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

Stale OF Louisiana, Parish Of Cad
DO: Before me, George Thurber, 6
notary public, duly commissioned
end sworn, in and for said Parish
and State, came and appeared w. ID
Corbin, E. w. Hamiter, w. A. Mabry
Eli Gras, Amedee Gras, I. ]. Kerlin
A Il. Atkins, j. Milo Smith, w. H
Worsham, f. w. Pals, r. H. Davis
: 7. c. Kane, A. M. Wilder f. E. Bal
ley, f. r. Ratcliff, H. H. Balm, H. B.
Miller and George p Sansing, all
Presidents of the State Of Louisiana
except w. ID. Corbin. who is a resi-
dent of the State of Missouri. who
stated aud declared to me notary.
that aVailing themselves Of the Con-
stltution 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 aud 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 domlclle at shreveport, Caddo
IN
Parish, Louisiana, and under said
corporate name it shall have and en-
Ijoy succession for a period of nine
ty-nine (99) years unless sooner dis
IsolVed as hereinafter stipulated. All
Illegal process shall be served on the
president, or in his absence on the
vice president at the Office of the
company.
ARTICLE III.
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 |
Tor The purpose Of refining oil, and
purifying petroleum products under
| the Hamilton process. and to pur-
chase, buy or acquire, and the same
to 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 It's 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 gem
orally TO do and to perform any and
everything necessary to carry out
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 $i5000000), divided into fifteenl
hundred shares at the par value of
enc hundred {Sf0000) dollars each,
and il shall commence business and
become going concern whenever
fifty thousand dollars of the capital
stock is subscribed for and paid in
full. Stock may be issued for money,
received or for services
and when issued shall be
fully paid and non ssessable.
ARTICLE "
The affairs of this corporation
shall be managed and controlled by
4 board OF directors composed OF
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
ton in 1912 The following shall COM
pose the board of directors of said
to-Wlt: N. w. Hamltef,I ;
E. n. Ratcliir, w. A. Mabry, R.-H. :
Davis, W. ID. Corbin, ], Milo Smith,
L. w Pals, H. H. Balm, Eli Gras, A.
1. Atkins, A. NJ. Wilder and I. J. :
kerlin, five Of whom shall consti- !
lutte quorum. Any vacancy in the
board Of directors shall be filled by J
1. II T.. 1
stakeholder TO fill out the unexpired !
Term. The said board of directors
shall have the power to make SUCH
rules and regulations or bylaws as
they deem best for the conduct of !
The affairs of the corporation and :.
shall elect or appoint such agents, :
clerks or other employees I
as in their judgment may be needed Z
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