The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1913-09-27
CHARTER.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF ST. MARTIN.

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Be it known that on this third day Of
June 1913. before me the undersigned
authority personally came aud appear
I'd: q. r. lie Laureal, z. X. Burke. l.. V.
Liable. Thomas Stark. q. l.. Liable. X.
Martin. +. X. Liable. Rev. j. NJ. LauglOls,
who declared unto me, Notary. in the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named that desiring To avail themselves
Of the laws Of this State relative to the
organization OF corporations and to &C
quIre the rights. powers and privileges
of a body corporate, they do form them
selves INTO a corporation under the name
aud style, aud for the purposes herein
after specially set forth, to-wit:
ARrlCLEl.
The name aud title of this corporation
.hall be the Parks Oil Co., Its dOmiclio
Is hereby established al ut. Mai tlnvlile,
Parish uf 81. Martin. state OF Louisiana;
and under It's corporate name said cor
poratlou shall have power ana auth0ri-
" to contract. sue and % sued, u mako
aud USE corporate seal. anu The same
To break and alter at pleasure, u hold.
receive, purchase. mortgage or convey,
under lis said corporate name property.
real aud persondl, to name and appoint
such UtliCe!o, directors, agents ana man
aver or employees as the Interest Or con-
yeuiencu ul said corporation may re-
uulie, 10 make and establish bylaws,
rules aud regulations for tue proper
management ANA regulation Of It's al
fans do may deemed necessary and pro-
Der AND llo same 10 change and alter al
pleasure; aud ~ do all other acts and
things peiMltted by laws or as shall Or
may Uv necessary and proper 10 carry
out the objects aud purposes Of said
cOrpvi ajiou.
said COL poratlOn. unless sooner dis
solved shall exist for a period Ut thirty
years from date. The President, vi III
his absence, the secretary and Treasu-
rer, shall he the proper person upon
whom citation and other legal process
shall be served.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purpose for which this
CORPORATION Is organized and the nature
of Tie business to be carried Oh are
hereby declared u be to engage III tht
business of drilling upon or otherwise
exploring such lands as 1t may require
III full OF part ownership Or to which II
may acquire any rights whatever iol
the purpose uf discovering oil, gas VI
minerals; anu the sane ~ explore fol
commercial purposes. 10 undertake. al
works aud make all contracts " th6
end desila able, aud such products as 1
may bring forth to sell or otherwise dis
pose of; this organization TO make al
such works or enterprises as MAY faci
litate such drilling or explorations, tb
storing Of products, the sale and dell
very thereof, anti IN tue, to do all thing
necessary OF conducive " tile benefit U
said enterprise.
ARTICLE ILL.
The capital stock shall be Invent.
thousand Dollars, divided into share
of Fltly Dollars each. which stock shai
be paid for IN cash at the time OF IT
subscription OIL Its issuance al nUt les
than par. Stock may be issued ia ex
change for property or rights actuali.
received OF purchased by The corpora
lion. or for such valuable consideration
or services rendered as may be deter
mined 10y the Board Of Directors, pro,l
died the value Of the stock. so ISSUED
shall be clearly equal TO the consldsra
tlon thereof; aud provided That no stocI
shall issue until the considerat iol
thereof shall have been received by sal
rorporation. No stakeholder shall sci
his stock until fifteen days prior motto
Of his intention to sell be given TO tn
company. and the stockholders shall
have the Lrst privilege of purchasing
same. No transfer snail be made with
out the proper entry thereof on the stoc
bo,l of said COMPANY. This corporation