The herald., 1913-05-15
CHARTER OF AMERICAN GAS & OH,
CORPORATION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF Or

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF Or
LEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
BE Ii 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., notary public, duly COM
missloned and qualified, In and for the par
ish Of Orleans, and In the presence Of the
witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed. personally came and appeared the
several persons whose names are hereunto
subscribed, who severally declared that
awaiting themselves of the provisions of the
laws OF this state relative to the organiZa-
tion OF corporations, they have contracted
and agreed, and do by these presents con-
tract agree and Obligate themselves into
and constitute a corporation and body pol
lite 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 81 IA
corporation shall be the AMERICAN GAS
AND OIL CORPORATION" and under its
said corporate name 1t shall have power and
authority, and shall enjoy succession for the
rull term and period of nlnety-nine 900
years from and after the date hereof to con-
tract, sue and be sued to make and use n
corporate seal, and the same to break and
a daasa at pleasure; to purchase, receive,
tease hOld and convey, as well as mortgage
ana hypOthecate under It's 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 NAV reouire
ana 10 make and establish, as well as alter
ana amend at pleasure, such bylaws, rules
ana regulations for the proper mana cement
and regulation OF the affairs OF said corno.
ration. as may be necessary and proper.
Article 1.-THE domicile of the said cor
pOration shall be at New Orleans Darish Of
orleans, state Of Louisiana, and all citations
or other legal process shall be served uDOn
me president OF said corporation, or In ca Sc
or his absence, upon the vice-president. or
IN the absence OF both Of these officers, upon
the secretary of the corporation.
Article II1.-The objects and purnoses for
which this corporation Is established and the
nature or the business TO be carried ON nv
II are declared and specified 10 be to pur-
e eta own: hold sell mortgage. lease, alien
pose or real estate. oil and mineral land.
gas land and oil, mineral and gas rights and
any other Interest in lands, both In Louisi-
lease or otherwise acquire and 10 operate
ana ana maintain as principal or as agent In
ms state, or elsewhere, drilling outfits. ma
cmhery, appliances, apparatus and buildings
VI every description used or suitable for use
IN the extraction of OIL gas or any other
minerals from the earth, and for the hons
ing, preservation, handling, refining and
Transportation OF the same when so extract
en. ana particularly storage tanks and pine
lines, all solely for the uses OF It's own Inst
ness and without power OF eminent domain .
10 buy sell or otherwise acquire and alien,
a,e, ana 10 establish, export or import oil.
ana In connection with said objects TO lea 40
nuy; sell, build, or otherwise to acquire. and
70 locate and maintain warehouses. sheds
storage tanks, tank cars, dwellings store
houses and repair shops; to sell merchan.
use ana carry on a general store and com
nliSSary and 10 conduct hotels. boarding
houses and lodging houses for its agents and
employees, and generally to hold and eyer.
sIse all such incidental powers and nriyi
ieges not expressly excluded as relate 70
the OBJECTS hereinbefore set forth
Article lV.-The capital stock OF tba saId
corporation Is hereby fixed at six tbousand
lSo,oooOO) dollars and OO-lOO dollars Al
VIded INTO and represented by one hundred
ana twenty (12O) shares OF ffty iS5O C0I
dollars each. The whole of the said stock
or any part thereof may be issued and deIIvl
ered 10 any person. firm or corporation for
me requirement Of rights. privileges, fran
chises ana property purchased and ACQUIRED
oy the corporation also in payment, settle
ment and adjustment Of the costs. fees.
charges and expenses and commission in
CURED Tor services rendered In the forma
tion and organization of this Corporation
ana In acquiring and bringing about the pur.
chase or the property rights and franchises
aforesaid: also for cash or In instaIIments
Df such amount as the board of directors
nay determine: also for merchandise re-
'eiyed or services actually rendered TO This
The board of directors. "a
hereinafter created, Is especially authorized
o dispose OF the stock OF this Corporation
whole or In part, for any and ali of the