The Caucasian., 1911-06-04
CHARTER
of the Jeuella Oil, Gas and Pipe
Line Company, Limited.

E<tkfj SUkiiHIdEtSy AHAffAtSS'
State of Louisiana, Parish OF Cad
do: Be it known that this day befOr'
me, the undersigned notary public
in and for Caddo Parish, Louisiana
duly commissioned, qualified an
sworn, came and appeared the sew
eral persons whose names are here
unto subscribed, all residents
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, and Jeffer
son County, Texas, who declare
that, availing themselves of the pro
visions of Act No. SO Of the yea
1888 Of the General Assembly OF tn
State Of Louisiana, as we'll as thos
of the general laws of said state rel
ative to the organization Of coTpor
ations, they have formed themselNe
their associates and successors int
a corporation fer the object an
purposes and under the agreement
and stipGlatiOns hereinafter ST
forth, which they hereby adept {
their charter.
AETICLE l.
The name .of this corpoIatiO
shall be The jewella Oil, Gas az
Pipe Line Company Limited" al
by that name ii shall have the p0we
and authority TO enjoy suGeessiC
for ninty-nine l99J years; TO cor
tract, sue and be sued, and use
corporate seal; to hold, purChas
lease, sell and hypothecate prOpert
real AMI personal: and te nan
managers, directors and agents
tlge interest Of the corporation ma
require. and .to make such bylaw
tanI rules for the proper manage
nRni Of the affairs Of the .o0rpor;
ton as may he necessary.
ARTICLE IL
The J0micile Of this cOmpaE
shall be in The city Of SbteVepol
ILouisiaua, ard I'll citations and oil
Ter legal process shall be served
| the president, or in his absence
! the office of the company aGcOrdn
! TO law.
ARTICLE Ill
!. The object for which this corpo
alton is organized and the nature
the business to be carried on by
| is as follows: Tie develop ell, &
or minerals on any property owne
leased or controlled by it and othe
/ in the State of louisiana or els
where in the United States, and gel
Ierally to do all things in furtheran
/ thereof .
/ ARTICLE ".
! The capital stock of this corpor
ton is hereby fixed at Zen thousal
/ 0,oO0.00] dollars, divided into tE
4 thousand 10000 shares at five dc
HAIRS 5000 per share, par value, IL
paid and worcestershire, each to
paid for in cash or its equivale
where subscribed for; and said co
paration is authorized to eommen
4 business when one thousand 400
| shares Of said stock is subscrlb
and paiA fer.
i ARTICLE Y.
/ TIE corporate power Of this go
/ Goration shall be vested in boa
OF directors Of three (3l stockhol
| ers who shall be elected on the sc
| ond Saturday in March 1911 and a
! nually thereafter. The first boa
I of directors is declared to be w.
Agurs, A. Josey and E. M. Hoy
Iwho shall serve until their sueces
Iors are chosen. The officers Of Il
/ corporation shall be president, VI
| president, treasurer, general ma
lager and a secretary. and the first
| said officers are declared to be
.lC. sAgurs, president and treasure
A. Josey, vice president and genel
manager, and E. NJ. Hoger, seei
lary, and they shall serve until tht
Successors are chosen as herein pr
yided for. The majority of the ste
present shall elect the directors. a
: in all elections or proceedings
stockholders each share Of ste
present or represented by writ
proxy shall be entitled to one vo
Notice of all elections or meetin
Of stockholders shall be advertis
ten days in daily Shreveport T
per. Directors to be chosen at
office of the company.
ARTICLE VI.
Failure to hold an election for
: rectors on the day named shall I
dissolve the corporation, but the
curnbent directors shall hold 10Y
until their successors are dug gu
lifted and elected. Any vacancy
1.-The board shall be filled by the
naming directors. The board OF
lrectors shall have the power to &C
o4 5al,4c hnrroU# money. bIly a