The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1908-01-04
CHARTER.
STATE OF LOUISIANA. {
PARISH OF ST. MARTIN !

BE it known that on this thirtieth day of the
the month of November 1907. before me. the
undersigned Notary Public in and for the pa
IRISH of st. Martin, State of Louisiana. duly COM
missioned and qualified. personally came and
appeared l.. h. Grow, Hermogene Hebert. Ro-
bert Martin. IL. Shelby Sanders, DIR. George J.
Sabatier, Walter j. Burke who declared unto
me, Notary, in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned. that desir-
ing TO avail themselves of the laws of the State.
relative to the organization and corporations,
and to acquire the rights, powers and privi-
leges of body corporate. they do form them
selves into corporation under the name and
style, and for the purpose hereinafter set forth.
to-wit:
ARTICLE
The name of this corporation shall be THE
HEBERT OIL COMPANY its domicileis here
by established at St. Martinville. Parish of st.
Martin. State of Louisiana; and under its cor
porate name said corporation shall have power
and authority to contract. sue and be sued; to
make and use a corporate seal and the same to
break OF alter at pleasure; to hold. receive pur-
chase. mortgage. convey under the said cor
porate name property real and personal; to name
and appoint such officers. directors. agents and
managers and employees as the interest or con-
venience of said corporation may require; to
make and establish bylaws rules AID regula-
tions for the proper management and regulation
of its affairs, as may b. dee.. d necessary and
proper, and the ssme to change and alter at
pleasure; and to do all other acts and things
permitted by law, or shall or may be necessa-
ry 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.
ARTICLElI.
The objects and purposes for which this cor
poratior 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 &C.
quire in full or part ownership, or to which it
may acquire any rights whatever for the pur-
pose of discovering oil, gas or minerals; and
the same to explore and develop for commercial
purposes. To undertake all works and make all
contracts to that end desirable; and such product
DOSE of; TO make all such works or enterprises
as may facilitate such drilling and explorations.
the storing of products, 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 50.o0O.00) dollars divided into shares
of one hundred dollars each. which shall he
paid for cash at the time OF subscription or of
its issuance, at not less than par. Stock may be
issued in exchange for property rights &C.
tuelly received or purchased by the corporation.
OF for such valuable consideration or services
rendered as may be determined by the board of
directors, provided that the stock 30 issued he
clearly equal to the consideration thereof; and
provided that no stock shall issue until the con-
sideration thereof shall have been received by
said corporation. No stakeholder shall sell his
stock until fifteen days prior notice of his in
tention TO sell be given 10 the 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 IF the Company. This corporation
shall commence doing business as coon as Sc
ven thousand dollars of the copital stock shall
nave been euDscrlDed. The directors shall have
the right to determine how much additional
stock shall be issued.
ARTICLE Nv.
The corporate powers of this Company shall |
I've vested in and exercised by board of Seven |
directors Four of whom shall constitute quo |
rum for the transaction Of businnesa and their |
decision shall be valid corporate acts There
shall be elected from these president. and a |
secretary and treasurer. The board of directors |
shall be elected on the first Monday of May of |
each year. Until the election of 1908 the fol-
lowing shall constitute the first board Of direc-
tors: Hermogene Hebert. l.. B. Grow. H. Shelby
Sanders, DR.. George J. Sabatier. Robert Martin.
porteus r. Burke and Walter J. Burke, and un-
t! such time Walter j. Burke shall be presi.
dent, and Robert Martin secretary & treasurer.
At ev ~ election and meeting of stockholders
7ach stakeholder shall be entitled to one vote
Cor each share Of stock registered in his name
md may vote by proxy.
ARTICLEy.
The hoard OF directors shall have power to fill
-acancies in their number caused by death, re-