The herald., 1913-08-21
CHARTER

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OF THE ECHO GAS AND OIL COMPANY.
United States of America. State of Louisiana,
Parish of Orleans, City of New Orleans.
Be 1t known, that on this eighteenth day
Of the month of July, 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-eighth, before me, Charles |. Dene-
chaud. a notary public. duly commissioned
and qualified. In and for this city and the
parish of Orleans therein residing, and In
the presence Of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came and
appeared the several parties whose names
are hereunto subscribed, who seyerally de.
clared that, availing themselves Of the laws
of the state Of Louisiana, In such cases
made and provided, they have covenanted
and agreed, and do by these presents cove
nant and agree and bind themselves as well
as such persons as may hereafter become
ton and body polite In law for the objects
and purposes and under the articles and
stipuations following to-wlt:
Article 1.-The name OF this corporation
shall be echo Gas and OIL Company" and
under its said corporate name, It shall have
power and authority TO have and enjoy cor.
pOrate existence and 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 alter and break al
pleasure to hold, receive, purchase, hypoth.
ccate, convey, sell, lease or pledge, real and
and notes, or other evidence of debt; ia
name and appoint such managers agents, di
rectOrs and officers, as Its business, Interest
and convenience may require; and to make
and establish, as well as alter and amend
from time to time, such bylaws, rules and
regulations for the proper government Of the
affairs Of this corporation as may be neces
sary and proper.
Article 1.-THE domicile OF this corpor
alton shall be In the city Of New Orleans
state OF Louisiana, and all citations anC
other legal process shall be served upon The
| president OF this corporation, or In thu
! event Of his absence, upon the vlce-presden
| thereof and, in the absence Of both OF sale
officers, upon the secretary Of said corpora
| tiOn.
| Article III.-The objects and purposes 70
which this corporation Is organized anS
| the nature of the business to be carried OF
| by it are hereby declared to be:
| To buy and sell real estate and persona
| property, and to develop the same, and L
| locate, purchase, lease and acquire lands
with the exclusive rights TO prospect, drill
| mine, bore and sink wells and shafts: to pro
duce, convey and transport oil, petroleum
gas and other minerals; to carry on tn
| business Of storing and prospecting for. min
. ing, producing. refining. manufacturing, pip
| Ing, transporting, buying and selling petro
| leum and other oil products; to buy, sell
furnish and supply same; to operate, build
| construct, pump and maintain oil and ga
| wells; to build, construct, purchase main
| tain and operate warehouses, pumpin
plants, pipe lines, refneries, factories, mills
| workshops, laboratories and dwelling house
| for workmen and others; to manufacture
buy. sell, import, export and deal In pumps
drills, fuses, caps, candles, nitro-glycerint