New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1901-06-01
CHARTER
OF THE
Eureka Oil 0nd Mine[0| Co., Limited.

Louisiana, Parish of Iberia.
Be it known that on this eighteenth day
of May, A. ID. Nineteen hundred and one
(190l), before me U. S. Haase, a 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. Satterfield, W. B.
Kramer, Ed. l.. Estorge, Jules Dreyfus,
Leon Dreyfus, Octave Renoudet, Geo. M.
Felix Voorhies, Dan. VOORHEES,,
Frank D. Ogden, residents of the State OF
Louisiana, who declared that they do now
themselves under the laws of the
State of Louisiana, and they do now form
into body corporate, for the
purposes hereinafter mentioned.
ARTICLE I.
The title of this corporation shall be
..THE EUREKA OIL AND MINERAL
COMPANY, LIMITED" It's domicile
shall he at New Iberia, Iberia Parish,
state Of Louisiana. Process shall be
served on its President.
ARTICLE II.
The objects of this corporation are to
and bore for Oil, gas and minerals
of ali kinds on a certain tract of land con-
tanning forty (4O) superficial acres, located
within about one mile from Anse La Butte,
81. Martin Parish, Louisiana. Said tract
Of land having rig hts 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
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
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 ILL.,
The capital stock of this corporation is
Dollars ($24, ,00O.0O) divided in Four Hun
dred and Eighty shares of Fifty Dollars
($50.00) 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
President. No stockholder in this corpora
lion 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 ofiicess of this Corporation and
Of nine stockholders, five of whom shall
constitute quorum. They shall be elect
ed on the first Monday of August, A. d.
Nineteen Hundred and Two (1902) on
which day, annually thereafter the meet
ing of the stockholders shall be held. I'm
til the first election, the following officers
uHO O1ICCVVIO olldl SCIVCf bV-WlU AlCAIS
VOORHEES,, President; Judge Julian J. Mou
ton, Vice. President; w. E. Satterfeld,
Treasurer Dan. w. VOORHEES,, Secretary
and Manager; Judge Felix Voorhies,
Counsel, and Messrs. John Broussard,
Frank d. Ogden, Willie B. Kramer, Ed. l..
Estorge, Leon Dreyfos, 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 five directors, on such
notice as the bylaws may prescribe. The
of conducting the business of this
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 two thirds in value of the capital repre-
sented ut q general meeting to be con-
vened for the purpose after due notice of
thirty (3O) days mailed to the given ad-
iress Of the stockholders and one notice,
N newspaper published at New Iberia,
Louisiana. l..
Thus done and passed at New Iberia,
Louisiana, on the date at the caption here.
II, in presence Of Messrs. e. l.. Charbon-
net and A. p. VOORHEES,, competent wit
nesses who have signed these presents
With the contracting parties and me notary,
liter due reading Of the whole.
Signed: Alexis VOORHEES,, 100 shares !;
". B. Kramer, 3 shares; w. Z. Satter-
lei, / share; Ed. L. Estorge, shares !;
Jules Dreyfus, share; Leon Dreyfus, 2
Ihares; o. Renoudet, share; Dan voor-
hes, As shares; Felix VOORHEES,, Is shares !;
Frank d. Ogden, 2 shares.
Attest
:. L. CHARBoSNEr, U. s. HAASE,
/. p. VOORHEES,. Notary Public.
State Of Louisiana, Parish Of Iberia.
After . careful examination OF the fore
yoiug Act OF incorporation and charter OF
he Eureka Oil and Mineral Company.
Limited, finding same drawn in conformity
Nth the laws Of the State of Louisiana, /
hereby approve and certify the same to be
eeAl and a. such authorized to carry on
he business for which it was organized.
In fnith whereof have hereuDto set my
lGReial signature snd seal Of ofice. 1t New
,bsria, Louisiana, on this 10th day OF Nay.
4. D, 1901.