The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-25
CHARTER
vi The Lake Region Oil and Gas
company Limited.

State of Louisiana, Parish Of Cad.
40; be it known that on this the
S4''i Gay OF June A. D. 1912, before
me- Thomas C. Barrett, notary pub.
nc IN and for said Parish of Caddo
o'a'e OF Louisiana, duly commits
stoned and qualified, and in the
presence of the witnesses hereinaf-
'er named and undersigned. came
ana appeared the persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed all
ABOVE the age of majority, who sew
orally declared that, ayailing them
PseiVes OF toe 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-
|atlon 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 embodying
the objects and purposes and stipu-
lations and limitations ref9rred to,
they DO hereby formulate and adopt
the following charter, to-wit:
ARTICLE /.
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 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 its enterprise. All
citations or other legal process shall
be served upon the president OF the
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
i'm the State of Louisiana and other
parts of the world, lands containing
or 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
ing, supplying, buying, selling, man
ufacturing and distributing gas, pc
treleum and other oils and their
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,
mills. works, laboratories, work
shops, dwelling houses for workmen
and Others; to handle, store and
transport oil, gas, brine and other
minerals, or mineral solutions, and
to make reasonable charge therefor
to buy, sell, furnish and distribute
oil and gas for lighting, heating and
other purposes; to lay down, con-
struct, maintain and operate pipe
lines, tubes, tanks, pump stations,
connections, fixtures, storage houses
and such machinery, apparatus and
devices as may be necessary to ope-
rate such pipe and pipe lines be,
tween various points. Also, when
ever permitted by law, to have the
right and power to enter upon pr,
vate rights of way, easements and
properties of all persons and cor
porations, and to have the right OF
laying its pipes and pipe lines across
and under any public road, railroad
right of way, street railroad, cana
or stream, or bed of lake; to lay its
pipes and pipe lines across and un
der any street OF alley in any incor
porated city, or town, with the con
sent and under the direction OF tht
proper authorities of such cities Of
towns. Also to carry on the business
If nrodneing. refining and STORMS