The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-09-09
CHARTER
.c.IcAsIEU OIL 4 SULPHUR
AZ The ~6nnPISY. INCORPORATED"

-oath Of yuyih undred aud fifteen, and OF the
1rsand nin' g tbe United States OF Amer
.sdependence hrndred and thirty-mnth, before
o. the gu Samuel DTelTus, a notary puOllt
rs, Neye the parish OF orleans otlte o
d and :" aforesaid, duly coHiHiss'oh me- ans
isusians' "a in the presence OF the WIT
ss,lihed, an anu named and undersigned
sesses nearn, and appeared: the several
e,rsonsIy ,ames are hrTeunto subscribed
s,fsons wn0S. Al majority, who declared &c
4 the fuh .ee;,g themselves o. the laws Of
q that "A.iative to the organization OF
bis Ssle and more especially OF ACT 20
esporano., Al tse General Assembly OF inc
q the IT, if.uisiana for the year iSI4' page al
saf. ~ ~ Of 1910, page 80, uey "dSe ss eOt
sazn,ed sn snd agree Tor themselves and
h ecTensn. and assigns 10 form them
def sueee c.rp.ratisn and body polite Tor
elves INC ~ purp.ses and under the stip-
DE oeleIt.,e;nafter set forth, to-"lt:
bsnens THE name and title OF TINS cor
haiel' hall be the "Calcasieu OiI sulphur
snS.,.oany. Incorporated, ana uhoer suCI
ps !, shall have ana eHJoS s,,-N,,i,. 80
ute Cor a period Oh nhcty-Hlhc year
srsenee ~ L,,-of: it shall have power and
hsn osN contract, sue and be sued, make
srhoriU .o,norate seal, the same TO break
aid use - nlrasure; 10 hold, sell, lease,
srd arc bypothecate OF pledge property real
DonsssT a, mixed necessary ihCldehlSl OF
PtfsoDAt =, the carrying OF oi us business,
Fopei. ,bat end to further mortgage an on
a;nsral leases, grants or C''' as I,viG
Il tose"r.uents placed and erected on SAID
snd lmPio, he placed or erected thereon, as
lsno', " a. ;ssue bonds secured ny such mort
uh make and issue notes and certih-
szgs, Indebtedness; to name, eject ana APP
Gag. .ragers directors and clerks OF o'her
Pant 10 properly conduct ITS cooperate
snP~ and TO make such y-Ia"S' Tules ana
busines &C NAV be found necessary or de-
rsnisls.s N, management Of this corpora
sfaOe a generally to do every other act,
nen, So thing necessary Tor the complete
Bate .os, carving out OF said business.
snd PyPNu IL The domicile OF this corporation
Aut. "a the city OF New Orleans, parish
nsn n.,s,ns. State of louisiana, where all
49, and ether legal process snail De
sd 80 upen the president, o. IN inc absence
go ~ nresident, upon the president, or,
". r,bs,nce Of both, upon the secretary
rsasai 'Ia m-T. acquire by purchase or
Ane .,b,rwise. lands in the Calcasieu
s - and Oil fields of Louisiana, or IN
sD-. .,h,r lscatisn in this State, or elsewhere,
; sE =, purpose Of selling or otherwise DIS.
- AZ said lands, or for the purpose OF
Pslns .,,n, for and obtaining oil, gas, salt,
u. a
saf .1I ar cause to be drilled oil wells, or
w. :, r.use TO be sunk shafts for mining
VIA h,v lease or otherwise acquire drill
Ny -. ar sther machinery or apparatus nee
M,o fnlfy accomplish said purposes; and
e1 =, otber minerals are found then TO mar
=, ne same to the best advantage =,
n IL engage in the distribution OF OIL
~ salt sulphur or other minerals elther
s-i,ced nv this corporation or other persons
E,s.rnsrations BY means Of pipe lines, tram
railroads. boats, barges or other CEN
..9.nc,S or 10 lease or suitcase all or any
~ thereof to any other persons or corpora
-. for the like purpose, and IN order TO
~lr carry out said objects and purposes to
ssrrbasc. lease, or otherwise acquire pipe lines,
r,mxays. railroads, boats, barges, tank cars,
I.onstiyes. pumping stations, and all other
-sshinery and apparatus necessary or Incl
AataI thereto.
