The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-25
CHARTER
or the Volunteer Oil Company, Kim
tied, of Oil City Louisiana

do: Be it known that on TINS the 15tl
day of July, A. ID 1912, before me
G. ii. Thurman, notary public Ia ant
for said Parish of Caddo, State q
Louisiana, duly commissioned an(
qualified, and in che presence OF en-
witnesses, hereinafter named an'
undersigned, came and appeared th'
persons whose nance are Geeuntt
subscribed. all above the age Of ma
ioritv. who sevegally declared Shnt
a.ailing themselves OF be prOVls
ions Of the laws og Che State Of Loo
isiana relative to tho organization OF
corporations. they have formed ono
organized, and as tGese presenes dc
form and organize theIHse}soS and
those WIsoIn they represent, sNte {
corporation and cody poIst1c On law
for the objects sna purposes, and
Ynder the .tipulst,ons ant Asa!fa
aions hereinafter SEE forth and eX-
pressed. and to this end, aNd as eGD
Iedyng the objects and Y'arposes
and stipU'atfoDs and limitations Fe'
Serred 90. they do hereby formulate
and adept the following charles 10
BSt:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of the cefpOr-
ation formed by this act is declared
to be the Volunteer Oil Company,
Ginited. Us domici'e is declared to
be and is hereby fixed at OH City,
State Of Louisiana, and it shsA have
and enjoy succession by its coFpor-
ace name for . period OF fifty so
years from and after the date here.
of. This corporation shall have the
power and authority to coBtract, she
and be sued in it's corporate name
to make and use a corporate seal;
10 issue shares OF stock represent
ing its capital stock; to hold, receive,
dire, lease and purchase real and
personal property, and to sell, lease,
mortgage and pledge the sane, 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 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. = d.
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, manufacture
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
buttons, and to make reasonable
charge therefor; to buy, sell, furnish
and distribute oil and gas for light
ing, heating and other purposes; to
lay down, construct, maintain and
operate pipe lines, tubes, tanks,
pump stations, connecti MS, fixtures,
storage houses and such machinery,
apparatus and devices as may be
necessary to operate such pipe and
pipe lines between various points.
Also, whenever permitted by law. to
have a right aid powe to enter
upon private rights of way, ease
mcnts and properties of all persons
and corporations, 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
AXE; to lay its pipes and pipe lines
across and under any street or alley
n any incorporated city, OF town,
With the consent and under the di-
'ection of the proper authorities of
'uch cities or towns. Also to carry
m the business of producing, refin- ,
ng and storing petroleum products :
md vegetable and mineral oil pro-
]ucfs. Also to hlly rent and INSTALL ,