The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-10-17
CHARTER
--OF-
HARRY OIL COMPANY. Ltd.
State of Louisiana.
Parish of st. Mary.

Before me, the undersigned Notary
Public, duly commissioned and qualified
within and for the Parish of st. Mary, and
in tie presence of witnesses, whose names
are herento sIrbscribed. personally came
md appeared the several persons whose
names are signed to this Instrument, all of
whom are the full age of majority and sew
era.ly declared that, availing themselves
Of the laws of the State of Louisiana, re-
,atiye 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 HARRY
OIL COMPANY, LIMITED, 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 succession in its corporate capacity
for period of Ninety mine (99) years
from and after the date hereof, unless
sooner dissolved in manner hereinafter
indicated. 4 II 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 2.
The objects and purposes of said cor
poratiOn and the nature of the business to
be carried on by it are as follows:
To prospect, work, and mine any and all
minerals wherever they may be found, es-
pecially 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. 10 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 movable
property and real estate incidental to or
necessary for the convenient and profitable
conduct OF the affairs of the corporation.
ARTICLE g.
The capital stock of this corporation. is
fixed at, and declared to be the sum of
Five Thousand Dollars ($5.O00.OO,) divided
into Five Thousand $4,000 shares Of the
par value OF One Dollar Q.OO) each, which
shall be non -assessable, and which sha'
be paid for in cash or its equivalent in
property or services, at the time of the
issuances of the certificates Of stock, each
OF the said shares or certificates represent
ing the same to be signed by the President
of the corporation and countersigned by
IAc .cCietdIys IL OTucI lOr the same 20 De
valid. The seal Of the corporation must
also be affixed to each certificate of stock,
and every transfer thereof must be made
upon the books CT the corporation as well
as upon the reverse side of certificates.
This corporation shall be authorized to
commence business as soon as Forty Per
Cent (40 per cent? of the stock thereof. is
subscribed to and paid for in one of the
manners afOrestated.
ARTICLE 4.
This corporation, in its corporate name
and capacity, shall have the power to sue
and be sued, to hold, own, lease, hypothe-
cate, or otherwise acquire, ALLEVIATE, or
cucumber property of every description,
consistent with purposes for which the
is organized. and name and
appoint such agents, officers, or managers,
as the nature of the business carried on
by it my require, and to make and es-
tablish such bylaws, rules, and regula-
lions, as may In their judgment be deemed
expedient and appropriate.
ARTICLE 5.
The business affairs of this corporation
shall be under the management Of the
Board OF Directors consisting Of Three (3)
stockholders in said corporation to be
elected to Office as such on the first Mon
day in September Of each year hereinafter,
beginning with the first, Monday in Sep
TENDER, 1909. This term of office for each
Of the directors to be one year, or until
their successors are duly elected and
qualified. A majority vote of the electors
present at any meeting shall be sufficient
to carry and to put into effect any motion
not in conflict with any provisions Of this
ch after, and majority Of the stock !
voted at any stockholders meeting shall !
have like effect, provided that any stock !
holder may be represented at any stock |
holders meeting by written proxy, duly |
fled with the Secretary. Each share OF |
stock shall entitle the holder thereof to
,ne vote in any and all meetings of the
A MAJORITY of the directors shall con-
'titute quorum for the transaction of all |
business legally coming before them, and