St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-04-01
Charter of the
ST. TAMMANY DRILLING COM
PANY.

Be it known, that on this 18th
day of March, in the year OF our
Lord, one thousand nine hundred
and eleven, and of the independence
of the United States of America, the
one hundred and thirty fifth before
me, Edward H. Richard. a-nntary
puDHc,T duly commissioned and
sworn, in and for the parish of st.
Tammany, State of Louisiana, and
in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned,
personally came and appeared the
following persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, who declare
that, availing themselves of the laws
of the State relative to the organi-
cation of corporations, and provi-
sions thereof, they have covenanted
and agreed, and by these presents
covenant and agree. and constitute
themselves, as well as such other
persons who may hereinafter be-
come associated with them, into
corporation and body polite in law,
and for the objects and purposes,
and under the agreement and stipu-
lations following, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.
The name and style of this cor
poration shall be the st. Tammany
Drilling Company, and under law
of corporations it shall have power
to contract, sue and be sued in its
corporate name, to make and use
a corporate seal, to hold, receive,
purchase, convey, mortgage, hypothe-
cate and pledge property, both. real
and personal, issue bonds, notes and
other obligations, to have and en-
pioy managers, directors, officers,
agents and other employees as the
interest of the corporation may re-
Guire, and to make all regulations
FOR the proper management ana
control of the affairs of the said
corporation, through its board OF d1-
rectors as may be deemed necessary
and expedient.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation
shall be in the town Of CoVlngton,
parish of st. Tammany, state OF
Louisiana. All citations and legal
process shall be served upon the
president of the said corporation, IN
his absence upon the vice president
and in the absence of both the presl-
dent and the vice president, then
the service shall be made on the
secretary.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes OF TINS
corporation and the nature OF the
business to be carried on by it are
hereby declared to be: To purchase
receive, hold, lease, otherwise acquire
mines, mineral lands, mining rlghts'
claims and privileges, or real estate
in the State Of Louisiana or else
where in the United States OF
America, and to prospect ana eA-
More. examine. test, develop, open
work, or in any manner use or turn
same to advantage; to prospect and
search for natural gas. petroleum,
oil. coal, salt, sulphur, or other
minerals or substances OF value; 10
investigate. examine and test LANDS
in localities where same are suppos-
ad TO exist, such wells, pits or shafts
&C NAV he deemed expedient for that
nnrnose and to drill, bore, dig or
mt dnwn. to mine, dig, blast, exca-
yate, pump or otherwise OBTAIN VI
prorure natural gas. oil, petfoleuni'
coal, salt, sulphur, or other nilneIais
or substances of use or yaiue, anu "
prepare, purify, refine, manuIaceuIe'
transport, convey, store, warehouse.
sell or otherwise use or dispose -
same: to drill, bore, put down e1-
cavate or make, and maintain, re-
mir operate and work any wells,
a gHn RS mines or works that may De
, n acassary or convenient to accom-