The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-29

Attest: LEROY B. GULOTTA,
Clerk.
By E. C. Jackson, Deputy Clerk.
Caucasian, April 10, 1913.
CHARTER
OF the Commerce Oil and Gas Com
pany, Limited.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Cad
do: Be it known that on this the 2ist
day of April A. ID. 1913, before me,
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 hereinaf-
ter named and undersigned, came
and appeared the persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed, ali
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 Jaw, for
the objects and purposes, and under
the stipulations and limitations
hereinafter set 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:
so5 ARTICLE 1.
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 it's corporate name for a period
of fifty 500 years from and after
the date hereof. This corporation
shall have the power and authority
to contract, sue and be sued in its
corporate name; to make and use
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 borrow
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 it's main purpose OF
mining for oil and gas or other min
erals, and marketing the products
of this enterprise. All citations OF
other legal process shall be served
upon the president of the company
or in his absence or inability to act
upon the vice president, OF in hi!
absence or inability to act, the same
shall be served at the Office of the
company in accordance with the di-
reetion of the law.
| ARTICLE II.
! The objects and purposes 10
which this corporation is organized
and the nature of the business to b.
: carried on by it are hereby declare,
to be: To purchase, lease or other
wise acquire and hold and exploit II
the State of Louisiana and othe
: States, lands containing or believed
to contain gas, petroleum, and othe
oil deposits, or pools, or other min
erals; to carry on the business o
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, ga
I wells, buildings, machinery, plant
[ tanks, stores and warehouses; t
handle, store and transport Oil, ga
y brine and other minerals, or min
d eral solutions and to make reason
y able charge therefor. Also, when
S ever. permitted by law, to have tn
e right and power to enter upon pr
waite rights of way, easements an
eI properties of all persons and col
t porations, and to have the right
n laying its pipes and pipe lines acros
IS and under any public road, street
: railroad right Of way. street raj
y road. canal or stream, or bed Of lax