The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-07
r.
Or THE
Pelican Oil and Mineral Company, Ltd.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of ST, Landry,

ftllGdu VII II WlN0I0l W.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of st. Landry.
Be it known that on this seventh 9TH day Of
the month of September, A. ID. 1905, DerOfe me-
William C. Perrault, a notary pubic, duly quar-
flied and commissioned i'll and Tor the parish
| and State above written, and In the presence
of the witnesses hereinaftec named and under
signed, personally came and appeared FRED. j..
SandOz John j. Healey, Hart ID: SandOz, FRANK
]. Dietlein, Bernard Bennett. Ciaudius =. sah,
doz, A.. b. Pickett and Peyton R.. Sandoz. all
residents of the above parish anu state, VINO
seyerally declared to me, notary, tnat aVaiilhg
themselves of the laws of the state or Louis
lana relative to the organization OF corpora
tiOns. and especially of tho provisions OF ACT
No. Sc of 1888 of the General Assembly OF Louis,
iana, they have severally cOvenanted ana
agreed with each other to form. constitute
and organize, and do by these presents form
and organize themselves, and such other per-
sons as may hereafter become associated Win
them, into q corporation for the objects and
purposes, and under the stipulations and agree
nents hereinafter set forth. to-w
alton shall be THE PELICAN OH. AND MIN
ERAL COMPANY, LIMITED, and shall have
and enjoy existence and succession IN It's cor
pOrate name for the full period of ninety. nine
(99) years from and after the date hereof, I'M
less sooner dissolved.
Article II. The domiclle of this corporation
shall be the town of OpelOusas. st. Landry par
ish, Louisiana. All citations and other legal
process or notices shall be served on the pres
ident of the company at its demlclle. or III the
event of his absence or inability to act, then
upon the secretary.
Article III. The objects and purposes for
which this corporation Is organized, and the
nature of the business to be carried on by 1t,
are hereby declared to be to purchase, lease,
hold or otherwise acquire land, mines, mineral
rights or mining claims and privileges in the
State of Louisiana or elsewhere, and to pros
pect, develop, open, operate, Or in any manner
use or turn same to advantages; to operate for
natural gas. OIL, petroleum., salt, sulphur, or
other mineral or substance OF value, to MANI
%factnre, refine, transport, warehouse, sell or
otherwise use or dispose of same; to operate,
build, equip or acquire and operate reservoirs,
storage tanks, pipe tines, railroads and other
apparatus or machinery for the necessary or
convenient accomplishment of the objects aud
purposes above set forth.
Article Nv. This company shall have power,
in its corporate name, to cue or be sued, to
make and use a corporate seal. and same to
break or alter at pleasure, to purchase. receive,
hold, lease, and to sell, lease, mortgage, hypO-
thecate. or otherwise dispose of or cucumber
property, both real and person Il, rights and
credits; to issue notes, bonds or other evil
| dences OF debt. and to secure the payment of
same; to acquire lands or rights of way for
pipe line or transportation purposes by pur-
chase or otherwise, or in such other manner as
may now or may hereafter be provided by law;
to elect, appoint or employ, and to fix the com.
pensatiOn of and discharge such officers, agents
and employees as its interest or convenience
may require; to make and establish such by
laws, rules and regulations as may be neces-
sary or convenient for the management OF its
affairs, and also to amend OF repeal the same,
and to do any and all acts or things which may
be necessary, incidental or convenient to the
accomplishment OF the objects and purposes
herein set forth.
Article v. The capital stock of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at the sum of fifty thou
sand $50, 000) dollars, divided in five thousand
5000 shares of a par value OF ten ($10 dollars
each, and this corporation shall be authorized
to commence business as soon as twO-thirds of
its capital stock shall have been disposed of.
The capital stock shall be represented by GER
t~lficates fully paid and worcestershire, signed
by the president and cOuntersigDed by the
secretary, and said stock shall be transferable
only ON the books of the company at it's office
in Opelousas, La, by the owner in person or
by proxy, upon surrender of the certificates
duly transferred.
Article vi. All corporate powers of this
company, except those reserved by law or by
this charter to the stockholders, shall be vested
in and exercised by a board of seven IA direct
ors, to be composed of seven stockholders. The
said directors shall be elected by ballot in an
nual meeting of stockholders, under the super
vision of two ~ commissioners appointed by
the directors, which meetings shall be held an
nually on the first Monday in October of each
year, ten Q0) days notice of said meeting to he
given each stakeholder by notice mailed to him
at his last known postofice address, and by
publication three 90 times in any paper pub
lished in the town of Opelousas, La. AT all
meetings of the stockholders, each stakeholder
shall be entitled TO cast one vote, in person or
by proxy. for each share of stock standing in
his name on the books of the company, but no
stock shall be transferred within ten Q0) days
prior to the time of said meeting, nor upon the
day thereof. Failure from any cause to hold
said annual meeting shall not dissolve the cor
poration. but the directors and officers then
serving shall continue to hold Office until their
successors are duly elected and qualified, and
in case OF failure to hold said annual meeting
at said time same shall be held as soon there
after as practicable, after due notice to the
stockholders as above provided. At the first
meeting held by them after their election, the
said board of directors shall elect one of their
number as president, one as vice-president.
one as secretary, and one as treasurer. Five
t5) members of said board shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of any and all bust
ness of the company. All contracts, notes,
bonds, deeds, leases or other obligations OF the
company shall be signed by the president, and
in his absence or inability to act, by the vice.
president, and shall be conntersigned by the
secretary. The first board of directors of the
company shall consist of Fred. L. Sandoz, John
j. Healey, Hart FL. Sandoz, Frank j. Dietlein,
Bernard Bennett, Allie B. Pickett and Peyton
r.. sandoz, Of which Fred. = sandoz shall be
John J. Healey secretary, and Frank j. Diet
lein treasurer, said directors and officers to re-
meeting of stockholders, to be held the first
Monday in October, 1906, or until their success
ors are duly elected and qualified.
Article VII. This charter may be changed
or amended, or this corporation may be dis
solved, with the assent OF three-fourths of the
capital stock present or represented at a meet
ing of the stockholders called for that purpose,
after publication or notice of such meeting for
thirty 1901 days previous in any newspaper
published in the town of Opeiousas, La, and
written notice addressed to eacl, stakeholder
at his last known Dostoffce address, and depos-
tied in the postofice, postage prepaid, thirty
500 days prior to the date of said meeting.
The capital stock of this corporation may be
increased or diminished in the manner now, or
which may hereafter be provided by law.
Article VIII. Whenever this corporation is
dissolved, either by limitation or by vote of the
stockholders, its affairs shall be liquidated by
three 81 commissioners elected from among
the stockholders at q meeting held for that
purpose. due notice of which must be given in
the same manner as provided for stockholders
meetings, as specified il Article 7 OF this char
ter. In case of death or resignation OF either