The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-03-05
ACT OF INCORPORATION

OF REPUBLIC OIL G. GAS CORPORATION
State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, City
of New Orleans.
BE il known, That on this, me 18th day
Of the month of February, in the year OF our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and four
teen, and of the independence of the United
States of America the one hundred and thirty
eighth. before me, Charles F. Fletchinger, a
notary public duly commissioned and quail
fed in and for the City, Parish and State
aforesaid therein residing, and in the pres
euce of the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned, personally came and appeared
the several persons whose names are here
unto subscribed who declared that, availing
themselves of the provisions OF the laws OF
this State relative to the formation and or
gauization of corporations, they have cove
nanted and agreed, and do. by these pres
eutS, covenant, agree and bind themselves,
as well as those who may hereafter become
associated with them, to form themselves
into a corporation for the objects and pur-
poses with the name and under the stipula-
tions, to-wit:
Article /. Name and Duration of Corpora
tion.-The name and style of this corporation
shall be Republic Oil and Gas Corporation,
and by said corporate name it shall have
succession and enjoy existence for a period
| of ninety nine years, unless sooner dissolved
in the manner provided by law and the ar
ticles of this charter; and under said corpor-
ate it shall have power and authority
TO contract, sue and be sued, to make and use
a corporate seal, the same TO break and alter
at pleasure, 10 make all necessary rules and
regulations for its corporate management and
| control, and shall have and enjoy the rights,
| privileges and immunites which are now
conferred upon or may hereafter be granted
| to corporations of the same kind and char
acter.
Article II. Domicile.-The domicile of this
| corporation shall be in the City of New Or
| leans, State of Louisiana, and all citations
| or other legal processes shall be served upon
| the President or in case of his absence or
/ inability to act, upon any other officer of the
Article Ill Objects and Purposes-The OBJ.
| jectS and purposes for which this corporation
| is organized hereby declared TO be: To
| purchase, sell, mortgage, lease, ALLEVIATE, re-
ceive and otherwise acquire and dispose OF
| real estate, oil and mineral land. gas land
| and oil, mineral and gas rights and any other
| interest in lands, in Louisiana or elsewhere.
| To buy, sell, own, lease or otherwise acquire,
and to operate and maintain as principal OF
| as agent in this State, or elsewhere, drilling
outfits, machinery, appliances, apparatus and
| BILE for use in the extraction of oil, gas or
| any other minerals from the earth, and for
| the housing, preservation, handling, refining
| and transportation of the same when so ex-
| tracted, and particularly storage tanks and
| pipe lines, all solely for the uses of its own
| business and without power OF eminent do
main; 10 buy, sell or otherwise acquire and
| ALLEVIATE, and 10 export or import oil, min
erals and mineral products of all kinds and
in connection with said objects, to lease, buy,
| sell, build, or otherwise to acquire, and 10
| locate and maintain warehouses, sheds, stor.
| age tanks, tank cars, dwellings, store-houses
and repair shops; to sell merchandise and
carry on general store and commissary
and TO conduct hotels, boarding houses and
| lodging houses for its agents and employees
and generally, to hold and exercise all such
| incidental powers and privileges not express.
ly excluded, as relate to the objects herein
| before set forth.
Article ". Capital Stock-The capital stock
of this corporation is hereby fixed at twenty.
five thousand CS2Soo0) dollars. divided into
| two hundred and fifty ESQ shares Of the
! stock shall be issued only for cash or ir
| payment Of property or services actually re-
! ceived by or rendered to the corporation; the
| stock of said corporation or any part thereof
! may be issued and delivered to any person
I hrm or corporation in payment Of rights, priv
| ileges, franchises, and property purchased anc
| acquired by the corporation; also in payment
| settlement and adjustment OF the costs, fees
| charges and expenses, and commission in
| CURED for services rendered in the formation