The herald., 1915-05-20
CHARTER


OF FRlJOLlLLO OIL COMPANY, INC.
United States of America, State of Louisiana,
Parish OF Orleans, City of New Orleans.
BE it known, that on this 9TH day of the
month of May, in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and fifteen, and of
the independence Of the United States OF
America. the one hundred and thirty
before me, William John llennesSey, notary
public duly commissioned and qualified, in
and for the parish Of Orleans, state OF Lou
siana, therein residing, and in the presence
of the witnesses hereinafter named and UNI
dersigned, personally came and appeared; Ar
thur McCuirk, whose post office address IS
No. 20 Audubon Boulevard, New Orleans,
Louisiana: LavOiSier L. Lamar, whose post
office address is Monteleone Hotel, New Or
leans. and Southern Hotel, Tampico, State of
Vera Cruz. Mexico; William p. Flower, whose
post Office address is No. 42l Carondelet street,
New Orleans, Louisiana; Edouard Laguerre.
whose post office address is corner OF Flood
and Levee streets, New Orleans, Louisiana;
Zebulon f. Benton, whose post Office address
is No. 6l9 PoydraS street, New Orleans, Lou
isiana. Being all of full age of majority,
who declared that they agree to form, and
do by these presents form corporation
under the laws of Louisiana, for the objects
and purposes hereinafter set out.
Article This name name Of this corr'r1t, o n
1t shall exist for thirty years. Its domcile
shall be in New Orleans, parish of Orleans,
Louisiana. Citation, OF other process, snail
be served on the president or upon the VICE
| president, or upon the secretary-treasurer.
Article 1.-THE objects and purposes OF this
corporation are to acquire TO the extent OF two
| hundred and sixty three (265D hectares, (equal
| to about five hundred and seventy weight acres)
| the lease upon the property described in a
| contract of lease granted by Robert r. Willy
and Edward A. Golf, in favor OF Lavolsier
| l.. Lamar, per act passed before Pedro \.
, Tinoco, notary public. office No. OF the
| parish of Frijolillo of Tuxpam, State of Vera
| Cruz, Mexico on the fifth day of April 1914,
certified copy whereof is annexed to and
\ made part hereof for reference and proof; to
| exploit the said lands for oil, gas and other
| minerals under the terms of said lease; TO
| dispose of the products thereof, either IN the
| crude or refined state; to rehne SAID minerals
| TO transport the same by all modern methods
| and TO establish, own and maintain and oper-
| tie all agencies of transportation, and gencI-
| ally TO conduct the business of producing
| refining, Transporting and marketing oil, gas
| and other minerals and their products; and
to mortgage, sell dispose of all property
| belonging to the corporation.
Article III-The capital stock OF this cor
| poration shall be one hundred and twenty
five thousand (Sl25 10000 dollars, divided into
one hundred and twenty-five thousand Q25,
OOO) shares of one (sl.0O) dollar each Sixty
two thousand, hve hundred (o2,5OO) shares o.
| said capital stock shall be issued to the saiC
| Lavoisier l.. Lamar and his associates, sub
| scribers hereto, for the purchase price OF saio
lease and the remainder of said stock shall
| be paid for in cash. or in the manner an'
at the time fixed by the board OF directors
~
tied to the same rights in this corporation.
The capital stock may be increased to tw'
hundred thousand (S9O0OOO) dollars The
Iease acquired by this corporation comprise
the lands referred to as follows IN the an
nexed contract:
~ In paragraph Il" lot of land know
under the name of Colonia Americana, stu
ated in that part of the old Hacienda OF Sal
Isidro. known as Frjolilo of said munich
palty, having an area of forty-hve (4S) hec
tares bounded on the north and south by lam
of Mr. Willy, east by the Tuxpam river an
west by property OF the succession OF Dray
ton.
! (2) In paragraph I'll" lot of land stu
! ated in that part of the Hacienda of Sa
Isidro, called Frijolillo having an area o
. eighty-three (S9 hectares, bounded on tn
north by land of Mr.. Collins, on the south b
property of Mr.. Smith; on the east by IN
Tuxpan river, and on the west by land OF Mi
| Drayton. q.
(3j In paragraph III" two lots of land i
! the same hacienda, situated where the Amer
lean colony was, one of them with an area G
forty-five (45) hectares, two thousand, lou
hundred and seventy square meters, bounde
on the north by land of Mr.: smith; on tn
| south by land of the succession OF Drayton
| on the east by the Tuxpam river, and on tn
, west by lands of the succession OF Draytoi
bounded on the north by lands OF Mr.. Smitl
| on the south by lands of Mr.. Willy, on tn
east by lands of Mr.. Collins and on the we:
! | y lands of the succession of Drayton.
5 One-third OF tne MAJ, OF lot oi ia a.
the parish of Frijolilo, comprising, Invent
8 hectares, eight thousand three hundred
thirty three and one-third Of a square Frete
bounded on the north by the Tuxpam Tivei
? on the south by property of Mr.. John ORA!
\ ton; on the east by the property OF Mr.. IL
4 ward Golf, and on the west by property
q lotted to Mrs Louisa Thomas de Gandara. :,
. az In article Tenth" of said lease, II
. of land containing approximately sixty he
e tares in the same hacienda San !sidro, moi
. fully described in the annexed lease. Ar
$ the said paragraphs of said lease, containif
!. fuller and more detailed description OF sal
v Hands are marked "A" 3D." and &C r
g spectively, for further identification.
And the said lease is valued by the sui