The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-15
CHARTER
OF THE GUARANTEE OIL COM,
PANY, LIMITED.

State of Louisiana, Parish of CaddC
Be it known that on this the 5th day
October A. D. 1910, before me, John [
Wilkinson, notary public i'll and 70
said Parish of Caddo, State of Lofts
lana, duly commissioned and qualified
and in the presence of the wtnesse
| hereinafter named and undersigned
came and appeared the persons who's
names are hereto subscribed, all abov
the age of majority, who severally de
clared that, availing themselves of TIL
provisions of the laws of the State o
Louisiana relative to the organization o
corporations, they have formed and or
ganized and by these presents do form
and organize themselves and those
whom they represent into corporation
and body polite in law, for the obi ects
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
Stipulations 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 LIN
TIED. Its domicile 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 a period of fifty ESQ., years
from and after the date hereof. This
corporation shall have the power and
authority to contract, Sue and be sued
III its corporate name; to have and to
use a corporate SEAL to issue shares of
stock representing its capital stock; toI
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-
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-
ducts of their enterprise. All citations
or other legal process shall be served
upon the president of the company or
in his absence or inability to act, upon
zhe vice president, or in his absence or
inability to act, the same shall be served
1t the office of the company in accord
lnee with the direction of the law.
ARTICLE III.
The obieetaand purpose for which this |
is organized, and the ma
.ure of the business to be carried on by |
It are hereby declared tc be: To pur-
chase. lease or otherwise acquire and
lold and exploit in the State of Louis
lana and other parts of the world, |
lands containing or believed to contain
gas. petroleum, and other deposits, or
pools, or other minerals to carry on |
he business of searching for, prospect
ing, preparing, producing, refining, pip |
ing, storing, transporting, supplying, |
buying, selling, manufacturing and dis
gas, petroleum and other oils
md their products and by-products; to
bore, contract, build, operate and main
ain oil wells, buildings, machinery,
plants, stores, warehouses; to erect,
maintain and operate refneries, mills,
works, laboratories, workshops, dwelling
louses for workdnen and others to ham
lie, store and transport oil, gas, brine
md other minerals, or mineral solutions,
md to make reasonable charge there
or; to buy, sell, furnish and distribute
oil and gas for lighting, heating and
other purposes; to lay down, construct,
maintain and operate pipe lines, atubes,
anks, pump stations, connections, fix
tires, storage HOSES and such ma
,hinery, apparatus and devices as may
'e necessary to operate such pipes and
oipe lines between various points Also,
whenever permitted by law, to have the
light and power to enter upon private
-ight-of-Way, easements and properties
If all persons and corporations, and to
rave the right of laying its pipes and
,ipe lines across and under any street
If alley in any incorporated street or
own, with the consent and under the
direction of the proper authorities of
uch cities or towns. Also, to carry on
he business of producing, refining and
storing petroleum products and vege-
able and mineral oils and oil products
Also to buy, rent and install tank cars
md loading tracks for the transportation
If oil in crude or refined form.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation
S hereby fixed at the sum of three hun
lred and fifty thousand ($35o,ooooo) |
lollars, divided into and represented by |
hirty-fve thousand (3s,ooo) shares of