The Caucasian., 1920-01-11
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M Tulsa Oil 8 a:as 9anpsnse Gaa
STATE OF LOUISIANA

Be it remembere& eflag eSie Gay
before me, john 60. Wilkinson, D
notary public. in enc qor sai1 gSr-(
ish and State. persGAallg came Gn5I
appeared C. E. Nelson, ". q. Nelson,
Ben NJ. Curtis and Charles I.ufkiDs,
all residents Of Cadd0 Parish, I.G.,
who stated ana deC9areS Go me,
notary. that they 2evo formeS one
constituted themselves, one 90 1yi
these presents form en9 coNstRute,
themselves, as welS Gs euclp other
persons as may hereafter become.
associated with the8a Alsao Q cor
poration, and have olo6se5 ss their,
charter and act oS iQSr9ora0ln,
the following, to-wiS:
ARTICLE Z.
The name Of this cOrporasi0A sholl
be the Tulsa Oil q Gas Company,
Incorporated, with rs domicile ~
the city of Shreveport, in Eaddo
Parish, Louisiana. ana nnder saia
corporate name 10 shah have and
enjoy succession 9oB q Deriod of
one hundred years. unless sooner
dissolved as hereinaftG provided.
All legal process shah De served
on the president, or in his absence
on the vice-presidene, or in the alb
sence of both og Che secretarg ana
treasurer, at the 1efiee OF Che Cobie
pany.
ARTSIa.E I.
The purposes Sos which ehis coGs
poration is formed ana its obJecss
are hereby declared Go Be Go sce
-quire. own ans operate, oil, gas ana
mineral lands ana Ceases; Co driA oil,
gas or other wells AoT hire or ON
contract. for itsen or fog Others;
and to acquire ans own arliling
rigs and machinery necessars 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 ae-
Guire. build and operate reflnerles
of any kind, including the opera
ton of plants and machinery for
the manufacture and sale of car
bon, gasoline or any other products
which may be manufactured from
oil or gas, either in the state OF
Louisiana or in any other state OF
the United States, as may be de-
termined by its board of directors;
to acquire, build and operate pipe
lines for the purpose OF trans
mitting minerals, either for itself
OR for others, and either in the
state of Louisiana or elsewhere, as
may be determined by its board OF
directors: to purchase and sell any
and all kinds of minerals, mineral
products. or articles that may be
manufactured from Oil or gas OF
other minerals: to own and operate
stores,s commissaries, boarding
houses. and to that end to purchase
and sell any and all kinds Of per-
:sonal property; to acquire, own ano
sell, and mortgage or dispose OF
real estate in the state of Louisiana
or elsewhere: and to act as agen'
for, other parties desiring to pur-
chase. sell or dispose Of any OF the
products of oil or gas or oil and gas
leases. or any kind of property,
and generally to do and perform
any and every act necessary to car
ry out the purposes herein provld-
ed for. or thaa e1ay be incidenta
thereto.
.@RTICIE III.
The capital stock of this corpor-
alton is fixed at Tive Hundred
Thousand (saO0OOO.OO) Dollars, di,
vided into two thousand shares o
the par value of One Hundred
100000 Dollars each, which ma!
be paid for in cash, property trans.
ferred to- the corporation, or ser
vices performed for it, at a valua
ton to be approved by its board O
directors, and all stock when issue
shall be fully paid and non-asses
able.
ARTICLE ".
The affairs of this corporation
shall be controlled by a board Q
directors consisting of not less thai
three stockholders, to be elected a
an annual stockholders meeting OF
the first Monday in September 0
each year, and who shall hold thei
offices for one year or until tnel
successors are elected and installed
provided, that said board OF direc
tors may increase the number 0
directors Of said corporation to no
exceeding seven directors. with Tn
same qualifications as the direc
tors herein provided for. Said boar
shall have authority to exercise a
- A. oor,orofo mowers of this cor