The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-11-26
43,440.
CHARTER
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BIG SIX OIL COMPANY, LIMITED
State of Louisiana,

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State of Louisiana,
Lafayette Parish.
Know All Men by These Presents:
That the several persons whose
names are hereto subscribed, have
and by these presents do form and
incorporate themselves into a body
corporate under the laws of the State
of Louisiana, and particularly under
Art. III of the General Assembly of
1882 regarding the formation of min
ing corporations, for the objects and
purposes and under the conditions
as follows, to-wit:
ARTICLE L.
The name and style Of this corpora
ton shall be Big SIX OIL Company,
Limited, and under said name and
style it shall have and enjoy all the
rights granted to corporations under
the laws of the State of Louisiana
and shall have and enjoy corporate
existence for a period of ninety-nine
years from the date hereof, as here
matter provided, unless sooner dis
solved under the provisions OF the
laws of the State of Louisiana, to-
gether with the power to have and
to use a corporate seal, and to make,
alter or break it at pleasure.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation is
hereby fixed in the City Of Lafayette,
Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, where
all legal c shall be served in
the manner provided by law, upon
the president, or in his absence, on
the vice-president, or in the absence
of the vice-president, at the office OF
said corporations as provided by the
statutes of the State of Louisiana.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes of this
corporation, and the nature OF the
business to be transacted and car
ried on by it are hereby declared to
be: To purchase, take or lease, or
otherwise acquire mines, mineral
rights, or privileges, or lands in the
State of Louisiana or elsewhere for
the development Of natural gas, oil.
petroleum, coal, asphaltum, salt, sui
phur, ore, metal and mineral substan-
ces or any interest therein; and to
explore, open, work, or in any man
ner turn the same to advantage; to
bore, drill, open, quarry, smelt, refine,
dress, a~malgamate, transport, and
prepar petroleum, oil, sulphur, as
phaltum, ore, and mineral substances
Of any and all kinds; to buy, ship
sell and deal in oils, minerals, plants.
and machinery, implements, cOnven-
fences, provisions and things capable
OF being used in mining operations, or
required by workmen or others eni-
ployed by this corporation. IT, con-
struct. carry out, maintain, improve.
manage, control and superfntend any
roadway, tram-way, pipeline, tanks,
reservoirs, warehouses, water-works,
crushing works, hydraulic works, or
any other works and conveniences
that may be directly or indirectly
conductive to any of the objects and
purposes of this corporation; to pur-
chase, acquire, lease, control, operate,
sell and dispose to any such person
or persons, corporation or corpora
tions, and at such prices and on such
terms and conditions as to this cor
poration may seem proper, water
rights. improvements and buildings,
for mining and for the Use and pur-
pose incident thereto; to purchase,
lease or otherwise acquire all or any
part of the business or liabilities Of
any person, firm, corporation or associ-
alton engaged therein OF holding any
part in Similar objects o. purposes;
to do all or anything suitable, neces-
sary and convenient and proper for
the accomplishment of any Of the
purposes or the attainment Of any
one or more of the objects and pur-
poses herein enumerated or inciden-
tai to the powers therein named, or
which may or shall at any time ap-
pear conductive or ~expedient for the
benefit Of this corporation.
ARTICLE w..
The capital stock Of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed to be Ten Thous-
and ($10,0O Dollars. to be divided
into One hundred (100) shares of
the par value Of One Hundred ($100)
Dollars per share This stock may be
Issued either fov cash or for proper
ty, labor or services purchased by or
advanced to said company. and the
Judgment of the Board of Directors as
to the value Of the property, labor
or services so taken. shall be %conclus-
i've, provided that no stock shall be
issued at less than par. This cor
poration is authorized to commence
business whenever Five Thousand
($5 0OO) Dollars Of its cauital stock
shall have been subscribed and paid
for in full. Zach share Of stock shall
be entitled to one vote at all meet
ings, to Re cast in person or by
proxy.
ARTICLE Y.
The corporate power of this cor
poration are hereby declared, except
as may be hereafter stipulated, to be
vested in and exercised by a board OF
directors composed Of hve of its
stockholders, which said board shall
be elected annually by the said stock
holders. on the first Monday OF July
Of each year after the year 1912. The
nrst board Of directors who shall
Berve until the first Monday In July,
A. D.. 1918, or until their successors
shall have been elected. are hereby
declared to be: w. H. Starke. w.
P. H. McFaddin, e. w. Brown. L. f.
Benckenstein and Geo. w. Newman:
In case Of the death OF resignation OF
any Of the directors, his successor
Dhau be chosen by the remaining d.
nactnra Three Director shall con-