The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-18
CHARTER
OF the Volunteer Oil Company, Lin
tied, OF Oil City Louisiana

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ions n.r tr,o law. of HE cfatn. nr Lou
isio,. r.l,ii,., Ia lin. rI.,,ani12Ii,n Of
cor,nratior. tl,nx ha\,. formed and
o,.o,ar,;y,d amt nv fItn.n presents do
farm opd n.ronizr Themselves and
+hosn n.hnm thrz, rpnrpspnt into q
.or,orofion and hndv nolitic in law
for Tho oh;ooto and n,,rnosos and
,ndor tbn stinulations and limita-
tionc hereinafter set forth and ex-
nroccad and to thic nnd and as en-
hodv;np tho objects and nurnosps
and otinnlo+ione ond Limitations 20
farrad to they do hprphv formulate
and adont the following charter TO-
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ApTTCIEI
Tbo non,o and titIo Of tho cornor-
,tion formod nv th;, acf is declared
~ ho tho xo,,,nta.r Oil Comnanv
I;n;tod Its domicilo i doclarod ia
no and j. hornhv fivnd at Oil CITY
Ctoto of To,,;siono ond if ohalI haya
ond onio,. Succession Inv if. cornor-
90 ror,o fo,. . ,,or;od Of f;ftv 10:
voorc from, and aftor the date hero
of This cornorafion shall have the
mower and authority to.coDtract. sue
and be sued in its corporate name
to make and use a corporate seal;
TO issue shares of stock represent
ing IFS caDital stock; to hold, receive.
hire lease and purchase real and
Dersonal nropprtv. and to sell, lease,
mortgage and DIedgp 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 nncns-
sarv to the carving out of its main
purpose of mining for oil and gas,
or other minerals and marketing
the products of enterprise.
All citations or other legal process
shall he served unOn 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.
ARTICJEU
Tea ohacts and n,1rnoses for
which This cornoration is orpanized
and tho natnre of tho bnSinocc to hn
carried an nv if are herehv declared
to he. % ni1rchase lease or other
wise aconira and no Id and exnloit in
tbe state of Touisiana and other
narts Of the world lands containing
or believed to contain gas netro4e-
Inn and other oil denosits or noo]s
or other minerals. to carry on the
business of searching for nrosnect-
mo nrenarinp nrodncine refining
mining staring fransnorfing SIM
nlvinp h,,ving sailing. manufactur-
ing and distributing gas netroleum
and other oils and their products
and hv-nroducts. to bore construct
buiId onerate and maintain oil wells
buildine machinery nlants stores
warehouses. to erect maintain and
onerate refioeries mills. works. lab
afories workshops. dwelling houses
for workmen and others. to handle
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