The herald., 1915-10-21
OF THE STANDARD Sim N,

DC known, that on this second A.. -.
rine hnnd-as yedr OF our Lord, one thousand
I hundred and fifteen Q9ls). befors 81"
1aIisb of 0,, notary public, in and for the
P VI dreams, state of Louisiana IL
commissioned and qualified and in ~ , uuiy
ence OF witnesses hereinafter n,raI e pres
aersigned, personally came and appeared T III.
several persons whose names are bsaaSu . tne
subscribed, of the full age az ro;!' iaiter
IeciSIeu 10 me that availing themseiyes IS
'ne laws OF this state relative 70 r. 80 VI
aaron ISia OF corporations, including act 90 ns
49,. Psse ~, OF the legislative acts Of this
10 they nave covenanted and agreed ga
Uy these presents do covenant and 80 GU f
themselves and their successors and oss;t ~
20 FORM themselves into a cornor.,;or ee;
Dpuy Pollhc IN law for the objects and r,,r-
set forth, to-wit: Nt eii'diIer
Article The name and title of The o,-
poration shall be, the Standard Srlnbn- e.,
Phny' incorporated, and under such title il
SiaiI nave ana ENJOY succession and existe,cs
Tor period of ninety-nine wears So, -
hefeoi' IL snail have the power and autbo-;t
10 contract, sue and be sued and nab -
use corporate seal, the same to break and
diter al pleasure, TO hold. to purchase -
sen, mortgage, hypOthecate or pIedgs n,,ro.'
rear personal or mixed, necessary. incidert5i
OF proper Tor the carrying on of lis brs;,.s-
ana 10 that end, to further mortgage ali oil
IL, together with all buildings. conStrnct;o,S
ana improvements placed and erected tbersn,
as well as to issue bonds secured Ia, -
MOI cages such bonds to be issued in such
amounts, az such rate OF interest, and to run
lor such length of time not exceedira a.
term OF SAID leases as said lessees or -
dH'eeS may determine, 10 buy and N hold
STOCK IT any Other company or comnar;es ~
ay ASSIST thiS company in its objects and
purposes, 10 make and issue notes and c.-,;
hcateS of indebtedness; to name eIec, -
appoint managers, directors and clerks or
otnet employees to properly conduct its cor.
P"rdte business, and to make and establish
Such by laws as may be found necessary ~
desirable for the management Of the L,'Si,oos
ana AFFAIRS OF the corporation, and generally to
do all and every other act matter or tbing
necessary Tor the complete and proper carry,
ing out of said business
Article 1.-THE domicile of the corno-,t;o-
shaIl be III the City of New Orleans Darisb
OF orleans, State OF Louisiana where All eta.
tons and other legal process shall be served
upon me president, or in his absence, upon
Article 1IL-The objects and purposes for
which TINS corporation Is organized and the
nature OF the business to be carried on bv it.
are stated and declared TO be as follows:
FIRST: to acquire by purchase or lease or
otherwise, and the same to sell lease or
Otherwise dispose of lands in the Calcasier
oil helds Of Louisiana, or any other locality
Tor the purpose OF prospecting for, and obtain
ing oil, gas, salt, sulphur or other rniyerals
and TO that end to drill. or cause TO be drilled
OIL wells, or sink or cause to be sunk shafts
tor mining, and to buy, lease or otherwise
acquire drilling rigs or other machinery or
apparatus necessary TO fully accomplish said
purposes; and if oil or other minerals are
found, then TO market same to the best adj
vantage.
Second: To engage in the transportation of
OILS, gas, salt, sulphur other minerals,
either produced by this corporation or other
persons or corporations, by means of pine
lines, tramwayS, railroads, boats barges or
other conVeyances or TOT lease or suitcase all
or any part thereof to other persons or cor
poratiors for the like purpose and in order TO
fully carry out said objects and purposes. TO
purchase, lease, otherwise acquire pine
lines, tramways, railroads, boats, barges tank
cars, locomotives, pumping stations steam
plants, air plants and all other machinery,
apparatus and paraphernalia necessary or in.
Cideutal thereto
Third: To build, construct lease, purchase
or otherwise acquire buildings machinery and
other apparatus for refining, smelling man
uiacturing or otherwise working up the pro.
ducts of mineral lands, either produced bv
this corporation or other persons or corpora
tons, and to refine, smelt, manufacture or
otherwise work up the by-products of said
minerals and to operate the said plant ana
market the products or by-products as manu-
featured to the best advantage.
Fourth: 10 carry on such other business
pertaining to oil, gas, salt sulphur or other
minerals as may be found necessary or de-
sirable or such as is generally engaged in by
corporation of this kind.
Article lN.-The capital stock of this cor
poration is hereby fixed at the sum of twenty
five thousand dollars (S25,OOO), divided into
twenty-five hundred shares of the par value
of ten dollars each, TO be paid for in cash, or
its equivalent in property. No certificate of
stock shall be issued and delivered unless it
is fully paid for, or for property purchased or
leased, no stakeholder shall ever be held liza
BILE responsible for the faults, contracts or
debts of this corporation in any further sum
than the unpaid balance due the corporation
on the shares of stock subscribed for by him (;
nor shall any mere informality in the organi-
cation have the effect of rendering this charter
null of exposing a shareholder to any liza
bility whatsoever; nor shall the stock be sub
JeCted to assessments. The corporation shall
begin TO do business and TO be going concern
as soon as twelve thousand five hundred dol
lars (Sl2,50O) of the capital stock shall have
been subscribed and paid for.
Article N.-All the corporate powers of this
corporation shall be vested in and exercised
by a board of directors to be composed of
four stockholders, and three of whom shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of bus
mess. Until the first Monday of August,
1916, the following named persons shall con-
stitute the board of directors of this corpora
ton, to-wit: c. f. Fettis, G. C. BacOt, II. r.
Fine, G.. f. Guedry.
Thereafter the directors shall be elected
annually on first Monday in August of each
year. All elections for directors shall be by
ballot, and each stakeholder shall be entitled
10 one vote for each share of stock standing
in his name on the books of the corporatin,
this vote to be cast in person or by proxy,
and II shall require a majority OF stock pres
ent or represented to elect. The failure TO
elect the board of directors on the first Mon
day in August or annually thereafter, shall
not work the forfeiture of this charter, but the
old board of directors shall remain in Office
until their successors are elected and quail
fed.
Article VI.-The board of directors shall hold
regular meetings at stated intervals at such
time as shall be fixed by the bylaws of
this corporation. These meetings shall be held
at the domicile of the corporation, but the
president may call special meetings of the
board of directors at such times as he may
deem advisable and he shall be required to
call such special meetings whenever requested
to do so by three members of the board OF
directors. Three days notice of such special
meetings shall be given in writing TO the
directors unless a waiver of notice is signed
by the directors. Any vacancy occurring on
the board either from death, resignation, or
inability TO serve shall be filled by the board
of directors The first board of directors OF
this corporation shall be required TO draft a
suitable set of bylaws for the government OF
this corporation, which may be altered, amend
ed or changed as the exigencies of the same
may require.
Article VII.-The officers of this corpora
ton shall consist of president. vice-presi-
dent, secretary and treasurer, all OF whom
shall be stockholders and members OF the
board of directors The offices of secretary
and treasurer may be held, if desired, by one
and the same person. Until the board OF di-
rectors to be elected on first Monday in Au-
gust, 1916, shall otherwise elect, the following
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