The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-09-25
CHARTER,
or the Louisiana Arkansas Oil and
Gas Company, Limited.

State Of Louisiana, Parish Of Cad
do: BE it known that on This HE Gill
day OF September 1913, before mo
Otis w. Bullock, a notary public in
and for Catido Parish, Louisiana
duly commissioned and qualified
personally came and appeared $. r.
LlpoIncott, acting for himself and
as the agent and atorncy-in-facI
Tor the following persons: Judge J
5. Steel Of Ashdown, Ark. b. S. Ma
hon of AsldoWn, Ark, J. w. Lang OF
AshdoWn, Ark, L. i. Hale of Ash
down, Ark, J. r. MorreII of Ash :
down, Ark, o. X. Lewis Of Arden
Ark, e. H. Todd Of Texarkana, Tex
as, S. R. LippincoII Of Shreveport,
La, r. IL. Brown Of Dallas, Texas.
!. G.. West Of Dallas, TcNas, who
declared that avaling themselves Of
The provisions Of the laws Of lllr
State of Louisiana relative to the
formation of corporations, hoy
have formed and do constitute
themselves, as we'll as all other per
sons who may hereafter become as
soclatcd with them, into a corpora
ton and body polite. and have
adopted as their charter and act OF
incorporation as follows, Io-WIt:
ARTICLE I.
The name and style of this cor
poraton shall be the louisiana
Arkansas Oil and Gas Company,
Limited, and under that name Shall
have and enjoy succession for a pc
rod OF fifty years, unless otherwise
sooner dissolved as hereinafter set
forth, and shah 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 al
pleasure; also to make and issue
bonds and other evidences Of dcb
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 its
legal citation and other legal pro-
cess shall be served on S r. Lippln-.
colt, secretary, Shreveport, La.
ARTICLE III.
The object and purposes for
which this corporation is eslah-
Iished and the nature Of business TO
be carried on by it are declared lo'
be as follows: TO develop oil, gas
Or other minerals on any property
owned or controlled by it Or other
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 ncces-
sary for carrying on its business,
and in general to do all acts ncccs-
sary or expedient for the operation
of its affairs.
ARTICLE ".
The powers of this corporation
shall be vested in board of Iirec-
tors composed Of nine stockholders.
four of whom shall constitute a
quorum to transact business. The
directors shall elect a president. a |
vice president, treasurer. a srcre-
Iary and general manager, The last /
two offices may be filled by one per-
son. ne Time 1Of the election OF |
directors shall be the second Mon
lay in May each year, after ten days
written notice to each stockholdrr.
The first board Of directors shall be !.
IS follows: Judge J. S. Steel, presi-
lent; B. L. Mahon, vice presidents:
!. T. Hale, treasurer: S. r. Iippin-
,oH, secretary and general man
lger:: J. R. Morrell, 0. r. Lewis, Z.
Il. Todd, r. e. Brown, T. G. West.
aH officers and directors shall serve