The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-06-17
CHARTER OF THE
VAN HEUVEL Oil co., Limited.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.


STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF CALCASIEU.
BE it known and remembered that on this
9TH day Of May, A. d. 1904, before me, II.
Albert Davidson, notary public, duly COM
mlssoned, qualified and acting. in and for
SAID parish and state, and in the presence Of
the undersigned lawful witnesses. personally
came and appeared the persons whose names
are hCreuntO subscribed, who declared that
| awaiting themselves of the laws Of the state
OF Louisiana relative to the formation and Or
| E2nlHatlon Of corporations, they do hereby
| form themselves, as well as all those who may
! become associated with them, and their sue
CesSors, into corporation and body polite
| for the objects and under the StipulatiOns, ar
| ticIes and conditions following, to-wlt
ARTICLE |.
The name and title Of this CORPORATION is
| declared to be IVAN HEUVEL OH. COMPA-
! NY. Limited, and under said name it shall
| sue and be sued ana stand in Judgment. and
shall enjoy succession for the period of ninety
nine wears from date Of this charter
! 1t shall have and use corporate seal and
| break or alter the same Mt pleasure,
| Its domlcile Is declared to be Welsh, Calca-
| Sleu parish, Louisiana; and all citation or
| other process shall be served upon Its presi-
dent, or in his absence upon the vice president.
ARTICLE II.
The purposes and business of this CORPORA
! ton are one or more OF the following: Boring,
| digging or otherwise prospecting for and pro-
| duClng OIL, gas or other valuable minerals or
deposits; buying and selling said substances:
| operating wells for the production thereof,
| either as owners, leSSeeS or otherwise; market
| ing oil, gas or other minerals, and to this end
| the owning, leasing or otherwise controlling
| and operating means of transportation there
| or, ana transporting the same; and to these
ends the owning or otherwise controlling and
operating all forms Of property necessary or
useful in its business,
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock Of this coronation is f,ed
| at Ten Thousand Dollars (Sl6,OOO.OO), divid-
| ed into one hundred shares of par value of
| one Hundred Dollars 100000 each. All
stock subscribed for must be paid for in cash
or ITS equivalent at not less than par. The
| certificates OF stock shall be signed by the
president and secretary, and shall not be is
sued until fully paid for, and no transfers
| thereof shall bind the corporation until the
| same Is made on the books of the company
| business may be begun under this charter
| for
ARTICLE ".
| The powers Of this corporation are vested in
| 3 board OF directors composed of three stock
| holders, all of whom shall be necessary to
| form quorum who shall be elected at the
| regular annual stockholders meeting and
| hold office until their successors ARE elected
| and qualified. On the day of their Qualitica
| ton, they shall elect from their number
! president, a Vlce-presldent. and q secretary
treasurer, who shall hold office until their sue
ceSsors are elected and qualified. The
| board of directors shall have full control of
| the business OF the corporation, and may
| adopt such rules, regulations Gnd bylaws MS
may be deemed eXpedent. Until the first
| election, the board Of directors shall he com
posed Of Martin Van Heuyel, Frank Van He'll
| vel, and ThoS. P. Lee, the first named of Mo
| bile, Ala, and the latter two Of Calcasien par
ish, La: and until the first election Of officers
| Martin Van Heuvel shall be president, Frank
| Van Hsuvel Vlce-preSldent, and Thos. P. Lee
| Eecretary-treasurer.
ARTICLE Y.
| Irregular annual meeting Of the stockbOld.
| erS shall be held on the first Tuesday after
| the first Monday of April Of each wear. SDpcjal
meetinns shall be held at any time upon the
| call OF the president or Of the e-president
ana sgcretary-trGas1rer. But no regular or
| teen days written notice served on on mailed
| to each stakeholder.
| ARTICLE VI.
The duties of the officers shall he such rs
| are usual 10 their respective positions. tOrcth
| er with such other dutCs as may be prescribed
| by the board OF directors.
ARTICLE VII
No stakeholder shall ever lie held liable or
responsible for the contracts or faults of this
corporation IN any further sum than the nm
paid balance dup the corporation on the shares
Of stock owned by him; nor shall any mere IN
tOrmallhes In the organization Of this corpor-
alton have the effect of rendering this cbaIter
null. or Of exposing any stakeholder to liYbiI.
lty beyond the unpaid balance of his stock.
ARTICLE VII.
This charter max. no al+orod -. o,,,l-,,7,.1
rcen$r mr snacaj moetimT 6 IT %L %[aed at
holders owning three-P6rrtbs V o ~ VI sLoIN
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heen served on ~. 1me;I@d ~ fo ~ "LehH nas
a. nroy;ded i, irtinIo y a. IL IL SVoChnoi.eTS
or dssointion If t6iS t t;o,, 'e;latl2n
Shall he iGnidaed nv tbrcd TaI rs aHaItS
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If the Iinuiiction and H. 'lu ilui!e5
seribed at the meeting at which they al are