l,,,ele W-The capital stock of this cor
~.,;ou Is hereby fixed at the sum of SIX
So.sand (s6,OO00s) dollars, divided into sixty
400 81 The par value OF enc hundred dol
hr, each; provided that this corporation shall
: , gOine concern when all of its capital
s,,ek shall have been subscribed and paid for
d cash or in any other equivalent. 81,
IA stockholder shall ever be held liable
I. respousible for the faults, contracts or
~, q this corporation in any further sum
ian The unpaid balance due the corporation
q the shares Of stock subscribed for by him,
~ shaIl any mere informality in the organ
iztion have the effect Of rendering this char
M null or Of exposing any shareholder to
sry liability whatsoever.
Article V.-The capital stock of this cor.
rzton, to-wit: The sum OF six thousand
NQDO0 dollars has been paid for by the
prthase on the part of this corporation OF
De believing described property, to-wit:
The Southeast quarter of the Northwest
aurter Of the Northwest quarter of Section
4 Township s, South Range 9, West Louisi-
M Meridian containing 40 acres and the
Suh half Of the Northeast quarter OF the
Northwest quarter of Section 81, Township s,
South Range 9, West containing 20 acres IN
he parish Of Calcasieu, State of Louisiana,
kirg the same property acquired by the pres
tri incorporatsrs from Lionel NJ. Ricau, whs
s.qured said property by letters patent from
he United States government, pursuant to
xs Of congress, approved May 20, 1862, and
r5istered in the parish of Calcasieu in book
= iolis Is ct sequitur, which said property
hs been appraised by the said incorporators
xd directors in the sum of six thousand
xlm0G dsllars
Article VIAL the corporate powers of this
usration shall be vested in and exercised
Va beard Of directors to nc composed of three
ssskholders and majority shall constitute
qusnn.
he shcers Of this corporation shall consist
"a president, vice-president and secretary
rrzsurer, all Of whom shall be members of
k board Of directors.
The following named persons shall consti-
nis the FIRST board of directors, to-wit:
Harry n. Dyett, 1922 Perrier ST., New Or
xsns La; Paul Aldige, ia Esplanade Ave,
~ Orleans, La; and Vivian L. Nicholson,
naesald Hotel, New Orleans, La; with
Many Dyett as president, Paul Aldige as
uf'president, and Vivian L. Nicholson as
s1snry.treasurer, and these directors and
Nren shall serve until the second Monday
Z July, Bl6 or until their successors shall
ne been duly elected and qualified.
hereafter the directors shall be elected
1.aaily on the second Monday in July Of
= year. beginning with the year 1916; all
sslens Of directors shall be by ballot, and
eu scckholder shall be entitled to one vote
= en mare Of stock standing in his name
ne books OF the corporation, this vote to
east IN person or by proxy, and it shall
nn majority of the stock present or
TrHated to elect.
feiue 70 elect the board of directors on
ksnd Monday in July, 1916, or annually
shall net work forfeiture of this
out the cid board of directors shall
ss IN sfhce until their successors are
~<ied and qualified
asueie Vll.-The board of directors shall
guiar meetings at such times as shall
..eo IN the bylaws Of this corporation.
3 n meetings shall be held at the domicile
an eo,psration, but the president may
= isciai meetings Of the board of direc-
- s9en times as he may deem advisable,
~..'s snaii be required to call such special
s~a whenever requested to do SO by tive
- Of the board of directors. Three
nonee OF such special meetings shall
~. IN writing to the directors unless
- " nstice is signed by the directors.
- ney occurring On the board either
III q an resignation, or inability to serve
- ,. nned by the board Of directors at its
~ s nlsr meeting after such vacancy shall
Il ed The first board of directors Of
p0'aton shall be required to draft