The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-12-05
CHARTER
OF tho AsnSsisW Oil ana Gas en-
pam Of Louisiana. Eisnzts6.

do: Before lne. John b. Files, . no
tary public in and for the Paris
and State above 9rittsn, duly com
missioned, qualified and acting i
such. personally came and aPpeare'
on the 9th day of November 1912, il
the presence of undersigned attest.
ling witnesses, came and appeerr,
1.-THE several persons whose name
are subscribed hereto. a10 wha de
olared that they do by these pres,
ents constitute and form then1selFe;
into Q body polite or corporation
as we'll as such other persons a:
may become associated with them
under tho laws of tho Sfete o.
Louisiana in terms and condition.
as follows, to-@it:
ARTICLE |.
The name OF this corporation
shall be The Longview Oil and Gas
Company. Of Louisiana, Lilaitea> It.
domicile shall be at Shreveport. 10
the Parish of Caddo, State of Louis
lana. Citation and other legal pro-
cess shall be served % its president
or, in his absence. on the vice presi-
tident, or 10 his absence on such per-
son as may DO designated by law.
1t shall enjoy succession under its
cooperate name for . se1isd al
ninety Riae years,
ARTICLE II.
Under its corporate, name is shall
have power TO- contract, sue and ba
sued, to make and use earesrate
seal: to hold, receive, purchase. eea-
vey. mortgage, pledge and Aypsth-
eeate all kinds Of property: to name
and appoint such managers, airec-
tors and officers as its interests aad
convenience. may. require: to make
and establish such by-laws and
rules. for The proper regulator Of
its affairs as may be deemea fealis-
tie ard necessary; and shall have al,
such other and further powers as
are now or may hereafter be Goa
ferred by law Oh corporations or as
sociatioRs of the same Or similar
kind.
,.-AhTICLE III.
The purposes fer which this cor
poration is formed are the miRins,
boring and drilling for petroleum. er
other oils, gas and all kinds of min
erals, either gu lands eff it's own er
on lands leased from others, or both ::
The establishing and operating pipe
lines and 'other. means for transport
ing suIh products, to market.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock is fixed at
twenty-five thousand dollars divid-
ed into two hundred and ,ahs
shares eff one hundred dollars each.
No stock shall be issued until fuils
paid for. no transfer efssteck shall
be binding on the corporation unit!
transferred on the books Of the
company. Stock subscriptions may
be paid for in cash, service Or prep
erty. provided the service and prop
erty be placed at a value. fixed By
the board Of directors.
ARTICLE v.
The corporate powers Of this cor
poration shall be vested in and its
affairs shall be managed by q bsard
Of seven directors to, be ELECTED BY
ballot -. by The =, stoekhefders al =
meeting 10 hs, held At tho aenaieiie
of the company on the seeeaa Tues
day of November al each gear be-
ginning in 1918. Until such. eteetisu
the following shall ,eempose the arst
board Of directors: T. c: Narsah,
president; ". D. sessnAa, vice pres
ident; John NJ. Finch, secretary
treasurer; ]. <. Blvins, ]. c.~Tuf-
ner Jr., s. T. Teoke and ]. j. Hnd-
son; the officers shall he efoefea
viva voes at meeting Of Tho aifee-
tors called fer that pnrRese. yscap-
cies on the board may be GIsed faf
the unexpired term by ,ths remain
ING directors; beard members may
by written prexy act for each ether
at board meetings, The heard Of d.
irectors may employ . general map-
lager and such other agents - sths
interests Of the company may re-
guire and discharge them Of splsas,
lure; each director shall uwn Of leas
enc share of stock in the eorpera.
tien. Feue directors shall csHsti.
tute quorum OF the beard for .th.
transaction OF business, -whs shall
attend in person Or by. whites
proxy. The secretary-treasurer shal
maintain his offies at The agTnicii'
|of the company al Shreveport: Ia,
land he shall give bond with tn.
surety of a solvent bonding CEN,
ipany in the sum Of Ave thousanf