The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1920-01-16
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Be II knoW1fr tlat4on this Che Gth
DAY OF Decembers IN the year of our
sfsofd One Thousand Nine Hundred
and Nineteen, before me, the un-
dersgned Deputy Clerk and Es-Of-
ticio Notary Public, duly appointed,
commissioned and qualified in and
for the parish of Caddo, Louisiana,
and in the preseneetof the witnesses
herein named and undersigned, per-
sonalfy came and appeared w. B.
Vaudeville. a resident of Ell Paso,
Texas: Fred G.. Knollenberg, resi-
dent of FL paso, Texas; w. T. Stev-
enson. a resident of Shreveport,
Louisiana; G. Hudspeth, a resident
of Shreveport. louisiana; NJ. G.
Wemple, a resident of Shreveport.
Louisiana. and J. j.. Mason, a resi-
dent of Shreveport, Louisiana, who
declared that lavailing themselves
of the provisions of the laws Of
this state relative to corporations,
and particularly Act No. 267 of the
General Assembly of the state of
Louisiana for the year 1914, they
have formed and organized and by
these presents do form and organ
ize themselves into a corporation
and body polite in law, for the OBJ
jects and purposes hereinafter set
forth. and to that end they hereby
formulate and adopt the following
articles of incorporation, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title Of this cor
poration hereby formed shall be
Homo-lou Petroleum Company. Inc.
and its domicile shall be and is
hereby at the city Of Shreveport,
Caddo Parish. Louisiana.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for
which this corporation Is formed
are as follows:
TO buy. sell, lease and sub-lease
and otherwise acquire and ALLEVIATE
lands. leases, oil, gas and mineral
leases, royalties, mineral estates
mineral interests in lands, in fee
and to act as ANT on comm ssion
for others in performing any of the
above acts.
To bore and drill. and TO do such
other acts as may be necessary to
produce and transport oil and gas
and other minerals either for the
corporation itself or under contract
with others, and to engage in any
business complementary or inCi-
dental to It's performing the above
acts; and to lay pipe lines and ac-
euire rights of way, tank stations
and all accessories to the transpor-
tation of crude and refined oil.
To purchase, lease or otherwise
acquire, to hold, own, work. devel-
op, sell, convey or otherwise dis
pose of. within or without the state
of Louisiana and elsewhere, real
estate. real and personal property
and any interest and rights therein.
To purchase and otherwise ac-
uuire oil, gas and mineral lands and
leases or contracts; and mineral
rights and royalties on oil and gas
produced and to be produced. from
the person or persons entitled TO
or owning the same, under mineral
leases or contracts and property OF
any kind character and description,
convenient or useful In developing
producing, gathering and disposlng
of petroleum, oil and natural gas
and other mineral deposits of every
character and description, and to
carry on and to conduct any and
all such operations.
To purchase, own or otherwise
acquire, and to hold and use, and
at will to sell. assign and otherwise
dispose of any such licenses, fran
chises, grants of rights of way and
other privileges granted or agreed
TO be granted by individual munich
palities.
To buy and lease, or otherwise to
acquire, hold, and to occupy ano
operate any and all lands in the
state of Louisiana or elsewhere fol
the development, exploration and
search for, and the production ant
procurement therrfrom of oil. gas
shale. sulphur. iron, gypsum ant
| other mineral substances and things
of value of every kind, whethel
i liquid or otherwise, and to erect
purchase and maintain all struc
lures and appliances, refinerles
smelters and factories, or reducing
| works of any kind and characte