The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-02-03
CHARTER.

STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF ST. MARTIN,
Be 1t known that on the 4th day of the
month of January A. ID. 1906.
Before me, DAN W. VOORHEES, a 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. konott,
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
tions, and to acquire the rights, powers,
and privileges Of body Corporate.-
they do now form themselves into n Cor
poration under tie name and title. and
for the purposes hereinafter specially
set forth tO-wit:
ARTICLE L.
The name and title of this Corporation
shall be the LOUISIANA OIL CO.. IL
SiITED; its tlOmicil,. ia hereby establish
I'd at 3.eaux Bridge. Parish Ut st. Mar
tin, State of Louisiana. aud under its
Corporate name said Corporation shall
have the power and authority 10 con
tract, sue aud b. sued: 20 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 nam, property real and
personal; TO name aud appoint; such
Officers. Directors. Agents aud Managers
or employers. as the interest or conve-
nience Of said Corporation may requires;
to make and establish bylaws. rules
aud regulations for the proper manage
ment and regulation of its affairs, or
which may be deemed proper, and the
same to break or alter at pleasure; and
to do all acts and things permitted 10y
law as shall be- necessary and proper
to carry ont the objects and purposes of
this Corporation. Said Corporation un-
less Sooner dissOlves shall exist for u
period of Twenty-Five years from date.
The President or in his absence. the Sc
cretary shall be the proper person npon
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.
Telrg aph and Telephone lines--to con
duet Il general oil business = to erect and
own all machinery. tanks ETC., which
shall be necessary for the proper man
agemrnt of said business; and in fact TO
own and do all things which may be to
the interest Of this Corporation in the
acquisition. disposition and development
Of any aud all properties which they
may nwn or acquire here or elsewhere;
to buy aud sell oil, gas, and other mi
neruls or metals of value, and in fine ia
do all things having reference to the oil
business.
ARTICLE LII.
The Capital stock of this Corporation
shall be Twenty-Five thousand $4,000
OO) Dollars. devided into twenty five
hundred (25oD). 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 mad,
without the property entry thereof il
the Stock book of said Corporation. Thi'
Corporation shall commence doing bust
ness as soon as $i5,C00.OO of the Capita
stock shall have been subscribed. The
Directors shall have the right to deter
milne how much additional stock shall
be issued.
| ARTICLE ".
The Corporate powers of this Corpora
ton shall be vested in and exercised b,
a Board Of Seven 60 Directors. Four o
whom shall constitute quorum for tn
, transaction OF business, and their deci
siOns shall be valid Corporate acts
There shall be selected from these,