The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1901-05-18

Be it remembered, That on this, the
9th day Of April, Ammo Domini. one
Thousand, nine hundred and n e
Notary Public, duly commiss; oned and
qualified rs such, In and for the Parish of
Vermilion, State of Louisiana, and in
presence of the anders gned competent
witnesses:
Personally came and appeared the sew
eral persons whose namrs are lereurio
subscribed. who severally declared, that
availing themselves of the Laws of the
State of Louisiana, in snch cas-, made
and provided, they have contracted and
agreed and do by these presents covenant
and agree and bind themselves a. we'll as
all snch persons AS may hereafter beconna
associated with them to form u corp0s a.
tIoil for the objects and purposes ;nl
nnder the articles and stipulations, To-
wit:
ARTICLE 1.
The name of said corporation shall DO
the nERMILlON MINERAL AND OIL
COMPANY, LIMITED, and under its aid
corporate name shall exist and have sue
cession for ninety-nine years from the
date hereof: it shall have power to
acquire property, lease, pledge, purchase
and convey as well MS mortgage and
h~ypothecate property and rights of
different kinds: to contract. sue and ba
sued and to have all powers conferred by
law on corporations.
ARTICLE II.
The domlcile of said corporation shall
be IN the Town of Abheville, Vermilion
Parish, State of Louisiana, and all cita-
tions or legal process shall be served
upon the President of said corporatiop
or in the event Of his absence, upon the
Vice-President thereof, and in the alb
sence of both of said officers upon the
Secretary of said corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The objects of this corporation are to
prospect and bore for Oil. Gas and
Minerals of all kinds on lands situated in
the Parish of Vermilion. State of Louisi.
ana, TO be by them leased, owned or under
GheIr control. and to refine, buy, sell or
traffic in all products that may be Of
advantage to said Company relative to
their line OF business under this Charter.
10 enter into any and all contracts that
may be incident to or convenient i'm the
carrying out the object and purposes of
this corporation.
ARTICLE ".
Ihe capital stock of this corporation is
hereby fixed at one hundred and fiftv
thousand $3.50, 000. OO) dollars, divided
into II hundred and fifty thousand
shares OF one t$l.00l dollar each and all
o0OCh w OS signed DIV Gh6 |
resident and Secretary, to be paid IN =,
money or IN property or rights in such
manner as the Board of Directors NAV
determine. M"S
This Company may commence business
as soon as three thousand $500, DOC. O0l
dollars shall have been subgcribed and
paid up. ~
No stockholdersin this Company shall
ever sell any shares of stock held bv Rim
until he shall have first offered the SAME
to the other stockholders, who shall have
the refusal thereof, and all transfers
ehall be made OF the books Of the Com
pRny.
ARTICLE v.
All corporate powers of this Cornora.
tlon are vested in o Board of D%irectors
of eleven Stockholders a
majority of whom shall constltnte q
quorum to transact business: thew ahaii
be elected on the frst Monday of April. Iao2
and annually thereafter. The eIent;on
shall be by ballot and each share shall he
81 titled to one vote.
Ihe manner of conducting the busineas
SAID corporation shall be regulated nv
the BYLAWS to be adopted by SAID Hoard
The officers of said corporation shalI he.
PRESIDENT, a Vice-Presldent, a Secretary
and q Treasurer.
Until the first election the f~ollowino
shall constitute the Roar5
OF Directors. to-wit: M. T. Gordv II