The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-06-27
CHARTER
OF the Jewella Oil, Gas and Pipe
Line Company, Limited.

VI the JeWella Oil, Gas and Pipe
Line Company, Limited.
State of Louisiana, Parish Of Cad
do: Be it known that this day before
me- the undersigned notary public
in and for Caddo Parish, Louisiana,
duly commissioned, qualified and
sworn, came and appeared the sew
eral persons whose names are here
unto subscribed, all residents of
CaddO Parish, Louisiana, and Jetfer-
son County, Texas, who declared
that, availing themselves of the pro-
visions of Act No. Sc 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-
ations, 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 (99) years; to con-
tract, sue and be sued, and use a
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
ment of the affairs of the corpora
ton as may be necessary.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this company
shall be in the city of Shreveport,
Louisiana, and all citations and 9TH
er legal process shall be served on
the president, or in his absence at
| the office of the company according
to law
/ ARTICLE III.
The object for which this corpOr-
alton is organized and the nature OF
the business to be carried on by 1t
| is as follows: ITO develop oil, gas
or minerals on any property owned,
leased or controlled by it and others
lin the State of Louisiana or else
where in the United States, and gen.
lerally to do all things in furtherance
| thereof"
ARTICLE Nv.
i The capital stock of this corpora
| ton is hereby fixed at ten thousand
i (S10,0OO0O) dollars, divided into two
thousand 10000 shares at five dol
d lars $500 per share, par value, full
paid and on-assessable, each to DC
paid for in cash or its equivalent
where subscribed for: and said cor
poration is authorized to commence
business when one thousand 10000
shares of said stock is subscribed
and paid for.
ARTICLE v.
J The corporate power of this cor
! poration shall be vested in boare
Of directors of three ~ stockhold-
ers who shall be elected on the sec
ond Saturday in March 1911 and an
nually thereafter. The first boarC
Of directors. is declared to be w. G
Agurs. A. Josey and E. NJ. Hoyer
4 who shall serve until their success
|. lors are chosen. The officers OF TIL;
corporation shall be president, ylc'
president, treasurer, general man.
ager and a secretary, and the first OF
said officers are declared to be w
G, Agurs, president and treasurer
A. Josey. vice president and genera
manager, and E. NJ. Hoyer, seere
tary. and they shall serve until thell
successors are chosen as herein pro.
vided for. The majority of the stool
] fpresent shall elect the directors, AM
in all elections or proceedings O
Stockholders each share OF stocl
nresent or represented by writer
nroxy shall be entitled to one vote
Notice of all elections or meeting
Of stockholders shall be ADVERTISE
= ton DAYS in a daily Shreveport pa
ner. Directors to be chosen at tn
office of the company.
!. ARTICLE VI.
Failure to hold an election for oil
reetors on the day named shall no
dissolve the corporation, but the IN
enmbent directors shall hold owe
until their successors are duly qual
fled and elected. Any vacancy l
the board shall be filled by the re