The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-06-20
CHARTER
OF THE
FARMERS OIL COMPANY, LIMITED.

FARMERS OIL COMPANY, LIMITED.
| United States of America,
! State of Loulsiana,
/ Jefferson Davis Parish.
BE 1t known and Remembered, That on
| on this 2nd day Of June. A. ID. 1918, Before
Me, H. Albert Davidson, q Notary Public,
said and above named Parish of Jefferson
| Davis ami State of Louisiana, and in the
| presence Of the two lawful subscribing wit.
nesses hereinafter named, personally came
and appeared the several persons whose
to me, said Notary. that, ayailing 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-
Assembly of the State of Louisiana for the
year, A. d. 1902. they do hereby contract,
agree, and form themselves, as we'll rs 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 sIipu-
'"'' " ARTICLEI.
The name and title OF this corporation shall
| be FARMERS OIL COMPANY, LIMITED,
and by said name it shall have and enjoy sue
eession for period of ninety-nine 900 years
from and after the date hereof. 1t shall have
power to contract, to sue and be sued; to have
q seal. break, alter or abolish the same ut
pleasure. Welsh, in Jefferson DAVIS Parish,
Louisiana is hereby chosen and selected as
citations, service of process shall, when
against it, he served on its President, and in
his absence, on its Vice. President, and IN the
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 byi 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 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 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 he 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 trans
portation bv 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 in and carry on
the business OF buying and exploring for and
producing, refining, distiling. treating,
manufacturing; piping, CARRYING. handling
phaltum. bitumen and other mineral and
hydro-carbon substances. and products of
all such substances, and for such purpose to
buy or otherwise acquire, hold and manage
and operate refineries. 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.
To 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 ac-
complishment 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-
| umerated, or Incidental to the powers herein
| named, or which shall within such powers and
objects at any time appear conductive or ex-
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
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 at ten thousand 10,000) 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 i'll such manner and amounts as shall be
determined by the Board o I Directors OF said
Corporation. and this corporation shall have
the right to commence business whenever
three Thousand $4,000 dollars of its capital
stock have been subscribed.
ARTICLE ".
The powers OF this corporation shall be vest
ed III and exercised by Board of Directors
composed OF not less than three t3l nor more
IMAM hye lol stockholders, to be elected by a
majority OF the stockholders on the first Tues
day IN May of each wear beginning with the
year a. u. 1914. on which day the annual
meeting OF the stockholders shall be held.
Untii the first annual election, at the first
annual meeting of the stockholders as herein
provided for, the Board of Directors of this
CORPORATION shall be composed of the follow
ing named persons:
" 4. Welc1ert, q. e. Carr, A. T. Jones' c.
Il: Switzer and +. r. Marsh
!. he cfilcers OF this corporation shall consist
OF PRESIDENT Vice President, Secretary
and q treasurer, each of whom shall be stock
holders and shall be chosen by the Board Of
Directors and may or may not be members of
SAID Board. but shall be under the control
and authority Of said board: provided, how
ever, thatthe offices of Secretary and Treas
urer may be held by one and the same person
me general and stated meetings OF the
stockholders OF this corporation shall be held
as herein provided for on the first Tuesday in
May OF each year, and special meetings Of the
stockholders shall be held at such times as
desired, upon the call OF the President. or INV
two OF the stockholders, BIZ giving notice
thereof, at least thirty t30) days prior thoreto.
pubilshey in q newspaper of general crcula-
ton published at the domicil of this CORPORA
tion, or by written notices mailed, properly
addressed to each stockholders last known adj
dress. at least thirty t30) days prior to date of
such meeting.
AT all meetings Of the stockholders. each
share OF stock. shall be entitled to one vote,
and every stakeholder shall be entitled to cast
IN person or by written proxy as many votes
as ne has shares of stock in this CORPORATION
All elections OF shareholders shall be by ballot
prepared and distributed under the snper.
vision OF two commissioners chosen from
among the stockholders by the Chairman
who shall collect the ballots, canvass the re,