The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-27
CHARTER
OF the Commerce Oil and Gas Com
pany, Limited.

Wheeler Shropshire, a notary pub
lie in and for said Parish Of Caddo,
State of Louisiana, duly commits
stoned and qualified, and in the
presence of the witnesses hereinat-
ter named and undersigned, came
and appeared the persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed, all
above the age of majority, who sew
orally declared that. availing them
selves of the provisions of the laws
Of the State of Louisiana relative to
the organization Of corporations,
they have formed and organized,
and by these presents do form and
organize themselves and those
whom they represent into cOrpOr-
alton and body polite in law, for
the objects and purposes, and under
the stipulations and limitations
hereinafter sci forth and expressed,
and to this end, and as embodying
the objects and purposes and stipu-
lations and limitations referred to,
they do hereby formulate and adopt
the following charter, to-wit:
ARTICLE |.
The name and title of the corpOr-
alton formed by this act is declared
to be the Commerce Oil and Gas
Company. Its domicile is declared to
be and is hereby fixed at the City of
Shreveport, State of Louisiana, and
it shall have and enjoy succession
by its corporate name for a period
of fifty $50 years from and after
the date hereof. This corporation
shall have the power and authority
to contract, sue and be sued in it's
corporate name; to make and use a
corporate seal; to issue shares OF
stock representing its capital stock;
to hold, receive, hire, lease and pur-
chase real and personal property,
and to sell, lease, mortgage and
pledge the same, and to borrON
money and issue bonds, stocks, notes
and other obligations, and, generally
to do and perform all acts and
things essential or necessary to the
carrying out of its main purpose OF
for oil and gas or other min
erals, and marketing the products
of this enterprise. All citations or
other legal process shall be served
upon the president of the company,
or in his absence or inability to act,
upon thS vice president, or in his
absence or inability to act, the same
shall be served at the office of the
company in accordance with the .di-
rection of the law.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes Tor
which this corporation is organized
and the nature of the business to be
carried on by it are hereby declared
to be. To purchase, lease or other
wise acquire. and hold and exploit In
the State of Louisiana and other
States, lands containing or believed
10 contain gas, petroleum, and other
oil deposits, or pools, or other MIN
erals: to carry On the business OF
searching for, prospecting, piping,
storing, transporting, supplying,
selling and distributing gas, petro-
leum, and other oils and their prod
ucts and by-products; to bore, ope-
rate and maintain oil wells, gas
wells. buildings, machinery, plants,
tanks. stores and warehouses; TO
handle, store and transport oil, gas,
brine and other minerals, or min
eral solutions and to make reason
able charge therefor. Also, when
ever permitted by law, to have the
right and power to enter upon prl-
yate rights of way, easements and
properties of all persons and cor
.porations, and to have the right OF
laying its pipes and pipe lines across
and under any public road, streets
right of way, street rail-
road, canal or stream, or bed OF lake
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at the sum OF
Ften thousand (Si0,000.0O) dollars, d.
yided into and represented by one
hundred (iOO) shares of the pal
value of one hundred (Si00.OO dol
lars per share, which shall be pait
for in cash or its equivalent at the
time Of its issuance. This corpora
ton shall be authorized to com
mehce business as soon as thre'
thousand dollars of its capital stoci
shall have been subscribed and palt
for in cash or its equivalent.
). ARTICLE ~.
The corporate powers OF this cor
peration shall be vested in and exer-
cised by a board of three directors
chosen from the stockholders, 1--WE
of whom shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of business. Tn
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