St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-06-25
CHARTER OF THE
FRISCO Oil, GAS MINERAL COMPANY,
LIMITED.
State of Louisiana,
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LIMITED.
State3of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Landry.
Be 1T known That on this thirteentI
day Of the month of June, A. D., one
Thousand Nine Hundred and Ten i1gI0l
before me, Geo. r. Edwards, q Notary
Public, in and for the Parish Of ST
Landry, State of Louisiana, duly com.
missloned and qualified, and in the
presence OF the witnesses hereinafter
named ana undersigned, personally
came ana appeared the several persons
whose names are hereunto subscribed
VINO ~seVeraIly declared that, ayailino
themselves OF the laws of the State al
Louisiana, in such cases made and pro.
Ylded, they have coyenanted and agreed
ana do by these presents covenant,
agree n bind themselves, as well as
an such persons as may hereafter be-
come associated with them, to form a
corporation for the objects and pur-
poses and under the articles and stipu-
lat1ons following, to-wtt:
ARTICLE i.
The name of this CORPORATION shall no
the Frisco Oil, Gas d Mineral Co.. Ltd.
ana under its corporate name il shall
nave power Ii authority to have and
ENJOY corporate existence and sueces-
SION for the full term and period Of
nlnety-nine 1897 years from and after
the Gate hereof; to contract, u and be
sued; to make and use a corpcrate seal.
and the same to alter and break II
pleasure; to hold, receive, lease, pur-
chase and convey, as well as mortgage
ana nypothecate property, real per-
ona and mixed, corporal and incor-
poreal; to name and appointsueh mana
gefs, agents, directors and officers as its
business, interest, and convenience NAV
require; and to make and esta bIish, as
wen as alter and amend, from time to
Time, such bylaws, rules and regula-
lions Tor the proper government of the
affairs of said corporation ais NAV be
necessary and proper.
ARTICLE II.
The domfcile of this corporation to be
IN the city OF 0~pelousas, Parish OF SIT.
Landry, State of Louisiana. and All eita-
lions or other legal process shall be
served upon the President of said cor
porat1on, or in the event of his absence
upon the vlce-president, and In the alb
sence Of both OF said officers, upon the
secretary OF this corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is established and the |
nature Of the business to be carried on |
by It Is hereby declared to be-: TO pros
pect for locate, acquire by discovery,
Lsase, incense, option purchase, fran
cnlse, grant, gift, devise, or otherwise
nold, possess, enjoy, develop, mine,
WORK, bore for, operate, and exploit
mines, lands, and claims, mining rights.
metalliferous lands, and rights.
10 locate, purchase, lease or other
wise acquire lands, mines, mineral
claims. water rights, and franchises,
MIL sites, lands and particularly lands
containing, or believed to contain gas,
petroleum and other oil or mineral
springs, or deposits; to carry on the
of searching for, prospecting,
preparing, refining, piping, storing,
transporting. supplying, buying, SELL
ng, manufacturing and distributing
gas, petroleum, and other oils, and their
1roducts and b~y-products, and to erect,
maintain, and operate refineries, mills
works, laboratories. work shops, and
dwellings Q Workmen and others.
10 purchase, construct, lease or other
Else acquire, operate, and maintain
electric lighting and power plants.
bindings, machinery, appliances and
equipment appertaining thereto for the
Use and purposes of it's business. To
purchase, construct, lease or otherwise
operate and maintain teIe-
and telephone lines for the trans
OF messages and sound By elee-
rlelty Tor the uses and purposes of its
business.
70 construct, own and operate pipe
with appropriate stations and
forage tanks for the transportation,
1strIpution and storage of petroleum., {
+ gas, but not as q common carrier; to- :
tore petroleum for hire; to charter, or !
Q own, and operate ships, tugs, barges :
other vessels for the TRANSPORT
ION OF petroleum, and to lease or to
Wn and operate Wharves and docks /
the use of such water Transports
ion; to lease or to own, hold and oper- j;
te, tanks, tank cars and other works. 4
proper appliances that may be in
ldental, or auxiliary to such business;
lease or to W and operate trans.
anyways or railways, for the transDor- :
st1on OF petroleum, but not as a COM
ion carrier. i
And generally to hold aud exercise +
II u incidental powers and privi-
'ges as relate to the objects and pnr- Z
~hereinabove set forth.
ARTICLE w.
The capital stock Of this corporation
hereby fixed at the sum of fifty thou.
md ($50,000.00) dollars, divided into and
presented by n thousand shares of
.ch.
The Board Of Directors of this corpo-
ton shall have the right to deter
inc when and how much stock shall
issued. The stock shall be evidenced
: certificates issued and signed BY the
'esident and secretary, and shall be
miserable only on the books of the
mpany. No transfer of stock shall
valid and binding against the COM
ny unless and until the same shall
we been entered on the books of the
mpany.
A list of the original subscribers OF
e capital stock OF this corporation
the number of shares and the lii
by each subscribed is recorded re
til this act of Incorporation, and this di
operation shall commence business m
the capital shown to besubseribed eli
said list. bc
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