The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-12-26
CHARTER
OF the Oil Field Gas Company,

10. De H. FclflciiitefEN. 'i1"'' ~ ''<
dav, before me. J. A. 1'higpen, no
tarv public. came and appeared tine
parties whose names are hereun'o
subscribed. who declared that avail
ing themselves Of the provisions OF
the laws of this State relative 10
corporations, they have formed al
CORPORATION under the name anu
style, and with the powers and PRIV |
ilegrs hereinafter stipulated. to-Wn:
ARTICLE |.
The name of this corporation
shall be "Oil Field Gas Company
with its domicile in The City OF
Shre> epOrt, Caddo Parish, Louis
lana: and under said corporate nam
ii shall have and enjoy succession
for period of nlnety-nne IVY.
wears. 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.
ARTICLE II.
The object and purposes OF th's
CORPORATION are hereby declared to
be the business of mining for gas,
oil and other minerals. with the
right to do any and everything H.
Cidental thereto, including the es-
Establishment and building of pipe
lines for the purpose OF transporta-
ton 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-
Irhasc. lease and sale of lands and
personal property; and in general
the doing of any and every ac'
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 UNI
der the laws of the State OF LOUIS
lana as common carrier OF such
PRODUCTS. as we'll as to establish
pipe lines for the purpose OF sup
ln}vinc 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 tor
such purposes.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corpora
lion is fixed at The sum OF one hum
nred thousand (Sl0O,000.00} dollars
= divided into one thousand shares OF
t the par value of one hundred lsiDl
4 dollars per share. This corporation
G is authorized to commence bushes;
l. whenever ten thousand (stO.OO0.o0
? dollars of its capital stock is Sub
7. scribed for and paid in cash. or II
e EQUIV alent. No stock shall be isSue'
s., until the same is fully paid for; Blu
o stock may be issued in payment o
l. property. real or personal. or 10
IT services rendered to the corpora
l. lion as may be determined by tn
: stockholders.
: ARTICLE ~.
le The corporate powers OF this cor
s, poration is hereby vested in a boar
is of directors consisting Of five STOCK
S. holders, three of whom shall con
IS stitute a quorum for the transae
n. ton of business The said boar
is shall be elected annually at the an
E. nual meeting of the stockholders {
nj the corporation, to be held on II
SIS first Monday in January OF ga"
nd wear, beginning with the year isl
he The officers of the company shall t
oy 4 president, vice president and
er : cretary-trcasurer, to be eieet1
ed, Dv the directors. Until their succe
or sors are elected land qualified, u
M first board of directors OF the co
ooration shall consist of the follo1
Il, 'ng: H. L. Heilperin, f. G. Paine
- Wheeler Shropshire, d. w. HARE
GU and Alex Heilperin, with E. G. Pa
= ner as president. H. l.. Heilperin
vice president, and Wheeler Shro
I'd shire as OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Il
Nr 5aiu DOdIll SHAH HoNV wv Po"SA
Or select and appoint such other
sh, ficers as they may desire. and
nj make and establish such by-la
de- for the proper management a
md regulation of the affairs of the CT
ex- poration as may be proper, VIII
the t,y-laws shall be binding upon
ldi- stockholders as if written IN /
my, charter.
Der ARTICLE V.
ERE Whenever this corporation Is G
We solved by limitation or .otherw
ord its affairs shall be liquidated by t
persons selected forthe purpose
a stockholders meeting duly hi
n. and said liquidators shall perfo
fore such services and give such sec
2. tv as the stockholders may regu
B, ARTICLE VI.
bliC.t AZ oil p,oofinoS of the St0ckh