St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-05-01
CHARTER
of The Opelousas Petroleum Oil
and Mineral Company.
United States Of America,
State Of Louisiana,

United SJdLeS VI E1IllCliCo;
State Of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Landry,
City Of Opelousas.
BE IT KNOWN, That on this 2Oth
dav Of the month Of March, in the
wear One Thousand Nine Hundred
and Fifteen, before me, Louis La
sfrapes Perrault, a Notary Public,
III and for this City and the Parish
of St. Landry, State of Louisiana,
therein residing, duly commission
ed and qualified, and in the pres
ence Of the witnesses hereinafter
named, personally came and ap-
peared the several persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed, all
Of full age and majority, who de-
clared that, availing themselves OF
the provisions Of the laws Of the
state of Louisiana, relative TO the
organization Of corporations, Fthey
do hereby form themselves into
and organize a corporation for the
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objects and purposes, and under the
sfipulations hereinafter set forth.
ARTICLE /.
The name and title Of this cor
noration shall be the "Opeiousas
Petroleum and Mineral Company,
and by that name shall have and
enioy succession for the period OF
Ninety-nine yearsfrom the date
hereof. unless sooner dissolved.
II. shall have power to sue ana
he sued. to borrow money, hold,
purchase, lease, sell and hypothe-
cate real and personal property;
and to make and use a corporate
seal: to elect, name and appoint
directors, managers and agents, and
10 establish such bylaws, rules
and regulations for the manage
ment Of the business and AFFAIRS
Of said corporation as may be nee
essary, the same to alter at pleas
IRE. also to make and issue bonds
and other evidences Of debt, and to
secure the same by mortgage or
otherwise.
ARTICLE III.
The domicile of this corporation
shall be in the City of Opelousas,
state of Louisiana, and all citations
or other legal process shall be-
served on the President, and in
his absence on the Vice-Presldent
and in the absence Of both on the
Secretary-Treasurer.
ARTICLE III.
These objects and purposes OF
this corporation shall be to develop
mineral, gas, oil and other lands; to
lay pipes to convey oil and gas, or
to barge same, andtu deal gener-
ally in land, minerals, gas and Oil,
and mineral gas oil and other lands
in the State of Louisiana OF else
where; and for these purposes it
shall have the power to buy, sell
and lease mineral, gas, oil and 9TH
en- lands: to erect buildings; to bore
wells; to purchase lease and erect
and operate machinery, to produce
and market the products ofthls cor
poration; to borrow money; to buy,
make and operate and lease tank
cars and tanks; and generally to
do all things necessary, requisite
convenient4o carry out the pur-
poses above set forth, as well as
powers inherent in and to corpora
tions.
ARTICLE ~.
The capital stock of this corpor-
alton is hereby fixed at Twenty
Five Thousand Dollars (s25,000.00),
To be divided into Two Hundred
and Fifty shares of the par value
Of one hundred dollars each, pay
able either in cash or for proper
ty, or labor or services rendered to
said corporation, and on such terms
and conditions as the board Of di-
rectors may deem proper and in
conformity with the laws of the
State of Louisiana governing the
organization of corporations.
The capital stock, however, may
De increased to Fifty Thousand
Dollars (S50,Ooo.o0 by a two-thirds
,ote of the stockholders of the
took Of the said corporation vot-
ng for such increase at a meeting
i the stockholders called for that
purpose.
This corporation shall become a
ding concern when Twelve Thou
Si2,500.00) are subscribed to its
apital stock and fifty per cent Of
he said amount actually paid into
he treasury thereof.
ARTICLE Y.
All the powers of this corpora
on shall be vested in a board of
irectors composed OF not more
ian five directors, a majority of
HON shall constitute a quorum
II the transaction Of business.
The first hoard of directors shall
g composed of DR.. John A. Haas,
Chas. f. Boagni, c. J. Thomp-
N, Harry A. Genung, and James
!. Sanders, with DR.. John A. Haas,
resident; DR.. Chas. F. Boagni, Vice
resident and Dudley Guilbeau,
ccretary-Treasurer. They shall
Did office until the second We'd
esday of March, 1916, or until
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