The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-10
CHARTER
Purified Petroleum Products Com
pany Of Louisiana, Limited.

and State, came and appeared W. ID.
Corbin. E. w. Hamiter w. A. Mabry, |
Eli Gras. Amedee Gras, T. ]. kerlin, |
A L. Atkins, J. Milo Smith, w. H. |
WOrsham, F. w. Pals, r. H. Davis,
p. c.. Kane. A. NJ. Wilder. f. f. Bal
lev. E. R. Ratcliff, H. H. Balm, H. B. -,
Miller and George p. Sansing, all
residents of the State of Louisiana
except w. ID. Corbin, who is a resi-
dent of the State of Missouri, who
stated and declared to me notary,
that awaiting 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 |.
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 a period OF nlne-
ty-nine 900 years unless sooner dis
fInn stimulated 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
ito sell, dispose of or assign 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,
erect. construct or acquire pipe lines
and tank cars or other means OF
transporting oil or its by-products;
to refine crude oil and manufacture
such commodities from the same or
in 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
lease, buy and sell lands, and gen.
orally to do and to perform any and
everything necessary to carry out
1.-THE purposes for which this corpor-
alton is formed.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corpor-
alton is hereby fixed at the sum OF
one hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars st5O,0OO.O0), divided into fifteen
hundred shares at the par value OF
one hundred $4,000 dollars each,
and it shall commence business and
become a going concern whenever
fifty thousand dollars of the capital
stock 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 worcestershire.
ARTICLE ".
The affairs of this corporation
shall be managed and controlled by
lt, board of directors composed OF
twelve stockholders who shall be
elected by general stockholders
Injecting held on the first Monday III
.lOctober of each year, annually
thereafter, and who shall hold thelf
offices until their successors are
elected and installed. Until the cleo
Ition in 1912 the following shall COM
pose the board of directors OF sale
corporation. to-wit. E. W. Hamiter
e. R. Ratcliff, w. A. Mabry, R. II
Davis. w. ID. Corbin, J. Milo Smith
If. w. Pals, II. H. Balm, Eli Gras, A
IL. Atkins, A. NJ. Wilder and /. }
Kerlin, five of whom shall constl-
tute a quorum. Any vacancy in thu
,, board of directors shall be filled b!
! the remaining directors electlng
stakeholder to fill out the unexplret
term. The said board of directors
shall have the power to make suci
rules and regulations or bylaws a.
they deem best for the conduct o
the affairs of the corporation ant
shall elect or appoint such agents
managers, clerks or other employe
as in their judgment may be neede'
to transact the business and affair
of said corporation, and dischafg
the same at pleasure. The oIhcers 0
: this corporation who shall hold OF
flee until their successors are elect
7 ed. are E. w. Hamiter, president, L
u RofeIiff xfion nrpsidpDt. r III Dd