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DE 10 remembered, tha9 eI9ss asaye
before meo gbe Goodman, o notary
pubic, in and for sg9 pari@h @nS
state, ,opecsonally came and appeared
II. y. Preston. H. % Pratt, and &, R.
Chisholm. all residents Of Caalo
Parish. who stated and declared to
me, notary, that they have formed
and constituted themselves. as well
as such other persons as may here
after become associated With them,
into corporation, and have adopted
as their charter and act Of incor-
poration, the following, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name of this corporation
shall be the Homer Orleans Oil
Company, Inc. with its domicile in
the city Of Shreveport, in Caddo
Parish. Louisiana, and under said
corporate name it shall have and
enjoy succession for period Of one
hundred years, unless sooner dis
solved as hereinafter provided. All
legal process shall be served on the
president or n~his absence on the
vice-president, or in the absence OF
both, on the secretary and treasurer,
at the office Of the company.
ARTICLE II.
The purpose for which this cor
poration is formed and its objects
are hereby declared to be to acquire,
own and operate oil, gas and min
eral lands and leases; to drill Oil,
gas or other wells for hire or On
contracts, for itself, or for others
and to acquire and own drilling
ligs and machinery necessary for
said purpose to acquire, own and
operate tank, lines and tank cars
| for the purpose Of transmitting any
and all kinds of minerals to acquire,
/ build and operate refineries of any
and all kinds, including the opera
ton of plants and machinery for
! the manufacture and sale of car
/, bon, or any other products which
j may be manufactured from oil oI
gas. either in the state of Louisi-
ana or in any other state of the
United States, as may be determined
| by its board of directors to acquire
build and operate pipe lines for
the purpose of transmitting miner
ais. either for itself or for others
and either in the state of Loulsl-
ana or elsewhere, as may be de-
| termined by its board of directors
/ to purchase and sell any and al
kinds of minerals, mineral product:
or. articles that may be manufac-
! tured from oil or gas Or other mln-
erals: to own and operate stores
| cimmissaries, boarding houses, an
to that end to purchase and sell an,
and all kinds of personal property
to acquire, own and sell. and mort
gage or dispose of real estate in th'
4 state of Louisiana or elsewhere: AMI
I to act as agent for other partie
] desiring to purchase, sell or dis
.Ipose of any of the products Of OF
). or gas, or oil and gas leases, or an.
!; kind -of property, and generally t
| do and perform any and every &C
: necessary to carry out the purpose
: therein provided for, or that may b
I, incidental thereto.
ARTICLE III.
l The capital stock of this corpor
alton is fixed at Three Hundred an
Fifty Thousand and No-i00 Dollar
: $3.50 o00.o0l, divided into three hun
j dred and fifty thousand shares G
! the par value of one dollar pc
: share. which may be paid for i
I cash, property transferred to tn
corporation or services performe
for it, at valuation to be approve
-lbv its board o. directors. and a
Z i.osk vixen issued shall be full
4 asisI ard worcestershire. The cap
-.ssi s..cak may be increased to TW