The Opelousas courier., 1901-05-25
OH ~ R tt r.
The st. Landry Oil and Mineral
Company, Limited.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, I
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY. )

I
John H. Harmanson ii Notary Public, duly
| commissioned, qualified and sworn, i'll and for
the Parish and State first above written and
| in the presence of thu witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came and
| appeared f. NJ. Boagni. Isaac EooS. Thos IL
| Lewis, Z. II. Lewis, Samuel Hyman, OF New
| Orleans, La, herein represented by Isaac
Roos, A. G. Skles, A. l.. Lacombe, Jno W.
Lewis, b. Bennett, J. K. Norman, of New Or
Blackshear Mason Mcbride, Jos. p. saizan,
DR.. John A. Haas, NJ. Haiphen, L. A. Mayer,
K. J., Garland, DR.. A. j. Bercier. Fritz Dietleln,
W. F. VoOrl.ies, II. Bodemuller. Austin Fonte-
not, J. Felix Lastrapes, JOS Firnherc, Marion
| Swords, Louis Desmarais, IF. j. G. LAWYER
and A. d. HarmansOn, residents Ot the State or
| Louisiana, who declared that they do now Or
ganze themselves under the laws of the State
OF louisiana and do now form themselves into
q body corporate and for the purposes heren-
after mentioned, under the following articles
and stpulations, to wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of this corporation shall
be THE ST. LANDRY OIL AND MINERAL
| COMPANY, LIMITED"; it shall exist and
| have succession for the period of Ninrty-Nlne
years from the date hereof; it shall have pow
er to acquire property; to mortgage, lease,
pledge and ALLEVIATE personal and real property,
and rights of different kind; to contract sue
and be sued, and to have all powers conferred
by laws on corporations. Its domcile shall be
| in the town of OpelOusas parish Of ST. Landry.
| Citation shall be served on the President. or
| in his absence, on the Secretary of the Com
pany.
ARTICLE 2.
The objects Of this corporation are to pros
pect and bore for Oil. gas and minerals of all
kinds Oh the lands leased or owned, or on
| which said company has certain rights, Wheth-
| er said lands be in the parish of ST. Landry or
| elsewhere, and to retine buy. sell or traffic IN
all products that may be of advantage to said
company relative to their line OF business un-
der this charter. To enter into all contracts
that may be Incident to or convenient i'll the
carrying out of the objects and purposes of this
corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of said corporation is here
by fixed at Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand
Dollars (s25o,ooo). divided into Two Hundred
and Fifty Thousand (25OOO0 shares at One ~
Dollar each, provided that no stock shall be
stock to be signed by the President aud Secre-
tary and Treasurer, to be paid i'll money, in
property, in labor or rights in such manner
and i'll such amounts and at such times as the
| Board OF Directors may determine. provided
that no less than Ten per cent OF stock sub
scribed shall be paid in cash at the tine Of the
subscription, and i'll default OF payment
OF balance when called tor by the
Board of Directors the share or shares will be
forfeited to the company il not paid for in Ten
days, The company may commence business
as soon as Ten Thousand Dollars OF stock shall
have been subscribed i'll money and when ten
per cent whereof shall he paid into the treas
ury. Tie Directors shall have the right to III
crease said stock.
ARTICLE ".
All corporate powers nf this corporation are
vested in Board of Directors composed of
Seven stockholders, Four of whom shall consti-
tnte quorum to transact business. They
shall be elected annually Oh 1st Monday of
April. The election shall he by ballot and each
shall be entitled to One vote. The manner of
conducting the business of SAID corporation
shall be regulated by the bylaws to be adopted
by said Board: The officers of this Board
shall be President, Vice President, Treasurer
and Secretary. Until the first election the fol-
lowing stockholders shall constitute the Board
of Directors, to-wit: E. NJ: Boagnl, Isaac Roos,
A. c. skiles, DR.. John A. Haas, Thos. H. Lewis,
A. L. LacOmbe and Reml Mornhnveg. The
Beard of Directors shall adopt such bylaws
as shall be necessary to carry on the ), business
of said corporation, and they shall fill any va
Cancy occurring among their number The
meetings of the Board of Directors may be
called at any time by the president or by two
Directors on such notice as the bylaws may
prescribe. The annual meeting or the stock
holders will be held on the 1st Monday of April.
dhe Presdent or any tGnr ss"ckn9laers no tn can
for any lawful purposes upon notice az the by
| laws may prescribe.
ARTICLE V.
No stockholler shall be held responsible for
the contracts OF this corporation III any further
sum than the amount represented ny his I'M
paid balance of his subscription OF shares.
ARTICLE VI.
This Act of incorporation may he amended
with the assent of three fOHrfhs of the capital
stock represented at a general meeting to be
convened after due notice b.. thirty days pub
LEGATION in a newspaper at tie domieile of said
company, or may be dissolved at like meet
ing by consent of four-tfths OF the stockholders
ARTICLES VII.
Upon the dissolution of said corporation by
limitation or otherwise, its affairs shall be
quidated by three commissioners to lie ap-
pointed by the stockholders. who shall fix their
compensation.
ARTICLE VII
The Board of Directors shall have authority
to issue bonds when authorized to do so by "a
two-third vote of the stockholders, at reg
ular meeting called for that purpose.
ARTICLE TX.
Of the s25OO0 90 capital stock, Fifty Thous-
and Dollars thereof shall remain as Treasury
stock to be disposed of by the Board of Direct
urs.
ARTICLE X.
This corporation shall have the right to do
business in and out of this State and do all
things necessary to operate and transport their
products, such as building railrseld, tramways,
pipe lines, barges and stc;ft-hserrs, and operat-
ing same.
And all stock unsold shall be treasury stock,
to he disposed of by the Board of Directors.
Besides the notices by publication required
in this charter, it shall be the duty of the Sec
retary to give individual notice to the Direct,
ors and stockholders whenever meetings are
, held.
ARTICLE XII.
3 No person shall be Director in this corpora
tion unless he holds and owns in HIS own right
One Hundred shares OF the capital stock.
: ARTICLE XII.
The Board of Directors shall have power tc
appoint from time to time all such agents GI
representatives as may be deemed necessary
for the proper transactions of the business O
the company.
Thus done, passed and signed at my office Il
Ouelousas, La, parish of st. Landry, on thE
day and date first above written, in the pres
ence of c. j. Thompson and c. B. Chachere
competent witnesses, who have signed these