The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-25
CHARTER
4. ila Lake Region Oil and Gas
Company Limited.

>tajr Of Louisiana. Parish of Cad
de: Be- il known that On this the
~iih day Of june 4 -. 1912, before
me, Thomas C.. Barrett. It notary pub
lie in &Hd for said Parish &f Caddo.
state 81 Louisiana. duly commits
stoned and qualified, and in Tie
presence Of the Witnesses hprcinaf-
Ter named and undersigned, came
and appeared the persons whose
names are hereuntO subscribed. all
above the age OF majority, who sew
orally declared that. awaiting them
selves Of the provisions of The laws
of the State Of LOuiSina relative to
the organization of corporations.
they have formed ana organized.
and by these presents do form and
organize themselves &mI those
whom they represent. into a rOrpOr-
alton and body polite in law, for
the objects and purposes, and under
the stipulatiOnS and limitations
hereinafter set forth and expressed.
and to this end, and rs rmbodying
thr Objects and purposes and slipu
Iations and limitations referred to,
theE' 10 hereby formulate and adopt
the following charter, tu-Wit:
ARTICLE |.
The name and tile Of The rOrpOT-
alton formed by this act is declared
to be The Lake Region Oil and Gas
Company Limited. It's domirilr is
declared to be and is hereby fixed
at the City of Shreveport, State of
| Louisiana, and il shall have and en-,
| joy succession by its corporate
name for a period of fifty go years
| from and after the date hereof. 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 representing
its capital stock: to hold, receive,
hire, lease and purchase real and
personal property, and to sell, lease,
mortgage and pledge 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, and marketing
the products of its enterprise. Al!
citations or other legal process shall
be served upon the president of the
company, or in his absence or in
ability to act, upon the vice presi-
dent, or in his absence or inability
10 act, the same shall be served al
the office of the company in accord
ance 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
ii the State of Louisiana and other
parts of the world lands containing
| or believed to contain gas, petro-
! leum and other oil deposits, or
! pools, or other minerals: to carry
on the business of searching for,
/ prospecting, preparing, producing
refining, piping, storing, transport
ing, supplying, buying, selling, man
ufacturing and distributing gas, pc
/ troleum and other oils and their
products and by-products; to bore
/ construct, build, operate and main
tain oil wells, buildings, machinery
| plants, stores, warehouses: to erect
maintain and operate refineries,
mills, works, laboratories, work
/ shops, dwelling houses for workmen
and others, to handle, store and
transport oil, gas, brine and other
minerals, or mineral solutions, and
to make reasonable charge therefor;
TO buy, sell, furnish and distribute
oil and gas for lighting, heating and
other purposes; to lay down, con
struct, maintain and operate pipe
lines, tubes, tanks, pump stations,
connections, fixtures, storage houses
and such machinery, apparatus and
devices as may be necessary to ope-
rate such pipe and pipe lines be
| tween various points. Also, when
ever permitted by law, to have the
right and power to enter upon pri
vate rights of way, easements and
properties of all persons and cor
porations, and to have the right OF
laying its pipes and pipe lines across
and under any public road, railroad,
right OF way. street railroad, canal
or stream, or bed of lake: to lay its
pipes and pipe lines across and I'M
der any street or alley in any incor-
porated city, or town, with the con
Sant and under fha direction IF tho