The herald., 1913-08-28
CHARTER

CHARTER
OF THE TOOMEY OIL & GAS COMPANY.
United States Of America, State OF Louisi-
ana, Parish of Orleans, City of New Or
leans.
Be II known. that on this 10Th day Of Au-
gust in the year of our Lord, one thousand
nine hundred and thirteen, before me, VIII
liam Renaudin, a notary public, duly com
missioned and qualified within and for the
parish OF Orleans, state or louisiana, and
| In the presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came
and appeared the several persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed, who declared
| that, availing themselves of the provisions
| OF Act No. as OF 1904 as well as of those
| OF the general laws Of this state relative to
! the organization of corporations they have
| contracted and agreed, and by these presents
contract, covenant and agree and bind and
obligate as well themselves as such persons
| as may hereafter become associated with
them, to form and constitute corporation
and body polite In law, for the objects and
purposes, and under the articles and stipula-
tons following, to-wit:
Article 1.-The name and title of the said
corporation shall be the "Toomey Oil & Gas
| name II shall have power and authority and
shall enjoy succession for the full term and
| period Of ninety nine (99) years from and
after the date hereof; TO contract, sue and
be sued to make and use a corporate seal,
| and same TO break and alter at pleasure, TO
purchase, to receive, lease, hold and con-
vey, as we'll 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 convenience OF said cor
pOration may require and to make and es-
tablish as well as alter and amend at pleas
ure such bylaws, rules and regulations for
the proper management and regulation of
the affairs of said corporation, as may be
necessary and proper
Article 1.-THE domicile Of the said cor
no at lei Of
Orleans, state of Louisiana, and all cita-
tons or other legal process shall be served
upon the president of said corporation, or,
in case of his absence, upon the vice-presi-
dent, or. in the absence of both of these
officers, upon the secretary-treasurer of the
corporation.
Article IIl.-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is established and
the nature OF the business to be carried on
by 1t, are declared and specified to be TO
purchase, own, hold, sell, mortgage, lease,
ALLEVIATE, receive and otherwise acquire and
| dispose Of real estate, oil and mineral land,
and oil and mineral rights, and any other
| interest in lands. both in Louisiana and
| elsewhere. To buy. sell, own, lease, or
otherwise acquire, and to operate and main
| tain as principal or as agent in this state.
or elsewhere, drilling outfits, machinery. ap-
| planes. 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 housing, pre-
| servation, handling, refining and transporta.
| tion of the same when so extracted, and
| particularly storage tanks ana pipe lines all
solely for the uses of its own business, and
| 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 IL
connection with said objects 10 lease, buy
| sell. build, or otherwise to acquire, and Il
| locate and maintain warehouses sheds, stor
| age tanks, tank cars, dwellings, store house.
| and repair shops TO sell merchandise anC
on a Cd and ,f,ea
and TO conduct hotels, boarding houses. anC
| lodging houses for its agents and employe!
| and generally to hold and exercise ali sucl
incidental powers and privileges not express
ly excluded as relate to the objects herein
before set forth.
Article Iv.-The capital stock of the sait
corporation is hereby fixed at one hundreC
and fifty thousand dollars (Sf50, 000) divid
| ed into and represented by one hundred ant
fifty thousand Q50,O00l shares Of the pa
value OF one dollar (S1.00) each. Tn
| whole of the said stock or any part thereo
may be issued and delivered to any person
firm or corporation for the requirement o
| rights, privileges, franchises and propert,
purchased and acquired by this corporation
also In payment, settlement and adjustment
Of the cost, fees, charges and expenses, an,
| commissions incurred for services rendere,
In the formation and organization of thi
| corporation, and In acquiring and bringin!
about the purchase of the property, right
| and franchises aforesaid, also for cash O
| In instalments of such amounts as the boarC
| 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
| PAW In whole or In part, for any and al
Of the purposes above stated, as in its judg
ment may seem fair and proper. This com
pany shall begin business as soon as tire,
| thousand dollars (s3000) of its stock shall
have been subscribed.