New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1901-06-08
CHARTER
OF THE
Eureka Oil 0nd MineId Co., Limited


Louisiana, Parish of Iberia.
Be it known that on this eighteenth day
of May, A. d. Nineteen hundred and one
(190D, before me U. S. Haase, notary
public duly commissioned, qualified and
sworn in and for the Parish and State
aforesaid, and in presence of the under
signed competent and lawful witnesses:
Personally came and appeared Messrs
Alexis Voorhies, w. E. Satterfeld, w. B.
Kramer, Ed. l.. Estorge, Jules Dreyfus,
Leon Dreyfus, Octave Renoudet, Geo. NJ.
Robertson, Felix VOORHEES,, Dan. VOORHEES,,
Frank D. Ogden, residents of the State of
Louisiana, who declared that they do now
organize themselves under the laws Of the
State of Louisiana, and they do now form
themselves into body corporate, for the
purposes hereinafter mentioned.
ARTICLE 1.
The title of this corporation shall be
THE EUREKA OIL AND MINERAL
COMPANY, LIMITED" It's domicile
shall be at New Iberia, Iberia Parish,
State of Louisiana. Process shall be
served on it's President.
ARTICLE H.
The objects of this corporation are to
prospect and bore for oil, gas and minerals
Of all kinds on a certain tract Of land con-
tanning forty (40) superficial acres, located
within about one mile from Anse La Butte,
st. Martin Parish, Louisiana. Said tract
of land having rights of ways to the South
ern Pacific Railroad, to the public road,
and pipe line privileges to the bayou
Teche. No expenses shall be entered into
for prospecting or boring purposes, by this
corporation, until it shall have been de-
finitely determined by the borings actual
ly being made in the immediate vicinity
that oil or other mineral exist and are to
be found in the locality, in paying quantity.
Should the boring now made in the vicinity
establish that oil or other minerals are not
to be found in the locality this corporation
shall at once be dissolved and the monies
or property, as the case may be, returned
to the stockholders. Should borings be
decided upon. by this corporation as above
setforth, and they prove successful either
in tho striking of oil or gas, or in the find
ing of other minerals in payiug quantity
then the holdings of this corporation shall
be disposed of at the highest price obtaina
BILE, the proceeds realized to be prorated
between the stockholders.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation is
hereby fixed at Twenty Four Thousand
Dollars ($24, 600. .OO) divided in Four Hun
dred and Eighty shares of Fifty Dollars
$3.50. .OO) each. The certificates of stock
shall be signed by the President and Sec
retary. and must be paid in full before
issued. No money shall be drawn from the
Treasury, except against checks signed by
the Secretary and countersigned by the
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tion shall ever sell any shares of stock held
by him, until he shall have first offered
the same to the other stockholders who
shall have the refusal thereof. All trans
fers of shares must be made on the books
of the corporation.
ARTICLE ".
All corporate powers of this corporation
are vested in Board Of Directors COM
posed of the officers Of this Corporation and
Of nine stockholders, five of whom shall
constitute quorum. They shall be elect
ed on the first Monday lof August, A. d.
Nineteen Hundred and Two (1902) on
which day, annually thereafter the meet
ing of the stockholders shall be held. Un-
til the first election, the following officers
and directors shall serve, to-wit !: Alexis
Voorhies, President Judge Julian j. Mou-
ton, Vice. President; W. E. Satterfeld,
Treasurer; Dan. w. Yoorhies, Secretary
and Manager; Judge Felix VOORHEES,,
Counsel, and Messrs. John Broussard,
Frank d. Ogden, Willie B. Kramer, Ed. l..
Estorge, Leon Dreyfus, Jules Dreyfus,
Geo. NJ. Robertson, Octave Renoudet and
w. V. Ewell. The Board of Directors
shall fill all vacancies occurring among
them. The meetings of this Board may be
called at any time for lawful purposes, by
the President or by'fiye directors, on such
notice as the bylaws may prescribe. The
manner Of conducting the business OF this
corporation shall be regulated by the by
laws to be adopted by the said Board of
Directors.
This Act Of incorporation or any articles
thereof, may be amended with the assent
of thirds in value of the capital repre-
sented ut general meeting to be con-
vened for the purpose after due notice OF
thirty (30) days mailed to the given ad-
dress of the stockholders and one notice,
in newspaper published at New Iberia,
Louisiana.
Thus done and passed at New Iberia,
Louisiana, on the date at the caption here
OF, in presence of Messrs Z. l.. Charb0n-
net and A. P. VOORHEES,, competent wit
nesses who have signed these presents
with the contIa acting parties and me notary,
after due reading Of the whole.
Signed: Alexis Voorhies, 100 shares !;
w. B. Kramer, shares; w. E. Satter-
fel, share; Ed. l.. Estorge, shares !;
Jules Dreyfus, share; Leon Dreyfus, 2
shares; o. Renoudet, share Dan Voor-
hies, As shares Felix VOORHEES,, Is shares !;
Frank d. Ogden, 2 shares.
Attest:
E. l.. CHARBoNNET, U. s. HAASE,
A. p. VOORHEES,. Notary Public.