The herald., 1913-06-12
CHARTER OF AMERICAN GAS & OIL
CORPORATION.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
OE LOUISIANA PARISH OF OR

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
OF Lou TSTH a. S SkRls 5R1G Ga Or
Be it known, that on this 9th day Of May,
In the year OF our Lord, one thousand nine
hundred and thirteen, before me. Gustaf r..
missioned 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,
svsiling themselves Of the provisions Of the
law, Of this state relative to the organiza.
and agreed, and do by these presents con-
| tract, agree and obligate themselves into
and constitute corporation and body pol
lite in law, for the objects and purposes and
articles following, to-wit:
Article 1.-The name and title OF the said
corporation shall be the AMERICAN GAS
AND OIL CORPORATION" and under its
said corporate name it 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 con-
tract, sue and be sued; to make and use q
corporate seal, and the same to break and
alter at pleasure; to purchase, receive,
lease. hold and convey, as well 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 con-
venience Of said corporation may require,
anu 10 make ana ESTABLISH, as well as alter
and amend at pleasure, such bylaws, rules
and regulations for the proper management
and regulation Of the affairs Of said corpo-
ration, as may be necessary and proper.
| Article 1.-THE domicile of the said cor
poration shall be at New Orleans, parish of
Orleans, state Of Louisiana, and all citations
or other legal process shall be served upon
the president of said corporation, or. in case
OF his absence, upon the vice-president or.
| in the absence OF both Of these officers, upon
| the secretary 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 pur-
chase, own, hold, sell, mortgage, lease, allen
ate, receive and otherwise acquire and dis.
pose OF real estate, oil and mineral land
gas land and oil, mineral and gas rights and
any other interest In lands, both in Louisi.
ana and elsewhere. To buy, sell, own
lease or otherwise acquire, and to operate
and maintain as principal or as agent In
this state, or elsewhere, drilling outfits. ma
chinery, appliances, 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 hous
| ing, preservation, handling, refining anC
| transportation of the same when so extract
ed, and particularly storage tanks and pipt
lines. all solely for the uses Of its own bust
ness and without. power of eminent domain
to buy sell or Otherwise acquire and alien
ate, and to establish, export or import oil
minerals and mineral products of all kind!
| ana IN connection WIN SAID OBJECTS, TO lease
buy, sell, build, or otherwise to acquire, an(
to locate and maintain warehouses, sheds
storage tanks, tank cars, dwellings, store
houses and repair shops; to sell merchan
disc and carry on general store and com
missary and to conduct hotels, boardin,
houses and lodging houses for its agents ant
employees, and generally to hold and exer
else all such incidental powers and privl
leges not expressly excluded. as relate Il
the objects hereinbefore set forth.
| Article IV-The caDital stock of the sal,
corporation Is hereby fixed at six thousan,
(s6, 0000O) dollars and 00-100 dollars di
vided into and represented by one hundre
and twenty (120) shares OF fifty (S5o.00
dollars each. The whole of the said stocl
or any part thereof may be issued and deliy
cred to any person, firm or corporation 70
the requirement OF rights, privileges, fran
chises and property purchased and acquire
by the corporation also In payment, settle
ment and adjustment Of the costs, fees
charges and expenses and commission IN
Cured for services rendered In the forms
tion and organization Of this corporation