The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-12-17
CHARTER
of the Longview Oil and Gas Com.
pany Of Louisiana, Limited,

dot Before Inc, John B. Files. a no.
tary public in and for the Parish
and State above written. duly COM
mlssloned, qualified and acting az
such, personally came and appeared
on the 9th day Of November 1912. in
the presence Of undersigned attest.
ing witnesses, came and appeared
the several persons whose names
are subscribed hereto, and who de-
clared that they do by these pres
cnts constitute and form themselves
into a body polite or corporation.
as we'll as such other persons as
may become associated with them,
under the laws of the State of
Louisiana in terms and conditions
as follows, to-wit:
ARTICLE 2.
The name of this corporation
shall be The Longview Oil and Gas
Company OF Louisiana, Limited. It:
domicile shall be at Shreveport, in
the Parish Of Caddo, State Of Louis
lana. Citation and other legal pros
cess shall be served on its president,
or, in his absence, On the vice presl-
ident, or in his absence On such per-
son as may be designated by law
It shall enjoy succession under its
corporate name for a period OF
ninety-nine years.
ARTICLE II.
Under its corporate name it shall
have power to contract, sue and be
sued. to make and use a corporate
seal; to hold, receive, purchase, con-
vey, mortgage. pledge and hypoth-
eeate all kinds of property; to name
and appoint such managers. direc-
tors and officers as its interests ant
convenience may require; to make
and establish such bylaws and
rules for the proper regulation OF
its affairs as may be deemed requis-
lie and necessary; and shall have al
such other and further powers a.
are now or may hereafter be con
ferred by law on corporations or as
|sOciations of the same or similar
kind.
ARTICLE III.
The purposes for which this cor
poration is formed are the mining
boring and drilling for petroleum a
other oils, gas and all kinds of min
erals, either on lands of its own OF
OF lands leased from others, or both
the establishing and operating pipe
lines and other means for transport
ling such products to market.
ARTICLE ~.
The capital stock is fixed a
twenty-five thousand dollars diNld
ed into two hundred and fift!
shares of one hundred dollars each
| No stock shall be issued until full,
paid for; no transfer of stock shat
be binding on the corporation unit
transferred on the books OF tn
company. Stock subscriptions ma
be paid for in cash, service or prop
erty, provided the service and prop
erty be placed at a value fixed d.
1.-The board of directors.
| ARTICLE v.
| The corporate powers Of this cor
lporation shall be vested in and 1t
lafYairs shall be managed by a boar
lof seven directors to be elected b
ballot by the stockholders at .
meeting to be held at the doInicil
Ilof the company on the second Tues
day of November of each year be
/ ginning In 1913. Until such eleetlo
1.-The following shall compose the fir
board of directors: I. G. Morgan
president: w. D. sessufii, vice pre-
ident:: John NJ. Finch, secretary
treasurer; J. X. Bivins, J. G. TuI
ner Jr, s. T. Tooke and j. j. Hud
son: the officers shall be electe
viva voce at meeting of the difee
itors called for that purpose. Vaear
cies on the board may be filled IL
1.-The unexpired term by the remain
ling directors board members ma
|by written proxy act for each othe
at board meetings. The board Of d
rectors may employ a general mar
lager and such other agents as III
Interests Of the company may II
Iuuire and discharge them at plea:
Iure: eacl, director shall own at lea
lone share OF stock in the corpora
ton. Four directors shall const
lutte d quorum Of the board FOR u
Transaction Of business, who sha
attend in person or by write
Iprexy. The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES sila
maintain his Office al the doniel
Iof the company at Shreveport, u
land he shall give bond with u
surety of a solvent bonding con
lnaay in the sum of five thousal
conditioned an The faitlf