The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-06-01

the period OF ninety mine years from the
date hereof.
served on the president and in his absence
on the vice present. in the absence of
both upon the secretary.
ARTICLE II.
That this corporation shall have the
power to contract, sue and be sued; to make
and use a corporate seal, and same to alter
or break at pleasure; to purchase, hold,
receive, sell, lease, as well as to mortgage.
hypothecate or pledge, property. both real
and personal, corporal or incorporal, rights
and credits, and all such chooses in action in
such manner as may be allowed by the laws
of the State of Louisiana, in any other
State of the United States; to issue bonds,
promissary notes, or other evidences OF
Indebtedness; to name, elect and appoint
all such officers, directors, managers and
agents, as the interest and convenience of
said corporation may require, and to pro-
vide for their payment, removal substitution,
in case of death, resignation, absence or
inability to act, other sufficient cause, as
we'll as for their discharge; to make and
establish such bylaws, rules aud regulations
for the conduct of its affairs as NAV be
necessary, convenient Or proper, and the
same to alter, change or amend at pleasure;
and to do all such other acts and things as
may be necessary to, or facilitate the carry
ing out of the objects and purposes of this
corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which and
each of which this corporation is formed are
to purchase, take on lease, otherwise &C
quire mines, mining rights and privileges,
| or lands in the parish of St. Martin, State
| ment of natural gas, petroleum, oil, coal,
| asphaltum, salt, sulphur, ore, metal, and
| mineral substances, any interest therein;
and to explore, open, work, or in any way
| turn to advantage the same.
To bore, drill, open, quarry, smelt, refine,
| dress, amlagamate and prepare, petroleum,
oils, asphaltum, sulphur, ore, and mineral
| substances of all kinds; to buy, sell, deal in,
ments, conveniences, provisions and things
capable of being used in connection with
mining operations, or required by workmen
or others employed in this corporations; to
| construct, carry out, maintain, improve,
manage, work, control and superintend.
| any roadway, tramway, pire lines. railway,
| steam ships and sailing vessels, tanks, re-
servors, warehouses;, sawmills, waterworks,
| crushing works, hydraulic works, and any
other works and conveniences that may
seem directly Indirectly conducive to any
of the objects and purposes OF this corpora
| ton, and to subsidze, or otherwise take
part in any of the said operations; to manu-
| facture, sell and lease TO any other corpora
| ton, and to all private consumers. oil and
| gas machines, appliances and devices of all
kinds for the production, supply and use of
I lGnt, neat anu po"eI, aIu al SoodS, w" C>
and merchandise, property and substances,
| now and hereafter used in the production of,
or incidental thereto, to manufacture, and
contract for, and furnish, light, heat and
power to other persons, firms and corpora
lions, public and private; to manufacture,
| buy, sell, trade and deal in, any and every
kind of earthern products, composed wholly
or in part, of kaolin, paraffine, clay or any
! earthly matter, and mine, manufacture, buy,
sell, trade and deal in, and any and every
| gaseous and other ingredient, material or
substance, entering into the manufacture, OF
used in conjunction Herewith, or used in Oh
| relating thereto; to purchase, acquire, hold,
lease and operate, and to sell. lease and
dispose of, to such persons or persons, cor
poration Or corporations, and at such price
| or prices, and on such terms and conditions
as this corporation may see proper, water
rights, improvements and buildings, TO,
mining, milling and agriculture. and TO,
other uses and purposes; to purchase, lease
or otherwise acquire, all or any part of the
business or liabilities of any person, firm.
association corporation engaged therein
or holding any part in similar objects and
purposes; to do all and everything suitable.
necessary and convenient and proper for
the accomplishment of any of the purposes,
or the attainment of any one or more of the
objects and purposes herein enumerated, or
incidental to the powers herein named, o,
which shall at any time appear conducive
OF expeditions for the benefit OF this corPor
alton.
1t is the intention that the objects ano
purposes specified in this article, eNcep
where otherwise expressed in said Article
be in no wise limited restricted by refer
ence from the terms of any other clause o.
this, or any other article of this charter
and that the objects and purposes specified
in each of the clauses of this article shall
be regarded independent objects anc
purposes.
ARTICLE ~.
The capital stock of this corporation i
hereby fixed at the sum of TWO HUMID
DRIED THOUSAND DOLLARS $500, 900
divided into TWO HUNDRED THOU
SAND SHARES of the par value of ONF
DOLLAR ($I) each, which shares shall bs
paid for in money or its equivalent in rea
or personal property, in such manner anc
on such terms may be directed by thu
Board of Directors provided however, tina
this corporation may commence business
after not less than FIVE THOUSAND
DOLLARS of the capital stock shall have
been paid for. All transfers of stock shall
be made on the books of the company a
| its Office in Lafayette, Louisiana, and OF
the surrender of the certificate therefor
: No transfer of any stock shall be made, ane
, no certificates shall be isued except for full
paid stock. All certificates of stock shall
be signed by the president and counter
sized by the Secretary and Treasurer.
ARTICLE "