The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-03-26
ACT OF INCORPORATION

OF REPUBLIC OIL & GAS CORPORATION
State OF Louisiana, Parish Of Orleans, City
of New Orleans.
BE II known, That this, pne 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
ned IN and for the City, Parish and State
aforesaid, therein residing, and in the pres
ence 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.
ganlzation OF corporations, they have cove
nanted and agreed, and do, by these pres
ents, 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 l. 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 ii shall have
succession and enjoy existence for a period
OF ninety years, unless sooner dissolved
in the manner provided by law and the ar
tices OF this charter; and under said corpor-
ate name 1t 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, to make all necessary rules and
regulations for its corporate management and
control, and shall have and enjoy the rights
privileges and immunities 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 III. Objects and Purposes-The oh
lects and purposes for which this corporation
is organized are 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
10 buy, sell, own, lease or otherwise acquire
and to operate and maintain principal or
as agent in this State, or elsewhere, drilling
outhts, machinery, appliances, apparatus and
buildings of every description used or suita-
Die tor 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 otherwise acquire and
ALLEVIATE, and to export or import oil min
erals and mineral products of all kinds and
IN connection with said objects, to lease buy.
locate and maintain warehouses, sheds, stor-
age tanks, tank cars, dwellings, store houses
and repair shops; to sell merchandise and
carry on a general store and commissarv
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
iy excluded: as relate to the objects herein
before set forth.
Article ". Capital Stock-The capital stock
OF TINS corporation IS hereby fixed at twenty
five thousand (S25,0O0 dollars, divided into
two hundred and fifty ESQ shares Of the
par value of one hundred dollars each; said
stock shall be issued only for cash or in
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.
hrm or corporation in payment of rights, priv.
ileges, franchises, and property purchased and
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