The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-12-31
CHARTER
of the Oil Field Gas Comparly

90; BE IT remembered, that on this
Gay. before me. J. A. Thigpen, no
tary public, came and appeared the
paftles whose names are hereunto
subscribed, who declared that avail
ing themselves of the provisions of
the laws of this State relative to
corporations, they have formed a
corporation under the name and
style. and with the powers and priv
llrs"s hereinafter stipulated, to-wit
ARTICLE
The name of this CORPORATION
snail be "Oil Field Gas Company"
with its domicile in the City Of
shre>ep Caddo Parish, Louis
lana; and under said corporate nam
II shall have and enjoy succession
Tor period of ninety-nine (e9}
years, unless sooner dissolved az
hereinafter stated. All legal process
snail be served on the president, or
IN MS absence at The office Of the
/. T.. o-"t:rn, according TO law.
ARTICLE II.
The object and purposes Of this
corporation are hereby declared TO
be the business of mining for gas,
Oil and other minerals, with the
right to do any and everything in
cldental thereto, including the es-
Establishment and building Of pipe
lines for the purpose of transporta-
tion-of such products; and the pur-
chase and sale Of such mineral pro-
ducts as may be obtained by its
mining operations; and the pur-
chase, lease and sale of lands and
personal property; and in general
the doing of any and every act
necessary, incident, or consistent
with the general purpose Of the
company to mine, market, transport
and sell natural gas and petroleum.
And the corporation shall have the
power and authority to qualify I'M
der the laws of the State Of Louis
lana as common carrier of such
products, as well as to establish
pipe lines for the purpose of sup
plying cities and towns with natural
gas; and to obtain franchises from
such cities and towns for the use Of
the streets and the public places for
such purposes.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock Of this corpora
Etion is fixed at the sum of one hun
fdred thousand (si00,000.00) dollars,
divided into one thousand shares OF
the par value of one hundred (Si00J
dollars per share. This corporation
is authorized to commence business
whenever ten thousand (si0,0O0.Dt
dollars of its capital stock is sub
.scribed for and paid in cash, Or its
equivalent. No stock shall be issued
until the same is fully paid for; but
stock may he issued in payment OF
property, real or personal, or Tor
services rendered to the corpora
'tion as may be determined by the
stockholders.
| ARTICLE ".
I The corporate powers OF this COR
|poration is hereby vested in board
of directors consisting of five stock
holders, three of whom shall con-
stitute a quorum, for the TRANSACT
|tion of business. The said board
shall be elected annually at the an
|nual meeting of the stockholders oil
1.-THE corporation, to be held on the
first Monday in January OF eaeh
year, beginning with the year 1914.
|The officers of the company shall be
a president, vice president and q
L. cretary-treasurer, to be elected
Inv the directors. Until their success
Isors are elected and qualified, the
first board Of directors Of the cor
lporation shall consist Of the follow
ling: H. L. Heilperin, E. G. Palmer,
wheeler Shropshire, D. w. Harretl
Land Alex Heilperin, with E. g. Pal
liner as president. II. L. Heilperin as
Iyice president, and Wheeler shrop-
tshire as OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. The
lsaid board shall have the power to
Eselect and appoint such other Of
Ulcers as they may desire, and &c
Imake and establish such bylaw:
flor the proper management and
Regulation OF the affairs OF the cor
narration as may be proper, Whicf
Ity-laws shall be binding upon th'
Estockholders as if written In this
Icharter.
r ARTICLE V.
Whenever this corporation Is DIS
Esolved by limitation or otherwise
tits affairs shall be liquidated by two
Ipersons selected for the purpose a
La stockholders meeting dniS ne'u
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