The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-12
CHARTER
0rilled Petroleum Products co,,
pans OF Louisiana, Limited '"-

CA pubic, duly commissioned
ana a sworn sworn In and for said parish
: c 1nu state came and appeared w n
III I'p o I. W. Hamiter, w. A, Mahry
\ an ufas, Amedee Gras, T. J Ker1in
j W W =, ATKINS, J. Milo Smith w H
n " " Sndlh, +. w. Pals. R. H Dav;s
: = y. Name, A. NJ. Wilder r n ps.
, icy, T. R. Ratcliff, H. H. Balm p a p
, ,liiier ana George P. Sansine ali
ilesldents of the State of Ionisi.na
Except W. d. Corbin, who is . ros;
uent OF the State Of Missouri who
alateu and declared to me notary
'nat awaiting themselves of the Con
stitulioh and laws Of the State ofI
: Louisiana, they have formed ond
constituted themselves. as we'll 90
1uol othep persons as may hereafter
Deeoiiie associated with them. into
corporation and body corporate and
nave ordained and adopted as their
charter and act of incorporation tba
following, to-wit:
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me name of the corporation shall
pe me Purified Petroleum Products
company OF Louisiana. Limited with
It's domlcile at Shreveport Caddo
Parish, Louisiana, and under said
corporate name it shall have and en-
JOY succession for period of nine
S-illile (99) years unless sooner dis
soiVed as hereinafter stipulated. All
iegal process shall be served ON the
president, or in his absence on the
wee president at the office of the
company.
ARTICLE IL.
he object and purposes for which
TINS corporation is formed are here
by declared to be to own. acquire
build and erect plants or factories
Tor the purpose of refining oil. and
purifying petroleum products under
the Hamilton process, and to pur- ;,
chase, buy or acquire, and the same
% sell, dispose of or assign oil,
ellhef III the crude stale or refined.
ana the by-products Of such oil, and
q that end to buy, acquire and own
10Th real and personal property. -
rect, construct or acquire pipe lines -
md tank cars or other means of -
oil or its by-products: e.
Q refine crude oil and manufacture -
ueh commodities from the same or
4 its crude state, as may be deemed a.
rotitable by the board of directors:
. drill and explore lands for oil, gas
lid other minerals; to lease, sub
ease, buy and sell lands, and gem 'ei
rally to do and to perform any and
verifying necessary to carry out
re purposes for which this corpor-
ion is formed. ;
ARTICLE III. 40:
The capital stock of this corpor- ahe
ion is hereby fixed at the sum of COP
he hundred and fifty thousand dol nov
rs lst50,00000l, divide into fifteen my
inbred shares at the ar value of sea
he hundred 100000 dollars each, per
ID # shall commence business and Del
come-a going concern whenever
ty thousand dollars of the capital
ock is subscribed for and paid inI
II. Stock may be issued for money, b
operty received or for services Iof
and when issued shall be ulal
Ily paid and nom asseSsable. tam
ARTICLE " low
The affairs of this corporation
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eting held on the first Monday in .,
tober of each year, annually
aas = nat 'i 49,, 49, a'saaaSsana 49, Texs
eted and installed. Until the cleo -
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lin, five OF whom shall consti- -,
: a quorum. Any vacancy in the 49,,
rd of directors shall be filled by oad
remaining directors electing a sao.;
to fill out the unexpired faasa
=. iiie sd'u pooiu " uii oosoi shall
Il have the power TO make such nj,
$ and regulations or bylaws as eors.
! deem best for the conduct of o. =
affairs of the. corporation and ann;
/ elect or appoint such agents, tbro,
layers, clerks or other employees t,ons
i their judgment may be needed Graa,
ransaet the business and affairsl W.
aid corporation, and discharge Tavs.
same at pleasure. The oIncers of fraeti
corporation who shall hold Of ranoe
until lllear SUCCESSORS are elecl- fraeti
ire e. ". Hamiter, president, E. - mi