The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-06-29
CHARTER
Of the Jewella Oil, Gas and Pipe
Line Company, Limited.

w. DS ~ hA1Wh LudI JIk1S udy pElOFG
me, the undersigned notary public
III and for Caddo Parish, Louisiana,
duly commissioned, qualified and
sworn, came and appeared the sew
eral persons whose names are here
unto subscribed, all residents of
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, and Jeffer-
son County, Texas, who declared
that, availing themselves of the pro-
visions of Act No. SO of the year
1888 of the General Assembly of the
State of Louisiana, as we'll as those
of the general laws of said state rel
alive to the organization of corpor-
atoms, they have formed themselves,
their associates and successors into
a corporation for the object and
purposes and under the agreements
and stipulations hereinafter set
forth, which they hereby adopt as
their charter.
ARTICLE 1.
The name of this corporation
shall be 1.-THE Jewella Oil, Gas and
Pipe Line Company Limited" and
by that name it shall have the power
and authority to enjoy succession
for ninety-nine (99) years; to con-
tract, sue and be sued, and use q
corporate seal; to hold, purchase,
lease, sell and hypothecate property,
real and personal; and to name
managers, directors and agents as
the interest of the corporation may
require, and to make such bylaws
and rules for the proper manage
ment of the affairs of the corpora
ton as may be necessary.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this company
shall be in the city of Shreveport
Louisiana, and all citations and 9TH
er legal process shall be served on
tie president, or in his absence at
the office of the company according
to law.
ARTICLE III.
The object for which this corpor-
alton is organized and the nature OF
the business to be carried on by it
is as follows: ITO develop oil, gas
or minerals on any property owned
leased or controlled by it and others
in the State of Louisiana or else
where in the United States, and gen.
orally to do all things in furtherance
| thereof"
ARTICLE ~.
The capital stock of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at ten thousand
(siO,O0000) dollars, divided into two
thousand 10000 shares at five dol
lars $500 per share, par value, full
paid and worcestershire, each to be
paid for in cash or its equivalent
where subscribed for; and said cor
poration is authorized to commence
business when one thousand $1,000
shares of said stock is subscribed
and paid for.
ARTICLE v.
The corporate power OF this cor
poration shall be vested in board
lof directors of three 81 stockhold-
ers who shall be elected on the sec
ond Saturday in March 1911 and an
nually thereafter. The first board
lof directors is declared to be w. G
Agurs, A. Josey and E. M. Hoyer
who shall serve until their success
ors are chosen. The officers OF this
corporation shall be president, vict
president, treasurer, general man.
lager and secretary, and the first OF
said officers are declared TO be w
IC. Agurs, president and treasurer
Al. Josey, vice president and genera
manager, and e. M. Hoyer, secre.
tary, and they shall serve until thelI
successors are chosen as herein pro-
yided for. The majority of the stool
present shall elect the directors, anG
Il in all elections or proceedings o.
stockholders each share OF stool
present or represented by writer
proxy shall be entitled to one vote
Notice of all elections or meetings
of stockholders shall be advertised
ten days in daily Shreveport pa
per. Directors to be chosen at tn
office of the company.
ARTICLE vi.
Failure to hold an election for dl
Irectors on the day named shall no
dissolve the corporation, but the in
cumbent directors shall hold owe
until their successors are duly quail
flied and elected. Any vacancy il
i the board shall be filled by the re
manning directors. The board Of di
Irectors shall have the power to con
Tract debts, borrow money, buy an
lease property, and do all things ne
cessary to carry out the objects an
purposes of the corporation.
ARTICLE VII.