St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-04-10
CHARTER
or The Opelousas Petroleum Oil
and Mineral Company.
United States of America,

year Jill "IHOuodlih AAhS
and Fifteen, before me, Louis La
strapes Perrault, a Notary Public
in and for this City and the Parlsl
of st. Landry, State of Louisiana
therein residing, duly commission
ed and qualified, and in the pres
ence of the witnesses herelnaftte'
named, personally came and ap'
peared the several persons WHO'S
names are hereunto subscribed, al
of full age and majority, who de-
clared that, availing themselves 0.
the provisions Of the laws OF TN
state Of Louisiana, relative to the
organization of corporations, they
do hereby form themselves int
and organize a corporation for tne
objects and purposes, and under the
stipulations hereinafter set form
ARTICLE |.
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 sooner dissolved.
If shall have power to sue and
he 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
To establish such bylaws, rules
and regulations for the manage
ment Of the business and affairs
OF said corporation as may be nee
essary, the same to alter at pleas
ure: also to make and issue bonds
and other evidences Of debt, and to
secure 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
served on the President, and in
his absence on the Vice-President
and in the absence of both on the
Secretary-Treasurer.
ARTICLE III.
These objects and purposes OF
this corporation shall be to develop
mineral, gas, oil and other lands; to
lay pipes to convey oil and gas, or
to barge same, and to deal gener-
ally in land, minerals, gas and oil,
and mineral gas oil and other lands
in the State Of Louisiana or else
where; and for these purposes II
shall have the power TO buy, sell
and lease mineral, gas, oil and 9TH
er lands; to erect buildings; to bore
wells; to purchase lease and erect
and operate machinery, to produce
and market the products of this cor
poration; to borrow money; to buy,
make and operate and lease tank
cars and tanks; and generally to
do all things necessary, requisite
or convenient to carry out the pur-
poses above set forth, as well as
powers inherent in and to corpora
ARTICLE ~.
The capital stock of this corpor-
alton is hereby fixed at Twenty
Five Thousand Dollars (S25, 100000,
10 be divided into Two Hundred
md Fifty shares of the par value
If n hundred dollars each, pay
sble either in cash or for proper
y, or labor or services rendered to
aid corporation, and on such terms
md conditions as the board of dl-
may deem proper and in
conformity with the laws of the
state of Louisiana governing the
%rganization of corporations.
The capital stock, however, may
increased to Fifty Thousand
($5O,0O0.00) by a two-thirds
ote of the stockholders of the
took of the said corporation vot-
lg for such increase at a meeting
I the stockholders called for that
urpose.
This corporation shall become a
ping concern when Twelve Thou
Big, 10000 are subscribed to its {
.pital stock and fifty per cent of
lie said amount actually paid into |
lie treasury thereof. |
ARTICLE v. IL
All the powers Of this corpora i
OH shall be vested in a board of
rectors composed of not more /
an five directors, a majority of f
.om shall constitute a quorum +
r the transaction Of business. 0
The first board of directors shall fl
composed of DR.. John A. Haas,
:. Ghas. T. Boagni, G. j. Thomp- t,
n, Harry A. Genung, and james C,
Sanders, with DR.. John A. Haas, e,
esident; DR.. Chas. F. Boagni, Vice b
esident and Dudley Guilbeau, B
ccretary- Treasurer. They shall
Id office until the second We'd al
sday of March, 1916, or until al
,ir successors have been duly Il
cted. b.
my failure to hold an annual M
citing shall not cause a forfeiture W
this act of incorporation, and fir
vacancy occurring in the board M
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