The herald., 1913-08-21

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Article 1.-THE domicilc Of the said cor
poration shall be at New Orleans, parish OF
Orleans. state of Louisiana, and all eta.
tons or other legal process shall be served
upon the president of said corporation. or.
in case Of his absence, upon the vice-preSl-
dent, or. in the absence OF boih OF thrSe
officers. upon the secretary treasurer OF the
corporation.
Article IIi-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
purchase, own. hold, sell, mortgage. lease
ALLEVIATE. receive and otherwise acquire ana
dispose of real estate, oil and mineral land
and oil and mineral rights, and any other
interest in lands. both in louisiana ana
elsewhere To buy, sell, own, lease, or
otherwise acquire and 10 operate and main
tain as principal or as agent IN TINS state
or elsewhere. drilling outfits, machinery, APP
planes. apparatus and buildings or every
description used or suitable for use in the
extraction Of oil, gas or any other minerals
from the earth. and for the housing, pre-
servation handling. refining and transpOrta-
ton of the same when extracted and
particularly storage tanks ana pipe lines, all
solely Tor the uses OF its own business, ana
without power of eminent domain. TO buy,
sell. or otherwise acquire and ALLEVIATE, and
TO establish, export or import oil. minerals
or mineral products of all kinds, and in
connection with said objects 10 lease. buy,
sell, build, or otherwise to acquire, ana 10
age tanks. tank cars, dwellings. store houses
and repair shops, to sell merchandise and
carry on a general store and commlSSary,
and to conduct hotels, boarding houses, and
lodging houses for its agents and employees
and generally to hold and exercise all such
incidental powers and privileges not express
ly excluded as relate TO the objects herein
before set forth.
Article IV.-The capital stock of the said
corporation is hereby fixed at one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars $3.50. O00) divid-
ed into and represented by one hundred and
fifty thousand 050,O00i shares of the par
value OF one dollar (S1.O0) each. The
whole of the said stock or any part thereof
may he issued and delivered TO any person.
firm or corporation for the requirement of
rights privileges franchises and property
purchased and acquired by this corporation.
also in payment, settlement and adjustment
of the cost. fees. charges and expenses, and
commissions incurred for services rendered
in the formation and organization of this
corporation, and in acquiring and bringing
about the purchase of the property, rights
and franchises aforesaid, also for cash or
in instalments of such amounts as the board
of directors may determine, alSO for mer-
chandise received or services actually rem.
dered to this company. The board of direc-
tors as hereinafter created Is especially au.
| thorized TO dispose of the stock of this com.
panv in whole or in part. for any and all
of the purposes above stated. as in it's judg-
ment may seem fair and proper. This com
pany shall begin business as soon as three
snail
| have been subscribed
Article V.-All the powers OF this cor.
| poration shall be vested In and exercised
| by the board of directors composed of i've
| (5) stockholders, any three Of whom shall
| constitute a quorum for the transaction of
fbusiness. The said board of directors shall
| be elected annually on the second Wednes
| day of January of each year. The first cleo
| tion TO Ue held in the year 1915
All elections shall he by ballot at the
| office OF the corporation under the supervi
| sion of three go commissioners TO be an
| pointed bv the board of directors. and. in
| the absence of any commissioner. the presi
dent shall have the power to fill the place
| bv appointment, and of all such elections as
| well as meetings OF stockholders. except fol
the purpose Of liquidation or dissolution. OF
as otherwise required by law. ten (1O) days
notice shall be given by mailing to eaci
stakeholder who appears as such upon tht
| books of the company, at his last designated
address or to the General Delivery at New
Orleans, If he has not designated an adj
dress, an announcement stating the time
and the place Of the meeting Each share
holder shall be entitled TO one vote for
each share of stock standing in his name or
the books OF the company, cast in person OF
by proxy. and the majority of the votes
cast shall elect. The board of directors
shall have the power to All ali vacancies
that may occur on the board Failure 10