The Caucasian., 1912-08-04

"0v sOf ttsc original act As the same
nnW appears on III" and Of record in
liy office. Given under my hand an,i
| ~"al If office tfIis 3Uth day Of July
iHl2. 80 WILLIAMS.
IAputN Clerk ;tnt s'tlirjo NcnutN
Recorder. s.i
CHARTER
a eh~ Volunteer Oil Company, Lin
iaed, a OH City Louisiana
s<aae ~ Louisiana. Parish "i Cad
DO: BE II known that ON this the 18th
day of judy, 4. ID. 1912 before me.
G. II. Thurman notary pubIic W and
for said Parish Of Caddo, state OF
Louisiana, duly commissioned and
qualified. and in The presence ~ Che
witnesses, hereinafter named and
undersigned, came and appeared she
persons whose RaDes SFe hereunto
subscribed, an above The age OF ma
jority. wAO seSeraf1S declared that,
availing themselves R the pgovis-
iens 6 the laws OF the State OF Low
isiaDa relative TO the organization OF
corporations, they hase formed and
organized sRd ~ these presents ds
hOrn and organize themselves and
those when they represent, into
rorpTatios and hois poktic in ia~,
Tor the ebjerss and purpose., and
ander the stit,sllasions amt hNiea-
Gsls eereiaaf'sr set fortA anh eK
pre~e@ Aslsi ~ ~. efM, md - ~m
Ss"tSins W. o&ircs- AnA purposes
5Aa s'.s1sa'i"n~ aHA Iisait a'ic,. p
t.rr.S 10. tApS g. h-relss sermAlstc
ssssi ss.s,s tlss fo'Iv~H~ rhaetss 70
I'D:
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Jse NaN" Sut title al tsse sssaer-
attG0 t"rMed BY Wis wt 10 .let'arsA
~ H. th~ Noiu"tess Oil l,OmpanA
Limited. 1ts slon,ci'e d declareA 10
be and il herets fixed at Oii City,
>taAe ~ L"sisiana. and II sAall have
aHd tNjoS sssccession BY il. eorpcv-
at" Hame f"r = Feriod Of fifty 80
sears tlcs0 aOS after the Date hess-
n6 This corporation shan have The
power xhd authority 60 contract, sse
and be sues iA u corporate names
10 make ana use = corporate seal;
10 issse shares Of stock represers-
ing its capital docS: to hold. recease.
hire. lease ana pusehase real and
personaV property. and % SEN, hase.
and pledge the same, and
b borrow money a13 esIe bonds,
stocks. sotes and other Obligatioss,
and generally ts .tS and pertOra al
acts and 0lngs essential or Eeces-
'arS 70 The carrying out Of its main
h'rpose of mining for oil and gas,
n othes minerak AND markeshs
be products Cf enterprise.
All citations or either legal PROCESS
hall be served upon the president
II the company. OF in his absence Os
inability % act, upon the vice press !
lent, or in his absence or inability D. .
ct, the same shah be served at the
'tflce OF the company in accordance I
With the direction Of the Law. 4
ARTICLE ". 1
The objects and purposes for {
Which this corporation is organized, "a
nd the nature Of the business TO be {
arried on by il, are hereby declared I
be: To purchase, lease OF other-l
Use acquire and hold and exploit in'
he State of Louisiana and other 9
arts OF the world, lands containing c
r believed to contain gas, petrole- a
m and other oil deposits, or pools. =
r ether minerals: to carry on the 6
uslness OF searching for, prospect 6
lg, preparing, producing, refining, d
lping, storing, transporting, sup $
lying, buying, selling. manufactur- il
lg and distributing gas, petroleum. Ii
nd other oils and their products b
nd by-prOducts: 10 bore, construct. o
Illd, operate and maintain oil wells, c
ul'dlng machinery, plants. stores, c
arehouses: to erect, maintain and Y
1erate feflneries. mills, works. lab n
,0rIes, workshops. dwelling houses g
IT W0rkmen and others; + handle Il
ore and transport OIL. gas. brine. Il
ID other minerals, or mineral 50 Ii
tlons, and TO make reasonable
large therefor: TO buy, sell, furnish
ID distribute oil and gas for light -
6, heating and other purposes: to cI
down, construct, maintain and a.
'erate pipe lines, tubes, tanks. C,
imp stations, connect MS. fixtures. b.
Orage houses and such machinery h.
paratus and devices as may be al
cessary to operate such pipe and bt
Pc lines between various points. p;
SO, whenever permitted by law, to m
We t,-e right and powe to enter te
on private rights of way. ease r
ents and properties of all persons sh
d corporations, and to have the ia
rhf of tayinp MS pipac ,pl ,;a.l | bn