The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-17
CHARTER
OF THE TRAVELLERS OIL CO.,
LIMITED, OF JENNINGS, LA.

| udlC Ia ana TOT tne Sale PARISH anu
state, and in the presence CT the here
matter named ana undersi gned coz
petent witnesses, personally cane
and appeared the several persons
whose names are hereinaf5sr subscribed
who declare unto me, said officer. that
availing themselves of the provisions
of the laws of the state Of Louisiana
relative to the Orga niza5ior of corpo-
rations, that they do by these presents
form and constitute themselves into a
corporation, with oil the powers,
rights, privileges and irmunities vest
ed in such corporations, for The Dur-
pose of carrying on the business and
for the objects hereinafter set FORTH
and bind themselves and such other
persons as may become hereafter as
ISOLATED with them in accordance with
the provisions of the article OF incor-
perations adopted in their charter. as
| follows, to wit:
ARTICLE I.
| The name and style OF this: corpora
ton shall be the 'rRAVEJERs OIL
co, Ltd" it's domicila and principal
place of business shall be In the town
OF Jennings, parish of Calcasieu, state
| OF Louisiana.
ARTICLE II.
The term of the existence of said cor
poration shall be ninety-nine (99)
years from the Gate hereof, unless
sooner dissolved, as hereinafter pro-
| vided; citation and all other legal pro-
cess saall be served on the pres dent,
| and in his absence, upon the secretary
of said corporation; arc a., suits
shall be brought in its corpora name
and under and by authority of the board
of directors.
| ARTICLE III.
| 1t shall have the power and author
| lty under its corporate name to con-
tract, sue and be sued, and make and
use corporate seal, and the same to
break, alter and amend atpleaSure: to
| acquire, hold, own, receive, lease, pur-
chase, as well as to hyposhecate,
pledge and convey property, whether
real, personal or mixed; to construct
erect, build, acquire, lease or hire all
such buildings, machinery, parapher-
MALTA and apparatus as may be neces-
sary or incidental to the bushes or
purposes of said corporation, and
generally to have all such powers as
are vested in such corporations by
law.
ARTICLE w.
The objects anG purposes OF this
corporation are hereby declared to
be to lease, acquire, own, use, develop,
sell, dispose of, market and operate,
mines, minerals, oil, 2,ld gas wells:
TO lease, purchase, acquire, own; cul-
tivate, sell and dispose Of real estate:
to prospect, explc-e and developlaals
for gas, oil, sulphur, coal and other
minerals and valua BILE deposits; to re-
fine, Smelt, manufacture and do what
ever may be necessary or proper. to
render the products of its mines, wells,
or other holdings, valuable and -ner-
charitable: to construct, lease, pur-
chase and acquire: own and operate
pipe lines, railroads, tramw&ys, pumr-
ing station, storage tanks, vessels,
warehouses, and generally 10 exercise
all such Incidental powers as relate to
the business aud purposes OF this cor
poration as above set forth.
ARTICLE V.
The capital stock of this corpora.
ton is hereby fixed at five hundred
| thousand $500, O00l dollars, divided
into five hundred thousand $500, 0O0}
shares ofthe par value Of one (Sl.o0}
dollar each, which shall be paid for in
cash when issued, or shall be eX-
changed for property labor, services,
rights or credits, at such valuation as
may be fixed by the board OF directors:
and this corporation shall be author
lied to begin business as soon as
six thousand 10000 shares of said
stock are subscribed for.
AL certificates of stock shall be
signed by the president and c'unter-
signed by the secretary and shall be
transferable only on the books of :he
company on surrender thereof.
AT all stock meetings, each stock
holder shall be entitled to one vote for
each share Of stock held by him, as
IN the books OF the company
Shown -. 49, RI such meeting:
thirty (3O) DAVIS nv - sr,ch
ano ehe majority of votes cast av
,u.'e o1herwlse provided by law or else
where in this charter.
ARTICLE vi,
al! The corporate powers of this cor
pr Iion snail be vested in and exer-
clseu oy board of directors, com |
posed OF not less than seven III nor
more IMAM nine (9) stockholders, five
W. W whom snail form quorum for
d'S T., transaction of business.
Inc board of directors, in addition
W C3e powers above conferred on it,
'iiaii nave the power to fill vacancies
~ 5's henpersh p; to adopt, amend,
anu repeal all bylaws, rules and REQ
llatlons deemed requisite fortheprop-
- eou ucI OF the company s business:
~ sell, mortgage, pledge, hypothecate.
1r otherwise ALLEVIATE or cucumber ali
property OF the corporation, to pro
Ilae q corporate seal and the same to
Freak, alter or amend at pleasure.
ARTICLE VII. {
Inc following named stockholders
re hereby constituted the first board
u directors of this corporation. to-
VT: Charles a. Lowry, Judson Hair
Is, u. a. Courtney, Ohm jackson. II.
- Shanley, II. Dahlen, FL. b. Max
yell, f. 3. Cutting, w. d. Sherwood:
nd Oh whom Charles a. Lowry shall !
e presiuent' Judson Harris, vice
resident; Ii. b. MAXWELL, secreta,v.
nd G. y. Courtney, treasurer. and
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