The herald., 1914-07-16
CHARTER
OF AT pTIA OH COMpANN

United States OF America. State of Louisiana.
Parish Of Orleans, City of New Orleans
Re 1t known, That on this eighth day of
the month Of July, in the year of our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and fourteen, and
OF the independence of the United States of
America the hundred and thirty-ninth.
before me, William Mcclellan Fayssoux, a
notary public. duly commissioned and quail
fed, in and for this city and the parish OF
Orleans, therein residing. and in the presence
Of the witnesses hereinafter named and un-
dersigned, personally came and appeared the
several parties whose names are hereunto sub
scribed, who Sevcrally declared that. availing
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 by
that name II shall have power and authority
TO exist and enjoy succession for a full term
and period OF ninety-nine (9o) years, COM
mencing on and to be computed from and
after the date hereof.
Article 1.-THE domicrle 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
corporation, or, IN case of his absence in
ability to act, upon the vice president or, in
president and the vice president, upon the
treasurer Of this corporation.
Article I1I.-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation vs. organized and the
nature of the business to be carried on by it
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
prospecting for, storing, mining, producing,
refining, manufacturing, piping, Transporting Z.
buying and selling petroleum, gas and other
oil products: to 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 and 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. refneries, factories. mills, work
shops and laboratories and dwelling houses for
workmen and others; to 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-
ana and within any other state or territory
or possession Of the United States or foreign
country that will permit the same.
Article IV.-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 a 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: 10 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 or the laws ~ the state Of Louisi
ana, or other states, territories or possessions
which it shall engage in business. for thu
management of the corporations affairs, a,
! the stockholders and board Of directors maN