The herald., 1911-08-10
CHARTER
OF THE SOUTH SULPHUR, MINERAL &
OIL COMPANY, INCORPORATED. -.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF OR.
LEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.


| OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF Or
/ LEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Be it known, that on this the 31st day of
| the month Of July, in the year Of our Lord
| one thouss nd nine hundred and eleven, and
| Of the Independence of the United States of
America the one hundred and thirty-sixth,
before me, Alexis Brian, notary public
| duly commissioned and qualified within and
! for the parish of Orleans, state of Louisi-
ana therein residing, and in the presence
of the witnesses hereinafter named and I'M
| dersgned, personally came and appeared the
| several persons whose names are hereunto
subscribed, who declared that, availing
themselves of the provisions of the laws of
! this state relative to the organization of
| corporations, they have organized and do by
these presents organize and form themselves
and such other persons as may hereafter
| Join them, and their successors into corpo-
ration and body polite in law under the
covenants, agreements and stipulatiOns fol-
| lowing, to-wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name Of this corporation shall be the
| SOUTH SULPHUR MINERAL AND OIL
COMPANY, INCORPORATED" 1t shall
enjoy all the rights and privileges granted
by law to corporations IL shall exist for a
period of ninety-nine 800 years, unless
sooner dissolved as hereinafter provided; its
state Of Louisiana, where citation and other
legal process shall be served on Its presi-
dent and in his absence on the vice-presi-
dent of the corporation.
ARTICLE ii.
This corporation shall have power to con-
tract, sue and be sued in Its corporate
name; to make and use a corporate seal to
hold, receive, purchase or otherwise acquire,
convey, mortgage, hypothecate or pledge pro-
perry both real and personal to issue bonds,
notes and other obligations to borrow or
lend money; to have and employ such man.
ayers, directors, officers and other employees
ss the business of this corporation may re-
uuire for its conduct; and to make and es-
tablish such bylaws, rules and regulations
for the management and control of the af-
fairs Of said corporation as may be desira-
BILE or necessary.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation Is organized and the nature OF
the business to be carried on by 1t are
declared to be to purchase, lease or other
wise acquire, TO sell and generally to deal
In lands in this state or in neighboring
states; to construct or otherwise acquire
works and appliances necessary for the ex-
ploitation, discovery. development, manufac-
mineral substances to acquire, by purchase, |
lease or otherwise, and to operate oil wells, |
refneries, pipe lines and their appurten- |
to deal In the stock and securities Of other |
corporations and generally to engage In |
any other business or enterprise connected |
with or incident to the purposes herein set |
forth. |
ARTICLE Nv.
The capital stock Of this corporation is |
thousand dollars (sioO. 900 0o), divided into !
and represented by one thousand U0O0) |
shares of the par value Of one hundred dol
lars (S10000) per share, which shall be
paid for In cash, or by property transferred, |
or by services rendered to the company. |
Subscriptions to stock shall be paid In such /
amounts and ut such times as the board of |
shall be full paid and non assessable No
transfer Of stock shall be binding upon the |
company, unless recorded upon its books.
AL certificates Of stock shall Be signed BY