The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-12-08
CHARTER
OF the Oil Field Gas Company

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State of Louisiana, Parish OF Cad
do: Be it remembered, that on TINS
day. before me. J. A. Thigpen, no
tary public, came and appeared the
parties whose names are hefeunto
subscribed. who declared that avail
ing themselves of the provisions OF
the laws of this State relative TO
corporations, they have formed q
corporation under the name and
style, and with the powers and priv
ileges hereinafter stipulated, to-wit !:
ARTICLE l.
The name OF this corporation
shall be "Oil Field Gas Company"
with its domicile in the City 81
Shreveport, Caddo Parish. Louis
lana; and under said corporate nam
it shall have and enjoy succession
+ for period of ninety-nine 800
years, unless sooner dissolved as
hereinafter stated. All legal process
shall be served on the president, OF
! in his absence at the Office of the
corporation, according to law
ARTICLE II.
! The object and purposes of this
corporation are hereby declared to
be the business of mining for gas,
Oil and other minerals, with the
right to do any and everything in
| Cidental thereto, including the es-
Enlistment and building of pipe
lines for the purpose Of transported
ton of such products; and the pur-
chase and sale of such mineral pro-
duets as may be obtained by its
mining operations: and the pur-
chase, lease and sale of lands and
personal property: and in general
the doing of any and every act
necessary, incident, or consistent
with the general purpose of The
company to mine, market. transport
and sell natural gas and petroleum.
And the corporation shall have the
power and authority to qualify I'M
der the laws of the State of Louis
lana as a common carrier of such
products, as we'll as TO establish
pipe lines for the purpose of sup
plying cities and towns with natural
Gas: and to obtain franchises from
such cities and towns for the use OF
the streets and the public places for
such purposes.
ARTICLE III.
Ihe capital stock of this corpora
ton IS fixed at the sum of one hun
nrcd thousand (SiOO,OOO.OO) dollars.
dlVlf"d into one thousand shares of
me par value Of one hundred $500
dollars per share. This CORPORATION
Is authorized to commence business
whenever ten thousand (SiO.OOO.OOt
dollars OF its capital stock is sub
scrlbed for and paid in cash, or its i
equiv alent. No stock shall be issued
until the same is fully paid for: but
stock may be issued in payment of
property, real or personal, or for
services rendered to the corpora
ton as may be determined bv the
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers of this cor
pOratIOn is hereby vested in hoard
OF directors consisting of five stock
holders, three Of whom shall con-
atltute quorum for the TRANSACT
non OF business. The said board
snail be elected annually at the an
n'lal meeting of the shareholders If
ne corporation, to be held on th,.
lirst Monday in January Of each
wear, beginning with the wear 1919
IN" officers Of the company shall be
a president, vice president and a
secretary treasurer, to be elected
~ the directors. Until their surces-
'"rs are elected and Qualified the
IIrSt board of directors of The cor
roratlOn shall consist of the follow
ng: II. l.. Heilperin, F.. G. Palmer
" Wheeler Shropshire. ID. w. HarreIll
nd Alex Heilperin. with F.. G. PAL