The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1901-04-27
CHARTER OF
"THE ANSE LA BUTTE GEDAN01S)
OIL AND MINERAL COMPANY.
LIMITED"
OF St. Martin Parish, Louisiana

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
State Of Louisiana. Parish Of st. Martin.
Re it known that on this sixteenth day
of March. A. D. ONE THOUSAND NINE
HUNDRED AND ONE 190D, Before
me. j. MAURICE OLIVIER, Notary
Public, duly commissioned and qualified
in and for the parish and State sfore-
said, and In presence OF the undersigned
witnesses Of lawful age.
PERSONALLY CAME AND APPEAR
ED Messrs.
w. r, Blsckman, P. LeDanois, Porteus X.
Burke. John r. Todd, Robert Martin.
Walter \ Burke, Philip MeHtz. is. Mar
Gin, C. +. Borah. Geo. D. Palfrey, Ma
thew BsoL Dan. ]. Kerr and Edw. 8.
Martin, residents of the State Of Louisi-
ana, who declared that they do now or
senise themselves under the laws Of the
Hate Of Louisiana and thew do now form
themselves into q body corporation tor
the purposes hereinafter mentioned.
ARTICLE l.
The title Of said Corporation shall be
"THE ANsE LA BUTTE (LEDAN0IS)
OIL AND MINERAL COMPANY, LINZ
TED; Il shall exist and have succession
Tor NINETY NINE years from the date
hereof; Il shall have power to acquire
property. to mortgage. lease. pledge and
ulieuate and personal property. and
rights Of different kind; to contract. sue
and be sued. and to have all powers con-
ferred BY Law on corporations. Its do
micile shall be II st. MsrtinA Parish,
Louisiana. Citation shall b served on
the President OF the Company.
ARTICLE ii.
Tho objects OF this Corporation are to
prospect and bore for oil, gas. and mi.
nerals Of oil kinds on the lands leased
u owned. or on which said Company
hos certain rights, whether said lands
sre In the parish Of st. Martin or else
where, and to refine, bay. sell or tranac
In oil products that may be Of advan-
tages to said Company relative to their
line Of business under this Charter. 10
enter into ali contract that may be In
cident to or convenient In tho carrying
out Of the object and purposes Of thia
Corporation.
ARTICLE M.
The Capital Stock Of said Corporation
IL hereby fixed at THIRTY I'VE THOU
SAED (eak OOOy DOLLARS, divided int
Three Hundred and Fifty shares Of ONE
HUNDRED tol0) DOLLARS each. esrti-
Acates Of stock to be signedsby the Pre-
sident and Secretary and Treasurer. to
be paid In money or In property OF
rights In such manner and la such
amounts. and at such time a. the Board
of Directors may determine. provided
that no less than 5000 shall DO paid
cash at the time Of subscription and In
default Of payment Of the balance when
called for BY the Board Of Directors the
share shall be forfeited to the Company
II not paid within (l0) days. The Com
pany may commence business ~ soon -
TWELVE $4,000 THOUSAND DOL
LARS Of stock shall have been subscri.
bed In money, and when Et100 whereof
shall be paid in the Treasury. The d.
sectors shall have the right to increase
said stock. No stockholder In this Com.
pasy shall ever sell any shares Of stock
held by him uutu be shall have flrst Of
fsrsd the same to the other stockholders.
who shall have refusal thereof. All
transfers shall have to be made on the
books OF said Company.
ARTICLE ~.
All Corporate powers Of this Corpors-
ton are vested in q Board of Directors
composed Of Eve stockholders. three (0
Of whom shall constitute Q quorum 10
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