The Caucasian., 1913-10-23
CHARTER
OF the Louisiana-Arkansas OH and
Gas Company, Limited.

Gas Company, Limited.
| State of Louisiana, Parish Of Cad
lido: Be it known that on this the 9th
day of September 1913, before me,
Otis w. Bullock, notary publlc IN
and for Caddo Parish, Louisiana,
duly commissioned and qualified,
personally came and appeared 5. Il.
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, J. w. Lang OF
Ashdown, Ark, I. T. Hale of Ash
ldown, Ark, J. r. Morrell of Ash
| down, Ark, O. K. Lewis of Arden,
Ark. E. H. Todd of Texarkana, Tex
as, S. R. Lippincott of Shreveport,
La. R. E. Brown of Dallas, Texas,
IT. 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:
| ARTICLE I.
| 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 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; te
make and use a corporate seal
name and elect directors, managers
and agents, and to establish such
bylaws, rules and regulations TO-
the management of the affairs OF
said corporation as they may deem
necessary, and to alter the same al
pleasure; also to make and issue
Ibonds and other evidences OF deb
and to secure the same by mortgage
or otherwise.
ARTICLE II.
: The domicile of this corporation
shall be in the. City of Shreveport
Caddo Parish, Louisiana. and IT
legal citation and other legal pro
;. cess shall be served on S. r. Llppln'
colt, secretary, Shreveport, La.
. ARTICLE III.
The object and purposes 1ol
f, which this corporation is estab
;, lished and the nature of business t.
). be carried on by it are declared t.
. be as follows: To develop oil, ga
or other minerals on any propert'
owned or controlled by it OF othe
corporations or persons in the Stat
of Louisiana or elsewhere IN Tn
United States: to drill wells and t
q sell the production thereof; to con
D struct. maintain and operate pip
: lines for conveying oil, gas or otne
7. nroducts from such wells to an
ol part of the United States; to bull
oil houses and other structures neces
It sary for carrying on its buslnes
e and in general to do all acts neces
e sary or expedient for the operatlo
VI of its affairs.
ri ARTICLE ".
s The powers of this corporate
IL shall be vested in board OF dlrec
y tors composed of nine stockholder
~ four of whom shall constitute
IL quorum to transact business. tn
II directors shall elect president,
/ vice president, a treasurer, secrt
tary and general manager, the Ia
. two offices may be filled by one pei
y son. The time for the election
directors shall be the second MOI
day in May each year, after ten da!
written notice to each stockholde
s-lThe first board of directors shall
l.: as follows: Judge J. S. Steel, pres
r dent: B. L. Mahon, vice preslden
II. 7. Hale, treasurer; S. r. Llppi1
I'd colt. secretary and general ma
st ager: J. r. Morrell, 0. X. Lewis,
dol H. Todd, r. E. Brown, 7. c. We
ed All officers and directors shall ser
nd until their successors are electf
,h, If any vacancies occur among I
Mt, officers or directors the remain
he directors may fill such vacancl
a. The board of directors shall ma
on power to do generally all things
cident to the objects and purpo'
he of this corporation.
ity ARTICLE V.
as The capital stock of this corpf
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