The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-11-26
CHARTER
OF SOUTHERN WELL COMPANY, INC"
United States of America, State of Louisi-
ana, Parish of Orleans.

vi SOIlHENN WELL NOMfHN1, I'M.
United States of America. State of Louisi-
ana, Parish of Orleans
Be it known that on this twentv-sixth
GOTH day OF the month of October, in the
year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred
and fourteen Q9l4), and of the independence
OF the United States of America the one
hundred and thirty -ninth Q39th), before me,
Henry Leon Sarpy, a notary public, duly
commissioned and qualified for the parish OF
Orleans, state OF Louisiana, and IN the pres
ence of the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned, personally came and appeared:
The several persons whose names sub
scribed hereto, who declared that, availing
themselves of the provisions of Act No. 267
OF the general assembly for the year 1914, they
have covenanted and agreed, and by these
presents do covenant and agree between them
selves, and tor such persons who may here
after become associated with them, to form
corporation under the provisions of said
| act, with the following conditions and stip-
ulatiOns, to-wit:
Article 1.-The name and title of this cor.
poratiOn shall be Southern Well Company,
Inc
Article 1.-THE objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized and the
nature of the business to be carried on by i,
are declared to be: To conduct the well Dor
| ing and drilling business; to engage in buy
| ing and selling well machinery and supplies;
| to maintain agencies and supply houses In
| connection Herewith, and generally to engage
l
| thereto.
Article III.-The capital stock of this cor.
poration is hereby fixed at ten thousand dol
lars (Sl00000O, all preferred to be divided
into one hundred shares of the par value of
one hundred dollars $4,000 each And the
capital stock may be increased to twenty-five
| thousand dollars S25,000O0 by complying
| with the provisions of the law relating there.
| to.
Article IV-The domicile of this corpora.
ton shall be in the city, of New Orleans, par
| ish OF Orleans, state of Louisiana, and ser
vice of legal process shall be made upon any
officer of this corporation.
Article V.-This corporation shall have and
enjoy existence for a period of ninety nine
| (y9) years from the date hereof.
| Article NI-The business and affairs and
| all the corporate powers of this corporation
shall be transacted and vested in and exer:
| cised by a board of directors to consist of
three stockholders, who shall serve for one
year, or until such time as their successors
shall be elected and qualified. The following
| persons shall constitute the first board of
directors. namely: John Albion Saxton of No.
| ll59 Bourbon ST., New Orleans, La, p I .
| Doyle, No. 2523 Milan Street, New Orleans,
La. and William J. Bulger of 1880 S. Ram.
part Street, New Orleans, La. of whom John
Albion Saxton shall be president, F. T. Doyle
| shall be secretary-treasurer, and William J.
| Bulger shall be vice-president.
| Article Nll.-The annual election of direc-
tors shall take place at a meeting of the stock
holders to be held on the first legal Monday
of November, 1915, and annually thereafter
| And the directors now chosen to represent
| this corporation shall hold Office until their
successors are elected and qualified. In case
Of vacancies occurring in the board they shall
be filled by the remaining director or direc-
tors.
Immediately after their election the direc-
| tors shall proceed to select among themselve,
| president, vice-president, and secretary
4 treasurer
Thus done and passed. at my Office. in this
| city, the day, month and year first above
| written, in the presence of Messieurs Louis
| Alfred Ducros and Thelma w. Bulger com.
petent witnesses, residing in this city, who
have hereunto signed their names with ap.