The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1913-08-16
CHARTER.

PARISH OF ST. MARTIN.
Be 1t known that on this goth day Of
the mouth Of July A. ID. 1918.
Before the undersigned Authority. and
Witnesses.
Personally came and 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. a. we'll 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:-
ARTICLEI.
The name Of this Corporation shall be
"CATAHOLLA OIL COMPANY; its do
micile 10 fixed at st. Martinville. Pa
rish Of st. Martin, Louisiana; under ito
Corporate name, 1t shall have power to
contract. sue and be sued. and to buy,
sell, mortgage. Lease and pledge any
property whatsoever. and to appoint
such Agents and employees, as its Ia
terest may require.
ARTICLE ii.
This Corporation shall exist for TWEEN.
ty five years from date hereof. The Pre-
sidsnt or In his absence the Vice. Presi-
dent shall b. the proper person upon
whom citation shall be served.
ARTICLE Ill.
The objects Of the Corporation is the
drilling for, and the producing and
marketing Of Petroleum. or other mi
neral or 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 aud
traffic III lands and leases In all matters
relating to oil aud mineral business.
AhllCLk Nv.
The affairs Of this Corporation shall
b. 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 ]. Mar
tin. President and Gsnsnal Manager:
Robert Martin, Secretary and Treasurer.
Edward Allen Davis, cs.Prssidsnt,
George Knight aud c. {. Martin. Stock
holders. who shall adopt oil necessary
bylaws IT, carry out this Charter.
This Charter may be amended. aud the
Stock increased or decreased at q gen.
sral meeting Of the Stockholders, with
the assent Of three fourths Of the Stock
present or represented.
Ten days prior notice shall be- given
in newspaper published at St. Martini
VILE. La. Of such meeting.
This Corporation may be dissolved at
any time, whenever 80 deemed by three
quarters Of the Stock present at 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 un-
til tho affairs Of the Company shall have
been fully liquidatsd. 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
10 hereby fixed at Twenty thousand
($20.OOO.O0) Dollars, divided into two
hundred shares Of one hundred $4,000
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 DO 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.