The Caucasian., 1920-01-16
CHARTER
Of Louisiana Union Oil 4 Gas (nr.
poration, lncorporated.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF CAHIO

BE " fpmnmhefeu, lnaL tn'S uaS
before me. w, s. Wilkinson, a no
tary public in and for said parish
and state. personally came and ap-
peared Clyde s. Reed, a resident
of Columbus. Ohio: James r. Kelley,
q resident of Oil City. Pennsylvania
Homer Pontius, resident OF
Shreveport, Louisiana; Jos. Udelo-|
wish and Leo j. Kramer, residents
of Chicago, Illinois. who stated and
declared to me. notary. that ihey
hove formed and constituted them
selves and do by these presents
form and constitute themselves,
as we'll as such other per
sons as may hereafter become as
cosiated with them. into d corpor-
alton. and have adopted as their
the following. to-wit:
ARTICLE
The name Of this corporation
shall be the Louisiana Union Oil
& Gas Corporation, Incorporated.
with its domicile in the city OF
Shreveport. Caddo Parish, Louisi
ana; and Under said corporate. name
il shall have and enjoy Succession
for preiod of one hundred years.
unless-see dissolved as herein
after provided. All legal process
shall be served on the president
or in his absence on the vice-pres-
nlent. or in the absence of both on
the secretary-treasurer, at The Of
flee of the company.
ARTICLE II.
The purposes for which this cor
uoration is formed and its objects
are hereby declared to be TO ac-
euire, own and operate, oil, gas
and mineral lands and leases: t'
drill oil. gas or other wells for
hire or on contracts for itself o.
for others; and to acquire and owl
drilling rigs and machinery neces-
sary for said purpose; to acquire
own and operate tank lines and tanl
cars for the purpose Of transmit
ting ony and all kinds of minerals
to acquire, build and operate re
fineries and absorption plants o
any and all kind, including the OPP
Grafton of plants and machinery fo
the manufacture and sale Of carbon
gasoline or any other product
which may be manufactured 0
made from oil or gas, or the by
products thereof. either in the stat
OF Louisiana or in any other stat
of the United States or foreig
country, as may be determined b
its board of directors; to acquire
build and operate pipe lines for tn
purpose Of transmitting minerals
either for itself or for others, an
either i'm the state of Louisiana G
elsewhere, as may be determine
by its board of directors; to puI
chase and sell any and all kinds
minerals, mineral products, or al
ticles that may be manufacture
from oil or gas or other mineral!
to own and operate stores, CON
missaries, boarding houses, and
that end to purchase and sell an
and oil kinds of personal prOpert,
to acquire. own and sell and mor
gage or dispose Of real estate
the state of Louisiana or elsewher'
and TO act as agent for other pal
ties desiring 10 purchase, sell {
dispose OF any Of the products
cal or gas, or oil and gas lease
or any kind of property, and genel
ally To do and perform any al
every act necessary TO carry 0,
the purposes herein provided for, ,
that may be incidental thereto.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock OF This corpal
alton is fixed at One Million (A
OO0,u0G.O0) Dollars, divided into ol
million shares OF the par value
One Dollar each, which may
paid for in cash, property tran
ferred To the corporation, or SER
ices performed for it, at valuatit
to be approved by its board Of d
rectors, and all stock when ISSUE
shall be fully paid and non-asse
able.
ARTICLE Nv.
The affairs of this corporate
shall be controlled by board
directors. consisting of five stocl
holders. TO be elected at an annu
stockholders meeting on the fir
Monday in January Of each yea
and who shall hold their offic
for one year or until their succe
sors are elected and installed; pr
vided, that said board of directo
may inc. ease She number OF dire