The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-05-04
CHARTER
NEZPIQUE OIL COMPANY.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF Or.
LEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

BE it known, that on this day, the twelfth
Oh the month of April, in the year of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and eley-
en-, and of the Independence of the United
states OF America the one hundred and
tnirty-nIth before me, Bussiere Rouen, a
notary public in and for the parish of Or
Ieans, state OF Louisiana, duly commission
ed, sworn and qualified, and in the presence
OF the witnesses hereinafter named and un.
9erslgned, personally came and appeared DR..
Joseph Numa Roussel, Of age and of this
city. herein acting in his own name and
Dehalf and also ia his capacity as the duly
authorized agent and attorney in fact of
MIS-. Mary Amelia Roussel, widow of the
late W lillian Deylin, a femme sole Of age
ana 0f this city; Mr.. Daniel j. Devlin, OF
age ana OF this city ; Mr.. James j. McIough.
lin, or age and of this city Mr.. Henry Wal
Ter Fowler, OF age aud Of this city f; Mr.. Ber-
nard L. Boswell, OF age and Of this city /;
MI. Samuel Il. Worms, Of age and of this
city; who declared unto me, notary, in the
presence OF the hereinafter named and un.
aersigned competent witnesses, that, avail
ing themselves OF the provisions Of the laws
or the state OF Louisiana, relative to the
organization and formation Of corporations
they do hereby organize themselves into and
create body corporate in law and adopt
the borrowing articles as the charter Of said
corporation to govern themselves and such
others as may hereafter become associated
with or succeed them.
ARTICLE |.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be: "NEZPIQUE OIL COMPANY"
and under such corporate name it shall have
ana ENJOY corporate existence and success
sion Of property for a period Of ninety-nin.
years from the date hereof, unless sooner
dissolved; shall have power to contract, sue
ana De sued, to make and use a corporate
seal, and the same to alter or break at
pleasure; to hold, receive, convey, purchase.
hypothecate, pledge, lease or otherwise ac-
quire and dispose Of property, both real and
PERSONAL; 10 borrow money, issue notes,
ponds and other evidences of debts to have
employ, discharge and compensate such
managers, directors, officers agents. clerks
and other employees as the interest, convent
ence or advantage of the corporation shall
require; TO establish bylaws, rules and reg
ulatlons for the proper conduct and opera
ton OF its business, and the same TO alter
ana abolish as IL may see fit and proper. and
generally to have and enjoy and exercise
all other powers and privileges and immuni-
ties granted by law to corporations or which
are or may be necessary, useful or adyan-
tageous In the conduct and operation of its
business and affairs.
ARTICLE III.
The domicile Of this corporation is de-
Jared to be In the city OF New Orleans, par
sh OF Orleans. state Of Louisiana.
All citations and other legal process shall
'e served upon its president, or in his alb
ence upon the vice president. or in the alb
ence OF both upon the secretary.
ARTICLE Ill
Fhe objects and purposes OF this corpora
Ion. and the nature of the business to be
arried on by 1t, are hereby declared to be /: |
o purchase, acquire by lease or otherwise |
mines, mineral rights or privileges, or lands |
n the state of Louisiana, or elsewhere for |
ne development OF natural gas, oil, petro- |
cum, COAL asphaltum, salt, sulphur, ORE |
METAL and natural substances or any interest |
herein, and to explore, open, work, or in |
ny way turn to advantage the same; to |
ore; drill. open, quarry, smelt refine, dress, |
malgamate and prepare petroleum, oils sui |
hur, asphaltum, ore and mineral substances |
4 all kinds; to buy, sell and deal in oils, |
minerals, plants and machinery, implements, /
onveniences, provisions and all things capa-
lie or being used In mining operations, or re
uired by workmen or others employed by |
his corporation, to construct, carry out, |
laintain, improve, manage, work. control /
nd superintend any roadway, tramway, pipe |
ne. tanks, reservoirs warehouses, water
forks, electric works crushing works nv