The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-11-11
CHARTER
OF THE STANDARD SULPHUR CO.. INC
United States of America, State of Io,;.;,
Parish of Orleans, City of New Orleans.

| nine hunured and hfteen Q9l5), before me
| Joseph Sinai, notary public in and for The
| parish of Orleans, state of Iouisiara A.
| commissioned and qualified, and in the nres,
| ence OF witnesses hereinafter named and IN
derslgned, personally came and appeared the
| several persons whose names are hereinafter
| subscribed, of the full age of majority. who
declared to me that availing themselves of
the laws OF this state relative to the organi.
| ration OF corporations, including act PAP Of
1910, page 1913, of the legislative acts Of this
| state, they have covenanted and agreed and
by these presents do covenant and agree for
themselves and their successors and assigns
| to form themselves into a corporation and
body polite in law for the objects and pur-
poses. and under the stpulations hereinafter
| set forth, to-wit:
Article 1.-The name and title of the cor
poration shall be, the Standard Sulphur Com.
pany, incorporated, and under such title il
shall have and enjoy succession and existence
for period OF ninety nine years from date
hereof. 1t shall have the power and authority
to contract, sue and be sued, and make and
use corporate seal, the same TO break and
alter at pleasure, to hold to purchase, lease
sea-, mortgage, hypothecate or pledge property,
real, personal or mixed, necessary, incidental
or proper for the carrying Of its business
and TO that end, to further mortgage all oil
or mineral leases, grants or contracts held by
it, together with all buildings, constructions
and improvements placed and erected thereon
as well as to issue bonds secured by such
mortgages, such bonds to be issued in such
r amounts, at such rate of interest, and to run
|
! term of said leases as said lessees or guar
r antees may determine, to buy and to hold
stock in any other company or companies that
f, may assist this company in its objects and
: purposes, to make and issue notes and certi-
hcates of Indebtedness; to name, elect and
appoint managers, directors and clerks or
, other employees to properly conduct its cor
pOrate business, and to make and establish
e such by laws as may be found necessary or
c desirable for the management of the business
, and affairs of the corporation, and generally to
= do all and every other act, matter thing
necessary for the complete and proper carry
4 ing out of said business.
S Article 1.-THE donlicile of the corporation
: shall be in the City of New Orleans, parish
= of Orleans, State, of Louisiana, where all cita.
II tions and other legal process shall be served
u upon the president, or in his absence, upon
the vice-President.
= Article III.-The objects and purposes for
y which this corporation is organized and the
e nature of the business to be carried by it
e are stated and declared to be as follows:
r First: to acquire by purchase lease OF
n otherwise, and the same to sell, lease OF
d otherwise dispose of lands in the CalcasieI
d oil fields of Louisiana, any other locality
for the purpose OF prospecting for, and obtain
Jr ing oil, gas, salt, sulphur or other minerals
A. and to that end TO drill, to be drilled
/ oil wells, or sink or cause to be sunk, shafts
~ for mining and to by, lease or otherwise
y acquire drilling rigs or other machinery o
re apparatus necessary to fully accomplish salt
Or purposes; and If oil or other minerals ar
-
vantage.
is Second: To engage in the transportation o
ID oils, gas, salt, sulphur other minerals
&c either produced by this corporation or othe
n persons or corporations, by means of pip
lines, tramways, railroads, boats, barges o
st other conveyanceS or to lease or suitcase al
y or any part thereof to other persons or col
of porations for the like purpose, and in order I
fully carry out said objects and purposes,
IL purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire, pip
lines, tramways, railroads, boats, barges, tan
w cars, locomotives, pumping stations stear
I, plants, air plants and all other machiner,
S. apparatus and paraphernalia necessary or il
is cidental thereto.
as Third: To build, construct, lease, purchas
e. or otherwise acquire buildings, machinery an
nd other apparatus for refining, smelling, maj
he ufacturing or otherwise working up the PR
til ducts of mineral lands, either produced b
ed this corporation or other persons or corpor;
tions, and to refine, smelt, manufacture
ed otherwise work up the by-products of sal
,er minerals and to operate the said plant ar
10; market the products or by-products as mani
lot featured to the best advantage.
ne Fourth: To carry on such other bushes
his pertaining to oil, gas, salt, sulphur or 9TH
his minerals as may be found necessary or d
nd sirable or such as is generally engaged IN
es- a corporation of this kind.
Article IV-The capital stock of this co
all poration is hereby fixed at the sum of twent
eg- FIVE thousand dollars (S25,0OO), divided in
his twenty-five hundred shares of the par walt
of ten dollars each, to be paid for in cash,
rec its equivalent in property No certlhcate
lis stock shall be issued and delivered unless
,ck is fully paid for, or for property purchased
,ck leased no stakeholder shall ever be held II
zht Bile or responsible for the faults, contracts
aid debts of this corporation in any further ST.
aid than the unpaid balance due the eorporataii
at on the shares of stock subscribed TOR by hi
aid nor shall any mere informality in the organ
ro- cation have the effect of rendering this chart
the null or of exposing a shareholder to any Il
red bility whatsoever; nor shall the stock be 81
to iected to assessments. The corporation sh
10 b,,s and he COnCe
of as soon as twelve thousand five hundred d
or lars (Sl2,5OO) of the capital stock shall ba
the been subscribed and paid for.
to Article Vail the corporate powers OF u
son CORPORATION shall be vested in and exercis
by board of directors to be composed
led, four stockholders, and three OF whom sh
sed constitute quorum for the TRANSACTION OF "
dis mess Until the first Monday OF Augu
the 1916. the following named persons shall c.
any stitute the board of directors of this corpo
our- tion, to-wit: c. E. Fettis, 6. l. Bacot' ii.
,wn ri TS.reafter the directors shall be cleo
the annually on first Monday in August OF e;
wear. All elections for directors shall be
har- ballot. and each stakeholder shall be entit
ora TO one vote for each share OF stock stano
oui- in his name on the books of the corporal
cted this vote to be cast in person or by pro
hold and it shall require majority OF stock pi
mis- emf or represented to elect. The failure
wer elect the board of directors on the hrst M
said dav in August or annually thereafter, 81
Sec not work the forfeiture of this charter, Out
old board of directors shall remain IN OF
lare until their successors are elected ana gu
wing fed. L,,I r
ppo- Article Whine Doafu Oh - !.
reto regular meetings at statea ihte -
\ TO time as shall be fixed by the bylaws
the this corporation. These meetings shall De
AZ the domicile of the corporation, but
the president may call special meetings OF
Sep board of directors at such times as ne
/ i. deem advisable and he shall be required
wit call such special meetings whenever reque;
to- | 10 do so by three members OF the ooaro
no. directors. Three days notice OF such spe
meetings shall be given in writing 10
orris | d;rectoTs unless a waiver of notice IS sig
bv the directors. Any vacancy occurring
he hoard either from death, resignatioh
it.,: inability to serve shall be filled by tne "
'ohe' Of directors The first board OF direc,oI;
ages this corporation shall be required 10 ora
e of suitable set of bylaws for the government
bove sL;s Coronation which may be altered, amt
TEN ed or changed as the exigeneies Oh TIC
day - -eor;re
$50. Article VII.-The officers OF this CORP
tom shall consist of a PRESIDENT, Weep
X. dent secretary and treasurer, al OF
fore shall be stockholders and members Oh
orig baard of directors The Offices OF seere
i Of ID t-easurer NAV be held, if desired, by
sd The same person. Until the board o.
lie rectors to be elected on hrst Monoay III
INST. 1916, shall otherwise elect INC i0iio'
n