The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-09
CHAR Err
or THE GUARANTEE OIL COM.
PANY, LIMITED.


State Of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo:
BE it known that on this the 9Th day of
October 4. D. 1910. before me, John D.
Wiltipss notary public in and for
said Passssh of Caddo, State of Louis
ianas duly commissioned and qualified
and III the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned
came and appeared the persons whose
names are hereto subscribed, all above
the age of majority, who severally de
ciared 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
y 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-
hodying the objects and purposes and
stipuiations and limitations referred to,
they do hereby formulate and adopt the
following charter, to-wit
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of the corporation
formed by this act is declared to be the
GUARANTEE OIL COMPANY LINZ
TIED. It's domicie 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 (5o) years
from and after the date hereof. This
corporation shall have the power and
authority TO contract, sue and be sued
n its corporate name; to have and to
use a corporate seal to issue shares of
stock representing its 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
bonds, stocks, notes and other obliga-
tioas, 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-
ducts Of their enterprise. All citations
or other legal process shall be served
upon the president Of the company, or
II his absence %. inability to act, upon
the vice president, or in his absence or
inability to act, the same shall be served
it the office of the company in accord
ance with the direction Of the law
ARTICLE IL.
The object and purpose for which this
corporation is organized, and the ma
tlIree tic business to be carried on BY
il sareby declared 10 be: To pur-
chase, lease or otherwise acquire and
hold and exploit III the State OF Louis
lana and other parts of the world
lands containing Of believed to contain
gas. petroleum, and other deposits. OF
pools, or other minerals; to carry on
the business Of searching for, prospect
ing, preparing, producing, refining, pip
illg, storing, transporting, supplying,
buying, selling, manufacturing and dis
tibnting gas, petroleum and ether oils
and their products and by-products; to
bore, contract. build, operate and main
tain oil wells. buildings, machinery,
plants, stores, warehouses; 10 erect,
maintain and operate refneries, mills,
works, laboratories, workshops. dwelling
houses for work1uen and others to han-
die, store and transport oil. gas, brine
and other minerals, or mineral solutions,
and Is make reasonable charge there
for to buy sell, furnish and distribute
oil and gas for liglating, heating and
other purposes. TO lag down. construct,
maintain and operate pipe lines, tubes,
tanks, pump stations connections, FIX
lures, storage houses and such ma
cl1inery, apparatus and devices as may
Be necessary t. operate such pipes and
pipe lines between various points. Also,
whenever permitted by law, to have the
right and power TO enter upon private
fight-of way easements and properties
of all persons and corporations, and to
have the right Of laying It's pipes and
pipe lines across and under any street
u alley iii any incorporated street or
fhWn, with the consent and under the
direction of the proper authorities ct
suell cities Or towns. Also, to carry on
tic business of producing, refining and
storing petroleum products and yege-
sable and mineral oils and oil products.
Also "a buy, rent and install tank cars
aid loading tracks for the transportation
ii oil il crude or refined form
ARTICLE III
The capital stock Of this corporation
IS hereby fixed at the sum Of three hun
Ns4rpd MD tfffv thousand (S35o,oOoOo)