The herald., 1912-09-26
CHARTER
OF THE LAKE SHORE OIL COMPANY
Lar. 1919

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 ana
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 OrganiZa-
ton of corporations, they have contracted
and agreed and dc; by these presents, con
selves as well as all such other persons as
may become associated with them, TO form
themselves into and constitute corpora
ton and body polite in law, for the objects
and purposes and under the conditions and
stipulatiOns of the articles following, to-
wit:
The name and title of this corporation
shall be The Lake Shore Oil Company and
under its said corporate name IL 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 well as mortgage and
hypothecate under its corporate name, prop
erty both real and personal; to name and
appoint such managers and directors, ON
GERS and agents as the interest and conve-
nience of said corporation may require and
to make and establish, as we'll 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 be necessary and proper.
ARTICLE III.
The dOmicile of said corporation shall be
at New Orleans, parish OF orleans, state or
Louisiana, and all citations or other legal
hall ha vnd thn
of said corporation, or In case of his alb
sence upon the vice-president, or In the alb
sence OF both Of those officers upon the sec.
rotary of the corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The object and purposes for which this
corporation Is established and the nature
Of the business to be carried on by IL are
declared and specified to be to purchase,
ceiye 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 or
otherwise acquire, and to operate and main
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
its business and without the power Of emf
nent domain: to buy, sell or otherwise ac-
quire and ALLEVIATE and to ship, export or i'm
all kinds and in connection with said object
to lease, buy, sell, build or otherwise ac-
quire and ALLEVIATE and maintain warehouses,
sheds, dwellings, storehouses and repair
general store and commissary to conduct
| hotels, boarding houses and lodging houses
for its agents and employees. To buy and
| sell timber, timber lands, and other articles
10 4. 49,
and operate saw mills, pull boats, skidders
| and other machinery for handling logs to
enter into contracts for logging, to do a
general logging business; to build dry docks
tugs launches, barges and other Vessels fol-
the transportation of logs, oil and other min
| erals for freight and hire; to lease, bufld
and operate dredges, dig canals for trans
struct, own, maintain and operate a tele
phone exchange and necessary lines and &C
cessories 20 build, own, maintain and oper
ate electric plants and loan or sell electric
| ity or electric current, and supply same fol
| compensation to any person or persons, firm
| or corporation, or political subdivision II
| the state Of Louisiana or elsewhere to built
or operate railways or tramways, wharfs
| chine shops; to own, operate, construct an,
maintain pipe lines or other undergroup,
methods OF conveyance and transportation
incidental powers ' and privileges not 'a eI
pressly excluded as relate to the object
hereinbefOre set forth.
1 ARTICLE Nv.
| The capital stock of said corporation
| hereby fixed at the sum of two hundred an,
fifty thousand dollars $3.50, 10000 divide,
into or represented by two thousand fiv
hundred shares Of a par value of one hun
bred dollars ($100.00) each. The whole o
said stock or any part thereof may be issue
and delivered to any person, firm or cor
poration for the requirement Of the rights
any kind or any part thereof now owne
or controlled by Wilton e. Aymar, or othe
person or persons. or to any other person o
corporation for property. rights, franchises
etc, purchased and acquired by this corp0r
alton, also In payment, settlement and ad
5ustment OF the costs, fees, charges an
expenses and commissions incurred for SCI
vices rendered In the formatio and organ
isation OF this corporation and In acquirin
and bringing about the purchase Of tn
! property, rights, and franchises aforesaid
also for cash or In installment of sue
amounts as the capital stock Of the Boar
Of Directors may determine. also for mel
chandise received or services rendered I
this company. The Board Of Directors herr
J matter created Is specially authorized I
dispose Of the stock for any and ali tn
purposes above stated, as in its judgmen
may seem fair and proper. All said share
OF stock shall be worcestershire and fu
paid.
ARTICLE v.
} All the powers OF this corporation sha
!, be vested and exercised by a board Of seye
directors, each Of whom shall hold In hi
} own name at least one share of stock sal
board Of directors shall be elected annual
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