The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-24
CHARTER
OF THE TRAVELLERS OIL co.
LIMITED, OF JENNINGS, LA.

LIMITED, OF JENNlNGo, LA.
State of Louisiana
Parish of Calcasieu.
Be it known and remembered that
this, the 18th day of October, 1901,
before me, Charles r. Cline, a duly
commissioned and qualified Notary
in and for the said parish n
named and undersigned com
petent witnesses, personally came
and appeared the several persons
whose names areh after subscribed
who declare unto me, said officer, that
availing themselves OF the provisions
of the laws of the state of LOUISIANA
relative to the organization of corpo-
rations, that they do by these presents
torn and constitute themselves into a
CORPORATION, with all the powers,
rights, privileges and immunities vest
ed in such corporations, Tor the puf-
pose OF carrying on the business ana
for the objects hereinafter set forth,
and bind themselves n Such oUher
persons as may become hereafter as
sociated with them in accordance with
the provisions OF The article OF lncor-
porations adopted in their charter. as
follows, to wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and style of this corpora
ton shall be the "TRAVELERS OIL
co, Ltd:" it's domicile and principal
place of business shall be in the town
OF Jennings, parish OF Calcas.eu, state
OF Louisiana.
ARTICLE II.
The term of the existence of said r
porat:on shall be ninety-nlne t99)
wears from the date hereof. unless
sooner dissolved, as hereinafter pro-
vided: citation and all other legal pro-
cess saal De served on the president,
and in his absence. upon the secretary
of said corporations: n all sulus
shall be brought in its corporate name
and under and by authority ofthe board
Of directors.
ARTICLE Ill.
It shall have the power and au6hor-
itv under its corporate name 20 con
tract sue and be sued, and make and
use a corporate SEAL, ana n same 10
break, alter and amend ~atpleasure: to
ACQUIRE. hold, own, receive, lease, pur-
chase, as vel as to hypothecaGe,
pledge and convey properly, whether
real. personal or mixed: to construct
eject, build, acquire, lease or hire all
such buildings, machinery. parapher-
MALTA and apparatus as may be neces-
sa,.y or incidental to the busineS or
Of said corporation. and
Generally to have all such powers as
are vested in such corporations by
law.
ARTICLE ".
The objects and purposes of this
corporation + hereby declared to
be to lease, acquire, own, use, develop,
j sell. dispose OF, market and operate,
mines, minerals, oil, and gas wells;
to lease, purchase, acquire, own; cul'
tivate, sell and dispose OF rea estate
l to prospect, explore and developland:
for gas, oil, sulphur, coal and othe1
minerals and valuable deposits; to re
? fine. smelt, manufacture and do what
ever may be necessary or proper, u
render the products of its mines, wells
or other holdings, valuable and mer
cbanUable: to construct, lease. pur
! chase and acquire: W and operat'
: pipe lines, railroads, tramways, pump
;. ing station, storage tanks, vessels
warehouses, and generally to exercis
ali such incidental powers as relate t
: the business and purposes OF this cor
n pocat.on as above set forth.
ARTICLE V.
The capital stock of this corpora
e ton is hereby ike at five hundre
J. thousand $500, 000) dollars, divide
!, into five hundred thousand (o0O, oOC
! shares ofthe par value of n lSl.oo
dollar each, which shall be paid for
/ cash when issued, or shall be e.
changed for property labor, services
r. rights or credits. at such valuation q
;, may be fixed 10y the board OF director
l. and this corporation shall be auoho
lied TO begin business as soon {
six thousand (6000) shares OF sa!
stock T subscribed for.
w All certificates OF stock shall
signed by the president and crunte
l. signed Dy the secretary and shall
e transferable only on the books OF u
lg company on surrender thereon.
tn At all stock meetings, each Stoc
holder shall be entitled to one voue /
10 each share of stock held by him,
shown on the books OF the compal
thirty (30) days prior to such meeUln
~ and the majority Of votes cast at su
meeting shall prevail, except as IN
ld be otherwise provided by law or ell:
at where in this charter.
ARTICLE vi.
All the corporate powers of this CO
t a poration shall be vested in and ex'
at cised by q board of directors, co
posed of not less than seven ca T
49, more than min COY stockholders, +
I 10Y of whom shall form a quorum
:, the transaction of business.
he The board of directors, in addiGi
ST. to the powers above conferred on
IN shall have the power to fill vacanc
In it's membership: to adopt, anne
I'LL and repeal all bylaws, rules and r
ulations deemed requisite forthe pr
err conduct of the company busine
inc to sell, mortgage, pledge, hypotheca
,d1 or otherwise ALLEVIATE or
property of the corporation, TO p
vide a corporate seal and the same
isc break, alter o.. amend at pleasure.
!, ~ ARTICLE VII.
The following named stockkold
are hereby constituted the first boj
OF directors of this corporation.
wit: Charles a. Lowry, Judson Ii
ON ris, G. A. Courtney, John Jackson,
in NJ. Stanley, r. Dahlen, Fl. b. M
lool WEI" ed of whom CHARLES A. Lowry 81
in aa,4. T,dcop uorriS Y