The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-07-11
CHARTER
-OF THE
FARMERS OIL COMPANY, LIMITED.
---OF THE


Jefferson Davis Parish.
BE II kucWn and Remembered, That on
on this end day of June, A. ID. 1913. Before
Me, II. Albert Davidson, a Notary Public,
duly commissioned and qualified, in and for
said and above named Parish OF Jefferson
Davis and State of Louisiana, and in the
presence Of the two lawful subscribing wit
nesses hereinafter named, personally came
and appeared, the several persons whose
names are helennto subscribed, who declared
to me, said Notary. that, avalling themseive
OF the provisions OF the laws generally OF the
State of Louisiana relative To the forming OF
CORPORATIONS and bodies polite in law, and es-
pecially Act No. 154 Of the Acts of the General
Assembly of the State OF Louisiana for the
ye#r. A. ID. 1902. they do hereby contract,
agree, and form themselves, as well as such
other persons as may become associated with
them. and their successors into corporation
or body polite in law, for the objects and
purposes. and under the conditions and stipu-
latiOns as follows:
be FARMERS OIL COMPANY, LIMITED,
and by said name it shall have and enjoy sue
cession for period of ninety-nine (g9) years
from and after the date hereof. 1t shall have
power to contract, TO sue and be sued; to have
a seal. break, alter or abolish the same at
pleasure Welsh, in Jefferson DAVIS Parish,
Louisiana is hereby chosen and selected as
the domiclle OF this corporation, and all
citations, service of process shall, when
against it, be served on its President, and in
absence of both the President and Vice
President, or their inability to act on the
Secretary.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes Of the organic
alton and the nature and kind of the business
to be carried on by it. are hereby declared to
beany one or more or all OF the following:
To drill. open and work wells or mines for
developing. producing and obtaining natural
gas. oil, PETROLEUM, coal, asphatum, salt,
sulphur ore, metals and minerals and volatile
substances of all kinds and to smelt. refine or
manufacture the oil or minerals found, and
to buy and sell the same in their crude or
manufactured state
TO buy, own, acquire, sell, exchange, lease.
donate, mortgage, hypothecate, and to con-
tract to buy, sell, exchange, and lease all
kinds of propertr, real, personal and mixed,
and to manage, operate. improve and develop
lands, mining claims, mineral rights, Oil wells
and other rpal estate, and the interest and
rights i'll any If said property, in so far as the
same may be incidental to its use, rights and
purposes.
To buy, own. lease, build, erect or rent
buildings, machinery, fixtures and appliances.
and to maintain, operate and suspend the
same, more especially for the storage Of oil
gas. and the piping OF same to points OF trains
portation by the use of machinery and appli-
ances.
To purchase, lease or hold water rights,
improvements and buildings for mining, mill
ing or manufacture; to construct; maintain
and operate works for drainage, sewerage and
land reclamation; to engage iir and carry on
the business of buying and exploring for and
producing, refining, dlstilling, treating
manufacturing. piping, carrying, handling
and storing oil, petroleum. natural gas, as-
phaltum, bltumen and other mineral and
REFRIGERATION substances, and products of
all such substances, and for such purpose to
buy or otherwise acquire, hold and manage
and operate retineries pipe lines, steam lines
water lines, tanks, manufactures, machinery
and tank cars, and other works, property and
appliances that may be incidental or auxiliary
to said business
10 buy and sell either at retail or wholesale,
or both, oil OF all kinds, crude and refined, and
wood and coal; and generally to do all and
everything suitable and proper for the &C
compllshment OF any one or all of the pur-
poses, or the attainment Of any one or more
or all OF the objects or purposes herein en-
nmerated, or Incidental to the powers herein
named, or which shall within such powers and
Directs at any time appear conductive or ex-
pedltlous for the benefit of this corporation.
When not vlolatlve of the Constitution and
Laws OF the State of Louisiana.
1t Is intended that the objects and purposes
specified IN this article, except when they are
otherwise expressed shall be separate and
independent OF each other, and that one shall
not. restrict or qualify the other, and that
sac corporation may engage i'll any one or
more or all.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation is
hereby fixed Mt ten thousand $4,000 dollars
divided into two hundred shares of the par
value OF fifty $4,000 per share All stock
shall be paid for in cash or its equivalent i'm
property or services rendered, at such time
and in such manner and amounts az shall no
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