The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-08-06
IIARTER
TENAS AND OKLAHOMA OIL COMPANY
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. STATE
OLE LOl- ISIANA PARISU OLE OR


LEANS. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Re II known. That on this Slst day OF she
month OF July. III the year Of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and fourteen. and OF
America the one hundred and thirty-ninth.
before be- Alfred e. Hammer. a Notary Pub
lie, in and for the Parish OF Orleans, State Of
Louisiana, aforesaid. therein residing duly
commissioned, sworn and qualified, and in
the presence Of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned. personally came and
appeared the several persons whose names are
hCgtuUtO subscribed, who to me severally de
clarcd that. ayaIliug themselves OF the pro-
visions Of the laws Of the State Of Louisiana
IN such cases made and provided. they cove
ud;tcd and agreed, and y these presents
covenant and agree and bind themselves, :
also all such othc- persons who may hereafter
become associated with them in this behalf,
to constitute and form corporation and body
polite for the objects and purposes and under
the stIPulationS and agreements hereinafter
set forth and express cd, which they hereby
adopt as the Charter OF this corporation, to-
wit:
ARTICLE The name and title Of this
corporation l. TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
OIL COMPANY. Its dOmicilc shall be in the
City OF New Orleans. Parish Of Orleans, in
the State Of Louisiana, and II shall have and
enjoy succession under ItS corporate name for
period OF uiuety-niuc (9o) years from and
after the date hereof.
Citations aud other lcgol process against
this corporation may be served upon the
President Of said corporation, or, in his alb
sence, the Vice President and in the absence
of both upon the Secretary.
ARTICLE 1.-THE objects and purposes
for which this corporation is established. and
the nature of the business to be carried on by
1t, are hereby declared to be:
by lease. purchase or otherwise. to
acquire and to occupy and operate any and all
lands in Louisiana. Texas. Oklahoma and else
where, for exploitation and exploration for
and production OF, oil, gas, salt. sulphur and
other mineral substances of every kind,
hot th.av,.- a,,l
maintain all structures and appliances. re-
iIneries, factories or reducing works Of any
kind OF character, for the development and
operation OF such property, the treating. man
utaCturing, refining or otherwise handling for
market or for other purposes all any Of
the substances mentioned.
To produce. to buy and sell, and 9TH
CrwiSc to acquire. dispose of, traffic and deal
in, crude oil and refined oil, and any or all
of the products OF by products thereof also in
any other mineral. whether crude or refined.
40 build. buy, lease or otherwise &C
quirc and to operate pipe lines and other
means and appliances for the transportation
Of oil and gas and other minerals
TO acquire by purchase, subscription or
otherwise, and to hold and dispose OF, stocks,
bonds or any other obligations of any corpora
tion formed for, or then. heretofore en-
gagged in or pursuing any one or more of the
kinds of business, purposes, objects or opera
tons above indicated, owning or holding
any property of any kind therein mentioned,
or OF any corporation owning or holding the
stocks or obligations of any such corprations.
SO hold for investment or otherwise to
use, sell or dispose of any stock, bonds or
other obligations of any such other corpora
ton; to aid in any manner any corporation
whose stock, bonds or other Obligations arc
held in any manner guaranteed by the
corporation; and to do any other acts or
things for the preservation, protection, i'm
provement or enhancement of the value of any
such stock. bonds or obligations. or to do any
acts things designed for any such purpose
and, while owner of any such stock, bonds or
other obligations, TO exercise all the rights.
powers and privileges Of such ownership. and
| to exercise any and all voting power thereon,
| and TO delegate the exercise of such.
ARTICLE 1II.-The powers and authOri-
| ties which this corporation shall have and
may exercise and ENJOY are all such as are
now or may hereafter be granted under the
| laws of the State of Louisiana TO corporations
created for any of the objects and purposes
| above indicated; including the authority and
| power to contract; to sue and be sued in its
| corporate name; to make and use a corporate
seal. and TO break, alter and amend the same
at pleasure; to hold. receive, rent, hire and
| purchase otherwise acquire property OF
! every kind real, personal and mixed, for any
| corporate purpose, and to sell, mortgage or
pledge or otherwise hypothecate or convey OF
| dispose of same; to borrow money and issue
| bonds and notes and other obligations; and
TO do and perform all things necessary, reas-
| enable, convenient or proper to carry out the
= objects and purposes OF its organization, OF
| any of such objects and purposes, provided
only that such things be not repugnant to Law
| of these articles OF Incorporation or any duly
| adopted amendments thereof.
And without in any particular limiting any
of the objects, purposes and powers of the cor
| poratior, it is hereby expressly declared anC
| provided that the corporation shall have power
| and authority to issue its s,ocE its bonds anC
its other obligations in payment for PROPERTY
purchased or acquired by it, or for any othei
object in or about its business; to mortgag,
| or pledge any stocks, bonds or other oblioa
1 mr. N ~ xabtr V,1ax h.
| by it, to secure any bonds or other obligation.
by 1t issued or incurred; to guarantee an,
dividends or bonds or contracts or other obi