The herald., 1914-01-22
CHARTER
OF THE CENTRAL GAS AND OIL



| United States of America, State of Louisiana,
Parish of Orleans, City of New Orleans
Be it known, that on this 18th day OF De
cember, in the year of our Lord, one thousand
nine hundred and thirteen, before me, Gustaf
X. Westfeldt, Jr., a notary public, duly com
missioned and qualified, in and for the parish
nesses hereinafter named and undersigned,
personally came and appeared, the several per
| sons whose names are hereunto subscribed,
who severally declared
| That availing themselves of the provisions
| of the laws of this state relative 10 the or
ganization of corporations, they have con-
tracted and agreed, and do by these presents
contract, agree and obligate themselves into,
and constitute a corporation and body polite
| in law, for the object and purposes and I'M
der the conditions and stpulations of the
| articles following, to-wit:
Article 1.-The name and title OF the SAID
| corporation shall be THE Central Gas and
| Oil Company" and under its said corporate
| name II 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 corporate seal, and
| the to break and alter at pleasure; TO
purchase, receive, lease, hold and convey,
as well mortgage and hypothecate under its
| corporate name, property both real and per-
| sonal; to name and appoint such managers
/ and directors, officers aid agents as the in
| tercst and convenience of said corporation
may require, and TO make and establish, as
| we'll as alter and amend at pleasure, such by
| laws, rules and regulations for the proper
management and regulation of the affairs of
said corporation, as may be necessary and
proper.
Article 1.-THE domicile of the said corpo
ration shall be at New Orleans, parish of
Orleans, state of Louisiana, and all citation.
| 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 lII-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
purchase, own, hold, sell, mortgage, lease,
| ALLEVIATE, receive 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, both in Louisiana
and elsewhere. To buy, sell, own, lease or
otherwise acquire, and 10 operate and main
tain as principal or as agent in this state, or
elsewhere, drilling outhts, machinery, appl-
ances, apparatus and buildings of every de-
scription, used or suitable for in the ex-
traction OF oil, gas, or any other minerals
IRON the earth, and for the housing, preser-
vation, handling, refining and transportation
OF the same when so extracted, and particu-
larly storage tanks and pipe lines, ali solely
Tor the uses OF its own business and without
power OF eminent domain; TO buy, sell or
otherwise acquire and ALLEVIATE, and to es-
tabllsh, export import oil, minerals and
| mineral products of all kinds and in counec-
ton with said objects, to lease, buy, SELL
|
and maintain warehouses, sheds, storage
tanks, tank cars, dwellings, storehouses and
| repair shops; to sell merchandise and carry
on general store and commissary, and 10
conduct hotels, boarding houses and lodging
| houses for its agents and employees, and
generally to hold and exercise all such incl
| dental powers and privileges not expressly
excluded, as relate TO the objects herein.
| before set forth.
Article IV.-The capital stock of the said
corporation is hereby fixed at forty thous and
L md 4z11
and represented by one thousand six bundled
Q,oO) shares of twenty-five (s2s.OO dollar.
| each. The whole of the said stock or any
part thereof may be issued and delivered to
| any person, hrm or corporation for the &C
quirement OF rights, privileges franchises and
property purchased and acquired BY the cor.
porston, also IN payment, settlement and ,d.
| Justment of the costs, fees charge, and ct.
penses and commission incurred for service,
rendered IN the formation and organization
OF this corporation, and in acquiring and
bringing about the purchase of the property,
rights and franchises, aforesaid; also for
cash or in installments of such amount "A
the board of directors may determine; also
tor merchandise received or services actually
rendered to this corporation. The board Of
directors, as hereinafter created, is especially
authorized to dispose of the stock of thi, cor.
poration in whole or in part for any and ali
OF the purposes above stated, as in its judg
ment may seem fair and proper. This cor
poration shall begin business as soon as three
thousand (S3,00o.00) dollars of its stock shall
have been subscribed.
Article V.-Al the powers of this corpora
ton shall be vested in and exercised BY the
board Of directors, composed Of seven az
stockholders, and any four 90 of whom shall
constitute quorum for the transaction of
business. The said board of directors shall
DC elected annually on the first Tuesday in
May OF each year. The first election to be
held IN the year 1914
All elections shall be by ballot at the Office
o. the corporation, under the supervision Of
three 80 commissioners to be appointed by
the boarI Of directors, and, in the asence Of
any commissioner, the president shall have
inc Power TO NIL the place by appointment,
and all elections as well as meetings of stock
holders, except for the purpose of liquidation
or dissolution, or as otherwise required by
law, ten tl0) days notice shall be given by |
mailing to each stakeholder who appears as
sueh on the books of the corporation at hi. |
last designated address or to the general AZ.
livery at New Orleans, if he has not desiS. |
mated ms address, announcement stating
the time and place of the meeting Each STOCK J
holder shall be entitled TO one vote for each |
snare OF stock standing in his name on the |
books OF the corporation, cast in person or by /