The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-10-12
CHARTER
Orion Oil Company, Ltd.
State of Louisiana.
Dor;ch If Ct Mary

State of Louisiana.
Parish of St. Mary.
Before me, the undersigned Notary
Public, duly commissioned and qualified
within and for the Parish of the St:
Mary, Louisiana, and in the presence OF
witnesses, whose names are hereintO sub
scribed, personally came and appeared
the several persons whose names are
signed to this instrument, all of whom
are the full age of majority and severally
declared that, availing themselves OF the
laws of the State of Louisiana, relative
to the organization Of corporations OF the
character hereinafter indicated, they
have formed and organized, and do by
these presents, form and organize them
selves into and constitute corporation
and body polite in law, for the objects
and purposes and under stipulations and
agreements hereinafter set forth and ex-
pressed which they hereby adopt as their
charter, to-wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name and title of the corporation
hereby formed, is declared to be ORION
OIL COMPANY, LTD, and its domicile
and principal place of business, shall be in
the town Of Franklin, Parish of St. Mary,
Louisiana. 1t shall have and enjoy sue
cession in its corporate capacity for a
period Of Ninety Nine (09) years, from
and after the date hereof. unless sooner
dissolved in the maneer hereinafter IN
Dictated. All citation and other legal
process shall be served on the President.
or in his absence or inability to act for
any cause, upon the Secretary and
Treasurer.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes of said cor
poration, and the nature of the business
to be carried on by it are as follows, to-
wit: To prospect, work and mine any
and all minerals wherever they may be
found, especially oil, sulphur, gas, salt,
or petroleum. and to smelt, refine.
manufacture the same, and to buy and
sell the same in their crude or refined
state. To construct, maintain, and
operate Pipe Lines, to drill and operate
Oil Wells, to buy, own, acquire, sell.
exchange, lease, donate. mortgage,
hypothecate. and to contract to buy,
sell, exchange, lease, all kinds of NOV
able property and real estate incidental
to or necessary for the convenient and
profitable conduct Of the affairs of the
corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation,
is fixed at, and declared to be the sum of
Five Thousand (s5, 900. 0O) Dollars. divid-
ed into Five Thousand 5000 Shares of
the par value of One 1907 Dollar. each,
which shall be n-assessable, and which |
shall be paid for in cash or its equivalent
in property or services, at the time of
the assurances of the certificate of stock.
each Of the said shares or certificates re- |
the same to he signed by the
President of the corporation and counter |
signed by the Secretary, in order for the |
same to be valid.
The zeal Of the corpor alton must also |
be affixed to each certificate of stock and |
every transfer thereof must be made upon |
the books of the corporation as we'll as
upon the reversed side of certificates.
ARTICLE. ".
This corporation. in its corporate name
and capacity, shall have the power to
sue and to be sued; to hold, own, lease.
ALLEVIATE. or cucumber property If every
description, consistent with purposes for
which the corporation is organized and
name and appoint such Agents, Officers,
Or Manager, as the nature of the business
carried on by it may require. and to
make and establish such bylaws, rules
and regulations, as may, in their judy
ment be deemed expedient and ap-
ARTICLE V.
The business affairs of this corporation
shall be under the management of the
Board of Directors consisting of Three
~ stockholders in said corporation to
be elected to Office as such on the first
Monday in October of each year herein
|fter, beginning with the first Monday
n October. 1907. The term of Office for
zach of said Directors to be one Year, or
until their successors are duly elected
md qualified.
A majority vote of the Electors pre-
|ent at any meeting, shall be sufficient
% carry and put into effect any motion
lot in conflict with any provisions of
his charter, and majority of the stock
7oted at any stockholders meeting shall
lave like effect, provided that any
may be represented at any
meeting by written proxy,
July filed with the Secretary. Each
hare of stock, shall entitle the holder
hereof to one vote in any and all meet
ngs of the stockholders.
A majority of the Directors shall con-
titute a quorum for the transaction of
III business legally coming before them,
md majority If the stock of the cor
'oratioh represented in person or by
written proxy. shall constitute quorum
# any meeting of the stockholders,
The regular annual meeting of the
tOckholders shall be held on the same
late as the Board of Directors, provided
hat special meetings of the stockholders
hall be held at any period of the wear.
pom due notice thereof having been
nailed to the last known address of each
by the Secretary of the