The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-10-03
ARTHUR Il. LEOPOLD,
CHART Err

September 18th, 1912.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF Or
LEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
BE il known. that on this eleventh day OF
the month of September, in the year OF our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and twelve,
before me. Felix Joseph PUG, notary pub
lie duly commissioned and qualified, in and
for the parish of Orleans, and in the pres
ence of the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned, personally came and appeared,
the several persons whose names are mere
unto subscribed, who severally declared that
availing themselves of the provisions OF the
laws of this state relative to the organlza.
tiOn of corporations, they have contracted
and agreed and do by these presents, con
tract and agree and bind and obligate them
selves as well all such other persons as
may become associated with them, TO form
themselves into and constitute a corpora
ton and body polite in law, for the objects
and purposes and under the conditions and
stipulations of the articles following, To-
wit:
ARTICLE |.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be The Lake Shore Oil Company" and
under its said corporate name II shall have
power and authority and enjoy succession
for the full term and period of ninety nine
years from and after the date hereof; TO
contract. sue and be sued; to make and use
a corporate seal and the same to break and
alter at pleasure; to purchase, receive. lease,
hold and convey, as we'll as mortgage and
hypothecate under its corporate name, prop
erty both real and personal; to name and
appoint such managers and directors, Off
GERS and agents as the interest and cOnye-
nicnce of said corporation may require and
to make and establish. as well as alter and
amend at pleasure, such bylaws, rules and
regulations for the proper management and
| regulation of the affairs of said corporation
/ as may he necessary and proper.
| ARTICLE III.
The domicile of said corporation shall be
| at New Orleans, parish of Orleans, state OF
| louisiana, and all citations other legal
| process shall he served upon the president
Of said corporation, or in case OF his alb
sence upon the vice-presdent, or in the alb
sence of both OF those officers upon the sec
rotary of the corporation.
| ARTICLE Ill
| The object and purposes for which this
| corporation Is established and the nature
| Of the business TO be carried on by Ii are
| 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 and oil
and mineral rights and any other interest
| in the lands both in Louisiana and else
where; to buy, sell, erect, own, lease OF
otherwise acquire, and TO operate and main
tain as principal or as agent, in this state
| or elsewhere, drilling outfits and machinery
appliances, apparatus aud 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
its business and without the power of emf
quire and ALLEVIATE and to ship, export or i'm
port oil, minerals or mineral products Of
all kinds and In connection with said objec
to lease, buy, sell, build or otherwise &C
qure and ALLEVIATE and maintain warehouses
sheds, dwellings, storehouses and repai
| shops to sell merchandise and carry on
general store and commissary TO cOnduc
hotels. boarding houses and lodging houses
for its agents and employees. To buy anC
sell timber, timber lands, and other articles
OF wood, manufacture same; TO own, lease
and operate saw mills, pull boats, skidder
and other machinery for handling logs; e
enter into contracts for logging, to do
general logging business; to build dry dock
and ways; to charter, own and operate ships
tugs, launches, barges and other Vessels 70
the transportation of logs, oil and other min
erals for freight and hire; to lease, bull
and operate dredges, dig canals for trans
pOrtation and reclamation purposes to con
| struct, own, maintain and operate a tele
phone exchange and necessary lines and &C
cesSOries; to build, own, maintain and oper
ate electric plants and loan or sell electric
ity or electric current, and supply same 70
compensation to any person or persons, fir
or corporation, or political subdivision 4
the state Of Louisiana or elsewhere TO bull
or operate railways or tramways, wharfs
docks, pipe lines, to own and operate ma
chine shops; to own, operate, construct an
maintain pipe lines or other underground
methods of conveyance and transportation
and generally to hold and exercise all sue
Incidental powers and privileges not es
. hereinbefore set forth.
ARTICLE "
The capital stock of said corporation
hereby fixed at the sum Of two hundred an
fifty thousand dollars (S250, O0O.OO) divide
into or represented by two thousand fiy
hundred shares of a par value of one hur
dred dollars (S100.00) each. The whole {
said stock or any part thereof may be issue
and delivered to any person, firm or CO..
Z poration for the requirement of the right
privileges, franchises. leases and property {
any kind Or any part thereof now owne
or controlled by Wilton K. Aymar, or otht
person or persons, or to any other person Q
corporation for property, rights, franchise
D etc, purchased and acquired by this corpo
ation also In payment, settlement and a,
E justment of the costs, fees, charges an
J, expenses and commissions incurred for Sc
vices rendered In the formation and organ
II ization Of this corporation and In acquirin
d and bringing about the purchase Of II
e property, rights, and franchises AFORESAID
t. also for cash or In installment of sue
d amounts as the capital stock OF the Boar
a Of Directors may determine, also for me
+ chandise received or services rendered
d this company. The Board of Directors her
e matter created Is specially authorized
J. dispose Of the stock for any and all Il
[. purposes above stated as In its judgmel
r may seem fair and proper. All said shar
r Of stock shall be worcestershire and fu
& paid.
Is All the powers Of this corporation sha
e, be vested and exercised by a board OF sevs
D. directors. each of whom shall hold In b
re own name at least one share of stock sa
on the first Monday Of March Of each yea