Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-03-04
CHARTER
VermiIiOn-CaddO Oil
Company, Inc.


United States of America,
State OF Louisiana,
Parish of Vermilion.
BE IT KNOWN, That on this the
4th dav of February in the year OF our
Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and
Sixteen before me, J. Nelson Greene
Notary Public in and for the Parish of
Vermilion State of Louisiana, duly COM
missioned and qualified, and III the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned.
Personally came and appeared the
several persons whose names are hereto
subscribed, who severally declared that
awaiting themselves of the provisions OF
the laws of the State of Louisiana rela-
tive to the organization of incOrpora-
tons. they have contracted and agreed
and do by these presents, covenant and
agree, bind and obligate themselves, as
well as such other persons as may here
after become associated with them, and
their successors, to form and constitute
a corporation and body polite in law,
for the objects and purposes and under
the agreements and stipulations follow
ing, to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
Tie name and title of the Corporation
shall be the Vermiion- Caddo Oil Com
pany. Inc, and under said name it shall
have and enjoy all the rights, powers and
privileges granted by the law to Corpor-
ations; and it shall exist for period OF
ninety nine years from and after the
date hereof, unless SCORER dissolved III
the manner hereinafter provided for. 1t
shall have the power to contract, sue
and be sued; to make and use corpor-
ate seal and the same to break and al
ter at pleasure; to hold, receive, pur
chase and convey, as well as, to mort
gage, hypothicate and pledge property,
both real and personal, issuing negotia-
BILE bonds and notes, to name and APP
point such managers, directors, officers
and agents and other employees as its
interest and conveniences may require;
and to make and establish such by laws
rules and regulations for the proper
management and regulation of the bust
ness of said Corporation as may be neces-
sary and proper and the same to alter
and amend at pleasure.
ARTICLE II
The domicile of said Corporation shall
be in the Town of Abbeville, Parish of
Vermilion, State of Louisiana, and all
citations or other legal process, shall be
served upon the President, or in the
event OF his absence from said Parish
then upon the Vice President.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organized are said to
be: To purchase, receive, hold, lease,
or otherwise acquire mines, mineral
lands, mining rights. claims and privile-
yes, or real estate, in the State of Louis
lana or elsewhere, and to prospect, ex-
plore, examine, test, and develop open
work, or i'll any manner use or turn
same to advantage; to prospect and
search for natural gas, oil, petroleum,
coal, salt, sulphur or other mineral or
elements of use or value; to investigate,
examine and test lands and localities
where same are supposed to exist, and
to drill. bore, dig or put down such
wells. pits or shafts, as may be deemed
expedient for that purpose; to mine, dig
blast. excavate, pump, or otherwise OBJ
tain or procure, natural gas, oil, petro-
leum coal, salt, sulphur, or other min
eral substance of use or value, and to
prepare, purify, refine, manufacture,
transport, convey, store, warehouse sell
or otherwise dispose of same; to build,
erect. make, repair, maintain and oper-
ate any buildings, pumps, machinery,
apparatus, works, railroads, tramways,
boats, barges, canals, levees, reservoirs,
pipe lines, tanks, or other things that
may be necessary to accomplish and
carry on the objects and purposes here
in set forth; and i'll general, to do any
act or thing necessary, convenient or in
cidental to the accomplishment of said
objects and purposes.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this Corporation
is hereby fixed at the sum of Thirty
Thousands Dollars, represented by Three
Thousand shares. of the par value OF
Ten Dollars each, which capital stock
may be increased or decreased in the
manner provided by the laws of the
State of Louisiana. This Corporation
shall be a going concern as soon as
Fifteen Thousand Dollars of the Capital
Stock is subscribed and fifty per cent of
the subscribed stock paid in. This stock
shall be paid for in cash, or its equive-
lent in personal or real property receiv-
ed. services rendered. or lab perform
ed, in such manner and on such terms
as may be fixed by the Board of Direc-
tors; but no Certificate shall issue for
said stock until the "a ME has been Maid