The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1908-01-11
CHARTER.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OLE ST. MAXIM

PARISH OF ST. MARTINI
BE it known that on this thirtieth day of the
the month Of November 1907, before mt. the
understand Notary Public in and for the pa
IRISH OF St. Martin, State of Louisiana. duly com
mis-ioned and qualified, personally came ard
appeared l.. Il. Grow, Hermo:ene Hebert, Ro-
bert Martin, II. 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 organic ation and corporations.
and to acquire the rights. powers and rrivi-
leges Of body corporate, they do form them
selves into a corporation under the name and
style, and for the purpose hereinafter set forth,
to-wit;
ARTICLE
The name of this corporation shall be THE
IIEBERT 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 or alter at pleasure; to hold. receive pur-
chase, mortgage, or convey under the said cor
porato name property real and personal; to rame
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 and reeula-
tons for the proper management and regulation
of its affairs, may be dee Il necessary and
proper, and the ssme to change and alter at
pleasure; and to do all other acts aud things
permitted by law, or as 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,
ARTICLE
The objects and purposes for which this cor
poratior is organized, and the nature of the
business to be carried on are hereby declared 10
be to engage in the business OF drilling upon or
otherwise exploiting such lands as it may ac-
quire in full or part.Ownership, or to which i;
may acquire any rights whatever for the iur-
pose of discovering oil, gas or minerals; and
the same to explore and develop for commercial
pu poses. To undertake all works and make AL
contracts Ia that end desirable; ani such product
~ ~ ultI - ing ioI'fl, 10 sell OF OIHerWlrr as
pose OF; make all such works or enterprise.
may facilitate such drilling aud explorations
the - ring of products. the sale aud delivery
thetoo, and in fine to do all things necessary or
convenient to the benefit of said enterprise.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock shall he Fifty Thou sand
Dollars Sjo,0o0.c0l dollars divided into shares
of one hundred dollars each, which shall be
paid for cash al the time of subscription or of
its issuance. at not less than par. Stock may be
issued in exchange for property or rights Gc-
tually received or purchased by the corporation,
OF for such valuable consideration or services
rendered rs may be determined by the board of
director. provided that the stock so issued be
clearly equal 10 the consideration thereof; and
provided that no stock shall issue until the CON
sierltipn thereof shall have brcn received by
said cooperation. No stakeholder shall sell his
stock until fifteen days prior notice of his in
tenticn 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 cf The Company. This corporation
shall commence doing business rs suun as Sc
ven thousand dollars Of the coptal stock shall |
have been -ub,cribei. The directors shall have |
th" right to determine how much additional |
stock shall be issued.
ARTICLE Nv.
The corporate puwers IF this Company shall |
be- vested in gd exercised 10y board of Seven |
directors f"ur of whom shall constitute "a que
rum for the tran -9cton Of bu,innesa. aad their
decision shall De valid corporate acts T.ere
shall ~ elected from these a president, arl a
s'crrtar. aa treasurer. The board of directors
shall bH elected or the first Monday of May of
zach year. Uati. The election Of 1905 the fol-
lnwnk ,b5ll Goa .iitute the first board of direc-
ior-: HermoSrnn Iehert. l.. r. Grow. II. Shelby
Sanders Or. q .prso e. : batter. Ruber, trr,in.
Pcrtrue B Burke ard Walter J, Burke. and an
III such tine W-iter J. Burke hall n, prr-i-
i'"'. AMI Robert Martin secretary & treas
y r. ~ aud meeting OF Stockholders
aca s. ..iJ.r shat. b. tit. ,s,n one vote
.or ,.,h ..r, f stock registered "a his name
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