The herald., 1916-03-16
ACT OF INCORPORATION
OF NEW ORLEANS SULPHUR & OIL C
INC.
State OF Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, CT,
of New Orleans

INC
State Of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, City
Of New Orleans.
Be it known. that on this the 18th day of
Ihe month OF February, in the year of our
Lord one thousand. nine hundred and six-
teen and Of the independence Of the United
| states OF America the hundred and for
heth, before me, Charles F. Fletchinger, a
notary public duly commissioned and quail.
ned in and for the city, parish and state
| aforesaid, and in the presence OF the wit
| nesses hereinafter named and undersigned
personally, came and appeared the several
persons whose names hereunto SUBSCRIBE
who declared that, availng themselves OF
| the provisions of the laws of this state rela.
tive to the formation and organization of cor
| porauons, they have covenanted and agreed
| and do, by these presents, covenant and
| agree and bind themselves, as well as those
who may hereafter become associated with
! them, 10 form themselves into a corporation
| Tor the objects and purposes, with the name
ana under the stipulations following, to-wit:
Article The name and style of this
cooperation shall be New Orleans Sulphur
Oh Co, Inc" and by said corporate name
II shall have succession and enjoy existence
Tor period Of ninety-nine years, unless
| sooner dissolved IN the manner provided by
under said corporate name it shall have
power 10 contract, sue and be sued, to make
ana use corporate SEAL the same to alter
or break at pleasure, to make all necessary
rules and regulations for its corporate man.
agement and control, and shall have and en-.
Joy all the rights, privileges and immunities
winch are now conferred upon, or may here
after be granted to corporations of the same
kind and character
Article 1.-THE domicile of this CORPORA. |
ton shall be IN the city of New Orleans |
legal processes shall be served upon the |
president or, III his absence or inability TO |
act, upon any other officer of the corporation,
as provided by law
objects nd e..
which this corporation is organized and the
nature OF the business to be carried on by il !
are hereby declared to be
(a) To acquire, by purchase, lease or other |
wise, IN the state OF Louisiana or elsewhere,
mineral lands for the purpose of prospecting
Tor and obtaining oil. gas. salt, sulphur or
cause TO be drilled oil wells, or sink or cause
to be sunk shafts for mining, and to buy,
lease or otherwise acquire drilling rigs or
other machinery or, apparatus necessary to
fuily accomplish said purposes; and if oil or
other minerals are found, then to market the
same TO the best advantage.
(b) 10 engage IN the distribution Of OIL Q
gas, salt, sulphur or other minerals. either |
produced by this corporation other persons I
'r corporations, by means Of pipe lines tram ! ;
ways, railroads, boats barges or other con- /
'eyances, or to lease suitcase all or any 7
'art thereof 10 any other persons or corpo- /
atoms for 4 like purpose, and in order TO )
ully carry out said objects and purposes v
0 purchase lease or otherwise acquire pipe ?
ars, locomotives pumping stations steam "
lants air plants. and all other machinery, s.
PParatus and paraphernalia necessary or in. {
idental thereto. 4
(c) To build, construct, lease, purchase or Il
therwise acquire buildings, machinery, and p
Their apparatus for refining. smelling, man b
featuring or otherwise working up the pro- i
ucts OF mineral lands, either produced by Il
his corporation or other persons or corpora a.
ions; TO refine, smelt, manufacture or other h
Use work up by-products of said minerals; OF
GaTA 81 IL I
ucts and by-products, as manufactured, to CO
lie best advantage. in
(dl To acquire, oil and mineral lands. by
lrchase, lease or otherwise and 70 self ! %
ansfer, convey and lease the same, upon G
lch terms and under such conditions as the M
nd corporation may deem proper and advan- Ia
geous. IN
(e) To carry on such other business apper- cN
inning to oil gas, salt. sulphur or other min. NJ
ais as may be necessary desirable or da
lch as are generally engaged in by cor DO
ration of this character. or
Article IV.-The capital stock of this cor d
ration IS hereby fixed at the sum of sew III
lteen thousand, seven hundred, eighty kl
ven (sH,7@.O0 dollars, divided into two or
ousand. hve hundred and forty-one (2S4D le'
ares of the par value OF seven "a dollars BY
oh, all Of which shall be common stock; DO
divided that the amount TO which the cap Il
II stock Of this corporation may be in Tor
eased shall be fifty thousand $4,000 dol. de
rs; said stock shall be issued only for cash pie
in payment Of property or services actu- IN
~ received Dy or rendered 10 SAID cOTpOr- MA
ion; said stock shall be fully paid for at the
E time of its issuance and thereafter be 9th
n-assessable. be
Fifty (5Occ) per cent of the amount of the ito
ptal stock shall be subscribed before the ma
ing of this act of Incorporation, and ffty EN-
lcI) per cent OF the amount so subscribed ma
all be actually paid in before the corpora ha'
n engages in business, and the remainder ant
the amount so subscribed shall be paid in est
thin one year from and after the date here inc
the residue of the stock shall be issued an
paid for subject 10 the action and call pro
the board Of directors, in conformity with aft
existing provisions of law relating there anC
ant
he parties hereto hereby subscribe for the sol
mber Of shares Of the capital stock Of said ma
poration, set opposite their respective sig Sta
lures hereto, so that this act Of incorpora- auc
n shall also serve as an original subscrip- tort
n yes
lrticle V.-All the powers Of this corpora por
n shall be vested in and be exercised by ma
board of not less than FIVE nor more than era
EN- directors, all of whom shall be bona leg
stockholders. and
he persons so named as directors shall unC
ect from their own number president, a and
e president and a secretary-treasurer The OF
I board of directors, with their post Office isia
lresses. are as follows: A
:. J. Gauldman, New Orleans, louisiana; sha
,rge s. Cox. New Orleans. Louisiana; Orl
INK Patin, New Orleans Louisiana; A. or
Ter. New Orleans, Louisiana; Albert II. its
sterling, Collins, Mississippi; Albert. V. its
sterling, Collins, Mississippi; Edward J. sen
silkn Lake Charles Louisiana. with tar