St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-04-24
CHARTER
OF The Opelousas Petroleum Oil
and Mineral Company.
United States of America,
Stnfn Of Louisiana

State of Louisiana,
Parish Of st. Landry,
City Of Opelousas.
BE IT KNOWN, That on this goth
day of the month Of March, in the
year One Thousand Nine Hundred
and Fifteen, before me, Louis La
strapes Perrault, a Notary Public,
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-
peared 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 the
state of Louisiana, relative to the
organization of corporations, they
do hereby form themselves into
and organize q corporation for the
objects and purposes, and under the
stipulations hereinafter set forth.
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of this cor
noration shall be the "Opelousas
Petroleum and Mineral Company"
and by that name shall have and
enjoy succession for the period OF
N~inety-nine yearsfrom the date
hereof, unless ooner dissolved.
II shall have power to u and
be sued, to borrow money, hold,
purchase, lease, sell and hypothe-
cate real and personal property;
and to make and use a corporate
seal; to elect, name and appoint
directors, managers and agents, and
10 establish such bylaws, rules
and regulations for the manage
ment of the business and affairs
of said corporation as may De nee
essary, the same to alter at pleas
ure; also to make and issue bonds
and other evidences of debt, and to
the same by mortgage or
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 be
on the President, and in
his absence on the Vice-President
and in the absence of both on the
Seeretary-Treasurer.
ARTICLE III.
These objects and purposes OF
his corporation shall be to develop
mineral, gas, Oil and other lands; to
ay pipes to convey Oil and gas, or
o barge same, and to deal gener-
lily in land, minerals, gas and oil,
md mineral gas oil and other lands
n the State of Louisiana OF else
and for these purposes it
hall have the power TO buy, sell
md lease mineral, gas, oil and 9TH
r lands; to erect buildings; to bore
wells; to purchase lease and erect
nd operate machinery, to produce
nd market the products of this cor
Grafton; to borrow money; to buy,
rake and operate and lease tank
ars and tanks; and generally to I
o all things necessary, requisite
r convenient to carry out the pur-
oses above set forth, as we'll as
overs inherent in and to corpora t
Ons. {
ARTICLE ~. L
The capital stock Of this corpor-
ion is hereby fixed at Twenty
i've Thousand Dollars 1925, 100000,
be divided into Two Hundred
i'd Fifty shares of the par value
one hundred dollars each, pay
lie either in cash or for proper |
!, or labor or services rendered to a
id corporation, and on such terms ]
id conditions as the board of di- e
ctors may deem proper and in y
with the laws of the
ate of Louisiana governing the 4
ganization of corporations. f
The capital stock, however, may f
increased to Fifty Thousand r
,llars ($50,oO0.O0) by a two-thirds |;
tie of the stockholders Of the |;
,ck of the said corporation vot- h
: for such increase at a meeting Il
the stockholders called for that Ii
rpose. a
This corporation shall become a d
concern when Twelve Thou CT
I2,500.O0l are subscribed to its Of
1ital stock and fifty per cent of
!, said amount actually paid into p'
treasury thereof. al
ARTICLE v. dl
III the powers OF this corpora fir
n shall be vested in a board of P;
ectors composed of not more Ri
n five directors, a majority of fe
ON shall constitute a quorum FL
the transaction of business. OF
he first board of directors shall fiji
composed of DR.. John A. Haas,
Chas. F. Boagni, C. j. Thomp- tie,
Harry A. Genung, and James co
Sanders, with DR.. John A. Haas, ed
sident; DR.. Chas. F. Boagni, Vice by
sident and Dudley Guilbeau, Bill
,retary- Treasurer. They shall
Office until the second We'd ate
lay of March, 1916, OF until at
r successors have been duly thi