The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-12-12
CHARTER
Cvf che Oil Field Gas Company

day, before Inc. J. a. Thispen. no,
tary public. came and appeared Inc
parties whose names are hereunto
subscribed. who declared that avail
ling themselves Of the provisions OF
the laws Of this Stale relative 10
| corporations. they have formed a
corporation under the name ami
Istyle. and with the powers and PRIV
lilages hereinafter stipulated. to-wtt ::
ARTICLE l..
The name of this corporation
shall be "Oil Field Gss Company"
with its domicile in The City OF
Shreveport. Caddo Parish. Louis
lana: and under said corporate nam
it shall have and enjoy succession
flor a eeriod Of ninety-nlne 80
years. unless sooner dissolved as
hereinafter stated. All legal process,
shall be served On the president, or
in his absence at the office OF The
corporation, according to Law.
y ARTICLE n.
1'he object and purposes OF lil's
corporation are hereby declared to
he the business of mining for gas,
oil and other minerals. with thr
right TO do any and everything in
oidental thereto, including the es-
tablishmeut aud building of pipe
lines for the purpose Of transporta-
ton Of such products: and the pur-
tchase 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 10 mine. market, transport
and sell natural ass and petroleum.
And The corporation shall have the
power and authority to qualify un-
der the laws OF the state of Louis
Llama as a common carrier OF such
products, as well as 10 establish
pipe lines for the purpose of sup
tplying cities and towns with natural
fgas: and TO obtain franchises from
|sueh cities and towns for the use Of
1.-The streets and the putSie el;eeS for,
fs,,rh purposes.
ARTICLE Tle
The capital stock Of this corI0a-
Etion is fixed at the sum OF one nun
dred thousand" tsiO0,mO.O0} dollars.
Idivided into one thousand shares OF
the par value of one hundred $500
dollars per share. This corporation
lis authorized TO commence business
whenever ten thousand (si0,000.o0l
dollars of its capital stock is sub
Iscribed for and paid in cash. or it,
edui, alent. No stock shall be issued
until the same is fully paid for; but
Istock may be issued in payment OF
Iproperty. real or personal. or for
lservices rendered to the corpora
ltion as may be. determined by the
stockholders.
& ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers Of this cor
tpOration is hereby vested in a board
of directors consisting Of five stock
theiders. three Of, whom shall con-
lstitute a quorum for the transac-
ton Of business. The said board
'tshall be elected annually al the an
inual meeting Of the stockholders OF
The corporation, to be held on tn,
first Monday in January of each
year, beginning with the year 1914
The officers of HE company shall be
a president. vice president and :
Secretary-treasurer 10 be elcctef
by the directors. Until their success
sors are elected and qualified, The
Hrst board of directors Of the cor,
poration shall consist Of the follow.
ing: H. L. Heilperin, Z. 6. Palmer
Wheeler Shropshire, d. W. HaTrel
and Alex Heilperin. with F.. G. Pal
mer as president. II. l.. Hcilperin a:
lviea president. and Wheeler Shrnp;
1shire as OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Th'
said board shall have The power Il
select and appoint such other of
ficers as they may desire. and t.
j make and establish such bylaw
for the proper management an
Regulation of the affairs of The cor
poration as may be proper, whic
b ity-laws shall be binding upon tn
r stockholders, as if written in thi
= lcharter
ARTICLE V.
i Whenever This corporation is dis
o solved by limitation or otherwis
j. its affairs shall be liquidated by tw
= lpersons selected for the purpose &
: a stockholders meeting duly hele
LAND said liquidators shall perforl
b. such services and give such seeuI
ity as the stockholders may reauir
r. ARTICLE VI.
At all meetings of the stOckholf
ers each share nf stock shall he~ or