St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-07-02
CHARTER OF THE
FRISCO OIL, GAS MINERAL COMPANY,
uMITEB.
State OF Louisiana,

"a 49,
Parish of st. Landry.
Be it known, That on this thirteenth
day of the month of June, A. d.. One
Thousand Nine Hundred and Ten 1910,
before me, Geo. L. Edwards, q Notary
Public, In and for the Parish OF ST.
Landry, State of Louisiana, duly COM
missioned and qualified, and In the
presence of the witnesses h~ereinafter
named n undersigned, personally
came and appeared the several persons
whose names are hereunto subscribed.
who severally declared that, ayailinp
themselves Of the laws of the State Of
Louisiana, in such made and pro-
y1ded, they have covenanted and agreed
and do by these presents covenant.
agree and bind themselves. as well az
all such persons as ma hereafter be-
come associated with them, to form a
corporation for the objects and pur-
poses and under the articles and stipu-
lations following, to-wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name of this corporation shall be
the Frisco Oil, Gas & Mineral Co. Ltd.
and under its corporate name liz shall
have power and authority to have and
enjoy corporate existence and success
sion for the full term and period al
nlnety-nine 1897 years from and after
the al hefeot; TO contract, sue and be
sued; to make and use a corporate seal,
and the same to alter and break at
pleasure; TO hold, receive, lease, pur-
a convey, as well as mortgage
and .hypotheeate property, real, per-
n u mixed, corporal and incor-
poreal; to name and appoint such mana
gers, agents, directors and officers as its
BUSINESS, interest, and convenience NAV
require; and to make and establish. as
well as alter and amend, from time to
time, such bylaws, rules and reguIa-
tons Tor the proper government of the
affairs of said corporation as may be
necessary and proper.
ARTICLE II.
The domiciIe of this corporation to be
IN the city Of O~pelousas, Parish of st,
Landry, State of Louisiana, and all cita-
tons or other legal process shall be
served upon the President OF said cor
poration, or in the event of his absence,
upon thev ice-president, and in the alb
sence of both of said officers, upon the
secretary of this corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and for which
this corporation is established and the
nature Of the business to b ,carried on
byit lis hereby declared to- be To pros
pect for, locate, acquire by discovery.
license, option. purchase, fran
eh4sssf grant, gift, devise, or otherwise
hold, possess, enjoy. develop, mine,
bore for, operate, and exploit
mines, lands. and claims, mining rights,
metalllfeFous lands, and rights.
To locate, purchase, lease or other
wise acquire lands, mines, mineral
water rights, and franchises.
mill sites, lands and particularly lands
containing, or believed to contain gas,
and other oil or mineral
or deposits; to carry on the
of searching for, prospecting,
preparing, refining, piping, storing,
transporting, supplying, buying, SELL
ing, manufacturing and distributing
gas, petroleum. n other oils, and their
products and by-prodncts, and to erect,
maInta1n, and operate re1neries, mills
works, laboratories, work shops, and
dwellings, for Workmen and others.
10 purchase, construct, lease or other
wise acquire, operate, and maintain /
electric lighting and power plants
buildings, machinery, appliances and
equipment appertainiag Hereto for the
use p pa of IT'S business. To /
purchase, construct, lease or otherwise
acquire, operate and maintain tele-
graph and telephone lines for the trans
mission Of messages and sound by cleo
for the uses and purposes of it's
business.
To construct, own and operate pipe
with appropriate stations and
tanks for the transportation,
distribution and storage of petroleum,
gas, but not az q common carrier; to
store petroleum for hire; to charter, or
TO own, and operate ships, tugs, barges /
and other vessels for the transporta-
ton of petroleum, and to lease or to
and operate WhRrves and docks
for the use of such water ~transporta-
ton TO lease OF to own, hold and oper-
a{0E IN nlxc 10 nh &c VEG "a M #rARy1n# Iry1-1-r#E
and proper appliances that may be in
3idental, or auxiliary to such business;
10 lease or to oWn and operate trans,
or railways, for the transport
Of petroleum, but not al a COM
mon carrier.
And generally to hold aud exercise
an such incidental powers and privi-
as relate to the objects and pnr-
poses hereinabove set forth.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation
Is hereby fixed at the sum of fifty thou
sand ($50,000.001 dollars, divided into and
represented by n thousand shares of
5he par value OF fifty $4,000 dollars
ZACH.
The Board of Directors of this corpo-
'atlon shall have the right to deter
when and how much stock shall
issued. The stock shall be evidenced
oy certificates issued and signed by the
president and secretary, and shall be
transferable only IN the books of the
company. No transfer of stock shall
valid and binding against the COM
oany unless and until the same shall
been entered on the books of the
company
IA list of the original subscribers of
capital stock of this corporation
moving the number of shares and the