The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-18
CHARTER
vi 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. Barrel, a notary pub
lie IN and for said Parish of Caddo,
State of Louisiana, duly commits
stoned and qualified, and in the
presence of The witnesses hereinaf-
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, availing 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 corpor-
alton and hody 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 embodying
the objects and purposes and stipu-
latlons and limitations referred to,
they do hereby formulate and adopt
the following charter, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
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 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 a 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 peg form all
acts and things essential or neces-
sary to she 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 Che
company, or 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 at
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
lin the State Of Louisiana and other
Iparts of the world, lands containing
Tor 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,
ling, supplying, buying, selling, man
| ufacturing and distributing gas, pc
troleum and other oils and theil
products and by-products; to bore
q 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 workmer
and others; to handle, store ane
transport oil, gas, brine and othel
minerals, or mineral solutions, ant
Ito make reasonable charge therefor
Ito buy, sell, furnish and distribute
oil and gas for lighting, heating AM
. other purposes; to lay down, con
sfrnet. maintain and operate pip
lines, tubes, tanks, pump stations
connections, fixtures, storage house
and such machinery, apparatus an
devices as may be necessary to ope
rate such pipe and pipe lines be
, tween various points. Also, when
1 ever permitted by law, to have tn
right and power to enter upon pr
lvate rights of way, easements an
properties of all persons and col
porations, and to have the right G
laying its pipes and pipe lines acros
: and under any public road, railroad
fright of way, street railroad, cana
or stream, or bed of lake; to lay Il
: pipes and pipe lines across and VI
der any street or alley in any lncol
Inorated CITY, or town, with the COZ