The Caucasian., 1913-10-21
CHARTER
OF the observation-disclosures Oil and
Gas Company, Limited.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Cad
do: Be it known that on this the 9th
day of September 1913, before me
Otis w. Bullock, a notary public in
and for Caddo Parish, Louisiana
duly commissioned and qualified
personally came and appeared S. R
Lippincott, acting for himself and
as the agent and attorney-ln-fact
for the following persons: Judge J.
S. Steel of Ashdown, Ark. B. S., Ma
hon of Ashdown. Ark, ]. w. Lang Of
Ashdown, Ark, |. 7. Hale of Ash
down, Ark, ]. r. Morrell of Ash
down, Ark, 0. X. Lewis Of Arden,
Ark, E. H. Todd of Texarkana, Tex
as, S. R. Lippincott of Shreveport,
La, R. E. Brown of Dallas, Texas,
T. C. West of Dallas, Texas, who
declared that availing themselves Of
the provisions of the laws of the
State of Louisiana relative to the
formation of corporations, they
have formed and do constitute
themselves, as we'll as all other per-
sons who may hereafter become as
sociated with them, into a corpora
ton and body polite, and have
adopted as their charter and act Of
incorporation as follows, to-wit:
aDyT,TcT u
The name and style of this cor
poration shall be the Louisiana
Arkansas Oil and Gas Company
Limited, and under that name shall
have and enjoy succession for a pc
riod of fifty years, unless otherwise
sooner dissolved as hereinafter set
forth, and shall have power to con-
tract, sue and be sued, and purchase,
own and lease property, real and
personal, and to sell, mortgage,
pledge and hypothecate same; to
make and use a corporate seal;
name and elect directors, managers
and agents, and to establish such
bylaws, rules and regulations for
the management Of the affairs OF
said corporation as they may deem
necessary, and to alter the same at
pleasure; also to make and issue
bonds and other evidences Of debt
and to secure the same by mortgage
or otherwise.
ARTICLE II.
The donicile of this corporation
shall be in the City Of Shreveport,
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, and its
legal citation and other legal pro
cess shall be served on S. R. Lippin-
colt, secretary, Shreveport, La.
ARTICLE III.
The object and purposes Tor
which this corporation is estab-
lished and the nature of business to
be carried on by it are declared to
be as follows: To develop oil, gas
or other minerals on any property
owned or controlled by it or other
corporations or persons in the State
of Louisiana or elsewhere in the
United States; to drill wells and to
sell the production thereof; to con-
struct, maintain and operate pipe
lines for conveying oil, gas or other
products from such wells to any
part of the United States; to build
houses and other structures neces-
sary for carrying on its business,
and in general to do all acts neces-
sary or expedient for the operation
of its affairs.
ARTICLE ".
The powers of this corporation
shall be vested in board OF dlrec-
tors composed of nine stockholders,
four of whom shall constitute a
quorum to transact business. The
directors shall elect president, a
vice president, treasurer, secre-
tary and general manager, the last
two offices may be filled by one per-
son. The time for the election OF
directors shall be the second Mon
day in May each year, after ten days
written notice to each stockholder
The first board of directors shall be
as follows: Judge ]. S. Steel, presi-
dent; B. L. Mahon, vice president
III. L. Hale, treasurer; S. R. Lippin-
colt, secretary and general man.
l ager: J. R. Morrell, o. K. Lewis, E
H. Todd, r. E. Brown, T. G. West
All officers and directors shall serve
until their successors are elected
If any vacancies occur among th'
Iofficers or directors the remaining
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