The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-10-17
CHARTER
OF THE LAKE SHORE OIL COMPANY
Santamher 11th 1912.

OF TIE LANE StiohE oiL
September 18th, 1912.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF OIi-
LEANS. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Re II known. that on this eleventh day OF
the month of September, IN the year VI Uu
| ord one thousand nine hundred ana WE'VE
before me, Felix Joseph Puig, notary pup,
lie duly commissioned and qualihed, In ana
FOR the parish of orleans, and In the pres
ence of the witnesses herelnaIteI na l,,oaraS
undersigned, personally came aud appeareu
the several persons whose names are mere
unto subscribed, who severally declared lnat
ayailing themselves of the provisions Oh the
laws of this state relative to the organlZa,
tion of corporations, they have contracted
and agreed and do by these presents, Gun
tract and agree and bind and obligate tnem-
selves, as well as all such other persons a.
NAV become associated with them, to form
themselves into and constitute a corpora
ton and body polite In law, Tor inc
and purposes and under the condlllohs anu
stipulatiOnS or the arllcies 4oiio"'ne' ~
wit:
The name and title of this corporation
shall be The Lake Shore Oil Company anu
under its said corporate name II shall nave
power and authority and enjoy succession
for the full term and period OF nlnety-hlne
wears from and after the date hereoI 10
Contract sue and be sued; to make and use
a corporate seal and the same 10 break anu
alter at pleasure; TO purchase, receive, ledse;
| hold and convey, as well as mortgage anu
hypothecate under its corporate name, prop,
| erty both real and personal; to name anu
appoint such managers and directors, ON
| GERS and agents as the interest and conve,
| nience of said corporation may require ana
| TO make and establish, as well as alter ana
| amend at pleasure, such bylaws, rules ana
| regulations for the proper management ana
regulation of the affairs OF said corporation
| as NAV be necessary and proper.
ARTICLE III.
The domicile of said corporation shall De
/ at New Orleans, parish OF orleans, state Oh
i Iouisiana and all citations or other legal
| process shall be served upon the president
of said corporation, or In case OF his aD-
i sence upon the vice-president, or In the alb
sence OF both Of those officers upon the sec
rotary Of the corporation.
/ ARTICLE I'LL
II The object and purposes Tor when TINS
corporation is established and the nature
l of the business to be carried on by 1t are
4 declared and specified to be to purchase,
own. hold, sell, mortgage, lease, ALLEVIATE, re,
ceive and otherwise acquire and dispose OF
real estate, oil and mineral lands ana OIL
and mineral rights and any other interest
in the lands, both In Louisiana and else
where; to buy, SELL erect, own, lease or
, tain as principal or as agent, In this state
: or elsewhere, drilling outfits and machinery,
appliances, apparatus and buildings OF ev'
cry description used or suitable for use IN
the extraction of oil or any other minerals
! from the EARTH and for the housing preser
: walton, handling and transportation OF same
when so extracted; all solely for the uses OF
I its business and without the power OF emil
= nent donna in to buy, sell or otherwise &C
4 quire and ALLEVIATE and TO ship, export or I'M
:. port oil, minerals or mineral products Of
;. all kinds and In connection with said oDJec
. to lease, buy, sell, build or otherwise &C
: uuire and ALLEVIATE and maintain warehouses
+ sheds, dwellings, storehouses and repair
: shops to sell merchandise and carry on I
general store and commisSary to conduc
II hotels, boarding-ho and lodging house
q for its agents and employees. To buy an
! sell timber timber lands, and other article
y | Of wood manufacture same; to own, lease
nd 70 Skidder
and other machinery for handling logs;
g enter into contracts for logging, to do
* general logging business; to build dry dock
n and ways; to charter, own and operate ships
\ tugs, launches, barges and other Vessels 10
- the transportation of logs, oil and other mil
II erals for freight and hire; to lease, bull
ps portation and reclamation purposes; to col
n. struct, own, maintain and operate tell
N phone exchange and necessary lines and a.
es cessories to build, own, maintain and ope
ate electric plants and loan or sell electro
ity or electric current, and supply same Il
ID compensation to any person or persons, fir1
% or corporation, or political subdivision
I'd the state Of Louisiana or elsewhere to bull
~ ~ or operate railways or tramways wharf
ed docks, pipe lines, to own and operate m
in chine shops to own, operate construct ar
maintain pipe lines or other undergrouI
III and generally to hold and exercise all SUE
nd incidental powers and privileges not e
rs. pressly excluded as relate to the objec
n
n. ARTICLE ".
I'm The capital stock Of said corporation
on hereby fixed at the sum of two hundred al
nv fifty thousand dollars (S250,0 0000) divid
ar into or represented by two thousand a
70 hundred shares of q par value of one hu
dred dollars ($100.00) each. The whole
+ said stock or any part thereof may be issu
and delivered to any person, firm or CT
IA porati0n for the requirement of the RICH
so privileges, franchises leases and property
ees' any kind or any part thereof now own
~, or controlled by Wilton z. Aymar, or 9th
Inr person or persons, or to any other person
al corporation for property, rights, franchis
r etc, purchased and acquired by this corp
- alton, also in payment, settlement and
r, justment of the COSTS fees, charges, a
Pei expenses and commissions incurred for s
'ss' vices rendered In the formation and orgs
uD' and bringing about the purchase of
'es; property, rights, and franchises aforesa
VI also for cash or in installment of su
tSe amounts as the capital stock of the Boa
LIZ Of Directors may determine, also for m
~ cha ndise received or services rendered
III this company. The Board of Directors he
matter created Is specially authorized
dispose of the stock for any and all I
!. purposes above stated, as in its judgm,
lhng may seem fair and proper. All said sha
~ of stock shall be worcestershire and
hsa paid.
ort- All the powers Of this corporation sh
~, be vested and exercised by a board of SCI
rlai directors, each of whom shall hold In
INA. own name at least one share of stock g
d board of directors shall be elected annus
on the first Monday of March Of each ye