The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1915-11-13
CHARTER OF THE .BIaANCHAfkn
POOL OIL COMPANY#98
INCORPORATED sS
UNITED STATES OF ANIERyf1A.
STATE OF LOUISIANA RAI
ISH OF TERREBONNE

.
ISH OF TERREBONNE
Be it known that on this It'll. day
OF the mont of October, in thesyear
OF our Lord, One Thousand Nine
Hundred and Fifteen, and otSthS sIn-
dependence of the United Staten 81
America, the One Hundred and E0rs
,1eth.
Before me. Calvin Wurslow;
notary public. duly Commissioners
and qualified and sworn 81
and for the Parish Of Terra.
bonnie, State OF Louisiana. Ana
n the presence or Messrs, Herbsrt
L. Chauvin, and Frank Wurxlow.
two good and competent witnesses.
residing in the Parish and STATE
aforesaid and hereinafter under
signed:
Personally came and appeared the
parties whose names are Hereinafter
subscribed, all legally qualified d
Join herein, which appearers de-
CARED hat availing themselves 81
the provisions OF the constitute ,u
and laws OF the State or Louisial. ..
in such cases provided, relative d
the organization OF corporations
covenant and agree and do hereby
bind themselves and those who
hereafter become associated with
them for the objects and purpose
and under the stipulations and
agreements hereinafter set forth, as
u corporation and body polite here
by accepting and adopting the same
as their charter, to wit:
ARTICLE 4.
The name and title of this cor
poration hereby formed, shall and
Is declared to be blanchard Pool
Oil Company, Incorporated, and
under its corporate name 1T shall
have the power to contract, sue and
be sued, to make and use q corpor-
ete seal and the same to break OF
alter at pleasure; to hold, receive
hire, lease. rent, purchase, let, sell,
convey, pledge, or mortgage proper
ty real and personal; to lend OF
I borrow money and to issue notes
bonds or other obligations or evf.
dences of indebtedness or RESPONSE
bility.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes fol-
which this corporation Is organized
and the nature of business to be
conducted by it are declared to be,
4 as follows:
To drill and operate for oil, gas
sulphur, salt, coal, water or an,
mineral or metal substances: to ac.
h quire hold and operate, either by
purchase, lease or otherwise, hotf
4 personal and real property, for tbs
\ purpose of making explorations foi
1 oil, gas, sulphur, salt. coal, water
4 or any mineral or metal substances
as well as for the purpose OF erect,
iIg machinery or storage tanks ant
to operate such machinery ant
tanks, in connection with the afore.
said explorations, as OF pipe lines
or other conduits for the purpose Of
marketing the aforesaid products,
to purchase, sell and otherwise dea.
IN all of the above named products;
10 own and operate all such ma.
chinery. railroads, pipe lines, Watei
craft and TO maintain and operate
rNGh offices and warehouses as may
be necessary in the premises; to &c,
quire, to hold and operate tram.
Ways. telephone and telegraph lines
and all necessary rights OF way and
franchises In connection with khe
aforesaid purposes: to erect, oper.
ate, or maintain such refineries al
4 plants as may be necessary or re;
1 quisite in the operation, purchase Oh
sale OF any OF the above named
products; to purchase or otherwise
acqt Ire stocks and bonds OF otheI
corporations operating along AM
or all of the lines as above act forth
4 to the extent and under the limitA,
lions provided by law: to make
name and appoint such officers
ployees as the interest and conyen,
> quire; in acquiring leases or ID Thu
purchase OF property, good will. ma
chinery or other property mOyAbl,
or immovable necessary to carry on
: the purposes ~ above set forth. thfl
corporation stock shall be issuet
and given In exchange. In lieu D
money, for the purchase price, a. 4
provided for by law; TO make m.
establish such bylaws. rules m,
regulations, as may be necessar.
and proper, and the same to aitei
and change at pleasure and to d,
IL such acts and deeds, ana to en-
gage in any and all business enter
prises herein set forth; and to ex
ercise all rights. powers. advan
ages and immunities granted b.
law to corporations.
ARTICLE HI.
The domicile Of this corporation
shall be in the City Of HOuma, Par
tac of Terrebonne, State Of Louis
lana and all citations or other Iega
process shall be served upon thu
president of the Corporation: ans
in his absence upon tho vice-preai
uent; or, in the absence Of both o
these officials. upon the secretary
otherwise services shall BE- made il
accordance with Law, and this cor
poration, unless sooner dissolved
shall have a continued existence O
d period OF fifty yeArss
ARTICLM Az.
: The capital stock III this corpora
[ ion is fixed at One Hundred Thous
{ and D~ollarssto he represented b,
Ten Thousand shares Of the pal
value of Ten Dollars each. !
The capital stock upon compH
ance with law. may BE Increased t.
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This corporation shali&b author