The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-04-16
CHARTER.
STATE OE LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST. MARTIN \

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April 1910. Before the undersigned au-
thority and witnesses Personally APP
peared the parties whose names are here
unto subscribed, who declared that.
availing themselves Of the laws OF this
State in the premises. they do. by these
presents, agree and bind themselves, as
we'll as all others who may hereafter be- |
come associated with them. to form and
constitute Cooperation for the purpo.
ses, and under the name and style. as
follows -
ARTICLEI.
The name Of this Corporation shall be
"R. Martin Company; its domicile is
fixed at St. Martinville, Louisiana; IN
der its Corporate pame 1t shall have
power to contract, sue and be sued, and
to buy. sell, mortgage and pldege any
property whatsoever. and to appoint
such agents and employees, as Its inter-
est may require.
ARTICLE ii.
This Corporation shall exist for Tween.
t0-five years from date hereof. The Pre-
sident. or in his absence, the Vice. Presi-
dent shall be the proper person upon
whom citation shall be served.
ARTICLE III.
The objects of this Corporation. is the
drilling for. and the producing and mar
keting. Of petroleum. or other mineral or
metal of value, and the owning and
operating OF pipe lines. boats, Of rail-
roads for the pupose Of transporting the
same.
ARTICLE Nv.
The affairs of this Corporation shall be
managed by Board Of Directors. five
in number, consisting Of the President
and General Manager, and the Secretary
and Treasurer. and three Stockholders.
Three OF said Board shall constitute a
quorum. All the powers Of this Corp0r-
alton shall be vested In the said Board
of Directors.
The following shall constitute the first
Board Of DirectOs: r. Martin, President
and General Manager,
Secretary and Treasurer. Walter j.
Burke, Geo. j. Sabatier and H. Shelby
Sanders, Stockholders.
This Charter may be amended, and
the Stock increased or decreased at q
general meeting of the Stockholders
with the assent of three fourths of the
Capital stock. present or represented.
Ten days prior notice shall be given
in newspaper published at st. Martin
vile. of such meeting.
This Corporation may be dissolved al
any time, whenever 30 deemed by three
quarters Of the Stock present at g
meeting called for such purpose. In
case Of dissolution. three Commissioner
shall be appointed from among thu
Stockholders. who shall remain in offic,
until the affairs Of the Company shall
have been fully liQuidated. In case o.
death OF one Of two Of the said Commits.
siOners. the other or others shall con.
tinue to act.
ARTICLE v.
The Capital Stock of this Corporation
is hereby fixed at Five thousand Dollars
devided into Ten shares Of Five hundr et
Dollars each. payable cash.
ARTICLE vi.
No stakeholder shall ever be held La
BILE or responsible In any further sun
than the unpaid balance due the Compa
ny on the shares of stock subscribed 10
or owned by him.
Thus done and passed at st. Martin
vile. La. as aforesaid.
r. Martin, 2 shares
G. ]. Sabatier. 2 shares
H. Shelby Sanders. 2 shares
by Walter j. Burke.
Walter j. Burke 2 shares
c. c. Martin, l share
Witnesses:
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