The herald., 1915-06-24


1, the undersigned Recorder of Morty,g.,
IN and for the Parish of Orleans. Stase u
L Lou Jana. do hereby certify that the abov.
Higgins ansineefin ct Inauguration Of II.
this day duly recorded in my Office in BooI
,1;z Folio z'6. New Orleans, La, May 18th
EMILE J. LEONARD, Deputy Recorder
.SeaD A true copy-H. w. Kaiser, Not P,h
May 0-2 June 3-l0-l7-24, 1914 III
CHARTER
Or FRlJOLlLLO OIL COMPANY. INC
United States of America, State of Louisiana
Parish of Orleans, City of New Orleans
ne III known, that on this 9TH day of the
month OF May, IN the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and fifteen. and NJ
the independence of the United States nj
America, the one hundred and thirty.nintb-
before me, William John Hennessey, a notary
pueiie duly commissioned and qualified, in
and for the parish of Orleans, state of ON.
isiana, therein residing, and in the presence
OF the witnesses hereinafter named and nm
dersigned, personally came and appeared: Az.
thur !McGuiIk; whose post office address is
No 20 Audubon Boulevard, New Orleans
LOUISIANA; Lavoisier l.. Lamar, whose post
office address is Monteleone Hotel, New Or
leans, and Southern Hotel, Tampico. Stat. Of
Vera Cruz Mexico; William P. Flower, whose
New Orleans, louisiana; Edouard Laguerre'
whose post Office address is corner of Flood
and Levee streets, New Orleans. Louisiana:
Eebulon +. Benton, whose post office address
IS No. 6l9 Poydras street, New Orleans. Lou.
isiana; Being all of full age of majority.
who declared that they agree to form. and
DO by these presents form a corporation
under the laws of Louisiana, for the objects
and purposes hereinafter set out
Article 1.-The name of this CORPORATION
shall be e1e "Frijolillo Oil Company. Inc /"
IL Shail exist for thirty years. Its domicile
snail be in New Orleans, parish of Orleans,
Louisiana. Citation, or other process. shall
be served on the president or upon the vice.
president, or upon the secretary-treasurer.
Article 1.-THE objects and purposes of this
corporation are to acquire to the extent of two
hundred and sixty-three (263) hectares, Ceoual
to about five hundred and seventy-eight acres)
the lease upon the property described in
contract OF lease granted by Robert F. Willy
and Edward A. Golf, in favor of Lavoisier
/: Lamar, per act passed before Pedro ~
Tinoco, notary public, Office No. 2 of the
parish of FriJolillo of Tuxpam, State of Vera
Cruz, Mexico, on the fifth day of April, 1914
a certified copy whereof is annexed to and
made part hereof for reference and proof; 10
exploit the said lands for oil, gas and other
minerals under the terms of said lease; 10
dispose OF the products thereof, either in the
crude or refined state; to refine said minerals;
to transport the same by all modern methods
and to establish, own and maintain and oper-
.te all agencies of transportation, and gene,-
ally to conduct the business of producing.
refining, transporting and marketing oil, gas
and other minerals and their products; and
to mortgage, sell or dispose of all property
belonging to the corporation.
Article III:-The capital stock of this cor
poratlon shall be one hundred and twenty
five thousand (Sl25 10000 dollars, divided into
one hundred and twenty-five thousand Q25,.
OO0) shares of one (Sl0O) dollar each Sixty
two thousand, hve hundred (62, 500 shares of
said capital stock shall be issued to the said
Layoisier l.. Lamar and his associates SUBJ
scribers hereto, for the purchase price of said
lease, and the remainder of said stock shall
be paid for in cash, or in the manner and
at the time fixed by the board of directors.
All stock shall be of equal dignity and enti-
tied to the same rights in this corporation.
The capital stock may be increased to two
hundred thousand Cs200OO0) dollars. The
ease acquired by this corporation comprises
the lands referred to as follows in the an
nexed contract:
ID In paragraph at" lot of land known
under the name of Colonia Americana stu
ated in that part of the old Hacienda of San
lsidro, known as Frijolillo of said munich
oality, having an area of forty-hve (4S hec-
ares, bounded on the north and south by land
If Mr.. Willy, east by the Tuxpam river and
vest by property of the succession of Dray-
Cl In paragraph "II," lot of land stu
tied in that part of the Hacienda of San
Isidro, called Frijolillo, having an area of
,ighty,thr (S0 hectares, bounded on the
north by land of Mr.. Collins, on the south by
property of Mr.. Smith; on the east by the
Iuxpan river, and on the west by land of Mr..
Orayton.
L.,
he same hacienda, situated where the Amer
can colony was, one of them with area of
orty-hve (45) hectares, two thousand, four
hundred and seventy square meters, bounded
IN the north by land Of Mr.. Smith; on the
outh by land Of the succession Of Drayton;
IN the east by the Tuxpam river, and on the
vest by lands of the succession of Drayton. |
The other lot has an area of ten hectares, |
m the south by lands of Mr.. Willy, on the
asst by lands Of Mr.. Collins and on the west |
" lands of the succession of Drayton.
One-third of the half of lot of land in |
ectares, eight thousand three hundred, |
hirty-three and one-third of square meter, |
ounded on the north by the Tuxpam river; |
n the south by property of Mr.. John Dray- |
otted to Mrs. Louisa Thomas de Gandara.
90 In article tenth" of said lease, a lot |
land containing approximately sixty hec-
lilly described in the annexed lease. And
ne said paragraphs of said lease, containing /
fuller and more detailed description Of said
ands are marked "a" 3D." and &C" re-
pectively, for further identification.
And the said lease is valued by the sub
cribers hereto at the price and sum of sixty /
xo thousand, five hundred C62,5oo) dollars,
foresaid
Article. Iv.--All the corporate. powers herein
,nferred by law upon corporations, including
ne power to sell any or all the property OF
,e corporation, shall be exercised by board
( directors, composed of FIVE stockholders,
ut the board of directors may be increased
eleven members by resolution adopted at
ny meeting held by said board
A majority of the board shall constitute a
norum The first board Of directors shall be:
Arthur McGuirk, whose post Office address
No. 20, Audubon Boulevard, New Orleans,
president. l.
Lavoisier L. Lamar, whsse post Office ad-
ress is Monteleone Hotel, New Orleans, Lou
lana, and Southern Hotel, Tampico, Mexico,
ce-president. :,
William p. Flower, whose post Office address
42l Carondelet street, New Orleans, Lou
lana, secretary-treasurer.
Edouard Laguerre, whose post office address
Flood and Levee streets, New Orleans,
ouisiana.
Zebulen NJ Benton, whose post Office adj
-ess is 6lo Poydras street, New Orleans,
ousiana; who shall serve for two years, o.
ntil their successors are elected and quali.
ID, the present board to serve until the third
onday in May, 1917.
Article VA meeting of stockholders shall
held annually on the third Monday in {
ay, for the election of board of directors,
I'd IL for any reason said meeting is not /
Id en- said day, then less than quorum Of