The Opelousas courier., 1905-10-14
G HA R e R
Or The
Pelican Oil and Mineral Company, Ltd.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish OF st. Landry.

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish OF st. Landry.
Be it known that on this seventh (tM day or
the month of September, A. d.. 1905, before me,
William G. Perrault, a notary public, duly quail
flied and commissioned in and for the parish
and State above written, and in the presence
of the witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed, personally came and appeared Fred. L..
SandOZ John j. Healey, Hart H.. SandoZ, FRANK
J. Dietlein. Bernard Bennett. Claudius c. San
doz, A. b. Pickett and Peyton r.. sandoz, all
residents Of the above parish and State, who
severally declared to me, notary, that awaiting
themselves of the laws Of the State of LOUIS
iala relative to the organization or corpora
tions. and especially OF the provisions or ACT
No. So Of 1888 of the General Assembly OF Louis,
lana, they have severally cOvenanted and
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 with
them. into a corporation for the objects and
PURPOSES, and under the stipulations and agree-
ments hereinafter set forth, to-Wlt:
Article I. The name and title of this corpor-
alton shall be The PELHAM Ian OIL n MIN,
and enjoy existence and succession in its cor
porate name for the full period of ninety nine
(99} years from and after the date hereof, un-
less sooner dissolved.
Article III. The domielle of this corporation
shall be the town of Opelousas. st. Landry par
ish, Louisiana. All citations and other legal
process OF uOt1ctS SudlI 10 SeTNeN Oh Tie pres
ident of the company at its demiclle, or in the
event of Ills absence or inability to act, then
upon the secretary.
Article III. The objects and purposes for
which this corporation lS organized, and the
nature OF the business to be carried on by it,
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
poet, 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 manu-
%facture, refine, transport, warehouse, sell or
otherwise nse or dispose of same; to operate,
build, equip or acquir and operate reservoirs,
apparatus or machinery for the necessary or
convenient accomplishment of the objects and
purposes above set forth.
Article ~. This company shall have power,
in its corporate name, to sue or be sued, to
make and use q 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 personal, rights and
credits; to issue notes, bonds or other evi-
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 it's interest or convenience
may require; to make and establish such by.
laws, rules and regulations us may be neces-
sary or convenient for the management of its
affairs, and also to amend or 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 $3.50 ,000) dollars, divided in five thousand
5000 shares OF a par value of ten {S1O) dollars
each, and this corporation shall be authorized
to commence business as soon as twO-tbirds of
its capital stock shall have been disposed of.
The capital stock shall be represented by GER
tlficates fully paid and worcestershire, signed
by the president and conntersigned by the
secretary, and said stock shall he transferable
only on the books of the company at its 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 q board Of seven "a 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 or the first Monday i'm October of each
year, ten (10) days notice of said meeting to be
given each stakeholder by notice mailed to him
at his last known postotice address, and by
publication three () 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 but no
stock shall be transferred within ten (lO) 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 IA above nrDVi1p6 At fha fret
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
10y members of said board shall constitute q
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 cOuntersigned by the
secretary. The first board Of directors OF the
company shall consist of Fred. L. sandoz, John
j. Healey. Hart H.. SandoZ. Frank j. DIetlein,
Bernard Bennett, Allie B. Pickett and Peyton
r. sandoz, OF which Fred. l. sandoz shall be
president. Bernard Bennett vice-president,
John j. Healey secretary, and Frank j. Diet
lein treasurer, said directors and officers to re-
main in Office until the next regular annual
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 he changed
or amended, or this corporation may be dis
solved. with the assent OF fhree-fourths of the
capital stock present or represented at q meet
ing of the stockholders called for that purpose.
after publication of notice Of such meeting for
thirty 800 days previous in any newspaper
published in the town of OpelOusas, La, and
written notice addressed to each stakeholder
at his last known DOstOffice address, and depOs-
tied in the postOtfice, postage prepaid, thirty
800 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 49, commissioners elected from among
the stockholders at a 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 z of this char
ter. In case OF death or resignation of either
of said commissioners, those remaining shall
fill the vacancy by appointment from among
the stockholders. Said commissioners shall re-
main IN office until the affairs of the company
are fully settled up.
liable or responsible for the contracts, faults or
debts OF this corporation in any manner or in
any further SUM than the unpaid balance due
the company on the shares of capital stock
owned or subscribed for by him, nor shall any
~informality in the organization ever have the
effect of exposing the stakeholder to any liza
bnlty beyond the amount of his unpaid stock.
The said appearers have seyerally written
opposite their respective names the number of
shares OF capital stock subscribed for by them,
so that this charter may serve as the original
subscription list for the formation OF this COR
poratiOn.
Thus done and passed at my office ut opelou-
sas, La, on the day and date first above writ
ten, and In the presence of AchilIe l.. Roos and
Henry Gallois. competent witnesses, who have
signed with the appearers and me, notary.
Witnesses: +. L. sandoz, shares
A. I. Roos, H. II. sandoz,