The Caucasian., 1910-02-06
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, a notary public in and
for said parish and State, duly COM
missioned 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 associated
with them into corporation and body
corporate and have adopted as their
charter and act of incorporation the
following, to-wit
ARTICLE I.
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 urder said cor
porate name it shall have and enjoy the
right of succession for 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 donicile
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
to distribute oil to consumers under
such terms and conditions as its board
of directors may determine, with the
right to do business in the State of
Louisiana or any other State or foreign
country permitting such business as
herein contemplated, subject to the con
ditions of their said laws, with right to
comply with the terms and conditions
of the laws of such States or foreign
countries by appointing agents Or other
persons on whom process may be
served.
ARTICLE IF.
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby fixed at the sum of FIVE thous-
and dollars, divided into fifty shares of
one hundred dollars each, and it shall
commence business and become a going
concern whenever its said capital stock
is subscribed for and paid in full, and
all stock issued by it shall be for cash,
services rendered or property at the
discretion Of the boar dof directors, and
when issued all stock shall be fully paid
and worcestershire for any cause.
ARTICLE ".
The affairs of this corporation shall
be managed by board of directors
consisting Of FIVE stockholders, three of
whom shall constitute a quorum, who
shall be elected annually on the first
Monday of each year, and all members
of the board Of directors shall hold Of
fce until their successors are elected
and installed, and in the event of va