St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-10-30
OH AR TRR
OF THE
Oak Ridge OIL and Mineral
Company.

day of the month of August, in the
year of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and nine, and of the indie
pendence of the United States of
America, the one hundred and thirty
third.
Before me, Joseph Bradford Lam
caster, notary public, duly com
missioned and sworn, IN and for the
Parish of St. Tammany, State of
! Louisiana, and in the presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and un-
dersigned, personally came and ap-
names are hereunto subscribed, who
declare that availing themselves of
of the laws of this State, and pro-
visions thereof relative to the organi-
cation of corporations, they have COW
enanted and agreed, and by these
presents covenant and agree, bind,
form, and constitute themselves, as
we'll as such other persons who may
| hereinafter join or become associated
with them, into a corporation and body
polite in law, and for the objects and
purposes, and under the agreement
and stipuIations following to wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and style of this corpora
tion shall be the OAK RIDGE OIL
AND MINERAL COMPANY, and un
der that name it shall have and enjoy
all rights and privileges granted by
law to corporations; it shall have power
to contract" sue and be sued in it's cor
porate name y, to make and use cor
porate seal; t.. hold, receive, purchase,
convey, mortgage, hypothecate or
pledge property both real and person
al; issue bonds, notes and other obll-
cations; to have and employ such
managers, directors, officers, agents
and other employees as the interest
and convenience of said corporation
may require, and to make all regula-
tions for the proper management and
control of the affairs of said corpora
tion, through it's Board of Directors
as may be Necessary and expedient.
y ARTICLE II.
The douicile of this corporation
shall be il the town Of Covington,
Parish of St. Tammany, State of
louisiana. All citations and other
legal process shall be served upon the
President Of said corporation, in his
absence upon the Vice President, and
in the absence of the of both presi-
dent and vice presidet, then service
shall be made upon the Secretary.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes of this
corporation and the nature of the
business to be carried on by it are
hereby declared to be: to purchase,
receive, hold, lease, otherwise acquire
mines, mineral lands, mining rights,
claims and privileges, or real estate,
in the State of Louisiana or else
where in the United States of America,
and to prospect, explore, examine,
test, and develop, open, work, or in
any manner use or turn same to ad-
vantage; to prospect and search for
natural gas, oil, petroleum, coal, salt,
sulphur, or other mineral or elements
Of use or value; to investigate, ex-
anime and test lands in localities where
same are supposed to exist, and to
drill, bore, dig or put down such wells,
pits or shafts as may be deemed ex-
pedient for that purpose; to mine, dig,
blast, excavate, pump or otherwise
obtain or procure natural gas, oil, pc
,trolium, coal, salt, sulphur or other
mineral or substances Of use or value,
and to prepare, purify, refine, manu-
facture, transport, convey, store,
warehouse, sell or otherwise use or
dispose of same; to drill, bore or put
down, excavate or make, and to main
tain, repair operate and work any
wells, shafts, mines, or works that,
may be necessary or convenient to &C
complish and carry on the objects and
purposes herein set forth; to build,
erect, make, repair, maintain and
operate any buildings, houses, pumps,
machinery, apparatus, works, rail-
roads, tramways, boats, barges, ca
nails, levees, reservoirs, pipe lines,
tanks. or other things that may be
necessary or expedient to accomplish
and carry on the objects and purposes
herein set forth, and in general to do
any act or thing necessary, convenient
or incidental to the accomplishment of
said objects and purposes.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corpora
tion is hereby fixed at the sum Of
twelve thousand dollars, to be divided
into and represented by twelve thous-
aud shares of the par value of one
dollar; which capital stock may be in
creased or decreased in the manner
provided by the laws of the State
of Louisiana. Said stock shall be paid
for in cash, or its equivalent in per-
sonal or real property received for
services rendered, or labor performed,
in such manner and under such terms
as the Board of Directors may fix or
determine, but no certificate or stock
shall be issued until the same has
been paid for either in cash, property
received, services rendered or labor
performed. No transfer of stock
shall be binding upon this corporation
until the certificate of stock shall have
been delivered to the corporation and
| duly cancelled.
ARTICLE v.
All the corporate powers of this
| corporation, and the management and
| control of its affairs shall be vested
in and exercised by a Board of Di-
rectors, composed of nine stockhold-
ers, of whom five shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of all
business, the number of said Board of
Directors may be increased at the op-
tion of the Board of Directors, but in
all cases majority of the number Of
said Board of Directors shall consti-
tute quorum thereof. Said Board
of Directors shall be elected on the
Fourth Monday of the month of Aug
ust, of each year and shall Immediately
after their election, elect from among
their own number a President, Vice
President and a Treasurer each of
whom shall be a stockholder. They
shall also elect a secretary, who may
or may not be stockholder. Each
stockholder shall be entitled in person
or by proxy to one vote for every share
of stock owned by him or her. All