The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-11-04
CHARTER
Ur ihs STANDARD SULPHUR CO.. INC
Par;s J,a as n Of America. State of Loui,an,
aiSh Oh orleans, City of New Oris..

| Auor,, =; tnat on this second dav ~
II, tne year OF our Lord one tboyy "
4 nlne hundred and fifteen CoIS h.tne ousane
JoeePh ofnai' notary public, in and e.. me au
pS,,Sn Oh orleans, state of Louisiana aI'
encr 81 u1;,n and qualified, and in the pres,
, uerslgned, personally came and anos.a .I uh
seterai persons whose names are bsa;u .ne
uDSeri9ed, OF the full age of maioI;tv r,Ii
TSiSIeu 10 me that availing themseiy.s" nt ~,
the laws of this state relative 80 .hes OF
Ia,a OF corporations, including az, 3s5 u,
olo, page J95, of the legislative .cts OF
he .iey nave covenanted and agreed "a
themselves and their successors Ia asiee tor
10 form themselves into cornora,;o 'isiIs;
body polite in law for the objects IN ana
p ~, ana under the stpulations hereinafts-
Article THE name and title of 81.
poLdtioI snail be, the Standard SULPHUR c.
Pany' incorporated, and under such .;,S I'm a.
snaii nave ana enjoy succession and existe,cs
| ~ PeIlou OF nlnety-nine wears fror, A..
hereof. 1t shall have the power and ,,,,L uate
10 contract, sue and be sued and r1aLn -. ~
use corporate seal, the same 10 breaL a.,i
60 at pressure, to hold, to purchase, lease.
seI' mortgage, hypothecate or pledge prone-tr
rear personal or mixed, necessary ipcideatyii
OF proper Tor the carrying on of its b,,s;r.ss
and to that end, to further mortgage ali 81
- ,one,S eases grants or contracts held by
| II, together with all buildings, constnnct;ons
| ana improvements placed and erected therao,
as wen as to issue bond, secured hv go
mortgages, such bonds to be issued in sucb
s,I al suSh rate OF interest," and to run
| ior suCh length OF time, not exceeding ,be
term OF said leases as said Iessees or 80
| antees may determine, to buy and 70 81
STOCK IN any other company or companies RI,
| may assist this company in lie 49,. ~ 20
| purposes, 10 make and issue notes "a aH
| hcateS OF Indebtedness; to name eIec, -
| appoint managers, directors and cI,rts -
! other employees TO properly conduct it's cor.
porate business, and to make and estabS;sL
| SuCn Dy laws he
| desirable Tor the management of the business
and affairs OF the corporation, and generaIIv ~
90 an and every other act, matter or thing
necessary for the complete and proper carr,s
! ing out Of said business
article 1.-The domicilc of the cornora,ior
snail be IN the City of New Orleans nariSb
OF orleans State Of Louisiana, where ali cita-
tions and other legal process shall he 5000
upon the president, or in his absence me-
the vice president ~P'''
Article III.-The objects and purnoses for
"nich this corporation is organized and the
nature of the business to be carried on NV ~
are stated and declared to be as follows.
flrst: TO acquire by purchase or lease or
| otherwise, and the same to sell, lease or
otherwISe dispose of lands in the Calcasieu
OIL helds of Louisiana, or anv other loca1ity
Tor the purpose of prospecting for and Obtain.
ing oil, gas, salt, sulphur or other Minerals
and to that end to drill or cause TO be drilled
on weIs, 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 II oil or other minerals are
found then to market same to the best ad-
Second: To engage in the TRANSFORMATION Of
oils, gas, salt, sulphur or other minerals
either produced by this corporation or other
persons or corporations, by means of pipe
INES, tramways, railroads, boats, barqes or
other conveyances or to lease or suitcase ali
or any part thereof to other persons or cor
poTations Tor the like purpose, and in order to
lulIy carry out said objects and purposes, to
purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire pipe
lines, tramways, railroads, boats, barges, tank
cars, locomotives, pumping stations steam
plants, air plants and all other machinery,
apparatus and paraphernalia necessary or in
cidental thereto.
Third: To build, construct, lease, purchase
or otherwise acquire buildings, machinery and
other apparatus for refining, smelling, man.
ufacturing or otherwise working up the pro.
ducts OF mineral lands either produced by
tins 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 by-products as manu- |
featured to the best advantage.
Fourth: To 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 !
a corporation of this kind.
Article lV.-The capital stock of this cor |
Poration is hereby fixed at the sum of twenty |
twenty-five hundred shares of the par value |
of ten dollars each, to be paid for in cash, or
IT'S equivalent IN property No certificate of |
stock shall be issued and delivered unless it |
IS fully paid for, or for property purchased or |
leased stakeholder shall ever be held liza |
BILE or responsible for the faults, contracts or !
debts Of this corporation in any further sum I
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 or of exposing a shareholder to any liza
bility whatsoever; nor shall the stock be sub
jected 70 assessments. The corporation shall |
begin to do business and to be going concern
as soon as twelve thousand five hundred dol
lars (Sl25OO) of the capital stock shall have
been subscribed and paid for.
Article V.-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 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, H. r.
Fine, G. Z. 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
to one vote for each share of stock standing
in his name the books of the corporatin,
this vote to be cast in person or by proxy,
and it 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
,all such special meetings whenever requested
to do by three members of the board of
directors. Three days notice of such special
meetings shall be given in writing to the
directors unless waiver of notice is signed
by the directors. Any vacancy occurring on
he board either from death, resignation, or
inability to serve shall be filled by the board
IF directors The first board of directors of
his corporation shall be required to draft a
suitable set of bylaws for the government of
his corporation, which may be altered, amend {
ID or changed as the exigencies of the same
nay require.
Article VII.-The officers of this corpora {
ion shall consist of a president, vice-presi-
lent secretary and treasurer, all of whom
hall be stockholders and members OF the {
BOARD of directors. The Offices of secretary !
md treasurer may be held if desired, by one {
ind the same person. Until the board of di-
ectors to be elected on first Monday in Au- e
ust 1916, shall otherwise elect, the following