The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1908-11-07
CHARTER.
STATE Of LOUISIANA \
PARISH OF ST. MARTIN I


PARISH OF ST. MARTIN I
BE it known that Oh this 18th day Of
the month of September A. ID. 1905.
Before Inc, James j. Martin Notary
Public duly commissioned and qualified
IN and for the Parish of ST. Martin. State
of Louisiana, aud in the presence Of the
witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed:
Personally came and appeared Dan. L.
Martin, Gco. l.. Roger, Robert Martin,
Evans GuldrOZ and ". A. MACKENZIE who
declared unto HE, Notary, la The presence
Of the witnesses hereinafter named and
Undersigned, that desiring " avail
themselves Of the laws of this State re-
latlye " organization Of Corporations,
and to acquire the nights. and privileges
Of body Corporate, they do form them
selves into u Corporation under the nanie
and style. and TOR the puprOses hereln-
after set forth.
ARTICLE I.
The name Of the CORPORATION shall be
The Martin OH Company; Its Domicile
is hereby established at Breaux Bridge,
Parish Ut 81. Martin, State Ut Louisiana;
aud under it's corpOrale name, said Cor
puratlUn shall have The power u coll
tract, sue and be sued, ~ make, use Il
Corporate seal, and the SAME ~ break Ur
altar al pleasure; " hold. receive, pur-
chase, mortgage VI convey under lne
said COrpOrale name Seal anu Personal
property; " name aud appoint such Utli-
GERS, Directors, Agents, Managers. and
employees DIS The interest or convenience
vi SAID Corporation may require; lO
make and establish bylaws, rules anu
regulations Tor The proper management
vi lis affairs, and Tile SAME 10 Change
anu alter al pleasure and do all other
acts aud things permitted by law and
shall be necessary " carry out The Ub-
1ects anu PURPOSES vi said COrpUrallUn;
said CUTpUrdtlUn, unless sUUner dIssUi-
we'd. snail exist for period of Thirty
years from date. The President, anu
Or iii his absence. the SecretaIy and
Treasurer shall be the proper person up
OH whom Citation and other legal pro-
cess shall be served.
ARTICLE IL.
The objects and PURPOSES for which
this Corporation Is OrganIzed, and The
nature Uf Its business ~ be carried Oh,
are hereby declared ~ be ~ engage III
the business vi drilling upon or other
Wise exploiting lands as IL may acquire
Ill full Or part ownership, or to which II
may acquire any rights Whatsoever iUr
the purpose Of discovering oil, gas Or
minerals, ana the same u explore and
develop for commercial PURPOSES; tO I'LL
dertake all works; " make all contracts
to that end, and such products AS it may
bring forth ~ sell or otherwise dispose
of; ~ make all such works Or enterprl-
ses as may facilitate such drilling and
exploration. the storing of products, The
sale and delivery thereof, and in fine tu
do all things necessary or convenient
for the benefit and good of the enter
prise.
ARTICLE III.
The Capital stock of this COMPANY
shall be Twenty thousand $4,000
Dollars. devlded Into shares of one hun
dred dollars each; which stock shall be
paid III cash at the time Of lis subscrip-
tlOn or of Its issuance al not less than
par. Stocks may be Issued in exchange
for property or rights
trans ferred 10 the Corporation,
or Tor such other valuable consideration,
or services rendered as may be deter
mined by the Board of Directors, proyi--
ded that the stock 50 ISSUED shall be
Clearly equal to The consideration there
Of, and provided that no stock shall be
issued until the consideration thereof
shall have been received by the Corpora.
ton.
No stock holder shall sell his stock
& until after fifteen days notice of his in.
tentiOn to sell be given to the COMPANY.
and the Stockholders shall haye the first
privilege of purchasing the same. No
transfer shall be made without the pro-
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