The herald., 1914-03-12
ACT OF INCORPORATION

OF REPUBLIC OIL & GAS CORPORATION
State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, City
of New Orleans.
Be it known, That on this, the 18th day
OF the month OF February, in the year of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and four
teen, and of the Independence of the United
States Of America the one hundred and thirty
eighth. before me, Charles +. Fletchinger, a
notary public, duly commissioned and quail
fed in and for the City, Parish and State
aforesaid, therein residing, and in the pres
ence of the witnesses hereinafter named and
undeTsi gned, personally came and appeared
the several persons whose names are here
unto subscribed. who declared that, availing
themselves Of the provisions OF the laws of
this State relative to the formation and or
ganization Of corporations, they have cove
nanted and agreed, and do, by these pres
ents, covenant agree and bind themselves,
well as those who may hereafter become
associated with them, to form themselves
into corporation for the objects and pur-
poses, with the name and under the stipus-
tons, to-wit:
Article l. Name and Duration of Corpora
tion.-The name and style of this corporation
shall be Republic Oil and Gas Corporation,
and by said corporate il shall have
succession and enjoy existence for a period
Of ninety nine years, unless sooner dissolved
in the manner provided by law and the ar
ticles of this charter; and under said corpor-
ate name it shall have power and authority
to contract, sue and be sued to make and use
a corporate seal, the same 10 break and alter
regulations for its corporate management and
control, and shall have and enjoy the rights,
privileges and immunities which are now
conferred upon may hereafter be granted
TO corporations OF the same kind and char
acter.
Article II. Domcile-The domicile of this
corporation shall be in the City of New Or
leans, State of Louisiana, and all citations
or other legal processes shall be served upon
the President, or in case Of his absence or
inability to act, upon any other officer of the
corporation.
Article III. Objects and Purposes-The OBJ.
jects and purposes for which this corporation
is organized are hereby declared to be: To
purchase, sell, mortgage, lease, ALLEVIATE, re-
ceive and otherwise acquire and dispose OF
real estate, oil and mineral land, gas land
and oil, mineral and gas rights and any other
interest in lands, in Louisiana or elsewhere
To buy, sell, own, lease or otherwise acquire
and to operate and maintain as principal or
as agent in this State, or elsewhere, drilling
outfits, machinery, appliances, apparatus and
buildings of every description used or suita.
Bile for use in the extraction of oil, gas or
any other minerals from the earth, and for
the housing, preservation, handling, refining
and transportation of the same when so ex.
tracted, and particularly storage tanks and
pipe lines, all solely for the uses of its own
business and without power of eminent do.
main; to buy, sell or otherwise acquire and
ALLEVIATE, and to export or import oil, min
erals and mineral products of all kinds and
IN connection with said objects, to lease, buy
sea-, Dullu, or Otherwise 10 acquire, and 10
locate and maintain warehouses, sheds, stor-
age tanks, tank cars. dwellings, store-houses
and repair shops; to sell merchandise and
carry on general store and commissary
and to conduct hotels, boarding houses and
lodging houses fer its agents and employees
and generally, TO hold and exercise all such
incidental powers and privileges not express.
~ excluded. as relate to the objects herein.
before set forth.
Article w. Capital Stock-The capital stock
of this corporation is hereby fixed at twenty.
FIVE thousand Cs2S,0O0) dollars, divided into
tive hundred and fifty t25o) shares of the
par value of one hundred dollars each; said
| stock shall be issued only for cash or ir
! payment of property or services actually re
ceived by OF, rendered to the corporation; tn,
stock of said corporation or any part thereof
| may be issued and delivered to any person
irm or corporation in payment of rights, priv
| Ileges, franchises. and property purchased anc
acquired by the corporation; also in payment
| settlement and adjustment Of the costs, fees
| charges and expenses, and commission in
| CURED for services rendered in the formation