The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-16
CHAR
OF The GUARANTEE OIL COM
PANY, LIMITED.

9laIe OF Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
&c # known that on this the 5th day of
october A. D. 1910, before me, John D.
Wilkinson, notary public in ana for
SAID Parish of Caddo, State of Louis
iaf1a, duly commissioned and qualified,
ana the presence of the witnesses
laIter named and undersigned,
came and appeared the persons whose
names are hereto subscribed, all above
me age of majority, who seyera1ly de-
clared that availing themselves of the
provisions of the laws of the State of
Louisiana relative to the organization of
corporations, they have formed and or
gained and by these presents do form
and organize themselves and those
whom they represent into a corporation
and body polite in law, for the objects
and purposes, and under the stipulations
and limitations hereinafter set forth and
expressed, and to this end, and as en-
bodying the objects and purposes and
stipufations and limitations referred TO-,
they do hereby formulate and adopt the
following charter, to-wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name and title of the. corporation
formed by this act is declared to be the
GUARANTEE OIL COMPANY LINZ
TIED. Its donlicile is declared to be
and is hereby fixed at the city of Shreve-
port, State of Louisiana, and it shall
have and enjoy succession by its corpor-
ate name for period Of fifty 5ol years
from and after the date hereof. This
corporation shall have the power and
authority to contract, sue and be sued
ii its corporate name; to have and to
use a corporate seal to issue shares of
stock representing ifs capital stock; to-
hold, receive, hire, lease and purchase
real estate and personal property, and
to sell, lease, mortgage and pledge the
same, and to borrow money and issue
bondsa stocks, notes and other obliga-I
tons, and generally to do and perform
all acts and things essential or neces-
sary to the carrying out of its main
purpose Of mining for oil and gas, or.
other minerals, and marketing the pro-
duets Of their enterprise. All citations
81 other legal process shall be served
upon the president Of the company. or
In his absence or inability to act, upon
the vice president, or in his absence or
inability To ACT, the same shall be served
At The Office Of the company in accord
ance with the direction Of the law.
ARTICLE II.
The object and purpose for which this
corporation Is organized, and the ma
tire 81 the business to be carried on by
il are hereby declared to be: To pur-
chase, lease Of otherwise acquire and
slsoId aud exploit ia the State Of Louis
isas and other parts of the world,
lands containing Or believed to contain
gas, petroleum, and other deposits, Of
pools. 81 other minerals to carry on
the business Of searching for, prospect
ing preparing, producing, refining, pip
iiig, storing, transporting, supplying.
buying selling, manufacturing and dis
tributing gas, petroleum and other oils
and their products and by-produets; to
bore contract, build, operate and main
tain oil wells, buildings. machinery,
plants, stores, warehouses to erect,
maintain and operate refneries, mills,
works laboratories, workshops, dwelling
houses for workr1en and Others: to han
de. store and transport oil. gas, brine
and other minerals, OF mineral solutions,
and to make reasonable charge there-
for To buy. sell, furnish and distribute
oil and gas for lighting. heating and
other purposes 70 lay down, construct,
maintain and operate pipe lines, tubes,
tanks, pump stations. connections. h1
lures. storage houses and such ma
chinerys apparatus and devices as may
be necessary to operate such pipes and
pipe lines between various points. Also,
whenever permitted BIZ law. to have the
right and power to enter upon private
right 81 way. easements and properties
Of All persons and corporations, and toll
have tlae right al laying its pipes and
Pipe lines across and Under any street
&c alley ii any incorporated street or
town, with the consent and g4ider the
direction of the proper authorities 81
such cities q towns. Also, to carry on
tie business Of producing, refining and
storing petroleum products and vege-
table and mineral oils and ell produces.
~ @ buy, rent and install tank cars
aud loading tracks for the transportation
a oil u crude Of refined form.
ARTICLE III
The capital stock of this corporationl
s hereby iized At the sum Of three hu1-
arsd ard fifty thousand fsssoooooo1
dollars divided into and represented by
lsve thousand [8s.ooo) shares OIL
1Ias naF value al ten SIo.oo1 dollars