The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-08-05
CHARTER

,onth OF yui5i hundred and fifteen, ana OF the
,boussnd NM Of the United States OF amer
indepenoen hundred and thirty'hihul, DeiIie
lea, the on' Samuel Drclrvs, a notary puo'iF
%, ~ for the PARISH %l ,.I,,',ss;oned and
IN and IO' ,foresaid, daily comm ss'oI,eu anu
IOuslans' - in the presence Of the VII
ausIihed, sH;o,fter named and undersigned;
eesses n e'. and appeared: the several
personSH, hosr names are htituIi'p -"
persons wi age OF majority VINO ae'i i 70
Of tne availing themselves Va ~ -
ne that ,eiatlye to the oISaniEatioh OF
his state "a more especially OF Act 20
corpofauo.s' Of the General Assembly OF tle
of the h GSs,,;siara for the year Wa page 81
State Of 80 al 1910, page 'y5' tncy nave COY.
and AG' nd agreed, and by 'hese presents presents
enanleua and agree lot -
40 coveh@o and assigns 10 form theh-
their succes Orrorporatiou aud body polite tor
elves unto - imposes and under the Sup
the ooleSt's:,after set forth, tO-Wlt:
ulstions Tbr name and title Of TINS cor
Article n he ,hs "CatgaSlCu Oh " sulphur
pofsnVInL sny Incorporated, ana u'uSI suCii
Lsno shall have and ENJOY a'.u
ute Il u for period OF ninety -hlht year
existence 'L.-eof. II -shal. have power ana
from ds'e co,,-act, sue and be sued, make
authority ".ornorate seal, the same TO break
and use - pleasure, TO hold, sell, lease,
snd g. o. bypothcCdte or pitdsI Pi"PS' > "a
moftSas' ar mixed, necessary ih'luehtdl vi
peise- Tor the caorrylHs on O' ~ I'll Il
proper ,h,t end to further mortgage an Oh
and 10 tii@ Io.scs grants or contracts held by
Or miheI yi,b AL buildings, CONSTRUCTIONS
&C. tos.rn,erIents placed and erected on sara
sno l"I IN be placed or vTeEltu 'HciSo''' 81
hnas, 90 issue bonds secured by suSA mort
well 90 make and issue notes anu Cci IN
cages ;,debtedncss. % name, elect ana APP
cafes Ol - directors and clerks or other
point mar" - propcrl, conduct ITS corporate
enpioye 20 make .ugh bylaws, rules ana
ousin:.s az may be found necessary OF uc-
fegniszs g. the management OF TINS corpora
,,d generally u 90 every O'icI -
no o.,., or thing necessary ior ihe eo".P'e'e
Est'el .os, carving out Of sand business.
snd P iYP'i II THE domcilc Of this corporation
AtiSe - the city Of New Orleans, parish
shall pe state Of Louisiana, where all
Of orr and other legal process sh4h be
eianJy" ,ron the president, or IN the absence
sf, ~. nIesident, upon the Vice-PTeslueht' Or
!. he absence OF Ooih' apo" 'i'e
treasurer. w r. .ro,,,-e NV purchase OF
hu't Otherwise lands in the CdlCdslcu
eesI and Oil fields OF LOUISIANA, or III
oapn,hs, location in this State, or elsewhere
sy he nurpose Of selling or otheI"lse uls,
p W. 81 said lands, or Tor the purpose on
Pss.,; for and obtaining oil, gas, sdit
prospea other minerals, and to that end
suipns.ri ., cause to be drilled oil wells, OF
ei'n c.use TO be sunk shafts for mining
sJ 80 buy. lease, or otherwise acquire ufllI
- ,;ss or other machinery or apparatus nee
ing Us =, f,llv accomplish said purposes; anC
n ii mr. other minerals are found then 10 ma!
