St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-03-18
Charter of the
ST. TAMMANY DRILLING CON-
PANY.

Be it known, that on this 15tl
day OF March, in the year Of ou
Lord, one thousand nine hundred
and eleven, and Of the independence,
Of the United States of America, tn,
one hundred and thrifty fifth befor,
me, Edward H. Richard, notary
public, duly commissioned ant
sworn, in and for the parish of St
Tammany, State of Louisiana, ant
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 we'll as such other
persons who may hereinafter be-
come associated with them, into a
corporation and body polite in law,
and for the objects and purposes,
and under the agreement and stipu-
iations following. to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
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-
ploy managers, directors, officers,
agents and other employees as the
interest of the corporation may re-
quire, and to make all regulations
for the proper management and
control of the affairs of the said
corporation, through its board Of di-
rectors as may be deemed necessary
and expedient.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation
shall be in the town of Covington,
parish of St. Tammany, State of
All citations and legal
process shall be served upon the
president of the said corporation, in
l.,
and in the absence of both the presi-
dent and the vice president, then
the service shall be made on the
secretary.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes of this
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 rights,
claims and privileges, or real estate,
in the State of Louisiana or else
where in the United States of
and to prospect and ex-
plore, 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; to
examine and test lands
in localities where same are suppos-
ed to exist, such wells, pits or shafts
as may be deemed expedient for that
purpose, and to drill, bore, dig or
put down, to mine, dig, blast, exca-
rate, pump or otherwise obtain or
procure natural gas, oil, petroleum,
coal, salt, sulphur, or other minerals
or substances of use or value, and to
purify, refine, manufacture,
convey, store, warehouse,
sell or otherwise use or dispose of
same; to drill, bore, put down, ex-
cavate or make, and maintain, re-
pair, operate and work any wells,
shafts, mines or works that may be
necessary or convenient to accom-
plish and carry on the objects and
purposes herein set forth; to builr.
erect, repair, maintain and operate
any buildings, houses, pumps, ma
chinery, apparatus, works, railroads,
tramways, boats, barges, canals,
levees, reservoirs, pipe lines, tanks
or other things that may be neces-
sary or expedient to accomplish and
carry on the objects and purposes
heresetforth, and in general to do
and act anything necessary, convent
ent or incidental to the accomplish
ment of said objects and purposes.
ARTICLE w.
The capital stock of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at the sum Of
five thousand ($5,000.00 dollars, to
be divided into and represented by
five Thousand shares Of the par value
Of one dollar each which capital