The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-11-21
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 hereinta ubscrloed, . r>ona'y came
| and appeared the several rer~ons whose
names are signed to this i"s'rumrnt. all OF
whom are the full age Of majority anG sew
| orally declared that. availiag themselves
| of the laws of the State of Ouisiana, re-
iative to the organization of corporations
of the character hereinafter indicated,
| they h we formed and organized, and DO
by these present form and organize them
selves into and constitute Il corporation
and body polite in law, f,r the objects
and purposes. and under stipulation, and
agreements hereinafter set forth and eX-
pressed which they hereby adopt As their
charter, tO-wit:
ARTICLE 1.
The name and title of the corporation
hereby formed, is declared to be II \RhY
OIL COMPANY, LIMITED, and its
shall be Il the Town OF Franklin. Parish
Of st. Mary, Louisiana. 1t shall have and
enjoy succession in its corporate capacity
for period OF Ninety nine (99) years
from and after the date hereof, unless
sooner dissolved. in manner hereinafter
indicated. al citation and other legal
process shall be served on the President,
or in his absence or inability to act for anv
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 he found. es-
pecially oil, sulphur. gas; salt or petroleum,
and to smelt. refine, manufacture the
same, and to buy aud sell the same in their
crude or refined state. i" construct.
maintain. and operate pipe lines, to drill
and operate oil wells, to buy. own. acquire,
sell, exchange, lease, donate. mortgage.
hypothecate, and 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 3.
The capital stock of this corporation, is
fixed at, and declared to be the sum of
Five Thousand Dollars (S5O0o no.) divide.
into Five Thousand (5,OO0) shares of the
par value of une polar u.o0> each. which
shall be non d ssps 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
ina the same to be signed by the President
of the corporation and count Tslgned by
the secretary, in order for the same to be
valid The seal of the corporation must
"A so be affixed to each certificate OF stock,
and ever, transfer thereof must be made
upon the books If the corporation 4, well
as upon the reverse side OF certificates
This corporation shall be authorized to
commence business as soon as Fo'ty fer
Cent (4O 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
and be sued, to hold, own, lease. hypothe-
cate, or otherwise acquire, allenate, or
cucumber property Of every description,
consistent with purposes for which the
CORPORATION is organized. and name and
appoint such agents, officers o. managers.
AS the nature Of the business carried on
by it nv require, and to make aud es-
tablish such by-laws. rules. and regula-
tons. as may in their judgment be deemed
expedient and appropriate.
ARTICLE ).
The bus ness affairs OF this corporation
shall be under tie management OF the
BOARD of Directors con ,istiug of Three (3)
stockholders in said corporation to be
elected to Office as such on the first Nom
day in September Of each year he matter,
beginning with the first, Monday in sep
tember, 1909. his term of CD for each
of the directors to be one yeer, 'r tnll
their successors are duly elec'ed ana
qualified. y ma jOrliy vote OF the leciois
present at any meeting sh,il b. sufhe!ent
to carrN and o put into effect any motion
not in conflict with aiy provisi ms II this
ch .rter, and :,ajOrlty II tie stook
voted at any Stockholders m citing shall
have like effect, provide d that any stock
holder ma be /. presented a. :-ny stock
holders meeting BY written proxy, uuly
filed with the Secretary. E-ch share Of