The Caucasian., 1912-07-04
CHARTER
OF the Lake Region Oil and Gas
Company Limited.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Cad
do: Be it known that on this the
Gath day of June A. D. 1912, before
me, Thomas G.. Barret, 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 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 referred 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. It's 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 (5O) 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 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 al
the office of the company in accord
ance with the direction of the law
| ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes fol
which this corporation is organized
and the nature of the business to b'
carried on by it, are hereby declared
to be: To purchase, lease or other
wise acquire and hold and explol
/ in the State of Louisiana and othel
parts of the world, lands containing
or believed to contain gas, petro
leum and other oil deposits, o.
pools, or other minerals; to carr.
on the business of searching foI
prospecting, preparing, PRODUCING
refining, piping, storing, transport
ing, supplying, buying, selling, man
| ufacturing and distributing gas, Pc
| troleum and other oils and thel
products and y-products; to bore
| construct, build, operate and main
tain oil wells, buildings, machiner!
plants, stores, Warehouses; to erec
maintain and operate refinerle'
! mills, works, laboratories, Worf
shops, dwelling houses for workme
and others; to handle, store an
transport oil, gas, brine and othe
minerals, or mineral solutions, an
to make reasonable charge therefor
TO buy, sell, furnish and distrlbul
toil and gas for lighting, heating an
other purposes; to lay down, COZ
struct. maintain and operate plI
lines, tubes, tanks, pump station
|. connections, fixtures, storage nous
and such machinery, apparatus al
4. devices as may be necessary to op
rate such pipe and pipe lines D
!, tween various points. Also, Whe
4 lever permitted by law, to have Il
right and power to enter upon pl
lvate rights of way, easements al
properties of all persons and co
porations, and to have the right
laying its pipes and pipe lines aero
y and under any public road, rallroa
right of way, street railroad, can
or stream, or bed of lake; to lay
: pipes and pipe lines across and u
der any street or alley in any lnc6
f.,a4,l asfu or touyp with the GO