The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-12-10
CHARTER
OF the LongvieW Oil and Gas Com
pIly OF Louisiana, Limited.

tary public in and for the Parish
and State above written. duly COM
mIssioned, qualified and acting as
such. personally came and appeared
ON the 9th day of November 1912, in
the presence Of undersigned attest
ing witnesses. came and appeared
the several persons whose names
are subscribed hereto, and who de-
clarcd that they do by these pres
cnts constitute and form themselves
into a body polite or corporation,
as we'll as such other persons as
may become associated with them
under the laws of the State Of
Louisiana in terms and conditions
as follows. to-wit:
ARTICLE |.
The name of this corporation
shall be The LongvieW Oil and Gas
Company of Louisiana, Limited. Its
domicile shall be at Shreveport, in
the Parish of Caddo, State Of Louis
lana. Citation and other legal pro-
cess shall be served on it's president.
or, in his absence, on the vice presl-
tident, or in his absence on such per-
son as may be designated by law.
| 1t shall enjoy succession under its
corporate name for period OF
ninety-nine years.
ARTICLE II.
Under its corporate name it shall
have power to contract, sue and be
sued, to make and use a corporate
seal; to hold, receive, purchase, con-
vey, mortgage, pledge and hypoth-
ecate all kinds Of property; to name
and appoint such managers. direc-
tors and officers as it's Interests and
convenience may require; to make
and establish such bylaws and
rules for the proper regulation OF
its affairs as may be deemed requis-
tie and necessary; and shall have all
such other and further powers as
are now Or may hereafter be con-
ferrpd by law on corporations or as
sociations of the same Or similar
kind.
ARTICLE III.
The purposes for which this cor
poration is formed are the mining,
boring and drilling for petroleum or
other oils, gas and all kinds OF min
erals, either on lands of its own or
on lands leased from others, or both
the establishing and operating pipe
lines and other means for transport
ing such products to market.
ARTICLE ~.
The capital stock is Fixed al
twenty-five thousand dollars divid-
ed into two hundred and fifty
shares of one hundred dollars each
No stock shall be issued until fully
paid for; no transfer Of stock shall
he binding on the corporation until
transferred on the books Of the
company. Stock subscriptions may
be paid for in cash, service or prop
ierty, provided the service and prop
ertv be placed at value fixed by
the hoard of directors. -
ARTICLE V. ..
The corporate powers of this cor
poration shall be vested i'll and 1t:
affairs shall be managed by a, board
of seven directors TO be elected b!
ballot by the stockholders at. {
Injecting to be held at the domicil'
Of the company on the second Tues
dav of November. of each year be
ginning in 1913. Until such election
the following shall compose the frs
board of directors: T. c.. Morgan
president; w. D. Sessum, vice pres
jdent: John M. Finch, secretary
treasurer; J. X. Bivins, J. c. Tur
ner Jr., S. r. Tooke and j. j. Hud
, lson:. the officers shall be electe'
viva yoce at meeting of the direc
Tors called for that purpose. -Vacan
cies on the board may be filled 10
the unexnired term by the remain
ing directors; board members ma
by written proxy act for each othe
0 at board meetings. The board OF di
Irectors may employ a genera man
aeer and such other agents as tn
Interests of. the company may re
= ouire and discharge them at pleas
ure: each director she'll own at lea
one. share of stock in the corpora
ton. Four directors, shall eonstl
= tute a quorum of the board for, tn
} transaction of business, who sha
attend in person or by 2 Write
proxy. The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES sha
maintain his Office at the, domici
Iof the company at Shreveport, Ii
land he shall give bond with III
surety of a solvent bonding con
lpany in the sum of five thousar
dollars conditioned on the faithf'
Iperformance of his duties and a