The herald., 1913-04-03

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEANS,
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Be it known, that on this nineteenth day
of the month OF March, in the year OF our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and thir-
teen and Of the independence of the United
States OF America the one hundred and
thirty sixth, before me, Frank Edward Rain
old a notary public, duly commissioned and
qualified in and for the parish or Orleans,
state Of Louisiana and in the presence Of
the witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed. personally came and appeared the
several persons, whose names are herein
after mentioned and hereunt0 subscribed,
who seyerally declared that availing them
selves Of all the laws OF the state OF Lou
isiana, and especially OF the provisions or
Act No. 7s Of 1904 they have covenanted
and agreed. and do by these presents cove.
nant agree and bind themselves. as well
as all other persons who may hereafter be-
come associated with them, to form and
constitute themselves into corporation un'
der the articles and stipulations following.
to-wit:
The name and style or this corporation
shall be Acme Oil & Gas Company, and II
shall have and enjoy succession for period
solved
| The dOmicile Of this corporation shall be
| in the city Of New Orleans, state of Lou
| isiana, and citation and other legal process
| shall be served upon its president or In
his absence or disability upon the vice
president or the secretary-treasurer.
| ARTICLE III.
| The objects and purposes for which this
| corporation is organized and the nature OF
| the business to be carried on by IL are
| hereby declared to be as follows to-wit
| To engage in buying and selling, renting.
leasing, mortgagng and dealing in lands
i and real estate; to develop lands, TO drill
wells for oil and gas and market the same
/ to erect houses and other structures TO con
i struct, own and operate tanks; tank cars
4 pipe lines and oil handling machinery and
4 apparatus and to have all power usually
incident to the carrying out Of the business
specified.
The capital stock of this corporation Is
i hereby fixed at the sum Of forty thousand
4 dollars $40 ,O00.00), divided into four thou
4 sand shares of the par value Of ten dollars
i $4,000 per share, payable on the call OF
the board of directors:
! This corporation shall become going
concern as soon as three thousand dollars
Cs3, OOO.OO) OF the capital stock is sub
scribed for. Shares may be issued in pay
ment of property conveyed to the corpora
: ton. or services rendered. No transfer d
stock shall be binding on the corporation
until made upon its books;
! ARTICLE V.
All the corporate powers OF this corpor
: alton and the control and management o
, its affairs shall be vested in and exercised
n
: not less than three and not more than min
f, members. who shall be elected by ballot oil
the first Tuesday after the third Monda!
OF May in each year, beginning In 1914, AM
? after ten days written notice shall have beef
{; mailed to each stakeholder at the last ad
2 dress left by him with the secretary. Tn
majority of the votes present and repre-
sented at said meeting shall elect, but n
: election shall take place unless the ma1orlt
Of the entire stock is present or representa-
) at the meeting.
The board Of directors shall. at its frs
; meeting. elect president, vice.presiden'
|, secretary and treasurer Any failure {
!. elect shall not vacate any office and tn
! board OF directors and officers shall hol
: over until their successors are duly electe
, and qualified
e William c. LovejOy. John Il. Esnard, Star
K lev ID. Graham Ernest DiOnne, George 4
Oyering and they shall hold office unit
the first election provided for In this chal
e ter or until their successors shall have bee
: duly elected and qualified.
o ARTICLE vi.
t This charter cannot be amended and tn
e corporation cannot be dissolved except .
the vote Of the majority Of the outstandin
y shares at a meeting called for that pu
e pose after ten days notice by registered lie
n ter shall have been given to each stocl
d holder at the last address left by him wit
Y the secretary-treasurer. At the termln
e ton of this charter by limitation or othe
wise, the affairs of this corporation sha
be liquidated by one liquidator to be electe
l. at a general meeting of stockholders Gale
Il for that purpose after notice shall have bee
a given In accordance with this article.
nj ARTICLE VII.
l. No stakeholder shall ever be held III
II bic or responsible for the contracts
A. faults OF this corporation In any furth
lel sum than the unpaid balance due to the co
r poration on the shares owned by him, n
,el shall any mere informality in OrganiZatiC
ldl have the effect of rendering this chart
" null. or OF exposing any stakeholder to al
N liability beyond the amount Of his stock.
nj The subscribers hereto have placed OPP
m site their names the number Of shares su
he scribed by each, so as to constitute {
re original subscription made for the purpo
In of organizing this corporation.
MI Thus done and passed In my omce at N
Nv Orleans on the date aforesaid, in the pre-
Nv ence OF Rosa Klar and Sidney Moray, CO
C. petent witnesses OF lawful age, residing
this city, who have signed with the apes
is er5 and me, notary, after reading OF {
Id whole
III Original signed George t. overing a
Id others.
witnesses: Rosa Klar, Sidney Moray.
lgI FRANK Z. RAIN0fID, Notary Publ
ct l. the undersigned recorder Of mortgag
II, In and 70 rthe parish Of Orleans, state
Of Louisiana, do hereby certify that the abo
D. and foregoing act OF Incorporation OF
I'd Acme Oil & Gas Company was this day d.
n recorded In my ofhce, in book 1893. folio
be New 0rlenas, March Goth, 1913.
oil (Signedj EMILE LEONARD. by. r.