The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-04-11
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IAN8SH OF EHRREH 0NNE.
BRw KNOWN, That on Ahis Fourth day
~ the month OF April ing she year Of our
d Nineteen Hundteaa nd Three. and
= rs che Independence ofthe United States
America the. 0ne Hundred and
ANent9-geYenths
Before mG EdWiRs GErGnoe Wlrzlow,
Qhief Deputy Clerk 81 the 20th Judicial
District Jourk eNs0a3ci0 Recorder and
Notary Public, duly commissioned and
Nuahhed maand foE the Parish of Terre-
b0nne, State aforesaid, and in She pres
sance of MessEs. jules LeVfOn and Henry
derck L0uyieres lawful witnesses res
siding in,said parishA
Personally Came and Appeared :-the
Httai pen ms whose names are here
subscE1bed, who seYerally declared.
av9llng themselves of the proVi-
@o18 ett e laWs Of this state relative to
organization Of corporations, they
have contracted and agreed, and do by
tnese presents ass3 s2G bird there
selves, as well as such other persons "a
may hereafter become associated with
sRen1, to form and constitute q orpora-
a0n and body corporate in law, for the
OBJECTS and purposes and under the
Hnents and stipulations hereinafter
torth and expressed.
ARTICLE I.
The name and title Of said corporation
sehall be 81. g. BUSH PETROLEUM.
C0MPANY," and under this name said
corporation shall have power and s5ItboT-
Asy 20 exist andenioY succession For the 1
tull termand periodof mnety-hhin6 veargf
9lter b day and date Hereof to contract.
sue and be sued in its corporate name; to- I
make and use . corporate seal, and the /
M.Re 70 break or alter at pleasure; to aC-
4AIes receive, purchase, lease, hold, sell,
EAgey ana alternate, properly of any
.9Qs real, personal and mixed by any
9@Ae whatsoever, whether gratuitOus or
0neFous; as well as to mortgage and
Ayp0thecate and pledge any property to
Wnlch 1t may acquire title; rs acquire
@ad dispose Of rights, options, leases and
A1ehlse Of any nature or kind Whatso-
ever; 70 name and appoint such man
q5TectQrs, officers, agents and en-
y as the said corporation may re-
4Ulass regulations and bylaws for theI {
proper management and regulation al b
el9 analEs Of said corporation as may be |
and proper, and the same to !
ana alter at pleasure; ~andgeneral-
" % 90 and perform any and all acts 9
ll4 things requisite and necessary or Q
s~o4Penlent m order TO carry out the OBJ z
lects and purposes Of said corporation. Y
Article III. t.
The dolnicile of SAID corporation shall I
1a in the town of Houma, Parish Of &
I~erEebonne, State of Louisiana. The =
resident, or in his absence the Vice 4
resident or in his absence the Secre- !,
snaiI be the officer upon whom cita- .,
ana all judicial process shall BE II
rved. y
AETICEIu. 4,
The objects and purposes for which b,
ans corporation is organized. and esfab-
11ed and the nature of the business to
Do carried on by;it are hereby declared !
.0b8to hold, own and lease mines and N
mining landss and oil and gas wells; to \,
prospect, develope, delve, bore, and mine y
lands Tor oils, gas, minerals OF any kinds, y,
ar any valuable natural deposits; to own N
md opefate any mines, oil wells, gas ~
wells, %Tetneries, manufactures, ware y
houses, RAILROADS, steam and sail vessels, =
Wharves, pipe lines, pumping 4
tations, telegraph and telephone lines: q
and generally to do and perform all such Fe
az may be necessary or convenient
b successfully carry out the objects and th
purposes OF this corporation. m
ARTTcLE w.
The Capital Stock Of this corporation is n
fixed at Seven Thousand Dollars,
be represented by twenty-eight shares II
8I the par value of Two Hundred and II
fifty Dollars each. The said stock to be
issued by the Board of Directors of this
corporation at such time and in SUCH
amDunt as they may see fit and proper,
aud to be paid Tor in labor done or
puReY, or property actually received; (
prublhed thab tive Thousand Dollars of
she Capital stock shall be subscribed for 1
before this company shall commence
business.
Ali shares of stock, when issued, shall
be signed by the President and the Sec ez
rotary of the corporation. No share Of of
stock shall be transferred upon tn
The books Of the corporation until the sa
Of the shares to be transferred
have been delivered to the corpora
Son Tor satisfactory proof made of its
loss redistribution, according to law and
duly cancelled. All shares of stock of
this corporation held by any stockholder gC
be worcestershire as to the holders OF
Or owners thereof. Any owner of stock of
thia corporation wishing TO dispose Of Sc
nme shall first offer his said stock for
nile to the other shareholders of the cor II
pOTation, by notifying the Secretary of d
she corporation Of his desire to. sell; and
.he shareholders of this corporation shall
have the first option Of purchasing any =
'hares Of stock issued subsequently tothe
issue.
AET1cLE ".
All the corporate powers of said corpo-
atiOn shall lie vested in an exercised by
! Board Of Directors to be composed Of 7,
stockholders only, who shall be
elected annually on the first Monday of
April Of each year, the first election to
IS held in 1904. All such elections shall
g by ballot and held at the office of the
company and under the superintendent a
& two commissioners to be appointed for
hat purpose by the President and Board 5
e Directors Of which election ten days
notice shall be given, in writing,
.nd addressed to the stockholders at
heir place of residence. Each share Of
toek shall be entitled to one vote to be on
t by its owner either in person or by 20
written proxy, and a majority Of votes :
shall eject. A failure to elect officers OF
in the date above specified shall not dis -