The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-28
CHARTER
Purified Petroleum Products Cont
pany Of Louisiana, Limited.

FuTlueQ FeIFOleuIu EfOuuClS tOHi-
pany of Louisiana, Limited.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Cad
do: Before me, George Thurber, a
InCtary public, duly commissioned
and sworn, in and for said Parish
and State, came and appeared w. d.
lCorbin, E. w. Hamiter, w. A. Mabry,
Eli Gras, Amedee Gras, t. J. Kerlin,
la L. Atkins, J. Milo Smith, w. H.
lWorsham, F. w. Pals, R. II. Davis,
P. C. Kane, A. NJ. Wilder, E. E. Bal
Hey, E. r. Ratcliff, H. II. Balm, H. B.
Miller and George P. Sansing, all
Presidents of the State. of Louisiana
except w. D. Corbin, who is 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 I.
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-
| joy succession for period OF nine
ty-nine (99) years unless sooner dis
solved 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
| by declared to be to own, acquire,
build and erect plants or factories
for the purpose of refining oil, and
purifying petroleum products under
the Hamilton process, and to pur-
chase, buy or acquire, and the same
to sell, dispose of or ASST gn oil,
either in the crude state or refined,
and the by-products Of such oil, and
to that end to buy, acquire and own
both real and personal property,
Ierect, construct or acquire pipe lines
land tank cars or other means OF
Transporting oil or its by-products;
Ito refine crude oil and manufacture
such commodities from the same or
lin its crude state, as may be deemed
profitable by the board of directors;
to drill and explore lands for oil, gas
and other minerals; to lease, sub
llease, buy and sell lands, and gen.
lerally to do and to perform any and
Everything necessary to carry out
fthe purposes for which this corpOr-
iation is formed.
ARTICLE III.
| The capital stock of this corpor-
lation is hereby fixed at the sum of
lone hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars $3.50, 100000, divided into fifteen
hundred shares at the par value OF
one hundred (Si0000) dollars each
land it shall commence business. and
Ibecome a going concern whenever
fifty thousand dollars of the capital
!. lstock is subscribed for and paid in
full. Stock may be issued for money,
property received or for services
performed, and when issued shall be
fully paid and non ssessable.
/ ARTICLE ~.
| The affairs of this corporation
lshall be managed and controlled by
La board of directors composed Of
!. twelve stockholders who shall bt
lelected by a general stakeholder:
Injecting held on the first Monday il
.[OcLober of each year, annual.
Thereafter, and who shall hold theil
lofffces until their successors arr
elected and installed. Until the cleo
, Ition in 1912 the following shall com
Ipose the board of directors of sail
| Incorporation, to-wit: Il. w. Hamitel
> E. r. Ratcliff, w. A. Mabry, R. Il
Davis, w. d. Corbin, J. Milo Smith
f. w. Pals, II. Fl. Balm, Eli Gras, A
III. Atkins, A. M. Wilder and L.
n Kerlin, five of whom shall consti
4 Itute quorum. Any vacancy in tn
n board of directors shall be filled b
1.-THE remaining directors electing
n stakeholder to fill out the unexpire
,l1tcrm. The said board Of director
q lshall have the power to make sue
!. Irules and regulations or bylaws q
e they deem best for the conduct
g the affairs of the corporation an
: Ishall elect or appoint such agent
managers, clerks or other employ'
d las in their judgment may be neede
ID Ito transact the business and affail