The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-11

/ sea. rr office This 1Ufh day I'll lNI,
Iv'23. :. q. WILLIAMS,
! Drp;IN Clerk AND r\-UMlrl' lhpl,>
Nrro"d.r. q
QUARTER
| Of the Volunteer Oil Company, Linn
tied, OF Oil City Louisiana
State Of Louisiana. Parish of Cad
do: BE it known that OH this tn" 18Th
day Of July, \. ID. 1912, before Inr
C.. H. Thurman, notary public in and
for SAID Parish Of Caddo, State OF
| Louisiana, duly commissioned and
qualified, and in the presence of the
witnesses. hereinafter named and
undersigned, came and appeared the
persons whose names are hereunt0
subscribed, all above the age Of ma
jority. who severally declared that,
availing themselves of the proVis-
ions of the laws of the State of Lou
isiana relative to the organization of
corporations, they have formed and
organized, and by these presents do
form and organize themselves and
those whom they represent, into a
corporation and body polite in law,
for the objects and purposes, and
under the. stipulations and limita-
lions hereinafter set forth and eX-
pressed, and to this end, and as en-
bodying the objects and purposes
and stipulations and limitations re-
frrrcd to. they do hereby formulate
and adopt the following charter to
wit:
ARTICLE |.
The name and title of the cOrpOr-
alton formed by this act is declared
to be the Volunteer Oil Company,
Limited. lis dnmicjr is declared to
be- and is hereby fixed at Oil City,
State OF Louisiana. and it shall have
and enjoy SUrrrSSiOn by its cOrpOr-
ate name fer Il period of fifty go
years from and after The date here
of. This corporation shall have the
power and authority to contract, sue
and be sued in its corporate name:
to make and Use corporate seal;
to issue shares of stock represent
ing its capital stock: to hold receive,
hire, leas" and purchase real and
personal property, and to sell, lease.
mortgage and Eledgc the same. and
to borrow money and issue bonds,
stocks, notes and other obligations,
and generally to do and perform all
acts and things essential or neces-
sary to the carrying out of its main
purpose Of mining for oil and gas,
or other minerals land marketing
the products of enterprise.
All citations or other legal process
shall be served upon the president
of the company, or in his absence or
inability to act, upon the vice presi-
dent, or in his absence or inability to
act, the same shall be served at the
office of the company in accordance
with the direction OF the law.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized,
and the nature of the business to be
carried on by it, are hereby declared
to be: To purchase, lease or other
wise acquire and hold and exploit in
the State of Louisiana and other
parts of the world. lands containing
or believed to contain gas, petroie-
um and other Oil deposits, or pools.
or other minerals: to carry on the
business of searching for, prospect
ing, preparing, producing, refining,
piping, storing, transporting, sup
plying, buying, selling, manufactur-
ing and distributing gas, petroleum,
and other oils and their products
and by-products; to bore, construct,
build, operate and maintain oil wells,
building machinery, plants, stores,
warehouses;; to erect, maintain and
operate refineries, mills, works, lab
atories, workshops, dwelling houses
for workmen and others; to handle
store and transport oil, gas, brine,
and other minerals, or mineral So
utions, and to make reasonable
charge, therefor; TO buy, sell, furnish
and distribute oil and gas for light
ng, heating and other purposes: to
ay down, construct, maintain and
operate pipe lines, tubes, tanks,
pump stations, connecti MS, fixtures,
storage houses and such machinery.
apparatus and devices as may he
necessary to operate such pipe and
'lpe lines between various points.
Also, whenever permitted by Jaw. to
AVE te right AID powc to enler
lpon private rights of way, ease
nents and properties of all persons
Ind corporations, and to have the
light of laying its pipes and pipe
ines across and under any public
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