The herald., 1914-12-03
CHAR TER
PINE ISLAND OIL COMPANY, INC

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United States ut America, State ni Louisiana,
Parish uI Orleans, CITY OF New Orleans.
BE it known, that on this fifteenth day OF
the month OF September, IN the Year oi uHr
Lord one Thousand, Line hundred and four
teen, and Of the Independence II the nltct
States oi America, the one hundred and
tLlrty-mnth, before ne, Jules J.. hcunicr,
notary public duly commissioned and quail
ned IN and for the parish of Orleans. and m
the presence OF the witnesses hereinafter
named and uudcTs gucd, personally cam" and
Appeared the several persons hereinafter
named and undersigned all residents of the
city Of New Orleans, and all OF the full age
YI majority, who sCycrally declared that.
awaiting themselves OF the Laws uf the state
of Louisiana. and particularly Of the pr0yl-
slou~ of the act No. 1o7 OF the general assem-
bly, ui 1914. relative to the formation OF cor
porarlous, they have covcuanted and agreed.
for themselves their successors and assigns.
to form themselves into a corporation and
body polite Tor the objects and purposes, and
under the stIpulatlons following:
Article The name and title of this cor
raratIou shall be Pine Island Oil Company.
Inc"
Article 1.-THE purposes and objects for
which tins corporation IS organized. and the
nature Of the business to be carried on bv
it. are stated and declared 10 be a. follows.
First To acquire by purchase or lease. OF
otherwise lands IN Hardin county, IN the
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other state. territory, federal districts and
possessions or foreign countries, for the pur-
pose of prospecting Tor oil. and obtaining OIL,
rss Sail. sulpb,r and other minerals; and 10
fbat end 10 buy. lease, or otherwise acquire
drilling rigs dcrricks, or other machinery.
or apparatus necessary 10 fully accomplish
said purpose and, # oil, or other mineral IS
found then TO market the same 10 the best
advantage.
second To engage in the transportation OF
oil, gas. salt. sulphur or other minerals, either
nroJTrred nv This corporation or other persons
or generations. 6v means OF pipe lines, tram
ways, railroads, boats, bargcs. other con
mart thereof TO any persons or corporations;
and TO fully carry out said objects and pur
poses. to purchase. lease, or otherwise acquire
nipe lines, tramwavs, railroads, boats, barges,
tank cars. locomotives, pumping stations,
steam plants, and all other machinery and
APPARATUS and paraphernalia necessary or in
riicrraI thereto
Third To build. construct. lease purchase
or otherwise acquire buildings, machinery,
ard other apparatus for. refining, smelling
manufacturing or otherwise working up the
products of said mineral lands, either pro-
dured by this corporation, or other persons or
corporations and to refine, smelt, manufac-
,urr mr. otherwise work ND the bv-produCts
of said minerals. and to operate said plants.
and to market the products and by-products
as manufactured 10 the best advantage.
Fourth. To carry on such other business
minerals. as NAV he found necessary or de
sirable, or such as is generally engaged in and
bv a corporation of this kind.
Article III-1he capital stock of this cor
Doratiou is hereby fixed at the of fifty
thousand dollars, divided into fifty thousand
shares OF the par value Of one dollar each, 10
! be paid for in cash. or its equivalent in labor
or property This corporation shall be gong
concern as soon as htty per centum oil said
capital stock shall have been paid in. All
transfers of stock shall be made on the books
Of the corporation, by surrender OF the org
| inal certificate properly endorsed for cancel,
| IatIon by the stakeholder, IN whose favor sand
agent.
| Article IN-The capital stock OF this cor
| poration NAV, on complying with all the re
| quisites of the law, be increased 10 the sum Of
| two husdred thousand dollars (SaOoN.u)..
| Article N.-Ihe domlcI!e OF TINS cSrpordtloI
| shall be in the city OF New Orleans; state o.
| louisiana where all citation or other lega
| process shall be served on the president, OF
| in his absence as the law directs.
| Article NI.--This corporation shall nave anc
| enjoy succession and duration for the perloc
| Of nincty-niuc years from the date hereof.
| Article NII.-hl corporate powers OF thl'
| corporation shall he vested IN and eXerclse'
by a board OF directors, composed OF NV
| stockholders, who shall be the bona hde own
| ers Of the stock standing IN their names, an
which stock shall be unpledged or unehCuII :
bered by them; three OF whlch dlreCIo,s siia u
constitute quorum lot 'ile ""'SHO''0'
| business ,,I. e O.,ob.- 1918
| .ho faiIoHirg named persous shall constitute
the board OF dlteC'oIs ot IpiiS ~. Wb;t,ev
wit: lheodore a. Jung, pSIS Zee g
Sell'i1 p-, nius'' Emile Tarreau, CUISINES