The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1907-12-07
CHARTER.
STATE OF LOUISIANA: !
PARISH OF ST, MARTIN [

STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF ST. MARTINA
Be it known tina, on this thirtieth day Oh the
the month Of November 1891. before me. the
undersigned Notary Public in and for the pa
IRISH of St. Martin. State Of Loui-iana. duly COM
mis.ioned and qualified, personally came nnd
appsared L. u. Grow, Hermogsne Hebert, no
bert Martin II. Shelby Sanders, Dr. George d.
sab,tier, Walter j. Burke who declared unto
me. Notary, ia the presence OF the witnesses
bereinaftar named and undersigned. that desir-
inx 10 avail themselves of the laws o the state,
relative TO the organization and corporations
and to acquire the rights, powers anu prE'-
leges of body CO, porate, they do form them-
calves into a corporation IN Ter the name ana
style. and for the purpose hereinafter set forth'
to-wit:
ARTICLEI
The name of thi- cooperation shall be THE
HE3ERT OIL COMPANY" it. domicil- is here
BY established at 1t Mariinvilie Parish OF ST.
Mar.in. State o. Louisiana; eud undcr its cor
porate name said corporation shall have power
and authority to contract sus and he sued' TO
make and use a corporate seal and the same to
break or alter at pleasure; to hold. receive, pur-
chase, mortgage. convey under tho said cor
porate name property real and personals; to name
and appoint such o Ulcers, directors. agents and
managers and employees as the interest or con-
veniencs Of said corporation may require; To
make and establish bylaws. rules AID reguia-
tons for the proper management aud regulation
of its affairs as may b. deemed necessary aid
proper and the ssme 70 change and alter at
pleasure: and to do all other acts and things
permitted By law. or shall or may be necessa-
~ and proper to carry out the objects and pur-
poses of said corporation.
Said CORPORATION unless sooner dissolved,
shall exist for period Of thirty years from date
The president, or in his absence the secretary
and treasurer shall be the proper person upon
whom citation or other legal process shall be
served.
ARTICLE IL.
Tho objects and purposes for which this cor
poraiior is organized, and the nature Of the
business to be carried On are hereby declared to
be TO engage in the business of drilling upon or
otherwise exploiting such lands as it may ac-
ouire In full or part ownership, or TO which it
may acquire any rights whatever for the pur-
pose Of discovering oil. gas OF minerals; ard
the same to explore and develop for commercial
pu: poses. To undertake all works and make al
contracts to that en1 desirable; aui such product
as it may bring forth. to sell or otherwise dis
pose of: 70 make all such works or enterp Tres
as may facilitate such drilling and explorations.
the storing IF prodlc =. the sale and delivery
thereof. and in fine to do all things necessary or
convenient to the benefit of said enterprise.
ARTICLE Ill.
The capital stock shall be Fifty Thou sand
Dollars (s5O. OO0. 00) dollars divided into shares
of one hundred dollars each, which shall be
paid FOR cash at the time of subScrip tion or OF
its issuance. ut not less than par. Stock may be
issued in exchange for property or rights ac-
tually received or purchased BY the corporation.
or for such valuable con -ideralioa or services
rendered us may be determined hy the board Of
director. provided tina he stock so issued be
clearly co ,al to the con sderstion thereof; and
provided that NO stock shall issue uUtil the con-
sider1tion thereof shall have Daen received by
said corporation. No stockholdcr shall sell his
stock until fifteen days prior notice of his in
tenton to sell be given TO III. Company, and
the stockholders shall have FIRST privilege of
purchasing the same. No transfer shall be
made without the proper entry thereof on the
stock books eff the Company. This corporation
shall commence doing business as soon us se-
ven thousani,dollars of the copital stock shall
have been subscribed. The directors -hail have
the right to determine how much additional
stock shall be issued.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers of this Company shall
be vested in and exercised By board of Seven
directors Four of whom shall constitute QUO
rum for the transaction of businnesa, sad their
decision shall be valid corporate acts. There
shall be elected from these a president. and a
secretary and treasurer. Tho board Of directors
shall be elected on the first Monday Of May Of
each year. Until the election OF 1908 the tol-
lowing hall constitute the FIRST board of direc-
tors: Hermogene Hebert. l.. B. Grow. H. Shelby |
Sanders. DR.. George J. Ssbatier. Rober, Martin. |
Porteus X. Burke and Walter J. Burke. and IN !
III such time Walter J. Burke shall b. presi-
lent. and Robert Martin secretary & treasu rer.
Il ey ry election and meeting of stockholders
ach stockholder shall bs entitled 10 one vote
Tor each share Of stock registered IN his lime