The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-02-01

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or amendatsry thereto, they have several,
and mutually agreed and covenante
among themselves and with each other tt
f rm, constitute and organize, and do by
these presents form, constitute and orga
nize, themselves into a rporation fol
the obj sets and purposes and under the
stipulation: and agreements hereinafter
set forth and expressed.
ARTICLEI.
This corporation assumes. thesname an(
title of Creole Oil and Mineral Company
| It's. domciIe shall be IN the town of Saint
Francisyilie, Louisiana, and it shall en-
Joy and have succession in its corporate
name tor the period of NINETY -uine years
from the date hereof,
ARTICLEsII.
The objects and purposes for which and
each of which, this corporation is formed
are to purchase take on lease, or other
wise acquire mines, mining rights and
privileges, or land in the parish of
Calcasieu,s State of Louisiana, or !else-
where, for the development of natural
gas, petroleum, oil, Goa, IaspbaItum, salt,
sulphur, ore. metal and mineral Substan-
ces, or any interest therein and to
explore, open, work, or in any way turn
to advantage the same. TO bore, drill,
open, quarry, smelt, refine, dress. ANAL
gamate, and prepare, petroleum, oil,
asphaltum, sulphur. ore, and mineral
substances of all kinds, to buy, sell and
deal in, oils, minerals, plants and maehin
cry, implements, cOnvenieHoes, provisions
and things capable OF being used in COLI
nection with mining operations, or re-
qnired by workmen or Others employed
by this corporations; to construct, carry
out, maintain, improve, manage, work,
control and Superintend, any roadway,
tramway, railway, pipe lines, steamships
and sailing vessels, tanks, reservoirs,
warehouses; sawmills, wator-works,
crushing works, hydraulic works, and
any other works and couveniences that
may seem diEectlys'or indirectly condu-
Give to any of the..objects, and purposes
of this corporation, and to substitute, or
otherwise take part in any of the said
operations; to manufacture, sell and
lease TO any other corporation, and TO all
private consumers, oil and gas machines,
appliances and all devices of any kind for
the production, supply and use of light,
heat and power, and all goods, wares and
merchandise, property and snb'tanccs,
now and hereafter used in the production
of, or incidental thereto; to manufacture
and contract for, and furnish: light,
heat and power to other persons, firms
and corporations, public and private; to
buy, sell, trade and deal
in, any and every kind of earthen pro
duets, composed wholly or in part, of
kaolin. paraAine. clay or any earthly mat
ter, a" mine, manufacture, bay, sell,
trade and deal i'll, any and every gaseous
and other ingredient, material or sub
stance, entering into the manufacture,
u used in conjunction Herewith, or used
n or relating thereto, to purchase, ac-
luire, held, lease and operate, aud to
:ell, lease~and dispose of, 10 such per
IONS or person, corporation or corpora
ions, and at such price or prices, and on {
,ueh terms and conditions as this corpor-
lti0n may see proper, water rights, im- r
and buildings for mining,
Milling and agriculture, and for other
lseS and purposes; to purchase, lease or ,
otherwise acquire, all rr any part Of the q
business or liabilities of any firm, nSsOCi-
ton or corporation engaged therein or
folding any part in similar objects and 7
purposes; to do ail md everything suita-
he, necessary, convenient and proper for p
he accomplishment of any of the pur t
oses, or the attainment of any one or
hore fthe objects and purposes herein 7
or incidental to the powers :,
erein named, or which shall at any time s
ppear conducive or expeditions for the o
eneft of this corporation. p
1t is the intention that the objects and -
imposes specified in this article. except o
There otherwise expressed in said arti- v
II, be in no wise limited or restricted by u
eferencc or infcrende from the terms of -
ny otbor clause Of this, or any other az e
Icle of this charter; and that the objects C
nd purposes Specified i'll each ef the L |;
lauses Of this article, shall be regarded -
s independent objects and purposes. a
All citations and legal process shall be tt
,rved on the President, and in his alb II
'nee on the Vice-President, OF in the alb a.
,nce of both upon the Secretary.
=, ARTICLE ILL.,. ei
The capital stock of this corporation is II II
erehy fixed at tl'esum ofFifty Thousand a.
ollarS $50 000) divided into Fifty al
thousand go OO0) shares of the par value e'
One Dollar ($1.O0l each, which shares o. .,
lall he paid for in money or its eqniva- 30
ut in real or personal property, in such p,
INNER and on snch terms "a NAV he Iii Fl
ctal by tho hoard of lirantnrS nrnrid ~