The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1913-06-19
CHARTER OF AMERICAN GAS & OIL
CORPORATION.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
OF IOITISIANA PARISH OF OR.

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OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF OR.
LEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Be it known, that on this 9th day OF May,
in the year Of our Lord, one thousand nine
hundred and thirteen, before me, Gustaf r.
Westfeldt, Jr., a notary public, duly COM
missioned and qualified, in and for the par
ish Of Orleans, and In the presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and under
several persons whose names are hereunto
subscribed. who severally declared: that,
availing themselves of the provisions of the
laws of this state relative to the organiza-
ton of corporations, they have contracted
and agreed, and do by these presents con-
tract, agree and obligate themselves Into
and constitute corporation and body pol
itic in law, for the objects and purposes and
under the conditions and stipulations of the
articles following, to-wit:
Article 1.-The name and title OF the said
corporation shall be the AMERICAN GAS
AND OIL CORPORATION" and under its
said corporate name it shall have power and
authority, and shall enjoy succession for the
full term and period of ninety-nine 900
years from and after the date hereof to con-
tract, sue and be sued; to make and use a
corporate seal, and the same to break and
alter at pleasure; to purchase, receive,
lease. hold and convey, as well as mortgage
and hypothecate under its corporate name,
property both real and personal: to name
and appoint such managers and directors,
officers and agents as the interest and con-
venience Of said corporation may require,
ana 10 make ana establish, as well as AFTER
and amend at pleasure, such bylaws, rules
and regulations for the proper management
and regulation Of the affairs of said corpo-
ration, as may be necessary and proper.
Article 1.-THE domicile OF the said cor
poration shall be at New Orleans, parish of
Orleans. state Of Louisiana, and all citations
or other legal process shall be served upon
the president Of said corporation, or, In case
Of his absence, upon the vice-president, or,
in the absence OF both Of these officers, upon
the secretary Of the corporation
Article 1I1.-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is established and the
nature Of the business to be carried on by
it are declared and specified to be /: to pur-
chase own, hold, sell, mortgage, lease, alien
ate, receive and otherwise acquire and dis
pose of real estate, oil and mineral land.
any other interest In lands, both In Louisi-
ana and elsewhere. To buy, sell, own,
lease or otherwise acquire, and to operate
and maintain as principal or as agent In
this state, or elsewhere, drilling outfits, ma
chinery, appliances, apparatus and buildings
of every description used or suitable for use
In the extraction Of oil, gas, or any other
minerals from the earth, and for the hous.
ing, preservation, handling. refining and
transportation Of the same when so extract
ed. and particularly storage tanks and pipe
lines, all solely for the uses Of its own bust
ness and without power of eminent domain
to buy sell or otherwise acquire and alien
ate, and to establish, export or import oil
minerals and mineral products Of all kind.
ana IN connection with said objects, to lease
| buy, sell, build, or otherwise to acquire, ant
to locate and maintain warehouses, sheds
storage tanks, tank cars, dwellings, store
houses and repair shops: TO sell merchan
disc and carry on general store and com
missary, and TO conduct hotels, boardin,
houses and lodging houses for its agents anC
employees, and generally to hold and exer
else all such incidental powers and privi
| leges not expressly excluded, as relate L
the objects hereinbefore set forth.
| Article IV.-The capital stock OF the sal,
corporation Is hereby fixed at six thousan,
| (S6 ,0O0O0) dollars and 00-100 dollars, di
vided into and represented by one hundre,
and twenty (120) shares of fifty $4,000
dollars each. The whole Of the said stocI
| or any part thereof may be issued and deliv
cred to any person. firm or corporation 70
the requirement Of rights, privileges, fran
chises and property purchased and acquire
by the corporation; also In payment, settle
ment and adjustment Of the costs, fees
charges and expenses and commission IN
Cured for services rendered In the forma
ton and organization Of this corporation