St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-04-17
CHARTER
OF The Opelousas Petroleum OH
and Mineral Company.

W.
Parish OF st. Landry,
City of Opelousas.
BE IT KNOWN, That on this 10th
day of the month of March, in the
year One Thousand Nine Hundred
and Fifteen, before me, Louis La
strapes Perrault, a Notary Pubic,
in 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-
reared 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 Tue
state Of Louisiana, relative TO the
organization of corporations, they
do hereby form themselves into
and organize a corporation for the
objects and purposes, and under the
sfipulations hereinafter set 1orth'
ARTICLE I.
The name and title Of this cor
~norafion shall be the "Opelousas
petroleum and Mineral Company
and by that name shall have ana
enjoy succession for the period OF
Ninety-nine yearsfrom the date
hereof. unless sooner dissolved.
II shall have power to sue and
he sued. to borrow money, hoid'
purchase, lease, sell aid hypothe-
cate real and personal property;
and to make and use a corporate
seal: to elect, name and appoint
directors, managers and agents, and
to establish such bylaws, rules
and regulations for the manage
ment OF the business and analfs
Of said corporation as may DO nee
essary, the same to alter at pleas
nre. also to make and issue bonds
and other evidences of debt, and to
secure the same by mortgage OF
otherwise.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation
shall be in the City of Opelousas,
state OF Louisiana, and all citations
or other legal process shall De
on the President, and IN
his absence on the Vice-President
and in the absence of both on the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
ARTICLE III.
These objects and purposes OF
this corporation shall be to develop
mineral. gas, oil and other lands; TO
Law pipes to- convey oil and gas, or
10 barge same, and to deal gener-
ally in land, minerals, gas and Oil,
and mineral gas oil and other lands
Ii the State of Louisiana or else
where; and for these purposes u
shall have the power TO buy, sell
md lease mineral, gas, oil and otn-
r. lands; to erect buildings; to bore
to purchase lease and erect
md operate machinery, to produce
md market the products of this cor
,oration; to borrow money; to buy,
make and operate and lease tank
and tanks; and generally TO
10 all things necessary, requisite
n convenient to carry out the pur-
roses above set forth, as well as
powers inherent in and to corpora
ions.
ARTICLE Nv.
The capital stock of this corpor-
ltion is hereby fixed at Twenty
i've Thousand. Dollars ($25,00O.OO),
o be divided into Two Hundred
nd Fifty shares Of the par value
i one hundred dollars each, pay
BILE either in cash or for proper
Y, or labor or services rendered TO
aid corporation, and on such terms
nd conditions as the board OF d.
ectors may deem proper and IN
onfromity with the laws of the
tate of Louisiana governing the
rg~anization Of corporations.
The capital stock, however, may
increased to Fifty Thousand
(s5G,000.O0) by a two-thirds
ote of the stockholders Of the
lock of the said corporation vot-
~ for such increase at a meeting
[ the stockholders called for that
urpose.
This corporation shall become a
Ding concern when Twelve Thou
si2, 10000 are subscribed to its
apital stock and fifty per cent OF
10 said amount actually paid into
le treasury thereof.
ARTICLE v.
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
IT the transaction of business.
The first board of directors shall
) composed of DR.. John A. Haas.
I. Chas. f. Boagni, C. J. Thomp-
ii. Harry A. Genung, and James
. Sanders, with DR.. John A. Haas,
resident; DR.. Chas. F. Boagni, Vice
,esident and Dudley Guilbeau,
ceretary-Treasurer. They shall
I'D office until the second We'd
,sday of March, 1916, or until
cir successors have been duly