St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-11-13
OH A RTER
OF THE
Oak Ridge Oil and Mineral
Company.

udy OF Lne mOntn OF August, III I'll
year of our Lord one thousand MN
hundred and nine, and of the indie
pendence of the United States O
America, the one hundred and thirty
third.
Before me, Joseph Bradford Ian
caster, a notary public, duly com
missioned and sworn, IN and for tht
Parish of st. Tammany, State O.
Louisiana, and in the presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and un
dersigned, personally, came and ap
peared, the several persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed, wht
declare that availing themselves Of
of the laws of this State, and pro
visions thereof relative to the organi
zation of corporations, they have Gov
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 corporation and body
polite in law, and for the objects and
purposes, and under the agreement
and stipulations 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 its cor
porate name; to make and use cor
porate seal; to hold, receive, purchase,
convey, mortgage, hypothecate or
pledge property both real and person
al; issue bonds, notes and other obi
cations; to have and employ such
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
ton, through its Board of Directors
as may be necessary and expedient.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation
shall be in the town of Covington,
Parish of st. Tammany, State of
Louisiana. All citations and other
egal 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-
lent and vice presidet, then service
shall be made upon the Secretary.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes of this
and the nature Of the
business to be carried on by it are
hereby declared to be: to purchase,
'eceive, hold, lease, otherwise acquire
mines, mineral lands, mining rights,
,laims and privileges, or real estate,
n the State of Louisiana or else
where in the United States of America,
md to prospect, explore, examine,
est, and develop, open, work, or in
my manner use or turn same to ad-
Iantage; to prospect and search for
Natural gas, oil, petroleum, coal, salt,
sulphur, or other mineral or elements
# use or value; to investigate, ex-
mine and test lands in localities where
anne are supposed to exist, and to
lrill, bore, dig or put down such wells,
its or shafts as may be deemed ex-
'edient for that purpose; to mine, dig,
)last, eXcavate, pump or otherwise
'btain or procure natural gas, oil, pc
rolium, coal, salt, sulphur or other
mineral or substances Of use or value,
nd to prepare, purify, refine, manu-
acture, transport, convey, store,
sell or otherwise use or
Iispose of same; to drill, bore or put
own, eXcavate or make, and to main
ain, repair operate and work any
wells, shafts, mines, or works that
nay be necessary or convenient to ac-
omplish and carry on the objects and
purposes herein set forth; to build,
rect, make, repair, maintain and
perate any buildings, houses, pumps,
machinery, apparatus, works, rail-
Dads, tramways, boats, barges, ca
als, levees, reservoirs, pipe lines,
anks. or other things that may be
necessary or expedient to accomplish
md carry on the objects and purposes
lerein set forth, and in general to- do
my act or thing necessary, convenient
r incidental to the accomplishment of
aid objects and purposes.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corpora
ion is hereby fixed at the sum Of
welve thousand dollars, to be divided
nto and represented by twelve thous-
Lud shares of the par value of one
lollar; which capital stock may be in
reased or decreased in the manner
provided by the laws of the State
# Louisiana. Said stock shall be paid
or in cash, or it's equivalent in per-
onal or real property received for
erYices rendered, or labor performed,
n such manner and under such terms
IS the Board of Directors may fix or
but no certificate or stock
hall be issued until the same has
,een paid for either in cash, property
eceived, services rendered or labor
performed. No transfer of stock
hall be binding upon this corporation
lnless recorded upon its books, and
until the certificate of stock shall have
,een delivered to the corporation and
luly cancelled.
ARTICLE v.
All the corporate powers of this
and the management and
control of its affairs shall be vested
n and exercised by a Board of Di-
'ectors, composed of nine stockhold-
.rs, 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-
ion of the Board of Directors, but in
III cases majority of the number of
laid Board of Directors shall consti-
ute a quorum thereof. Said Board
# Directors shall be elected on the
Fourth Monday of the month of Aug
lst, of each year and shall Immediately
after their election, elect from among
heir own number a President, Vice
President and Treasurer each of
whom shall be a stockholder. They
hall also elect secretary, who may
" may not be a stockholder. Each
'tockholder shall be entitled in person
)r by TrOxv to one vote for every share