The Opelousas courier., 1901-05-04
Q III a r. TIE R,
The st. Landry Oil and Mineral
Company, Limited.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, I
PARISH OF ST, LANDRY.

| PARISH OF ST. LANDRY. }
i BE IT KNOWN. That on this 18th day of the
month OF April, III the year of our Lord One
Thousand Nine Hundred and One. before me,
John H. Harmanson. q Notary Public, duly
commissioned, qualified and sworn, in and for
| the Parish and State tirst above written, and
! i'll the presence OF tine witnesses hereinafter
named aud undersigned, personally came and
appeared E. NJ. BOagni, Isaac Roos. Thcs. Fl
Orleans, La. herein represented by Isaac
RoOs, A. c. Skiles. A. l.. I.acombe, Jn0. w.
Lewis, b. Bennett, ]. r. Norman, of New Or
leans, herein represented by Isaac Roos, Leo
Mayer. r. Mornhinneg Leonce sandoz, Patton
Blackshear, Mason Mcbride, Jos. 7. Saizan,
Dr. John A. Haas, NJ Halphelr, X. A Mayer,
". +. Voorhies, II. Bodemulicr, Austin Fonte-
not, j Felix Lastrapes, JOS. Firnherg, Marion
Swords, Louis Dcsmarai-, Jr,, j. q. LdWitr
and A. D. Harmanson, residents of the State of
2aniZe themselves under .Le laws OF tue state
o. Louisiana, and do now form themselves into
t body corporate and for tbs purposes herein
after mentioned, under the following articles
and StinuatiOns, to wit
ARTICLE l.
The naiue and title of this corporations shall
be THE ST. LANDRY OIL AND MINERAL
COMPANY, LlMITED"; it shall exist and
have succession for the period of Ninety Nine
years from the date hereof; it shall have pow
er to acquire property to mortgage, lease,
pledge and ALLEVIATE personal and real property,
aud rights OF different kind; TO contract sue
and be sued, aud to have all powers conferred
by laws on corporations. Its donicile shall be
i'll the town of Ope0usas parish of st. Landry
Citation shall be served on the President. or
i'll 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 on tue 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
ali products that may be of advantage to said
company relative to their line Of business nH-
der this charter. To enter into ali contracts
that may be Incident to or convenient i'll the
carrying out of the objects and purposes OF this
corporation.
ARTICLE III
The capital stock of said corporation is here
by fixed at Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand
Dollars $3.50 O00), divided into Two Hundred
and Fifty Thousand (250,00O) shares at One Nl
Dollar each, provided that no stock shall be
issued for less than ten shares. certificates of
stock to be signed by the President and Secre-
tary and Treasurer, to be paid in money, in
property, in labor or rights in such manner
and i'll such amounts aud at such times as the
Board OF Directors may determine, provided
that no less than Ten per cent of stock sub
scribed 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
10rfeltea to the company II not paid for in Ten
days. The company may commence business
as soon as Ten Thousand Dollars Of stock shall
have been subscribed in money and when ten
per cent whereof shall be paid into the treas
ury. The Directors shall have the right to III
crease said stock.
ARTICLE ".
All corporate powers of this corporation are
vested in a Board Of Directors composed of
Seven Stockholders, Four of whom shall consti-
tute a quorum, to transact business They
shall be elected annually on 1st Monday OF
April. The election shall be by ballot and each
shall be entitled to One vote. The manner of
conducting the business of said corporation
shall be regulated by the bylaws to be adopted
by said Board. The officers of this R0ard
shall be President, Vice. President, Treasurer
and Secretary. Until the first election the fol
lowing stockholders shall constitute the Board
of Directors, to-Wit; E. N. Boagn, Isaac Roos,
A. c. Skiles, DR.. John A. Haas. Thos. H. Lewis,
A, l.. LacOmbe and RemI Mornhinveg. The
Board Of Directors shall adopt such bylaws
as shall be necessary to carry on the business
OF said corporation, aud they shall fill any
cancy occurring among their number The
called at any time by the 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 lst 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 V.
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 he amended
with the assent of three fOrrths of the capital
stock represented at d general meeting to be
convened after due notice by thirty days pub
lication in newspaper at tho domicile of said
company, or may be dissolved at like meet
ing by consent OF fOur-nfths OF the stockholders,
ARTICLES VII.
Upon the dissolution of said corporation by
limitation or OtlGrWlse. lis affairs shall ha
iquidated ny three commissioners to he ap-
pointed by the stockholders, who shall fix their
compensation.
ARTICLE VIII.
The Board OF Directors shall have aut sority
10 Issue bonds when authorized to do SO by n
cWo-thlrd vote Of The stockholders, at q reg
ular meeting called for that purpose.
ARTICLE lX.
OF the s250OO0.GO capital stock, Fifty Thous-
and Dollars thereof shall remain as Treasury
Orr.
ARTICLE X.
This corporation shall have the right to do
business i'll and out of this State and do all
things necessary to operate and transport their
products, such as building railroad, tranways,
pipe lines, barges and steamboats,, aud 0perat-
ing same.
Aud all stock unSpld sAaN be 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.
No person shall be q Director in this corpora
tion unless he holds and owns in his own right
One Hundred shares OF the capital stock.
ARTICLE XII.
The Board of Directors shall have power to
appoint from time to time all such agents or
representatives as may he deemed necessary
for the proper transactions of the business of
the company.
Thus done. passed and signed at my office at
Opelonsas, La, parish of st. Landry, ON the
day and date first above written, in the pres
ence OF g. j. Thompson and e. B. Chachere,
competent witnesses, who have signed these
presents with the subscribing incorpnTatOrs
and me, Notary, after due reading.
SIGNATURES: Thos. FL. Lewis, Lcorce SandOz,
W. F. Voorhies, III. Bodenuiler, Il. MornhnVeg
J. A. Haas. Mason Mcbride L. NJ. Boagni
Fritz Dietlen, J. 6. Lawler, A. C. Sklles, Jno.
W. Lewis Louis Desmarais, Jr., l.. W. Mayer,
r. A. Mayer, NJ Halphen, B. Bennett. Jos p
Saizan, Z. 7. Lewis, p. L. Blacksher, A, l.. La
conbe, a. J. Bercier, Austin FoDtenot, \. D.
Harmanson, r. Lee Garland, ]. F. Lastrapes,
Jos. Firnberg, Isaac Roos, Sam Hyman per Ike
ROos. J. R. Norman, per Ike Roos, NIL Swords.
Witnesses:
G. ]. THOMPSON,
e. B. CHACHERE.
(~~) JOHN H. HARMANsON.
SEAL Notary Public.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, /