The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-05
CHARTER
furiled Petroleum Products Com
pany OF Louisiana, Limited.


no Before me, George Thurber, a
i'0tafy public, duly commissioned
and sworn, in and for said Parish
ana State, came and appeared w. d.
Corbln, Z. w. Hamiter, w. A. Mabry,
Eli Gras, Amedee Gras, T. J. Kerlin,
a, l.. Atkins, j. Milo Smith, w. H.
Worsham, T. w. Pals, r. H. Davis,
+. Z. Kane, A. NJ. Wilder, E. E. Bal
ley, Is. 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-
uellt OF the State of Missouri, who
stated and declared to me notary,
mat avalling themselves of the Con-
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
nave ordained and adopted as their
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 nine
ty-nlne (99) years unless sooner dis
solved as hereinafter stipulated. All
legal process shall be served on the
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 OF acquire, and the same
to sell, dispose oil 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 ears 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
the purposes for which this corper-
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 (Si5o,000.O0), divided into fifteen
hundred shares at the par value OF
Gne hundred $4,000 dollars each,
and it shall commence business and
become q 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
uprformed. and when issued shall be
fully paid and nom assessable.
ARTICLE ~.
The affairs of this corporation
slall be managed and controlled by
81 hoard OF directors composed Oh
twelve stockholders who shall be
elected by general stockholders
meeting held on the first Monday IN
October of each year, annually
thereafter. and who shall hold their
offices until their successors are
elected and installed. Until the cleo
zion in 1912 the following shall COM
nose the board of directors Of SAID
corporation. to-wit: +. w. Hamiter
Il r. Ratcliff, w. A. Mabry, II. ID
Davis. W. ID. Corbin, J. Milo Smith
i ", pals, H. H. Balm, Eli Gras, A
If. Atkins, A. NJ. Wilder and L. j
Ktrlin. five of whom shall constl-
ltnte quorum. Any vacancy IN tnt
hoard of directors shall be filled D.
line remaining directors electing
stakeholder to fill out the unexpiret
term. The said board OF directors
shall have the power to make sucf
rules and regulations or bylaws a.
They deem best for the conduct o
1.-The affairs of the corporation AM
shasI elect or appoint such agents
managers, clerks or other employe
a. in their judgment may be needet
ia transact the business and affair
}of said corporation, and discharg
the same at pleasure. The omcers o
This corporation who shall hold OF
flee until their successors are elect
I'd are 4. w. Hamiter, president, /
q RateIiff. vice president; X. ii. la