The Caucasian., 1920-01-16
CHARTER
or Louisiana Apex Oil and Gas
Company, Incorporated.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF CADDO,

PARISH OF CADDO.
Be it known. that on this the 5th
day of January. 1920, before me, a
notary public, duly commissioned,
came and appeared the several
persons whose names are hereun-
to subscribed, who severally de-
c!ared that availng themselves Of
the provisions of the laws relative
| to the organization of corporations,
and particularly of the provisions
| of Act 267 Of the General Assembly
of the state of Louisiana for the
year 1914 they have united to form
and organize themselves, as we'll as
j all such other persons who may
hereafter Join or become associated
with them or their successors, into
corporation for the objects and
purposes and under the covenants,
i stipulations and articles following
to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of this cor
: poratiOn shall be The Louisiana
! Apex Oil and Gas Company, 1ncor-
i porated. and under said name shall
have and enjoy corporate existence
and succession for period OF
Einety-nine (99) years. 1t may have
: hold. receive, borrow, lend ex-
! change, acquire by grant, gift OF
purchase. devise or bequest, sell
alienate, dispose of, convey, lease
, pledge, pawn, hypothecate, encum-
: Der or mortgage property of any
kind, whether real, personal OF
mixed, corporeal or incorporeal
t movable or immovable. 1t may
: make. issue and endorse bonds OF
: notes and other evidences OF debt
t It may accept mortgages, pledges
s or other forms of security for mon
g ey, loaned on other debts. 1t ma!
: contract, sue and be sued. 1t ma.
: adopt, make and use common sea
and alter the same at pleasure. |
}, may hold stock in other corpora
q tions. and its capital stock may b
= issued for capital stock in othe
] corporations. 1t may make and es
q tablish bylaws. rules and regula
IL tions not inconsistent with thI
q charter or any existing law, flxln
8 or altering the management OF 1t
! property, the regulation and gov
= ernmept of its affairs, and the man
ner of the certification and regis
tration of its stock. 1t may win
: up and dissolve itself, or be woun
: up and dissolved in the manner pre-
scribed by law. 1t may conduct busl
ness in this state and in any foreig
vel country. It may drill wells for o
y and gas and other minerals, or cor
n tract for the drilling of Oil and gf
wells and other minerals.
s. ARTICLE IT.
"a The domiciln of this corporate
al shall be in Shreveport, LOulslan
- and all Citations or other legal prt
cess shall be : wed upon its pres
dent. or in the event of his al
ldI sence. urea t!lc first vice-preslder
or in Tire ev Mt of the absence
N both of said officers, upon the Sc
id retary.
,u ARTICLE III.
al This corporation shall have Il
nv power to conduct its business,
k all of its branches, in any or q
an states. territories or possessions
b-I the United States. as we'll as
foreign countries, and may have O
les or more officers outside OF the sta
he of Louisiana; the object and pu
A. pose for which the said corporatl
nd is formed and the nature OF t
he business to be carried on by it a
nd hereby declared to be:
To locate, purchase, lease and a
La. uuire land with the exclusive RIG
to prospect, drill, mine and DC
S. and sink wells and shafts, and
let out contracts for the sale;