The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-07-18
CHARTER
OF THE
FARMERS OIL COMPANY, LIMITED.

United States of America,
! State OF Louisiana,
( Jefferson Davis Parish.
on this End day Of June. A, d. 1913. Before
| Me, H. Albert Davidson q Notary Public.
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 herennto subscribed, who declared
| to me, said Notary. that, availing themselves
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
year. A. D. 1902. they do hereby contract.
other persons as ma. 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 900. years
from and after the date hereof. 1t shall have
a seal. break, alter or abolish the same ut
pleasure. Welsh, in Jefferson DAVIS Parish,
| Louisiana is. hereby chosen and selected as
the domicile of this corporation, and all
against it, be served on its President, and in
his absence, on its ce-President, and IN the
absence of both the President and Vice
President, or their inability to act on the
ARTICLE af.
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
be any 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, asphaltum. salt,
sulphur ore, metals and minerals and volatile
substances of al! 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 property, real, personal and mixed,
and to manage, operate. improve and develop
lands, mining claims, mineral rights, oil wells
and other real estate, and the interest and
rights in any of said property, in so far as the
same may be incidental to it's nse, 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 trans
portasion by the use OF machinery and appli-
| ances.
10 purchase. lease or hold water rights,
| improvements and buildings for mining, mill
| ing or manufactures; to construct; maintain
and operate works for drainage, sewerage and
land reclamation: to engage in and carry on
producing, refining, distilling. treating,
manufacturing. piping, carrying, handling
and storing Oil, petroleum, natural gas, us.
phsltum. bitumen and other, mineral and
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sll such substances, and for such purpose to
buy or otherwise acquire, hnld and manage
and operate refneries, pipe lines, steam lines
water lines, tanks manufactures, machinery
and tank cars, and other works. property and
| appliances that may be incidental or auxiliary
4 to said business:
10 buy and sell either at retail or wholesale,
or both, oil of sll kinds, crude and refined, and
wood and coal; and generally to do all and
suitable and proper tor the
poses, or the attainment OF any one or more
! or all OF the objects or purposes herein en-
umerated, or incidental to the powers herein
named, or which shall within such.pow and
peditious for the benefit of this corporation.
when not violative 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
sale corporation may engage in any one or
more or all.
The capital stock OF this corporation is
hereby fixed at ten thousand lO,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 in
property or services rendered, at such time
/ and in such manner and amounts as shall be-
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