The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-06-10
CHARTER OF THE
VAN HEUVEL OIL CO., Limited.
; I 4 I L OF IUI INIANA,
PARISH OF CALCASIEU.

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
| PARISH OF CALCAsIEU.
| Be it known and remembered that on this
5Eh day of May, A. D. 1904, before NE, h.
! Alhcrt Davidson, notary public duly COM
miSsioncd, qualified aud 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
ayallDg themselves of the laws Of the state
| of LoulSlana relative to the formation and or
| HGnlZatlon OF corporations they do hereby
form themselves, as well as ali those vino may
become associated with them, and then sue
ccssorsr into corporation and body polite
for the objects and under the stipulations, ar
tlcles and conditions following. to-wlt:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of this CORPORATION is
declared to be IVAN HEUNEL OIL COMPA-
NY. Limited" and under said name it shall
shall enjoy succession for the period Of ninety
nine years from date of this charter.
1t shall have and use q corporate seal, and
break or alter the same at pleasure,
It's dOmiCl.e Is declared 10 be Welsh, CalCa.
Sleu parish Louisiana; and all citation or
other process shall be served upon It's presi-
dent, or IN his absence upon TIE 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 oI, 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
OF, and 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 CORPORATION is fixed
at Ten Thousand Dollars 916,OCOOO), Ovid
ed into one hundred shares Of a par value of
One, Hundred Dollars 100000 each. Ali
stock subscribed for must be paid for in cash
or us 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
when Fifty Shares shall have been subscribed
for.
ARTICLE ".
The powers Of this corporation are vested in
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-preSident and a secretary
treasurer, who shall hold Office until their snc.
eessoro are elected and qualified. The
the business OF the corporation, and NAV
adopt such rules, regulations and bylaws as
may be deemed expedient. Until the FIRST
election, the board OF directors shall he COM
posed OF Martin Van Heuvet, Frank Van Heu-
vel, ana IhoS; +. Lee, the first named of Mo-
bile, Ala. and the latter two of Calcasieu par.
lSh La; and until the first election Of officers
Martin Van Henvel shall be president, Frank
Van HGuvel Vlcc-preSident, and ThoS P. Lee
Secretary-treasurer.
ARTICLE V.
A regular annual meeting of the stOckhold.
ers shall be held OH the first Tuesday after
the first Monday OF April of each year. Special
meetinns shall be held at any time upon the
CAL OF the president or of the vice-president
and ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. But no regular or
special meeting shall be held until after fl
nen days written notice served On on mailed
to each stakeholder
ARTICLE VI.
The duties of the officers shall he such %
are usual to their respective positions. togeth-
er with such other duties as may be prescribed
by the board Of directors.
ARTICLEVu
No stakeholder shall ever be held liable mr.
responsible for the contracts or faults of this
corporation IN any further sum than the un-
PAID balance dne the corporation on the shares
OF stock owned by him; nor shall any mere In
1ormalltles III the organization of this cOrpor-
alton have the effect Of rendering this charter
null, or OF exposing any stakeholder to liabil-
lty beyond the unpaid balance of his stock.
ARTICLE VIII.
This charter may be altered or amended at
regular or special meeting by the vote of stock
holders owning three-fonrths of the stock,
provided n9tlce OF the proposal to amend has
been served on or mailed to the stockholders
As provided in Article Y. At the termination
or dissolution Of this corpora ton. its affairs
shaI! be liQuldated by three Jiquidators who
shall be appointed by majority of the
StoGkhoIderS voting. The terms end manner
OF the liquidation, and the powers. duties and
emoluments Of the liquidators shall be pre-
scrlbed at the meeting at which they are
elected
Thus done, read and signed, at my Office at
me NE tGWH Of Mel3P Lax IN the presence of
the day and date first above written.
MITNEssEs:s SIGXERs.
EnANK COTTON. MARTIN VAN HETyFL
II. l.. NE'SoN. FRANK VAN HEUVEL.
Taos. 2. LEE.
SEAL. H. Albert DAVIDSON,
t---t Notary Public.
STATE OF LOUISIANA-CALCAsIEU PARISH
| hereby certify that the foregoing act Of
Charter Of Van Heuve Oil Company, Limited,
was this day Only recorded in my Notarial
Record "C' on page Forty -aights48}. Witness
my official signature and seal a. Welsh,
Louisiana, on this 9TH day Of May A. D. 1904.
SEAL, H. ALBERT DAVIDSON,
---- Notary Public.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, Office Clerk of Court,
PARISH OF CALcASIFu. 10Th Judicial District
hereby certify that the above and forcgo-
ing is q true and correct copy or the original
act Of incorporation OIL file in this Office. and
duly recorded May 10Th. 1904, III Book No. -
of Mortgages. at rage 800 ct seq.
In testimony whereof, witness my official
signature and seal at Lake Charles, La, on
this the 18th day of May, a. d. 1904.
gcAI- W. H. WILCOX.
- Deputy Clerk Of Court.