The herald., 1915-08-19
CHARTER
&C THE "ShLpINY' INCORPORATED"

~ Iuly, in the yd sitern and of the
Sssand zinc ~, United States OF Amer
;sdependenee h,ndred and thirty-nlnth' before
- the ono e.ruel Dreirus, a notary puohe
= Meyer -. Parish of Orleans, state OF
:, and fof sar.said, duly commissioned ana
isusizns' IN the presence OF the wit
su,lihed, .o,fter named and undersigned;
atsses M .ame and appeared the setei
pefsons.y bose names are heteuileo ionia-.d -
z he full ~ themselves OF the laws OF
:. that asis,,ve TO the organization OF
As state md more especially OF Act Io|
sxpofsiions' a. the General Assembly OF tne
q The hsts :e;,na for the year 1914, page Zol,
safe Of L 20 Al 1910, page 1913, they have COW
rl Aa ~. ~ agreed, and by these presents
snsnieo and agree Tor themselves anu
b eo.sre,ssrs and assigns 70 iCI ni;,;r ~
.,,yes inte 80 purposes and under the stip-
lie sbjees set forth, to-wlt:
rl,lions nsi TN. name and title OF this cor
Ariele IN hs the "Calcasieu OIL * Sulphur
.,fsron snsn Incorporated" and under such
Land Compn have and enjoy succession ana
ute Il sn1 g., a period of nlnety-nine years
snsiene. hereof; it shall have power ana
ron o. 10 contract, sue ana De sueu' nisNe
snih0I" corporate seal, tne SAINT !" inesa
ssd use ~ pleasure; 10 hold, sell, lease
nd alter hnnothecate or pledge property real,
noffsage' mixed, necessary, incidental OF
pefsonsi ~. caorrying on OF ITS business,
pppef W =, end TO further mortgage an OIL
nd " u leases. grants or contracts heId oy
o. nineiH with all buildings, CONSTRUCTIONS
l. iesa.oyements placed and erected on sdlu
md INV 10 be placed or erected thereon, as
lands, Q, ;ssur bonds secured by such mort
eel as 10 81 and issue notes and certIh-
azes; I"h,sdnrss: to name, elect and APP
csies Of .rs directors and clerks or other
poIni nA - o,operly conduct ITS corporate
employees 70 make such bylaws, rules and
Business a. NAV be found necessary or de-
rsusnons N, management OF this corpora
sHsO. "a generally to do every other act
uoa, ar thing necessary tor the coltpie'e
49, a,ooer carrying out OF Sald BUSINESS business.
and p'vpeiI -Tbe domicile OF this corporation
htie'e ,hr city Of New Orleans, parish
shfI State of Louisiana, where all
Of md other legal process shall De
eiany" ,,an the president, or IN the absence
servsu sfss;dent, upon the lce-president, or,
o. t1e phs.nce Of both, upon the secretary
rsasuls.' uI-To acquire by purchase or
h' otherwise, lands in the Calcasieu
s-IsSrr and Oil fields OF LOUISIANA OF IN
saPnLL I.eation in this State, or elsewhere,
any in ,rrnose of selling or otherwise DIS
m =. q said lands, or for the. purpose OF
Psssr,;na for and obtaining oil, gas, SAT-,
.e .ther minerals, and to that end
APnI :, caYse to be drilled oil wells, or
on. e,use 10 be sunk shafts for mining
ma buv. lease, or otherwise acquire drill
-. or other machinery or apparatus nee,
49, 10 fully accomplish said purposes; ana
e N AZ other minerals are found then 10 mar
=. me same to the best advantage. =,
m ~, VT r. engage in the distribution OF oil,
-, snlnhur or other minerals either
y.a,s,d nv this corporation or other persons
y 'sso.rnorations by means OF pipe lines, tram
,,;lroads. boats, barges or other con-
'9.,,.s or TO lease or suitcase all or any
~. thereof to any other persons or corpora
-. lar the like purpose, and IN order 10
sns rsrrv out said objects and purposes to
Isn, i,ase, or otherwise acquire pipe lines,
s...~.ys. railroads, boats, barges, tank cars,
s-arot,yes. pumping stations, and all other
-,eb;nery and apparatus necessary or incl
I.,;,r, Iy-The capital stock of this cor
..rs,,sn Is hereby fixed at the sum OF SIX
sous.pd (s6!oOo00) dollars, divided into SIXTY
.I,r,s Of the par value of one hundred DOL,
~ each; provided that this corporation snali
\ ming concern when all OF ITS capital
49, Sall have been subscribed and paid toI
!. ash or in any other equivalent.
