The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1901-05-11
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The st. Landry Oil and Mineral
Company, Limited.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, I
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY. )

cOtnI QudilHetI duu sworn, III anu 10
the Parish and State first above written, ant
i'll the presence OF the witnesses hereinafte
sNamed and undersigned, personally came ant
appeared %. o. n. Boagni, lsaaG re, Roos. Thos: H
Lewis, l.. Il. Lewis. Samuel Lyman, OF New
| Orleans, La, herein represented by Isaac
Roos. A. c. skies, A. l.. Lacombe, Jno. W
Lewis, b. Bennett. j. F. Norman. OF New Or
leans herein represented by Isanc Roos. Lex
Mayer. R. Mornhinneg. Leonce sandOz, Patton
Blackshear. Mason Mcbride, Jos. p. saizan
DR.. John A. Haas, NJ. Halphen, K. A. Mayer
". F. Voorkies, II. Bodemuller, Austin Fonte
/ not, j. Felix Lastrapes, JOS Firnbers, Marion
Swords. Louis Desmarais., Jr:. J. &. Lawel
and A. D. Harmanhon, residents OF the State oil
! Louisiana, who declared that they do now or
ganize themselves under the laws of the State
Of Louisiana, and do now form themselves int
| d body corporate and for the purposes hCrcl
after mentioned, under the following articles
| and stpulations, to wit:
| ARTICLE 1.
| The name and title of this corporation shall
be THE ST. LANDRY OIL AND MINERAL
| COMPANY, LIMITED"; it shall exist and
years from the date hereof it shall have pow.
er TO acquire property; to mortgage, lease
pledge and ALLEVIATE personal aud real property
and rights OF different kind; to contract. sue
and be sued, and to have all powers conferred
| by laws on corporations. It's domicie shall be
in the town OF Opelousas, parish of st. Landry.
ill his absence, on the Secretary of the Com
pany.
ARTICLE ..
The objects OF this corporation are to pros
pect and bore for oil. gas and minerals of all
kinds OH the lands leased or owned, or on
which said company has certain rights, wheth-
er said lands be in the parish OF ST. Landry or
elsewhere, and TO refine. buy, sell or traffic in
all products that may be of advantage to said
company relative to their line of business un-
der this charter. To enter into all contracts
that may be Incident to or convenient in the
carrying out of the objects and purposes OF this
corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of said corporation is here
by ixed at Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand
Dollars fs25o,Co0). divided into Two Hundred
aud Fifty Thousand (2500o0) shares at One ~
Dollar each, provided that no stock shall be
issued for less than ten shares. certificates of
stock to be signed by the President aud secre-
tary and Treasurer to be paid in money, in
and IN such amounts and at such times as the
Board OF Directors may determine, provided
that no less than Ten per cent of stock sub
seribed shall be paid in cash at the time of the
OF balance when called for by the
Board of Directors the share or shares will be
forfeited to the company II not paid Tor III Ten
days The company may commence business
as soon as Ten Thousand Dollars OF stock shall
have been subscribed i'll money and when ten
per cent whereof shall be paid into the treas
crease said stock
ARTICLE Nv.
All corporate powers of this corporation are
vested i'll Board of Directors composed of
Seven stockholders, Four Of whom shall c0nsti-
tute a quorum to transact business They
shall be elected annually on 1st Monday Of
April. The election shall be by ballot and each
shalt be entitled to One vote. The manner of
conducting the business % said corporation
shall be regulated by the bylaws to be adopted
by said Board. The officers OF this Board
shall be President, Vice president, Treasurer
and Secretary. Until the first election the fol
iOyiNO Sf0pEholnprs shall nat Ia RnarI
of Directors, to-wit: Z. NJ. Boagnl, Isaac Roos,
A {. Skiles, DR.. John A. Haas. Thos. H. Lewis,
A. L.: Lacombe and Reml Mornhinveg The
Board OF Directors shall adopt such bylaws
as shall be necessary to carry Oh the business
of said corporation, and they shall fill any va
eancy occurring among their number The
called at any time by tue president or by two
Directors on such notice as the bylaws may
prescribe. The annual meeting OF the stock
holders will be held on the 1st Monday of April.
The President or any four stockholders can
call meeting of the stockholders at any time
for any lawful purposes upon notice as the by
laws may prescribe.
ARTICLE "
No stockholder shall be held responsible for
the contracts OF this corporation in any further
sum than the amount represented hy his un-
paid balance of his subscription OF shares.
ARTICLE VI.
This Act of incorporation may be amended
with the assent Of three fo"rths OF the capital
convened after due notice by thirty days pub
lication in newspaper at the domicile of said
company, Or may be dissolved at a like meet
ing by consent of four-ffths OF the stockholders.
ARTICLES VII.
Upon the dissolution Of said corporation by
limitation or otherwise, its affairs shall be
liquidated by three commissioners to he ap-
pointed by the stockholders. who shall fix their
compensation.
ARTICLE VIII.
The Board of Directors shall have authority
to issue bonds when authorized TO do so by a
two-third vote OF the stockholders, at Il reg
ular meeting called for that purpose.
ARTICLE TX.
OF the $3.50 100000 capital stock, Fifty Thous-
aud Dollars thereof shail remain as Treasury
Ors.
ARTICLE X.
This corporation shall have the right to do
business in and out of this Slate and do all
things necessary to operate and transport their
products, such as building railroad, tramwaye,
pipe lines, barges and steamboats,, and operat-
ing same.
And all stock unsold shall he treasury stock
to be disposed of by the Board of Directors.
Besides the notices by publication required
in this charter, it shall be- the duty of the Sec
retary to give individual notice to the Direct
ors and stockholders whenever meetings are
held.
ARTICLE XI.
| tion unless lie holds aud owns in his own right
One Hundred shares OF the capital stock.
| ARTICLE XII.
| The Board of Directors shall have power tc
| appoint from time to time all such agents OF
representatives as may be deemed necessary
| for the proper transactions of the business OF
| the company.
! Thus done, passed and signed at my Office nj
| OpelOusas, La. parish of st. Landry, ON the
| day and date first above written, in the pres
ence OF &. j. Thompson and G. 3. Chachere
competent witnesses, who have signed these
presents with the subscribing incorpo-atort
and me, Notary, after due reading.
SIGNATURES: Thos. Fl. Lewis, Leorce sandoz
! w. F. Voorhees,, II. Bodemuller, r. MOrnhinveg
| J. A. Haas, Mason Mcbride, Z. NJ. Boagni
! Fritz Dietlein, j. g. Lawler, A. c. Skics, JnO
". Lewis, Louis Desmarais, Jr., l.. W. Mayer
r. A. Mayer. NJ. HalpheH, B. Bennett, Jos P
Saizan, L. T. Lewis, P L. Biacksher A, J.. La
combe, A. j. Bercier, Austin Fontenot, 4. d
Harmansnn, Il. Lee Garland, j. T. Lastrapes
JOS Firnberg, Isaac Roos, Sam Hymau per Tx
Roos. J. R. Norman, per Ike Roos, NJ. l.. Swords
Witnesses:
u. THOMPSON,
C. b. CHACHERE.
(~~) JOHN H. HARMANsON,
SEAL Notary Public.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY: