The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-18
CHARTER
OF THE LA-PENN OIL COMPANY

State Of Louisiana, Parish Of Caddo:
Before me, E. Barnett, notary public
in and for the Parish of Caddo and
State of Louisiana, duly commissioned
and sworn, on this Goth day of April
1911, came and appeared the parties
whose names are hereunto signed, and
declared to me, notary, and to the I'M
dersigned competent witnesses that they
do hereby form themselves into cor
poration under the laws of the State of
Louisiana and under the following art
cles, to-Wit:
ARTICLE |.
The maine of this corporation il de-
clared to be THE LA-PENN OIL
| COMPANY" Under such name and
style it shall have corporate existence
for the period of fifty years from this
date Ii shall have the right TO con-
tract, site and be sued; to hold, pur-
chase, lease, mortgage, sell and hypoth-
ecate property, personal and real, ana
such other rights incident to conducting
the business of an oil company i'll de
veloping lands for OIL gas and other
minerals, as well as for the transporta-
ton of oil, gas and all such minerals as
may be discovered, together with the
right to buy and sell oil, gas and min
erals, and the rights Of drilling and ex-
ploring for oil, gas or other minerals.
and all other necessary and incidental
rights connected with such business and
| company.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation shall
be the City of Shreveport i'll Caddo Par
ish, Louisiana, where all legal processes
shall be served according to law upon
the president or, in his absence, upon
the secretary Of the corporation.
ARTICLE Ill
The object and purpose for which this
corporation is organized is TO carry on
a general oil business, including the buy
ing and selling of lands, oil, gas and
other minerals; the drilling, mining and
exploring said lands in the State OF
I a,,;s;,.,o ,,d a1sewbere as the hoard
80 l;r.rtors may direct for oil gas and
other minerals ;nr1udino the right to
produce water and TO utilize the same
81 Aha diroctors NAV deem proper; 10
h., ,,;oa l;,as es,5b1isb stations loading
ra.lis .o,,,,issar;es and snct other in
Ee;de,,tat nnrnoses as NAV be necessary
Ifar t,,a conduct ~ tl1e corporate bust
lness
| ARTIcIF ".
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panv Who shall hold office until theil
successors shall be duly elected ane
qualified The stockholders shall hol,
an annual meeting on the third Monday
of April of each and every year here
after beginning on the third Monday il
Anril 1o12. at which annual meeting o.
tbe Stockholders directors shall be elect
ed for The next ensuing year, and sale
stockholders meeting shall transact sucl
other business as may properly come be
fore said meeting, which annual meet
+ inc Of The stockholders shall be imme
diately followed by an annual meeting o
? the directors who shall elect officer
: for the ensuing year and attend to suel
other matters as may properly come be
fore the directors meeting. The frs
board Of directors who shall serve unit