The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-05
CHARTER
OF the Oil Field Gas Company.


do: Be it remembered. that on this
day, before me. J. 4. Thlgpen. no
tary public. came and appeared the
parties whose names are RereuntO
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 ami
style. and with tS4c powers and PRIV
ileeps hereinaftsr stipulated, lo-Wit !;
ARTICLE |.
The name of this corporation
shall be "Oii Field Gas Company"
with its dOmlciie III The Clty OF
Shreveport. Cadd%o Parish. louis
lana: and under saisd corporate nam
il shall have and enjoy Succession
for a period Of ninety-nIne (g)
wears. unless sooner dissolved as
hereinafter stated. All legal process
shall be served on The president or
in his absence at The office of ssle
ARTICLE III.
The obieri and purposes OF th,S
corporation are hereby declared to
be the business of mining for gas,
ell and other minerals, with the
right to do any and everything in
Cidental thereto, including the es-
Establishment and building of pipe
lines for the purpose of iransporta-
ton of such products: and the pur-
chase and sale of such mineral pro-
duets 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 we'll as 10 establish
Epe lines for the purpose OF sup
niying cities and towns with natural
sAs: 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
ton is fixed at the sum of one hun
dred thousand (si0O,000.O0) dollars,
divided into one thousand shares of
the par value of one hundred (Si00)
dollars per share. This corporation
is authorized to commence business
whenever ten thousand (SiG,OO0O0l
dollars of its capital stock is sub
scfibed for and paid in cash, or its
equivalent. No stock shall be issued
until the same is fully paid for: but
stock may be issued in payment Of
property, real or personal, or for
services rendered to the corpora
ton as may be determined by the
stockholders, \
ARTICLE ".
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 transac-
ton of business The said board
shall be elected annually at the an
nual meeting of the stockholders of
the corporation, TO be held on the
first Monday in January of each |
year, beginning with the year 1914.
The officers of the company shall be
a president, vice president and a
S cretary-treasurer, to be elected
by the directors. Until their success
sOrs are elected and qualified, the
first board of directors of the cor
porafion shall consist of the follow
ing: H. l.. Heilperin, E. G. Palmer.
Shropshire, d. w. HarreIll
and Alex Heilperin, with E. g. Pal
mer as president, H. l.. Heilperin as
vice president, and Wheeler Shrop-
shire as secretary-treasure The
said board shall have the power to
select and appoint such other Of
ficers as they may desire, and to
make and establish such by-laws
Tor the proper management and
regulation of the affairs of the cor
pOration as may be proper, which
Bylaws shall be binding upon the
as if written in this
,harter.
ARTICLE Y.
Whenever this corporation is dis
solved by limitation or otherwise,
IS affairs shall be liquidated by two
,ersons selected for the purpose at
/ stockholders meeting duly held; Ii
md said liquidators shall perform
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