The Caucasian., 1911-06-06
CHARTER
OF 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 Jeffer-
son County, Texas, who declared
that, availing themselves of the pro-
visions of Act No. SO 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
ative to the organization of corpor-
ations, they have formed themselves,
their associates and successors into |
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 "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 UnIEed States, and gen.
orally to do all things in furtheranee
thereof
ARTICLE ~.
The capital stock of this corpora
tion is hereby fixed at ten thousand
(SiO,OOOO0) dollars, divided into two
thousand 10000 shares at five dol
lars $500 per share, par value, fuli
paid and worcestershire, each to De
paid for in cash or its equivalent
where subscribed for; and said cor
Iporation is authorized to commence
; business when one thousand $1,000
shares of said stock is subscribed
and pSsa for.
\ ARTICLE Y.
The cooperate power of this cor
ooration sflall be vested in boart
, of directors Of three (31 stoekhold'
: ers who shall be elected on the sec
ond Saturday in March 1911 and an
pually thereafter The first boart
of directors is declared to be W. 7
Agurs. A. Josey and E. NJ. HoyeI
who shall serve until their success
ors are chosen, The officers OF thl
corporation shall be president, VIC
president, treasurer, general man
ager and secretary, and the first Q
said officers are declared to be "
C. Agurs, president and treasurer
A. Josey, vice president and genera
manager, and E. NJ. Hoyer, secre
70 fary, and they shall serve until thei
. successors are chosen as herein pro
yided for. The majority OF the stoc
present shall elect the directors, an
IS in all elections or proceedings {
. stockholders each share OF stoc
present or represented by write
proxy shall be entitled to one yot
Notice of all elections or meeting
ru of stockholders shall be advertise
ten days in daily Shreveport pa
per. Directors to be chosen at II
TX. office OF the company.
ARTICLE VI.
- Failure to hold an election for O
rectors on the day named shall n
1s dissolve the corporation, but the Il
cumbent directors shall hold oy
I, until their successors are duly qua
flied and elected. Any vacancy
ing the board shall be filled by the T
naming directors. The board OF
rts rectors shall have the power to co
tract debts, borrow money, buy a
lease property, and do all things \
n oassaryy IN carry out the objects a.