The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-06-22
CHARTER
OF the JewelIa OIL, Gas end Pipe
Line Company, Limited,

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, awaiting themselves Of the pro-
visions of Act No. SO of the year
1888 of the General Assembly Of the
State of Louisiana, as well as those
Of the general laws of said state rel
alive to the organization Of corpor-
atoms, 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 1897 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 domiciIe of this company
shall be in the city of Shreveport,
Louisiana, and all citations and 9TH
or legal process shall be served on
the president, or in his absence at
the office of the company according
to law. .E...
ARTICLE III.
The object for which this corpor-
alton is organized and the nature OF
| the business to be carried on by it
is as follows: ITO develop oil, gas
or minerals on any property owned,
leased or controlled by it and others
in the State of Louisiana or else
where in the United States, and gen.
orally to do all things in furtherance
thereof"
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at ten thousand
| (St0,0000oJ dollars, divided into two
| thousand $1,000 shares at five dol
liars $500 per share, par value, full
/ paid and worcestershire, each to be
paid for in cash or it's equivalent
where subscribed for; and said cor
/ poration is authorized to commence
business when one thousand (i0O0)
shares Of said stock is subscribed
and PAID fer.
; ARTICLE v.
| The oorpurais power of This cor
operation shall be vested in a boart
of directors Of three 81 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. c
/ Agurs, A. Josey and e. M. Hoyer
who shall serve until their success.
ors are chosen. The officers of thi:
Il corporation shall be president, vic'
president, treasurer, general man
ager and secretary, and the first o.
!, said officers are declared to be W
G. Agurs, president and treasurer
4 A. Josey, vice president and genera
!, manager, and e. M. Hoyer, score
tary, and they shall serve until theil
successors are chosen as herein pro
. vided for. The majority of the stool
fl present shall elect the directors, AM
j in all elections or proceedings o
Il stockholders each share of stocl
I present or represented by writte1
proxy shall be entitled to one vote
II Notice OF all elections or meeting
of stockholders shall be advertise
ten days in daily Shreveport pa
!. per. Directors to be chosen at tn
office OF the company.
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ARTICLE vi.
oil Failure to hold an election for di
I rectors on the day named shall nc
d dissolve the corporation, but the in
cumbent directors shall hold owe
| until their successors are duly qual
! flied and elected. Any vacancy
4 the board shall be filled by the re
naming directors. The board Of d
: rectors shall have the power to cor
. tract debts, borrow money, buy an
r lease property, and do all things ne
: cessary to carry out the objects an
n purposes of the corporation.
ARTICLE VII.
Il No sale of stock shall be valid