The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1901-05-11

OF THE
TGTmiliOl Mineral and Oil
United States Of America.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Vermilion.
COMPANY, LIMITED.

Be it remembered. That on this, the
eth day of April. Ammo Domini. one
Thousand. nine hundred and one:
Before me, George West Summers. a
Notary Public, duly commiss oned and
qualified as snch. in and for the Parish OF
presence of the unders: gned competent
witnesses:
Personally anne and appeared the sew
eral persons whose names are hereuuto
81 subscribed, who severally declared. that
awaiting themselves of the Laws of the
State of Louisiana, in such cases made
and provided. they have contracted and
agreed and do by these presents covenant
and agree and bind themselves as well MS
all such persons rs may hereafter become
associated with them to form u corpora
ton for the objects and purposes and
under the articles and stipulations, to-
wit:
ARTICLE ].
The name of said corporation shall be
the HERMILTON MINERAL AND OIL.
COMPANY, LIMITED, and under its said
corporate name shall exist aud have sue
cesslOn for niRety-nine years from the
date hereof: it shall have power 10
acquire property, lease, pledge. purchase
and convey al well as mortgage and
h~ypothecate property and rights of
different kinds: to contract. sue and be
aued and to have altpowers conferred by
law on corporations.
ARTICLE III.
The domIcile of said corporation shall
be iu the Town of Abbeviile, yermilion
Parish, State of Louisiana, and all cita-
ions OF legal process shall be served
uPon the President of said corporation
or in the event of his absence, upon the
Vice-President thereor and in the alb
sence of both of said officers upon the
Secretary of said corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The objects of this corporation are to
prospect and bore for Oil, Gas and
Minerals of all kinds on lands situated in
the Parish of Vermilion. State of Louisa
ana. to be by them leased, owned or under
their control. and 70 refine, buy, sell or
trafic in all products that may be of
advantage to said Company relative TO
their line of business under this Charter.
TO enter into any and all contracts that
may be incident to or convenient in the
carrying u the object and purposes of
this corporation.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation il
hereby fixed at one hundred and fifty
thousand $3.50. 0O0. col dollars. divided
into a hundred and nifty thousand
shares OF n t$1 00l dollar each and all
Certificates of stock TO be signed by the
President and secretary, to be paid in
money or in property or rights In such
manuel q the Board of Directors NAV
determine.
This Company may meD business
rs soon as three Thousand 1890. 600 0l
dollars shall. have been subscribed and
paid mp.
No stockhOldersin this Company 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, and all transfers
ehaIl be made on the books of the Com
pany.
ARTICLE ".
All corporate powers of this Corpora-
ton are vested in q Board of Directors
composed of eleven stockholders. j
majority of whom shall constitute 4
quorum % transact business: they shall
be elected on the FIRST Monday o. April. 1902
aud annually thereafter. The election
shall be by ballot and each share shall be
eI TITLED 30 one vote.
The Hammer of conducting the business
OF said corporation sh all be regulated nv
the Bylaws to be adopted by said Board
Inc officers of said corporation shall be:
n President, q Vice-PreSident, q Secretary
and a Treasurer.
Until the first election the following
shall constitute the Board
u Directors, to-wit: III. T. Gordy Jrs.