The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1902-06-21
CHARTER OF THE
AtChafalaya Oil & Mineral Co.,

State of Louisiana, Parish OF st. Martin,
Be it known that on this -2lst day Of
May, A. d., 1902. before me the under,
signed, j. Maurice Olivier. a Notary Pub
lie in and for the Parish Of st. Martin.
State of Louisiana, duly commissioned
and qualified as such, and In presence
OF James j. Martin and Francis Ernest
Delahoussaye, good and competent sub.
scribing witnesses. 4
Personally came and appeared Samuel
Shelburne, Anthony G. Goulas. DR.. Jos:
S. Martin, Edward A. Davis, Scott Kels1
and Robert Martin. and the others whose
names are liereuntO subscribed; Il
And who declared to me said Notary,
that these and such other associates or
persons as may associate or become as
sociated with them and availing them
selves Of the general laws Of the State Of
Louisiana in relation to the 'ofganiza1
ton of corporations for works Of public
Improvements and of public utility and
advantage. they have formed. and do by,
these presents forfi themselves Into a
corporation under the name, style and
for the purposed hereinafter expressedi
and that by these presents they do cove;
nant aud agree and bind themselves To
the following terms and stipdlations
which they adopt as their Charter, t0wit:
ARTICLEi. !;
The name of this corporation shall be
the 'ATCHAFALAYA OIL & MINERAL
COMPANY. LIMITED" and its ddmicile
shall be and is hereby fixed at the Pa
IRISH of st. Martin, State Of Louisiana. /
ARTICLE ii. /
The purpose for which this corpora
ton is formed are declared to be and are
as follows; t0-wit: :
To deyclope the timber. oil gas. salt
and mineral lands in the State of LOU;
isilha, and particularly in the Parrish
of ST. Martin, State of Louisiana. to buy.
leases. sch. mortgage lands. to bore deep
wells, sink necessary shafts. to purchase,
own and lease necessary boring outfits,
and other machinery required for the
boring of wells and sinking shafts. and
generally to do and perform any and ali
acts, own. have, buy lease and mortgage
lands. machinery. pipes and pipe lines
az may be required in search for and
developing oil, gas. salt and minerxis 81!
all kinds, potassium aud sulphur, and
the manufacture or all same into COM
mercial products ready for sale. II found;
upon the lands now under lease and,
owned or that may hereafter be owned
or leased by this corporation. and Upon
such other lands as it may hereafter Hc-;
quire by lease, purchase, donation or
otherwise.
ARTICLE III.
All citations. summons aud other le-
gal processes shall be served on the Pre-
sident Of said corporation, and In case
of his absence ON the Vice President, and
in the absence of both on the Secretary.
ARTICLE Nv.
The capital stock Of this corporation
is hereby fixed at the sum OF FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND fssOOO00n0
DOLLARS. TO be divided into FIVE
THOUSAND 5000 SHARES IL ONE
HUNDRED $4,000 DOLLARS each.
which capital stock may ts 16creased
in accordance with Act No. rs Of the
Louisiana Legislature, passed In the
year 1882. Stock in this Corporation
may be paid for in labor and other Ser
vices and in material furnished rs we'll
as in cash.
No stock shall be sold for less than
NINETY 900 PER CENT Of its face va
lue. The stock shall be paid in such IN
stalments and at such times as may De
ordered by the Board of Directors, and
by labor and materials furnished, ser-
4 vices rendered or work done for said
4 corporation as may be agreed upon and
! determined by the Board Of Directors
Who are hereby vested with fun a1th9ri-
ty to act for he Corporation In feghla-
ting calls for payment, and making con.
tracts for the sinking Of shafts. the Dor
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