The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-12-03
CHARTER
OF the Lengvisw Oil and Gas Ssnt=
bahS ef Louisiana. LiInitsa.

State Of Louisiana, Parish Of Cacts
do: Before me, John B. Files. no.
tarv public in and for the Paris>
and State above written. duly COM
missioned. qualified and acting a:
such. personally came and appeared
on the 9Th day Of November 1912. in
1.-The presence Of undersigned attest
ing witnesses, came and appeared
the several persons whose names
are subscribed hereto. and who de
cIared that they do by these pres
ents constitute and form themselves
into body polite or corporation
as we'll as such other persons as
NAV become associated with them,
under the laws of the State OF
Louisiana in terms end conditions
as follows. tO-WIt:
ARTICLE |.
| The name Of this corporation
shall be The Longview Oil and Gas
Company of Louisiana, Limited. IL
Idomicile shall be at ShreN epoFt in
the Parish Of Caddo, State of Louis
lana. Citation and other legal pro-
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.
1t shall enjoy succession under its
corporate name for period OF
ninety-nine years.
ARTICLE II.
Under its corporate name il shall
have power to contract. sue and be
sued, 10 make and use a corporate
zeal: 10 hold, receive, purchase. Goa
Ney. mortgage, pledge and hypoth
.cate all kinds Of property: 10 name
and appoint such managers. d!rec-
tors and officers Us It's interests and
ronvenienre may require: TO make
and establish such bylaws and
rules for The proper regulation OF
its affairs as may be deemed reduis-
tie and necessary: and shall have Oil
such other and further powers A.
are now or may hereafter 10 con-
ferred by law on corporations or as
SOciations of The same or >tinil0r
kind.
ARYICLG IA.
| The purposes for which tAi> co1-
poration is formed are The mining.
boring and drilling for petroleum "r
other oils. saS and oil kinds of min
erals. either on lanHs Of D. ovn- OF
| N lands leased from others, or bosh ::
he establishing and operating pipe
| lines and other means for transport
ing such products to m0raet.
ARTICLE ~.
| The capital stoao is GA>A d
twenty-five thousand Collars MviH-
ed into two hundred and Eft.
shares of one hundred dollars each
No stock shall be issued until fully
Ipaid for: no transfer Of stock shall
be binding on the corporation until
transferred on the books of the
company. Stock subscriptions may
be paid for in cash. service or prop
erty. provided the service and prop
erty be placed at tall1 fiDpa by
the board of directors.
ARTICLE Y.
The corporate powers of this cor
poration shall be vested in and its
affairs shall be managed by a board
of seven directors to be elected by
ballot by The stockholders al a
meeting to be held at the domicite
of the company on the second Tues
day of November Of each year be-
ginning in 1918. Until such election
the following shall compose the first
board of directors: 7. c. Morgan
president; W. D. sSessum, vice pres
ident; John NJ. Finch, secretary
treasurer; J. X. Bivins, J. C. Tur-
ner Jr., S. T. Tooke and J. J. Hud-
|son; the officers shall be elected
Viva voce at meeting Of the difee-
Tors called for that purpose. Naean-
cies on the board may be filed fol
the unexpired term by the remain
ing directors: board members may
by written proxy act for each ethe!
lat board meetings. The board Of d.
rectors may employ general man.
lager and such other agents as The
interests of the company may re-
quire and discharge them at pleas.
ure; each director shall own at leas
one share of stock in the corpora.
-, ton. Four directors shall censti.
ltute a quorum of the board for thu
transaction of business, who shall
!, attend in person or by writer
p Iproxy. The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES shall
maintain his Office at the domicil'
of the company at Shreveport, La
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