The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-11
CHARTER
OF the Lake Region Oil and Gas
Company Limited.

State of Louisiana, Parish OF Cad
do: Be it known that on this the
oath day of June A. d. 1912, before
me, Thomas C. Barrett, notary pub
lie in and for said Parish Of Caddo,
State of Louisiana, duly cOmmls-
stoned and qualified, and in the
presence Of the witnesses herelna1-
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, aValllng them
selves of the provisions OF the laws
of the State of Louisina 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 corpor-
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 as embodylng
the objects and purposes and stipu-
lations and limitations referred to,
they do hereby formulate and adopt
the following charter, to-WIt:
ARTICLE 1.
The name and title of the corpor-
alton formed by this act is declared
to be the Lake Region Oil and Gas
Company Limited. Its domicile is
declared to be and is hereby fixed
at the City of Shreveport, State OF
Louisiana, and it shall have and en-
joy succession by its corporate
name for a period of fifty 900 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 a corporate seal; to
issue shares of stock representing
it's 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 ali
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. All
citations or other legal process shall
be served upon the president OF the
company, OF in his absence or in
ability to act, upon the vice presi-
dent, or in his absence or inability
| to 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 Tor
| which this corporation is organized
| and the nature of the business to be
carried on by il, are hereby declared
o be: To purchase, lease or other
wise acquire and hold and exploit
| m the State of Louisiana and other
parts of the world, lands containing
| or believed to contain gas, petro-
leum and other oil deposits, OF
pools, or other minerals; to carry
on the business of searching for
prospecting, preparing, producing
refining, piping, storing, transport
ing, supplying, buying, selling, man
Iufacturing and distributing gas, pc
troleum and other oils and thei
| 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
Z mills, works, laboratories, work
shops, dwelling houses for workme1
land others; to handle, store ant
transport Oil, gas, brine and othe
minerals, or mineral solutions, an
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to buy, sell, furnish and distribut
oil and gas for lighting, heating an
other purposes: to lay down, cor
struet, maintain and operate pip
: lines, tubes, tanks, pump stations
connections, fixtures, storage house
" and such machinery, apparatus an
devices as may be necessary to opt
l. rate such pipe and pipe lines b.
tween various points. Also, wheI
ever permitted by law, to have tn
right and power to enter upon pr
D vate rights of way, easements an
properties of all persons and co
D. porations, and to have the right
laying its pipes and pipe lines acro
D. and under any public road, railroa
right of way, street railroad, can
or stream, or bed of lake; to lay
Ipipes and pipe lines across and u
. der any street or alley in any inco
porated city, or town, with the co
sent and under the direction of Il
inronar authorities of such cities