The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1908-10-24

the month of September A. ID. 1905.
Before Inc, James j. Martin a Notary |
Public duly commissioned and qualified
in and for the Parish of st. Martin. State
Of Louisiana, and in the presence Of the
witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed:
Personally came and appeared Dan. 7.
Martin, Geo. l.. Roger, Robert Martin,
Evans GuidrOz and ". A. Mackenzie who
declared unto NE. Notary, Ia the presence
Of the witnesses hereinafter named and
Undersigned, that desiring to avail
themselves Ut the laws Of this State re
lative to organization Of Corporations,
and to acquire the rights. and privileges
Of a body Corporate, they do form them
selves into a Corporation under the name
and style. and for the purposes herein
after set forth.
ARTICLE l.
The name Of the Corporation shall be
THE Martin Oil Company; its DOmicile
is hereby established at Breaux Bridge,
Parish Of st. Martin, State Of Louisiana;
and under its corporate name, said Cor
pOration shall have the power 10 coll
tract, sue and be sued, 10 make, USE a
Corporate seal, and the same to break Or
altar at pleasure; to hold. receive, pur-
chase, mortgage Or convey under the
said Corporate name Seal and Personal
property; to name and appoint such OIL
GERS, Directors. Agents, Managers. and
employees as the interest or convenience
of said Corporation may require; u
make and establish bylaws, rules and
regulations for the proper management
Of It's affairs, and the same 10 change
and alter at pleasure and do all other
acts and things permitted 10y law and
shall be necessary to carry out the oh
jects and purposes Of said Corporation
said Corporation, unless sooner dissOl-
we'd. snail exist fOI period Of Thirty
years from date. The President, anu
Or in his absence. the SECRETARY and
Treasurer shall be the proper person up
Oh whom Citation and other legal pro-
CESS shall be served.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for which
this Corporation Is organized, and the
nature Ut It's business ~ be carried Oh,
are hereby declared to be To engage III
the business Of drilling upon or other
wise exploiting lands as ii may acquire
III full Or part ownership, or to which il
may acquire any rights whatsoever fol
the purpose Of discovering oil, gas Oi
minerals, and the same " explore and
develop for commercial purposes; to un-
dertake all works; ~ make all contracts
tO that end, and such products as it may
bring forth IL sell or otherwise dispose
Of; ~ make all such works Or enterpri-
ses as may facilitate such drilling and
exploration. the storing of products. the
sale and delivery thereof, and in fine II
do all things necessary or convenient
for the benefit and good Of the enter
prise.
ARTICLE Ill.
The Capital stock of this Company
shall be Twenty thousand { $4,000
Dollars. devided into shares of one hun.
dred dollars each; which stock shall bt
paid ia cash at the time of its slibscrip-
tiOn or Of its issuance at not less than
par. Stocks may be issued in exclang,
for prOpe rty or right.
tran sferred to the Corporation
or for such other valuable consideration
or services rendered AZ may be deter.
mined by the Board of Directors, pr0vi-
ded that the stock 50 issued shall bt
clearly equal to The consideration there.
vi, and provided that no stock shall bt
issued until the consideration thereof
shall have been received by the Corpora
ton.
No stock holder shall sell his stool
until after fifteen days notice of his in.
tentiOn to sell be given to the Company
and the stock holders shall haye the tirsI
privilege Of purchasing the same. NJ
transfer shall be made without the pro.
per transfer thereof OH the Books OF tht
Company. This Corporation shall COM
mence doing business az suOn as tel
thousand dollars Of its Capital STOCK
shall hava Lunn SIIlserihnl