The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-06-20
CHARTER
OF the JeweIls Oil, Gas and Pipe
Line Company, Limited.

State Of Louisiana, Parish of Cad,
DO: Be it known that this day before
NE, the undersigned notary public
in and for Caddo Parish, Louisiana
duly commissioned, qualified anC
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, svailing 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 I.
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 1897 years; to con-
tract, sue and be sued, and use
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
nent of the affairs of the corpora
lion as may be necessary.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this company
shall be in the city of Shreveport,
and all citations and 9TH
II legal process shall be served on
he president, or in his absence at
he office of the company according
% law.
ARTICLE III.
The object for which this corpor-
alton is organized and the nature of
he business to be carried On by it
S as follows: TO develop oil, gas
II minerals on any property owned,
eased or controlled by it and others
n the State of Louisiana or else
where in the United States, and gen.
rally to do all things in furtherance
hereof"
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corpora
ion is hereby fixed at ten thousand
.$i0,000.00) dollars. divided into two
thousand $1,000 shares at five dol
ars $500 per share, par value, full
,aid and worcestershire, each to be
1aid for in cash or its equivalent
where subscribed for; and said cor
,oration is authorized to commence
business when one thousand 10000
shares of said stock is subscribed
md PAID Ter.
ARTICLE v.
Tfs corporate power of this cor
,oration shall be vested in board |
# directors Of three (3) stockhold-
rs who shall be elected on the SEQ
ind Saturday in March 1911 and an
lually thereafter. The first board |
# directors is declared to be w. C.
Agurs, A. Josey and E. M. Hoyer,
Who shall serve until their success
rs are chosen. The officers of this |
shall be president, vice
treasurer, general man
ger and secretary, and the first of |
aid officers are declared to be w.
J. Agurs, president and treasurer;
!. Josey, vice president and general
and E. M. Hoyer, secre-
airy, and they shall serve until their |
are chosen as herein pro- |
rided for. The majority of the stock |
,resent shall elect the directors, and
n all elections or proceedings OF |
stockholders each share of stock |
present or represented by written
roxy shall be entitled to one vote. |
Notice OF all elections or meetings
If stockholders shall be advertised
en- days in a daily Shreveport pa
,er. Directors to be chosen at the
,fflce Of the company.
ARTICLE vi.
Failure to hold an election for di-
'ectors on the day named shall not
dissolve the corporation, but the in
,umbent directors shall hold over
Until their successors are duly quail
fled and elected. Any vacancy in
he board shall be filled by the re-
naming directors, The board of di-
'ectors shall have the power to con-
.ract debts, borrow money, buy and
ease property, and do all things ne
,essary to carry out the objects and
purposes of the corporation.