The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-07-13
CHARTER
OF the Process Oil and Fuel Com
pany.

do: Be it remembered that On this
day before me, r. A. Grain, notary
public in and for said Parish and
State, duly commissioned and sworn,
came and appeared f. M. Gribble, d.
P. Bachelor, 3. F. Sims. J. NJ. Doll,
F. G. Roberts, VIM. NJ. Williams ard
B. H. Bolinger. residents of SAID
Parish and State, who stated and de-
clared to me, notary, that avallnc
themselves of the Constitution ard
laws Of he State of Louisiana in re-
gard to the fornation of corpora
tons, they have formed themselves,
as we'll as such other persons as
may hereafter become associated
with them, into corporation and a
body corporate, and have adopted
and do by these presents adopt and
ordain as their charter or act of IN
corporation, the followingoto-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of this corpor-
alton is hereby declared to be The
Process Oil and Fuel Company, and
under said name and title it shall
have and enjoy a succession for a
period of ninety-nine years, Glnless
sooner dissolved as hereinafter stip-
ulated. Its domicile shall be and is
hereby fixed at the City of Shreve-
port, in the Parish OF Caddo, State
Of Louisiana, and all legal process
shall be served on it's president, vice
president, or in the absence OF both,
on the secretary or treasurer Of the
said company at its domicile.
ARTICLE II.
The purpose of this corporation
and its objects are hereby declared
to be to do a general petroleum Oil
refining business; to build, construct
and oyn warehouses, storageatanks
side tracks and other buildings: to
operate refining and compound
ing, lubricating Oil business; to
own and control by purchase or
lease or otherwise tank cars for the
transportation of petroleum and its
products; to buy and sell crude Pc
troleum and all petroleum products
in the Parish of Caddo, State of
Louisiana, and elsewhere within or
without the State Of Louisiana; to
own sucha patents for refining or
compounding oils as the board OF
directors may deem proper; to build
ond construct and otherwise &C
quire pipe lines within this State for
the transportation Of petroleum and
it's products; to own and acquire by
purchase or otherwise both real and
personal property, and the same to
dispose Of and sell within tho dis
erection Of its board Of directors, and
generally to do and perform each
and every thing necessary in carry
ing out the enumerated purposes or
other purposes conferred on corpor-
ations Of similar kind by the stat
utes of the State of Louisiana.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock Of the corpora
ton is hereby fixed at fifty thous-
and (S5OOOO.OOj dollars, divided into
five hundred shares Of the pai'
value Of $4,000 each, to be paid for
in cash, services rendered or prop
erty transferred, subject to the APP
.proval of the board Of directors; and
all stock issued shall be fully paid
and worcestershire 1t shall COM
mence business whenever four
thousand (s4,OOO.0O) dollars of its
capital stock is subscribed and paid
for in full.
ARTICLE ".
The affairs Of the corporation
shall be managed and controlled by
a board of directors Of not less than
three nor more than seven of the
stockholders; said board of direc-
tors to be elected annually on the
first Monday in June in each year.
and until the election in June 1919
the following shall constitute the
board Of directors Of this corpora
ton: e. NJ. Gribble, president: d. P.
Bachelor, vice president: b. f
Sims, treasurer; B. H. Bolinger, sec
rotary; L. G. Roberts, j. NJ. Doll anG
William NJ. Williams.
ARTICLE v.
This corporation shall have the
authority and power to contract, sue
and be sued in It's corporate name:
to make and use a corporate seal
to hold, receive, purchase and con
vey, under its corporate name, prop
erty, both real and personal, and to
name and appoint such managers
directors and officers as it's interest
and convenience may require; te
make and establish sllch hy-IaWs for