The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1901-04-06

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to mortgage, lease, pledge and
.lienate and personal property. and
lights of different kind; to contract. sue
ind be sued. and to have all powers con-
'erred by law on corporations. Its do
nicile shall he in ST. Martin Parish,
Louisiana. Citation shall be served on
The President Of the Company.
ARTICLEfI
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 sdvan7
tares 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 Ill.
The CAPITAL Stock of said Corporation
ia hereby fixed at THIRTY 1--WE THOU
sAED 1885, OOOJ DOLLARS. divided into
Three Hundred and Fifty shares Of ONE
HUNDRED (slO) DOLLARS each. certi-
ficates Of stock to be signed by the Pre-
sident and Secretary and Treasured. TO
be paid in money or in property or
trrghts in such manner and In sucn
amounts, and at such time as the Board
Of Directors may determine. provided
that no less than 5O-100 shall be 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 QO) days. The Com
pany may commence business a. soon q
TWELVE 1isiaOO0) THOUSAND DOL
LARS of stock shall have been subscri
bed in money, and when 5'Iio0 whsreo
shall be paid in the Treasury. The ID
rectors shall have the right to increas
said stock. No stakeholder in this Com
pany shall ever sell any shares Of stocl
held by him uutil he shall have first OF
Tered the same to the other stockhoiderl
who shall have refusal thereof. Al
: transfers shall have to be made on I'd
books of said Company.
n ARTICLE w.
ii All Corporate powers Of this Corpora
ton are vested ina Board Of Director
com5osed Of Eve stockholders, three &
of whom shall constitute = quorum :
transact business; they shall b. slecte
on tie 'first Monday In May 1902 and al
Inualiy thereafter. The election shs
!, he by ballot, shd each share shaIl be 81
TITLED to one vote. The manner OF co
y Quoting the business Of said corporatio
= shall be regulated BY the bylaws to
. adopted by said Board. Tie officers
y said corporation shall be Presids'
% vice President, a Secretary who shs
e also be Treasurer. Until the arst ele
% tion. the following stockholders shi
constitute the Board of Directors. 10 W
T. W. i. Blackmrn, W. ]. Burke. John
!. Todd. P. II. Mentz and Robert MARI
H. Of which W. j. Burke shall be PRESIDED
D. John r. Todd, vice-President. and no
u Martin, Secretary and Treasurer. !
y Board Of Directors shall adopt such
o laws as may be necessary TO carry on
u business Of said Corporation. and u
y shall al any vacancy occurring ana
ne their numbers. the meeting OF
Fm BOARD Of Directors may be called at :
OF time by the President or BY two oil
tors on such notice as the bylaws Q
prescribe. The annual meeting OF
stockholders shall be held on the
rs, Monday Of February annually; the !
uI sident or any four stockholders can
inn a meeting Of the stockholders az
.ta time for any lawful purposes upon