The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-13
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. D. 1913, before me.
Wheeler Shropshire, a notary pub
lie in and for said Parish of Caddo.
SfQ@ of Louisiana, duly commits
si44ed and qualified, and in the
presence of the witnesses hereinaf-
zter named and undersigned. came
1and appeared the persons whose
names are kereunto 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 a corpor-
alton and body polite in law, 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:
ARTICLE l.
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 (50) 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 its main purpose OF
mining 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 the 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 for
which this corporation is organized
and the nature of the business to be
carried on by it are hereby declared
to- NO purchase, lease or other
VIZ acquire and hold and exploit in
the State Of Louisiana and other
States, lands containing or believed
t4contain 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 end other minerals, or min
erai solutions and 10 make reason
able charge therefor. Also. when
ever permitted by law, to have the,
right and power to enter upon pri-
vate 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,
railroad 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
ten thousand ($iO,0O0.0O dollars, d.
vided into and represented by one
hundred 900 shares OF the par
value OF one hundred t$iO0OO) DOL
lars per share, which shall be PAID
for in cash or its equivalent at the
time Of its issuance. This corpora
ton shall be authorized to COM
mence business as soon as three
thousand dollars of its capital stock
shall have been subscribed and paid
for in cash or its equivalent.
ARTICLE ~.
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