St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-07-09
CHARTER OF THE
FRISCO OIL, GASa MINERAL COMPANY,
LIMITED.
state Of Louisiana,

BE 1t Kn0W1y mat Oh tntB EntEb66nbn
dayof the month Of June, A. d, One
before me, Geo. T.. 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 hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared the several persons
whose names are hereunto subscribed,
who severally declared that, availing
themselves of the laws of the State of
Louisiana, in such cases made and pro-
| vided, they have coyenanted and agreed
and do by these presents covenant,
agree and bind themselves, as well as
all such persons as may hereafter be-
corporation for the objects and pur-
poses and under the articles and stipu-
lations following, to-Wit:
ARTICLE L.
The name of this corporation shall be
the Frisco Oil, Gas& Mineral Co, Ltd,
and under its corporate name it shall
have power and authority to have and
enjoy corporate existence and success
sion for the full term and period of
ninety-nine (991 years from and after
the date hereof; 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-
chase and convey, as well as mortgage
n hypothecate property, real, per-
sonal n mixed, corporal n incor-
poreal to name and appoint such mana
gers, agents, directors and officers as its
business, interest, and convenience may
require; and to make and establish, as
well as alter and amend, from time to
time, such bylaws, rules and regula-
tons for 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 0pelousas, Parish of st.
Landry, State Of Louisiana, and all cita-
tions or other legal process shall be
served upon the President of said cor
poration, or in the event of his absence,
upon the vice-presfdent, 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 1T is hereby declared TO be: To pros
pect for, locate, acquire by discovery.
lease, license. option, purchase, fran
chise, grant, gift, devise, or otherwise
hold, possess, enjoy. develop, mine,
work, bore for, operate, and exploit
mines, lands, and claims, mining rights,
metalliferous lands, and rights.
To locate, purchase, lease or other
wise acquire lands, mines, mineral
claims, water rights, and franchises,
mill sites, lands and particularly lands
containing, or believed to contain gas,
petroleum and other oil or mineral
springs, or deposits; to carry ON the
business of searching for, prospecting,
preparing refining, piping, storing,
transporting, supplying, buying, sell
ing, manufacturing and distributing
gas, petroleum, and other oils, and their
products and ~by-preducts, and to erect,
maintain, and operate ~refineries, mills
dwellings for workmen and others.
To purchase, construct, lease or other
wise acquire, operate, and maintain
electric lighting and power plants,
buildings, machinery, appliances and
equipment appertaining thereto for the
purchase, construct, lease or otherwise
acquire, operate and maintain tele-
graph and telephone lines for the trans
mission of messages and sound by cleo
tricity for the uses and purposes of its
own business.
To construct, own and operate pipe
lines with appropriate stations and
storage tanks for the transportation,
distribution and storage of petroleum,
OF gas, but not as q eoBBE1on 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
own and operate wharves and docks
for the use OF such water transporta-
ton to lease or to own, hold and oper-
ate, tanks, tank cars and other works,
and proper appliances that may be in
cidental, or auxiliary to such business
to lease or to own and operate trans,
tramWays or railways, for the transpor-
tation of petroleum, but not as a COM
mon carrier.
And generally to hold aud exercise
all such incidental powers and privi-
leges as relate to the objects and pur-
poses h~eFeinabove set forth.
ARTICLE w.
The capital stock of thfs corporation
is hereby fixed at the sum of fifty thou
sand ($50,O0900l dollars, divided into and
represented by "a thousand shares of
the par value Of fifty (S50.00l dollars
each.
The Board of Directors Of this corpo-
ration shall have the right to deter
mine when and how much stock shall
be issued. The stock shall be evidenced
by certificates issued and signed by the
president and secretary, and shall be
transferable only on the books of the
company. No transfer of stock shall
be valid and binding against the com
pany unless and until the same shall
have been entered on the books Of the
company.
A list of the original subscribers Of
the capital stock of this corporation
showing the number of shares and the
amount by each subscribed is recorded
with this act of Incorporation, and this
corporation shall commence business
upon the capital shown to be subscribed
in said list.
ARTICLE ".
All the corporate powers of this cor
poration shall be vested in and exer-
cised by a board of directors to be com
posed of not less than five (5) nor more
than seven ID stockholders. The said
board of directors shall be chosen at the
annual meeting of the stockholders of
corporation, which annual meeting
shall be held on the first Monday of
July of each year, beginning on the
Monday Of July, 1911. The first board
OF directors to serve from the date of
aboye fixed shall be composed of the
following named stockholders:
Thomas If. Lewis, Sr, John ALIAS,
H.. Cretin, B. Bennett, q. J Doss-
mann, j.. u. Lewis and Gus. Fuselfer. /;
The officers to serve for the same
period shall be the following.
Thomas IL. Lewis, ST., President; g..
t. Cretin, vlce-president; John A.
Haas, Treasurer, who shall hold said Of
ices until their successors shall have
been elected and accept Office the board
of directors being authorized to provide
for a secretary and Tx his compensa-
ton.
Notice Of the annual meeting shall be
given by the secretary to each STOCK