The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-01-20
CHARTER.

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST. MARTIN.
Be it known that on the 4th day of the
month OF January A. d. 1906.
Before me, DAN W. VOORHEES, No
tary duly commissioned and qualified in
and for the Parish of st. Martin, State
of Louisiana, and in the presence OF the
witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed.
PERSONALLY CAME AND APPEAR
ED DIR. Francis Rene Martin. Lake b.
Grow, Robert Martin and A. K. KOnOtt.
j. l.. Murrel, Ed. Martin, W. i. Law
son, who declared unto me. the under
signed Notary. in presence OF the said
undersigned witnesses. that desiring to
avail themselves of the laws of this State
relative to the Organization of Corpora
tions, and to acquire the rights. powers,
and privileges Of body COrporate.-
they do now form themselves into Cor
pOration under the name aud title. and
for the purposes hereinafter specially
set forth tO-wit:
ARTICLEI.
The name and title of this Corporation
shall be the LOUISIANA OIL CO., Ii
MITED; its dOmicile is hereby establish
ed at Breaux Bridge, Parish Of st. Mar
tin, State of Louisiana. and under its
Corporate name said Corporation shall
have the power and authority TO con-
tract, sue and be sued; to make and use
a Corporate seal; and the same to freak
and alter at pleasure; to hold receive
purchase sell. mortgage or convey under
its Corporate name, property real and
PERSONAL; to name and appoint such
Officers. Directors, Agents and Managers
or employees, as the interest or cOnye-
nience of said Corporation may require;
to make and establish bylaws. rules
and regulations for the proper manage
ment and regulation OF its affairs, or
which may DO deemed proper, and the
same TO break or alter at pleasure; and
to do all acts and things permitted by
law as shall be necessary and proper
to carry out the objects and purposes of
this Corporation. Said Corporation I'M
less Sooner dissolves shall exist for a
period of Twenty-Five years from date.
The President or in his absence, the Sc
cretary shall be the proper person upon
whom Citation or other legal process
shall be served.
ARTICLE II.
The object of this Corporation is-to
buy, sell and lease oil lands;-to own
and operate drilling outfits, pipe lines,
Telegraph and Telephone lines-to con
duet general oil business : to erect and
own all machinery. tanks etc, which
shall be necessary for the proper man
agement of said business; and in fact to
own and do all things which may be tC
the interest of this Corporation in the
acquisition. disposition and development
of any and all properties which they
may own or acquire here or elsewhere
to buy and sell oil. gas, and other mi.
nerals or metals of value, and ia fine 10
do all things having reference to the oil
business.
ARTICLE iii.
The Capital stock of this Corporation
shall be Twenty-Five Thousand ($25, 900
00) Dollars. devided into twenty-fiv
hundred (2500), shares Of Ten $1,000
Dollars each; which stock shall be paid
for i'm cash. or in Real Estate at the is
suance of said stock.
No Transfer of Stock shall be made
without tue property entry thereof in
the Stock book of said Corporation. This
Corporation shall commence doing bust
ness as soon as $l5,OOO.OO of the Capita
stock shall have been subscribed. The
Directors shall have the right to deter
mine how much additional stock shall
be issued.
ARTICLE Nv.
The Corporate powers of this Corpora.
ton shall be vested in and exercised by
a Board of Seven CD Directors. Four Of
whom shall constitute quorum for the
transaction of business. and their deci
siOns shall be valid Corporate acts
There shall be selected from these, 8
President. and Secretary and Treasu.