The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-02-24
CHARTER.
STATE OF LOUISIANA. I
PARISH OF ST. MARTIN, J

STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF ST. MARTINI
Be it known that on the 4th day Of the
month of January A. D. 1905.
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. R. Kon0tt,
j. L. Murrel, Ed. Martin. W. +. 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
tons, and to acquire the rights. powers.
and privileges of a body Corpurate.-
they do now form themselves into Cor.
pOratiOn under tie name and title, and
for the purposes hereinafter specially
SIT forth tO.wit:
ARTICLEI.
The name and title of this Corporation
shall be the LOUISIANA OIL CO., IL
MITED; its dOmicile ia hereby establish.
ed at Breaux Bridge, Parish Of st. Mar
tin, State of Louisiana. aud under its
Corporate name said Corporation shall
have the power and authority TO con-
tract, sue and be sued: to make and use
a Cooperate 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 maine and appoint such
Officers. Directors. Agents and Managers
or employees. az the interest or conve-
nience Of said Corporation may require;
to make and establish bylaws. rules
aud regulations for the proper manage
inent and regulation Of its affairs, or
which may BE- deemed proper. and this
same to break or alter at PLEASURE; and
to do all acts and things permitted Ivy
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 ito
buy. sell and lease oil lands;-to own
aud op~rate drilling outfits. pipe lines.
Telegraph and Telephone lines-to COR
duct 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 Ilthings which may be to
the interest Of this Corporation 10 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 10 fine to
do all things having reference to the oil
business.
ARTICLE III.
The Capital stock Of this Corporation
shall be twenty-five Thousand (>25. 000
00). Dollars. devided into twenty five
hundred (25OOl shares Of Ten $4,000.
Dollars each; which stock shall be paid
for in cash. or In Real Estate at the is.
suance of said stock.
No Transfer of Stock shall be made
without the property entry thereof In
the Stock book Of said Corporation. This
Corporation shall commence doing bust.
ness as soon as $l5. 100000 Of the Capital
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 Corp,fa-
ton shall he vested in and exercised BY
Board Of Seven ca Directors. Four OF
whom shall constitute quorum for the