The herald., 1914-07-23
EDWARD ROCHE,
FRANK KLETNSCUMTDT.
CHARTER
K I r K
II CONIpA\

United States Of America. State OF Louisiana.
Parish Of Orleans, City OF New Orleans
BE it known. That on this eighth dav Of
the month Of July, in the wear OF our Lord
Of the independence OF the United States OF
America the one hundred and thirty-ninth
before me. William Mcclellan Fayssoux. a
notary public. duly commits ssi0ued and 0uali-
fed. IN and for this city and the parish OF
Orleans. therein residing and in the presence
Of the witnesses hereinafter named and ur-
dcrsigned. personally came and appeared the
several parties whose names are hereunto sub
SCribed. who severally declared that avaling
themselves Of the laws Of the state Of Louisi-
ana, in such cases made and provided they
have covenanted and agreed, and do by these
presents covenant and agree and bind them
selves. as well as such persons as may here
after become associated with them, to form
a, corporation and body polite in law for the
objects and purposes and under the articles
and stipulations following to-wit:
Article The name of this corporation
shall be ALPHA OIL COMPANY, and bv
that name it shall have power and authority
to exist and enjoy succession for full term
and period of ninety-nine (oo) years, COM
mencinG on 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 vs. organized and the
nature Of the business to he 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
N m he bYtsi M
prospecting for, storing, mining. producing
refining manufacturing. piping. transporting Z
buying and selling petroleum, gas and other
oil products: 10 buy, sell and supply petrOle-
um. gas and all other oil products and min
erals; to operate, build. construct. pump and
maintain oil, petroleum and gas wells
to build, construct ard 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 reineries, factories. mills. work
shops and laboratories and dwelling houses for
workmen and others; 10 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
TO engage in business in the state of Louisi.
or possession of the United States or foreign
country that will permit the same.
Article IN.-It 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 corporate seal, the same TO break
and alter at pleasure; TO buy, own, hold, lease
, receive, convey, mortgage. hypothecate OF
pledge property. both real, personal and
mixed; to issue bonds, notes and other obliga.
tions; TO have, engage and employ such off.
GERS. managers and employees as the business
may require; to make, adopt and establish by
laws, rules and regulations in the corporate
name, not repugnant to the charter of this
corporation the laws ~ the state of Louisi'
of the United States or foreign countries ir
which It shall engage in business. for the
management Of the corporations affairs, as
the stockholders and board of directors may
deem necessary and expedient.
Article N.-The capital stock Of this corpora
tion shall be twenty-five thousand dollars
lS25.OoOl represented by two hundred and fifty
ESQ shares Of one hundred dollars .(Sl0O)
cash when subscribed for and shall not al
any time he issued for less than par
This corporation may become a going con
Germ and shall be authorized TO commence
business when and soon as ten thousand
dollars $4,000 of its capital stock shall have
been subscribed for.
Article NI.-Al the corporate powers OF thl'
corporation shall be vested in and exercised
by a board of directors, TO be composed Of
FIVE stockholders. to he elected annually or
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
nav I've 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 (l0) DAYS prior thereto
in daily newspaper published in the English
language in the city of New Orleans.
At all such elections and at all corporat,
meetings every stockholder shall be 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 writer
proxy, and the majority OF such votes cast
shall elect
Any vacancy occurring among the director:
Of this corporation by death, resignation OF
otherwise shall be filled by selection fol
the unexpired term by the remaining drec
tors. A failure to elect directors on the date
above specified shall not dissolve the corpora