The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1913-03-13

OF BASSETT GAS & OIL COMPANY.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEANS,
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Be it known, that on this 14th day of
February, in the year Of our Lord, one thou
sand nine hundred and thirteen, before me,
Gustaf X. Westfeldt Jr., a notary public,
duly commissioned and qualified, In and for
the parish of Orleans, and in the presence
OF the witnesses hereinafter named and un-
dersigned, personally came and appeared,
the several persons whose names are here
unto subscribed, who severally declared
that, availing themselves Of the provisions of
the laws of this state relative to the organ
iZation OF corporations, they have contracted
and agreed, and do by these presents con-
tract, agree and bind and obligate them
selves, as well as all such other persons as
may become associated with them, to form
themselves into and constitute a corpora
ton and body polite In law, for the objects
and purposes and under the conditions and
stipulations Of the. articles following, to-wit
ootTICLE l.
The name an lie of the said corporation
shall be the Z an att Gas 4 Oil Company
and under its sid corporate name 1t 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
| receive, lease, hold and convey, as well as
mortgage and hypothecate under its corpor
| ate name, property both real and personal
| to name and appoint such managers anC
| directors, officers, and agents as the interest
| and convenience of said corporation may re
quire, and to make and establish, as well a:
| alter and amend at pleasure, such bylaws
rules and regulations for the proper man
| agement and regulation of the affairs Of SAID
| corporation, as may be necessary and proper
| ARTICLE III.
| The domicile OF the said corporation shall
|
OF Louisiana, and all citations or other lega
| process shall be served upon the president
Of said corporation, or, in case of his alb
| sence, upon the vice-president, or, in thu
absence of both Of these officers, upon thu
i secretary of the corporation.
| ARTICLE III.
/ The objects and purposes for which thi
I corporation Is established and the nature o
| the business to be carried on by Ii are de
clared and specified to be TO purchase, own
1 hold, sell, mortgage, lease, ALLEVIATE, receiv
l and otherwise acquire and dispose Of rea
l estate, oil and mineral land and oil and min
l eral rights and any other interest in lands
both In Louisiana and elsewhere. To buy
sell, own, lease or otherwise acquire, and L
i operate and maintain as principal or a
agent in this state, or elsewhere, drilling out
! fits, machinery, appliances, apparatus an
buildings of every description used or suita
bic for use in the extraction Of OIL gas, o
any other minerals from the earth, and 70
the housing, preservation, handling, refinin
and transportation of the same when so es
tracted, and particularly storage tanks an
pipe lines, all solely for the uses Of its ow
business and without power of eminent dc
main to buy, sell or otherwise acquire an
ALLEVIATE, and to establish, export or impor
oil, minerals or mineral products of all kind
and In connection with said objects to least
buy, sell, build, or otherwise to acquire, an
to locate and maintain warehouses, shed:
storage tanks, tank cars, dwellings store
houses and repair shops; to sell merchar
disc and carry on a general store and con
missary, and to conduct hotels, boardin
houses and lodging houses for its agents an
employees, and generally to hold and exercis
all such incidental powers and privilege
not expressly excluded, as relate to the oil
jects hereinbefore set forth.