The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-19
CHARTER
Purified Petroleum Products Cont
pany of Louisiana, Limited.

pany of Louisiana, Limited.
State of Louisiana, Parish Of Cad:
do: Before me, George Thurber,
notary public, duly commissioned
and sworn, in and for said Parish
and State, came and appeared W. d.
Corbin, E. w. Hamiter, w. A. Mabry,
Eli Gras, Amedee Gras, T. J. Kerlin,
A. L. Atkins, J. Milo Smith, w. H.
Worsham, F. w. Pals, R. H. Davis,
| p. G.. Kane, A. M. Wilder, E. E. Bal
ley. E. r. Ratcliff, H. II. Balm, H. B.
Miller and George P. Sansing, all
residents of the State of Louisiana
except w. ID. Corbin, who is a resi-
dent of the State of Missouri, who
stated and declared to me notary
that availing themselves OF the Con-
stitutiOn and laws of the State OF
Louisiana they have formed and
constituted themselves, as we'll as
such other persons as may hereafter
become associated with them, into a
corporation and body corporate, and
have ordained and adopted as their
charter and act of incorporation the
following, to-wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name of the corporation shall
be The Purified Petroleum Products
Company of Louisiana, Limited, with
Its dOmicile at Shreveport, Caddo
Parish. Louisiana, and under said
corporate name it shall have and en-
Iioy succession for a period OF nine
ty-nine (99) years unless sooner dis
lsolved as hereinafter stipulated. All
legal process shall be served on the
president, or in his absence on the
vice president at the office of the
company.
ARTICLE ii.
The object and purposes for which
this corporation is formed are here
Iby declared to be TO own, acquire,
Ibuild and erect plants or factories
for the purpose of refining oil, and
purifying petroleum products under
the Hamilton process, and to puf-
chase, buy or acquire, and the same
to sell. dispose of or assign oil,
either in the crude state or refined,
and the by-produets OF such oil, and
to that end TO buy, acquire and own
both real and personal property,
lprect. construct or acquire pipe lines
land tank ears or other means OF
Transporting oil or its by-products;
Ito refine crude oil and manufacture
such commodities from the same or
in its crude state, as may be deemed
lprofftabIe by the board of directors
to drill and explore lands for oil, gas
ard other minerals: to lease, sub
| lease, buy and sell lands, and gem
orally to do and to perform any and
i everything necessary TO carry out
The purposes for which this corpor-
lation is formed.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corpor-
lation is hereby fixed at the sum OF
one hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars (Si50,0O000), divided into fifteen
+ hundred shares at the par value OF
one hundred 100000 dollars each
and it shall commence business and
! become a going concern whenever
efffty thousand dollars of the capital
II stock is subscribed for and paid II
rlfull, Stock may be issued for money
: property received or for services
t performed, and when issued shall be-
glfully paid and worcestershire.
ARTICLE ".
The affairs OF this corporation
shall be managed and controlled BY
la board Of directors composed o.
: twelve stockholders who shall b.
: elected by general stakeholder
!, Injecting held on the first Monday il
: October of each year, annual.
!, thereafter, and who shall hold thei
loffices until their successors ar
elected and installed. Until the cleo
ton in 1912 the following shall com
pose the board of directors OF sal
corporation to-wit: e. w. Hamitel
lie. II. Ratcliff, w. A. Mabry, r. i
Davis, w. D. Gorbin, j, Milo Smith
. F. w. Pals, II. H. Balm, Eli Gras, A
dill. Atkins, A. NJ. Wilder and Z. :
Ktrlin, five of whom shall consti
tute quorum. Any vacancy in tn
t, board Of directors shall be filled b
i 1.-THE remaining directors eleeting
ID stakeholder to fill out the unexplre
Iylterm. The said board OF director
Ishall have the power to make sue
ill rules and regulations or bylaws q
they deem best for the conduct
,yI the affairs of the corporation an
i Ishal elect or appoint such agent
managers, clerks or other employt
p as in their judgment may be needle
hi To transact the business and affair