The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-01
CHARTER
OF the Process Oil Company Limited

state OF LOulSldlld, fdI1SH Ol tdu-
do: Be it remembered that on this
day, before me, John F. Slattery, a
notary public in and for said Parish
and State, duly commissioner and
sworn. personally came and APP
peared F. w. Plumb, J. Milo Smith,
Eli Gras, August CaZeaux, and
f. W.. Hamiter, all residents of
the said Parish and State, who
stated and declared to me. notary,
that availing themselves of the Con
stitutiOn and laws of the State OF
Louisiana, they have formed and
constituted themselves, as we'll as
such persons as may hereafter be
come associated with them, and do
by these presents form and constl-
tute themselves into a corporation
and body corporate and have adopt
ed and ordained as their charter or
act of incorporation the following,
to-wit:
ARTICLE |.
The name and title of this cOrpOr-
alton shall be The Process Oil Com
pany. Limited, and its domiclie al
the City of Shreveport, in the Par
ish of Caddo, State of Louisiana, and
under its corporate name it shall
have and enjoy succession for a pc
riOd of fifty ears, unless sooner dis
solve da sherewithin provided. All
legal process shall be served on the
president of the company, or in his
absence on the vice president of the
company at their office.
ARTICLE III.
This corporation is formed for
the purpose and the nature of bust
ness to be conducted by it is hereby
declared to be: To acquire, lease
and own both real and personal
property: to drill, bore and explore
for oil, gas or other minerals, and
to acquire, lease or own such lanas
for such purposes, and to build, con-
struct, lease or own pipe lines, tank
cars or other means of transpOrta-
ton for oil, gas and other mieerals,
and to do any and all things in con-
nection with said purpose which
may be necessary for the prope.
Operation thereof.
ARTICLE Ill
The capital stock of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at the sum OF
one hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars (si5O,0OO), divided into fifteen
thousand shares of the par value of
ten dollars each, and it shall COM
mence business and become a going
concern whenever five thousand
dollars of it's capital stock is sub
scribed and paid for in full. Capital
stock may be paid for in cash, labor
or property at a valuation to be
fixed by the board of directors, and
when issued shall be fully paid and
mona ssessable.
ARTICLE ~.
| The affairs of this corporation
shall be managed and conducted by
| a board of directors consisting OF
five stockholders of this corporation
to be elected at general stockhold-
ers meeting on the first Tuesday OF
July of each year, who shall hold
their offices for one year, or unit
their successors are elected and in
stalled, and any vacancy occurring
in said board Of directors shall be
filed by an election, by the board
of. directors, of any stakeholder fol
the unexpired term. Until the cleo
ton on the first Tuesday in July
1913 the following shall constitute
the first board of directors of this
corporation: F. w. Plumb, J. Milo
Smith, Eli Gras. Angst GaZauy, E
Nv. Hamiter. The officers of this cor.
lporation shall be president, vice
Ipresident, secretary and treasurer
land the first officers of said corpor