The Caucasian., 1913-12-18
CHARTER
OF Dhe Usigless Jao>peeaiuQ dassne
N1n1e


staeo os louisiana. PARISH OF G.alYe
doc Before gno. Clifton q. 8baNls. She
9lAersanc8 alsthoritgo a notary
Yoll0Iir 6ls 0n1 Cor Che S0arislo and
statoo aforesaid, at tns office 'n sse
Oily "q shreveport. la, ralNe and
appeared ols Che .5Htoo hereinafter
Writtep. dh.e following: =. L.. Hudson,
Y. 4g. Moore ooeorse ii. Pope, ". w.
Brown, l9en Aay g. O.. Hudson, j..
70 Woore and gack Bratcher. an per
sns OBJ by ast~rnes as signed, who
dee aree9 tso ole ils Che presence OF
the atiostiNg witnesses. ehay ehey
desiSe 20 form and constitute . cor
pOratioN under ehe laws o,f y.ouIs-
ianao and thai Ties do Herelos form
themselves and theie Successors into
10 corporation and constitute same
in compliance With the provisions
and subject 20 the restrictions OF lee
laws of the state of Louisiana goS-
er0ins corporations. and am4er Che
pros isions eof 9he articles N9 incGr-
pprati0u hereinafter seq Soreho
article ..
Tho name of shis corporation
fshall 20 The Ori1iers Prospecting
ea,unS,anso and by 1his 0ame it shall
have power amt authorits t" have
tanH enjoy succession Cor l's period
of ninety-nine years. 60 contract,
sue an1 be sued: tse make and use
a rorporao.o seaY and She same 10
Abroak, alte6 90 amend ~ pleasure !;
Wand eSnteY ailis name 20 boldo Fs-
seiso, purchase anB otherwise &C
d ,Islu. zoo OWN, consss. soil Ng 0the'e
\ vQse, dispose o9. 60 Cease, 0l.slss,
l mortgage or otherwise hypotYseca ale
yroReStyo r.ai. psssoHaY and Dised
/ SRTiCLE bg.
\ Tho oYognicile Oq iIsis corporation
Sis declared 20 be oD che a.Ity OIL
Shreveport. Louisiana.
4 ARTICLE SIg.
| Theo NatlSru 0Y the business yc De
4carried OH and the purpose SoI
(which thie cooperation % estab-
llished are as follows: To bore OH
ywells in the state of Louisiana and
/ in tho state of TeXAs. and distribute
yan,1 cell the products of said oil ant
(gae wells: Do transport same
Through pipe lines either sor Che use
oof this corporation 0e Cor hire: se
lbuv anN sell lands. leases. oil, sa:
land mineral contracts Ns SlY kline
Whatever: % las pips lines and i
4neceesars to expreprists 0ropert'
for same: to sell and supply gas anf
oil, either under municipal fran
lchise or otherwise and generally t'
! do any and all things necessary To-
the purposes of this corporation
and generally 20 do any and al
Things necessary to be done in fur
Itherance Of such objects and pur
Soses.
4 ARTICLE w
( She corporate powers oY 'hls cor
,YporafioD shall be vested in boar
loY directors composed N sese
4 stockholders. Che directors cha
= elecs o president, slice president IN
observation-disclosures, and shall pre-
scribe Che duties of sach. 4lectlo
lof directors shall take place tn
first Mondas in December of sac
elvear. Yhe first board Of director
i shall be as follows: J. L. Hudson, I
81 H. Moore, ". w. Brown, Ben ka,
" IT. 6. Hudson, Z. NJ. Moore and Jac
Bratcher, with ,. l.. Hudson, pres
T. (dent; ,. u. Moore, sice Oresiden
+ z. 6. Hudson, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
- All officers anN directors shall ser'
= until their successors are slecte
=. Service of sli legal process shall !
:, made ON the president, or, in his al
~ sence on the vice president, or
~ his absence on the secretary-trea
- y urer. at the office of the compan
~ The board of directors shall appol
+ such managers, agents or sub-o
~ ficers as the interests of the cerpo
n alton may require, and make al
- establish such bylaws as may
,e necessary and proper for the ma
- agement and regulation of the a
"a fairs of the corporation. II a
ia vacancies occur among the office
or directors, the remaining dire
tors may select stockholders TO
y, the same. The board of dlrecto
shall have power to borrow a
lend money; to issue bills OF .
change, notes, bonds, drafts a
is other negotiable paper; exec'
a.: mortgages and generally to do
vs.. things incident to the object a
purpose of this corporation. $
las board of directors shall create
Bile executive board to be composed
ID four stockholders whose office sh
we be in the City Of Mineola. Tex
I'VE and whose powers shall be equal