= u. he same TO the best advantage. %,
* q, To engage in the distribution OF oil
Ill s1lphur or other minerals eIthel
ss.jrced by this corporation or oiher persons
y seornorations by means OF pipe INES Tram
We railroads, boats, barges or other con
-.y.nces. or to lease or suitcase all OF any
az, thereof to any other persons or corpora
- Tor the like purpose, and III order L
III III carry out said objects and purposes L
.h.se lease or otherwise acquire pipe lines
fmxays. railroads, boats, bargeS, tank cars
asorotiyes, pumping stations, and all othe
-sehiuery and apparatus necessary or Incl
dental thereto. -: 49,
..;or ;s hereby fixed At the sum of sI3
iS..,s.nd (6.OOOOOJ dollars, divided into sIXt!
h.,es Of The par value OF one hundred dol
is each. provided that this corporation sinai
- ooing concern when all of its capita
49, shall have been subscribed and paid 10
n cash or in any other equivalent.
IA stakeholder shall ever be held habl
a, RESPONSIBLE for the faults, contracts
Ans az this corporation in any further sun
,hsr the unpaid balance due the corporation
!, he shares of stock subscribed for by him
mar shall any mere informality in the organ
ration have the effect of rendering this char
ter null or of exposing any shareholder 1
any liability whatsoever.
l,;rls V'-The capital stock of this cor
.oratien. to-wit: The sum of SIX thousdn
SMOD dollars has been paid for by tn
n,rchase on the part of this corporation o
he following described property, to-wit;
The Southeast quarter of the Northwcs
ouater of the Northwest quarter OF Secto
d, Township 8, South Range 9, West Loulsl
,na Meridian containing 40 acres and III
south half of the Northeast quarter OF tn
Northwest quarter Of Section 81, Township
South Range 9, West containing % acres l
The parish of Cacasieu, State OF Louisiana
heing the same property acquired by the pres
eni incorporators from Lionel NJ. Ricau, WIN
acquired said property by letters patent 1rol
he United States government, pursuant I
acts Of congress, approved May 20, 1902, an
Mustered in the parish of Calcasieu in boo
3, folio Is ct sequitur, which said propert
has been appraised by the said incorporation
and directors in the sum of SIX thousan
$4,000 dollars.
Article VI.-AIl the corporate powers Of hi
curporation shall be vested in and exercise
BY board of directors to composed OF thre
stockholders and a majority shall constitut
quorum.
The officers Of this corporation shall consi:
q a president, vice-president and secretary
treasurer, all of whom shall be members
ne board Of directors.
The following named persons shall const
nie the first board of directors, to-wit:
Harry NJ Dyett, 1922 Perrier ST., New .
hans, La; Paul Aldige, ia Esplanade Ave
New Orleans, La; and Vivian L. Nicholson
|, Grunewald Hotel, New Orleans, La; wit
Harry NJ. Dyett as president, Paul Aldige {
rice.presdent, and Vivian L. Nicholson ;
serretary.treasurer, and these directors an
eEees shall serve until the second Monda
N July. 1916 or until their successors sha
have been duly elected and qualified
Thereafter the directors shall be electe
annually on the second Monday in July
each year, beginning with the year 1916; a
sections Of directors shall be by ballot, ar
zach stoekholder shall be entitled TO one vo
ir each share of stock standing in his nan
o. me books of the corporation, this vote
cast in person or by proxy, and 1t sha
require majority of the stock present
represented to elect.
Failure to elect the board of directors {
zoe second Monday in July, 1916, or annual
hereafter shall not work a forfeiture of tn
@artef, but the old board of directors sha
remain in Office until their successors a
excited and qualified
| Article VlI.-The board of directors sha
n''d regular meetings at such times as sha
= nxed in the bylaws of this corporatio
inese meetings shall be held at the domici
me corporation, but the president m;
eh special meetings of the board of dire
Ms a such times as he may deem advisabl
no ne shall be required to call such speci
&e'ings whenever requested to do so by ty
Hneers Of the board of directors. Thr
Sys notice of such special meetings shs
gwen in writing to the directors unle
saver OF notice is signed by the director
ny vacancy occurring on the board eth
on death, resignation, or inability TO ser
wal be filled by the board of directors at
regular meeting after such vacancy sh;
Az AT occurred. The first board of directors
MS corporation shall be required TO dr.;
-oie bylaws for the government of II
perauon, which may be altered. amend
gansed as the exigencies of the case m
nneie VlII-This charter may be modife
stered, the capital stock thereof increas
nsieased, or the corporation may be d
owed with the assent of two.thirds of I
s.si stock present or represented at a.