of under
such terms and conditions as it may
deem best; to buy, acquire, own and
sell any and all kinds of oil, storage
tanks for storing the same, pipe lines
Or distributing systems, with the right |
% distribute oil to consumers under |
such terms and conditions as its board |
of directors may determine, with the |
right to 90 business in the State of |
Louisiana or any other State or foreign
country permitting such business as
herein contemplated, subject to the con-
1itions of their said laws, with right to
comply with the terms and conditions
# the laws OF. such States or foreign
countries by appointing agents Or other
persons on whom process may be
erved.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock Of this corporation
5 hereby fixed at the sum of FIVE thous-
nd dollars, divided into fifty shares Of
ne hundred dollars each, and il shall
business and become a going
oncern whenever its said capital stock
5 subscribed for and paid in full. and
Il stock issued by it shall be for cash,
ervices rendered or property at tht
discretion Of the boar def directors. an
shen issued all stock shalt be fully pail
nd worcestershire for any cause.
ARTICLE ".
The affairs Of this corporation shall
e managed by board of directors
Of FIVE stockholders. three o.
hon shall constitute a Quorum, who
hall be elected annually on the frs
londay of each year, and all members
the board Of directoss shall hold of
&c until their successors are elected
nd installed, and in the event of va