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

State of Louisiana, Parish OF Tad
do: Be il remembered that on tlns
dav, before me, John F. Slattery. %
noiary public in and for SAID Parish
and State, dulF commissioner and
5Norn. personally came and ap-
praFpd F. w. Plumb. J. Milo S'nlsf'
Eli Gras. August CaZeauX, and
Z. w. Hamiter, all residents ri
The said Parish and State, who
stated and declared to me, notary,
HAT aVailing themselves OF The Con
>titutiOn and laws of the State Oi
Louisiana, they have formed am
constituted themselves, as we'll "a
such persons as may hereafter De
come associated with them, and d.
by these presents form and cOnstl-
tutc themselves into a cOrpOratIOT
and body corporate and have adop&
ed and ordained as their charter OF
act of incorporation the following
tO-Wit:
ARTICLE |.
The name and little of this corpor-
alton shall be The Process Oil Com
pany, Limited, and its domlche a:
The City of Shreveport, in the Par
ish of GaddO. State of Louisiana, AM
under its corporate name 1t shall
have and enjoy succession for pc
riod of fifty ears, unless sooner dis
| solve da shereWithin provided. Al
| legal process shall be served on the
president of the company, or IN MS
absence on the vice president OF the
company at their office.
ARTICLE 1T.
This corporation is formed fol
| he purpose and the nature OF buSl
ness to be conducted by it is hereby
declared to be: To acquire, lease
land own both real and persona
| property: to drill, bore and explore
| for oil. gas or other minerals, an
to acquire, lease or own such land
flor such purposes. and to build, con
slruct, lease or own pipe lines, TAM
Tears or other means Of transpOrta
lion for oil. gas and other minerals
and to do any and all things in con
nectiOn with said purpose Whlc
: NAV be necessary for the propc
operation thereof.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at the sum
me hundred and fifty thousand do
,ars (sl5OOOO), divided into tiftee
thousand shares of the par value
en- dollars each, and it shall con
: mence business and become a gOir
$ concern whenever five thousar
e dollars of it's capital stock Is sui
scribed and paid FOR in full. Capt.
: |stock may be paid for III cash, lab'
e or property at a valuations to
Il fixed by the board Of directors, al
g when issued shall BE tuily PAID 81
h -assessable.
is ARTICLE Is.
l. The affairs of Ills corporate
} shall be managed and conducted
70 I board of directors consisting
e five stockholders of this corporatE
" TO be elected at general stockhol
r, ers meeting CO. the tlrsS Tuesday
t. July of each year, who shall nc
heir offices for one year, or I'm
10 their successors are elected and
is stalled, and any vacancy OccTrri
m in said board Of directors shall
r. filled by an election, by the boa
n of directors, of any stakeholder
IL the unexpired term. Until the ell
10 ton on the first Tuesday in J'
no 1913 the following shall cOnstitl
nd the first board of directors OF t.
nv corporation: f. W. Plumb, }. NJ
ne Smith, Eli Gras, Angst CazauX,
w. Hamiter. The officers OF this C
id poration shall be president, V
iii president, secretary and treasul
bf land the first officers OF said corp