The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1901-05-04
CHARTER OF
s'THE ANSE LA BUTTE GEDAN0IS)
OIL AND MINERAL COMPANY.
LIMITED"
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
OF St. Martin Parish. Louisiana.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
State OF Louisiana. Parish OF st. Martin.]
Re il known that on this sixteenth day
of March. A. ID. ONE THOUSAND NINE
HUNDRED AND ONE Q9eD. Before
me, j. MAURICE OLIVIER, a Notary
Public, duly commissioned and quaiiied
In and for the parish and State afore-
said, and In presence Of the undersigned
witnesses Of lawful age.
PERSONALLY CAME AND APPEAR
ED Messrs.
w. +. Blackman, p. LeDanois. Portens X.
Burke. John K. Todd, Robert Martin.
Walter j. Burke, Philip Mentz. j. 5. Mar
tin, C. +. Borah, Geo. d. Palfrey. Ma
thew Bell, Dan. J. Kerr and Eiw. s.
Martin. residents of the State Of LOUISE
ana. who declared that they do now or
,eanize themselves under the laws OF the
State OF Louisiana and thev do now form
themselves into body corporation for
the purposes hereinafter mentioned.
ARTICLEI.
The title Of said Corporation shall be
1.-THE ANSE LA BUTTE NEDANOlS)
OIL AND MINERAL COMPANY, LINZ
TED; it shall exist and have succession
Tor NINETY NINE years from the date
hereof; it shall have power to acquire
property, to mortgage. lease. pledge and
ALLEVIATE and personal property. and
rights of different kind; to contract. sue
and be sued. and to have all powers con-
yerred by law on corporations. its do
xhicile shall be in st. Martin Parish,
Louisiana. Citation shall be served on
The President of the Company.
ARTICLE II.
The objects of this Corporation are to
prospect and bore for oil, gas. and MI
nerals of all kinds on the lands leased
or owned. or on which said Company
has certain rights, whether said lands
are in the parish Of st. Martin or else
where, and to refine, buy. sell or traffic
in all products that may be of advan-
tages to said Company relative to their
line of business under this Charter. To
enter into all contract that may be IN.
cident to or convenient in the carrying
out Of the object and purposes OF this
Corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The Capital Stock of said Corporation
is hereby fixed at THIRTY I'VE THOU.
SAED (tS5, OOO.) DOLLARS. divided into
Three Hundred and Fifty shares Of ONE
HUNDRED (elO,) DOLLARS each. certi
6cates Of stock to be signed by the Pre-
sident and Secretary and Treasures. II
be paid in money or in property OF
rights In such manner and In sucf
amounts. and at such time as the Board
of Directors may determine. provided
that no less than 5000 shall be pait
cash at the time Of subscription and In
default Of payment of the balance wher
called for by the Board of Directors thu
share shall be forfeited to the Company
II not paid within QO) days. The Com
pany may commence business as soon Al
TWELVE $4,000 THOUSAND DOL
LARS of stock shall have been subscri
bed in money. and when 5''-l00 whsreo
shall be paid in tho Treasury. The ID
rsctors shalt have the right to increas'
said stock. No stakeholder in this Com
pany shall ever sell any shares of stool
held by him uutii he shall have first of
feied the same to the other stockholders
who shall have refusal thereof. Al
transfers shall have to be made on tn
I, books OF said Company.
ARTICLE ~.
All Corporate powers OF this Corpora
Zion are vested in Board of Director