The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-08-06
CHARTER
OF ALPHA OIL COMPANY.


United States Of America, State Of Louisiana.
Parish of Orleans, City Of New Orleans.
BE II known. That on this eighth dav OF
the month of July, in the year OF our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and fourteen. and
~ the independence OF the United States Of
America the one hundred and thirty-ninth.
before me. William Mcclellan Fayssoux, a
notary public, duly commissioned and quail
ned. in and for this city and the parish OF
Orleans. therein residing. and in the presence
Of the witnesses hereinafter named and I'M
dersigned, personally came and appeared the
several parties whose names are hereunto sub
sCribed, who severally declared that availirg
themselves OF the laws Of the state of L0uiSi-
ana, IN such cases made and provided, they
have covenanted and agreed and do by these
presents covenant and agree and bind them
selves, well such persons as may here
after become associated with them, to form
corporation and body polite in law for the
and stipulations following, to-wit:
Article 1.-The name of this corporation
shall be ALPHA OIL COMPANY. and by
that name it shall have power and authority
and period of ninety-nine (o9) years. COM
mencing and TO be computed from and
after the date hereof
Article 1.-THE domicile of this corporation
shall be in the city of New Orleans, state OF
Louisiana. All citations and other legal proc.
ess shall be served upon the president of this
ability 10 act. upon the vice president or. in
case Of the absence or inability of both the
president and the vice president, upon the
treasurer OF this corporation
Article III.-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation Ss organized and the
nature of the business TO be carried on by il
are hereby declared to be:
To locate, purchase, lease and acquire lands.
with the exclusive rights to prospect, drill,
mine, bore and sink wells and shafts; to buy
and sell real estate and personal property.
and to fully develop the same: to purchase.
convey and transport oil, petroleum, gas and
other minerals; to carry the business of
prospecting for. storing, mining, producing.
refining, manufacturing, piping, Transporting.
buying and selling petroleum, gas and other
oil products: to buy, sell and supply petrole-
UNI. gas and all other oil products and min
erals; 10 operate, build. construct, pump and
maintain oil. petroleum and gas wells;
TO build, construct and operate pipe lines.
barge lines, steamship lines and railroad lines
necessary for the proper transportation and
conveyance of oil, petroleum, gas and other
mineral products: TO build construct, produce,
maintain, erect and operate warehouses, pump
ing plants. refineries, factories. mills work
shops and laboratories and dwelling houses for
wOrkmen and others; to manufacture, buy,
sell, import, export and deal in pumps, drills.
fuses, caps, candles, nitroglycerine, dynamite
and all necessary machinery, engines, drills
and other appliances and conveniences for the
use and operation in connection with the
mining and drilling of petroleum, OIL gas and
other minerals. and generally to do all things
necessary and incidental to the carrying out
of the objects and purposes for which this cor
poration is organized and for such purpose
10 engage in business in the state Of Louisi-
ana and within any other state or territory
or possession Of the United States or foreign
country that will permit the same.
Article W.T. shall have all the rights and
privileges granted by law to such corporations
and shall have the power to contract. sue
and be sued in its corporate name; TO make
and use a corporate seal the same TO break
and alter at pleasure; to buy, own, hold, lease,
receive, convey, mortgage, hypothecate or
pledge property. both real, personal and
tyads ~ hon de nd oil Oh
tons; 10 have, engage and employ such off
GERS, managers and employees the business
may require; 10 make. adopt and establish by
laws, rules and regulations in the corporate
name, not repugnant to the charter Of this
corporation or the laws ~ the state OF Louisi-
ana, or other states, territories or possessions
of the United States or foreign countries in
which it shall engage in business. for the
management of the corporations affairs, as
the stockholders and board Of directors NAV
deem necessary and expedient.
Article V.-The capital stock Of this corpora
ton shall be twenty-five thousand dollars
(S25.0OOl represented by two hundred and fifty
(250) shares Of one hundred dollars CslO0)
each The said stock shall be paid for in
any time be issued for less than par.
This corporation may become a going con-
Germ and shall be authorized to commence
business when and as soon as ten thousand
dollars $4,000 of its capital stock shall have
been subscribed for.
Article VI.-All the corporate powers of this
corporation snail he vested IN and exercised
by a board of directors, to be composed of
FIVE stockholders. to be elected annually on
the second Tuesday in June of each year.
All such elections shall be by ballot and
shall be held and conducted at the Office
of this corporation. under such regulations as
may be established by the board of directors
Notice of such elections shall be given BY
the secretary. of this CORPORATION by publica-
tion for not less than GO) DAYS prior thereto
in daily newspaper published in the English
language in the city Of New Orleans
At all such elections and at all corporate
meetings every stakeholder shall he entitled
to one vote for each share Of stock standing
in his name on the books of this corporation,
to be cast by him in person. or by written
proxy, and the majority of such votes cast
shall elect.
Any vacancy occurring among the directors
Of this corporation by death, resignation or
otherwise shall be filled by selection for
the unexpired term by the remaining drec-
tors. failure to elect directors on the date
above specified shall not dissolve the corpora