The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1913-08-23
CHARTER.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST. MARTIN

Before the undersigned Authority. and
Witnesses.
Personally came aud appeared the
Parties whose names are hereuntO sub
scribed, who declared that, availing
themselves Of the laws of this State in
the premises, they do. by these presents,
agree and bind themselves. az well as all
others who may hereafter become assO-
ciated with them, to form and consti-
tuts Corporation for the purposes and
under the name aud style as follOws:-
ARTICLE
The name Of this Corporation shall be
"CATAHOLLA OIL COMPANY; its do
micils is fixed at st. Martinyille. Pa
IRISH Of st. Martin, Louisiana; under its
Corporate name. it shall have power to
contract. sue and be sued. and to buy,
sell, mortgage, Lease aud pledge any
property whatsoever, and to appoint
such Agents and employees, as its in
terest may require.
ARTICLE Ii.
This Corporation shall exist for TWEEN
ty five years from date hereof. The Pre-
sident or in his absence the Vice-Pres
dent shall be the proper person upon
whom citation shall be served.
ARTICLE iii.
The objects of the Corporation is the
drilling for, and the producing and
marketing Of Petroleum, or other mi
neral 0r metals OF value, and the owning
and operating Of pipe lines, telephone
and telegraph lines, boats or Rail Roads
for the purpose of transporting the
same; to buy. lease and sell real or per-
sOnal property; to suitcase. trade and
traffic in lands and leases in all matt
relating to oil and mineral business.
ARTICLE ".
The affairs Of this Corporation shall
be managed by Board of Directors, five
IN number. consisting of the President,
and General Manager, and the Secretary
and Treasurer and three stockholders
one Of whom shall bs the Vice President
Three Of said Board shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business
All powers Of this Corporation shall be
vested in said Board of Directors.
The following shall constitute the
first Board Of Directors James j. Mar
tin, President and Genenal Manager;
Robert Martin, Secretary and Treasurer,
Edward Allen Davis, Vice President,
George Knight aad c. e.. Martin, Stock
holders. who shall adopt all necessary
bylaws IT, carry out this Charter.
This Charter may be amended. and the
Stock increased or decreased at a gen.
sral meeting of the Stockholders, with
the assent of three fourths of the Stock
present or represented.
Ten days prior notice shall be givey.
IN newspaper published at ST. Martin
'hiiCs ho's Va ouCi mOotluk.
This Corporation may be dissolved at
any time, whenever 81 deemed by three
quarters Of the Stock present at a meet
ing called for such purpose. In case of
dissolution. three Commissioners shall
be appointed from among the Stock
holders, who shall remain in office I'm
til the affairs Of the Company shall have
been fully liquidated. In case of death
or resignation Of one or two of said
Commissioners. the other shall continue
to act.
ARTICLE V.
The Capital Stock of this Corporation
Is hereby fixed at Twenty Thousand
N2O,OUO.OO) Dollars, divided into two
hundred shares Ut one hundred ($IOO.OO)
each, payable in cash or in property.
leases or labor. This Corporation shall
begin business when half of its Capital
Stock shall have been subscribed ard
paid for.
ARTICLE vi.
No Stakeholder shall ever be held liza
BILE or responsible in any further sum
than the unpaid balance due the Com.
pany on the shares Of stock subscribed
for or owned by him.
Thus done and passed at st. Martin
Vile. La. as aforesaid this 20tL.. day of
July A. d. 1913.