The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-11-07
CHARTER
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 the presence of witnesses, whose names
| are hereinto subscribed, personally came
and appeared the several persons whose
names are signed to this instrument, all of
whom are the full age Of majority and sew
| orally declared that, availing themselves
| Of the laws of the State of Louisiana, re-
lative 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 corpor ,,ion
and purposes, and under stipulation 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 ii >khY
OIL COMPANY, LIMITED, and its
domicile and principal place of business
shall be IN the Town of Franklin. Parish
enjoy succession in its corporate capacity
for period of Ninety mine (90) years
from and after the date hereof, unless
sooner dissOlve,. in a manner hereinafter
indicated. = 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 fOllO< $:
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. TO construct.
maintain, and operate pipe lines, to drill
and operate oil wells, to buy, own, acquire,
sell, exchange. lease, donate. mortgage,
hypothecate, and 10 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 8.
The capital stock of this cor poratiun, is |
fixed at, and declared to be the sum Of
Five Thousand Dollars IS 900 ND.) divides.
into Five Thousand $4,000 shares Of the
par value of One Dollar (l.tO) each, which
shall be non asses. able, and which shall
be paid for IN cash or its equivalent IN
property or services, at the time Of the |
lssuances of the certificates of stock. .each |
of the said shares or certificates Represent |
ing the same to be signed by tn, President
of the corporation and count signed by |
the Secretary, in order for the same to be |
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 US well |
as upon the reverse side OF certificates.
This corporation shsll be authorized to
commence business as soon a. 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 t" sue
md be sued, to hold, own. l"sse, hypolhe-
,ate, or otherwise acqu; !. .enate, or
sncnmber property Of tvci, description,
consistent with purposts H.. which the
corporation is organized. aud name and
lppoint such agents, officers. or managers.
Is the nature Of the business carried on
y il my require, and to make and es-
ablish such bylaws, rules, ard reg,iia-
ions, Is may In their judgment lie deemed
.xpedient and appropriate.