N stockhoider shall ever be held liable
A. s.spousible for the faults, contracts OF
S<bss Of this corporation in any further sum
An he unpaid balance due the corporation
= lie shares of stock subscribed tor by MIN
uor shall any mere informality IN the organ
ir1tios have the effect of rendering this char
,u aull or Of exposing any shareholder &c
suy liability whatsoever.
Article v.-The capital stock of this cor,
s.r.fou to-vit: The sum of six thousand
Km0) dollars has been paid for by the
vurrhsse on the part of this corporation Of
he iollowing described property, to-wit;
The Southeast quarter of the Northwes
suarter Of the Northwest quarter OF Sector
II Township 8, South Range 9, West Loulsi
sra Meridian containing 20 acres and tht
S,ush half Of the Northeast quarter OF tht
Nsrthvest quarter Of Section 81, Township .
South Range 9, West containing 20 acres II
tk parish Of Caleasieu, State of louisiana
bene the same property acquired by the pres
1t inoorporatsrs from Lionel NJ. Ricau, wh'
acquired said property by letters patent from
he United States government, pursuant L
scs Of congress, approved May 20, 1862, anS
registered in the parish of Calcasieu IN booi
y, folio rs ct sequitur, which said property
Is been appraised by the said incorporation
sud directors in the sum of six thousand
&mo0) dollars.
Article VIAL the corporate powers OF TIM
Hpostion shall be vested in and exercised
By beard Of directors to oe composed OF thre'
quorum.
Ne officers Of this corporation shall consis
Il president, vice-president and secretary
usasurer, all Of whom shall be members o
ak beard Of directors.
he following named persons shall consti
me the first board of directors, to-wit:
Harry n Dyett, 1922 Perrier ST., New Or
kzns, La; Paul Aldge, ia Esplanade Ave.
Nv Orleans, La; and Vivian L. Nicholson
Gunevsld Hotel, New Orleans, La; witt
hry n. Dyett as president, Paul Aldige a
nspresident, and Vivian L. Nicholson a
eretary-treasurer, and these directors ant
Mcca shall serve until the second Monda.
July. 1916. or until their successors shall
nvs been duly elected and qualified.
hereafter the directors shall be electe,
a9ally on the second Monday in July o
e.h year, beginning with the year 1916; al
SESSIONS Of directors shall be by ballot, an
80 stakeholder shall be entitled to one vot
each share Of stock standing in his nam
q he books Of the corporation, this vote t
east IN person or by proxy, and it shal
mufe majority Of the stock present o
nssensed to elect
Failure to elect the board of directors o.
eccnd Monday in July, 1916, or annual
sa1ter shall not work a forfeiture of thi
1er, but the old board of directors shal
H.n IN ONCE until their successors ar
eo and qualified.
A,nele vlI.-The board of directors shal
regular meetings at such times as shaI
< nxed IN the bylaws of this corporation
.ss meetings shall be held at the domicii
- corporation, but the president ma
9ecal meetings Of the board of diret
. such times as he may deem advisable
mall be required to call such specis
9ac whenever requested to do so by tw
ncers Of the board of directors. Thre
not'ee Of such special meetings sha
pvsn In writing to the directors unles
o. notice 3 signed by the director
aeancy occurring on the board eiths
~ eeath, resignation, or inability to sery
e hiled by the board of directors at il
nguiar meeting after such vacancy sha
~ eeurred. The first board of directors I
"'poration shall be required to dra