St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-19

N0llc0 is hereby given 10 WuOU
it may concern that have cause.
the same to be registered in Convey
ance Book -, page, of the 0fl1cia
records OF st. Tammany parish, La
e. M. GLOCKNDR.
CHARTER
of tho
OIL, MINERAL AND MaNUFAC.
TURING COMPANY, INC.
Be it known that on this 10th day
of January, in the year of our Lord
One Thousand Nine Hundred and
Sixteen, and OF the Independence Of
the United States OF America the
One Hundred and Fortieth. before
me. Notary Public, in and for the
parish of It. Tammany, State Of
Louisiana. and In the presence Of
the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned, personally came and
appeared the persons whose names
are hereunto subscribed, who declare
ayailing themselves of the laws OF
the State of Louisiana, and the pro-
visions thereof relative to the or
ganization Of corporations, and by
these presents do covenant, agree
and constitute themselves, az well as
other such persons who may herein
after Join and become associated
with them into corporation and
body polite in law, and for the OBJ
jects and purposes, and under the
agreement and stipulations, follow
ing, to-wit:
ARTICLE l..
The name and style Of this cor
poration shall be the Oil, Mineral and
Manufacturing Co., Inc., and under
that name it shall have and enjoy
all rights and privileges granted by
Jaw to corporations for the term OF
ninety nine ,-ecrs. unless sooner dis
solved in accordance with this Act
Of Incorporation; 1t shall have the
power to contract. sue and be sued
in its corporate name, to make and
.ues corporate seal, to hold. receive,
purchase, convey, mortgage, ny
pothecate and pledge property both
real and personal; issue bonds, notes
and other obligations, to have and
employ such managers, directors, Of
Acers, agents and other employees rs
the interest OF the corporation may
require, and to make all regulations
for the proper management and con-
troll of the affairs Of the said cor
poration through Its Beard Of Di.
rectors as may be necessary and sex-
pedient.
ARTICLE II. SIS
The domicile Of this corporation
shall be in Covington, parish Of St
Tammany, State Of Louisiana. All
citations ana Their legal process
shall be served upon the President
of the said corporation, and IN his
absence upon the Vice President, and
in the absence Of both the President
and the Vice President, then the
service shall be made upon the Sec
rotary. : : $
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes Of thu
corporation, and the nature OF the
business to be carried on by 1t are
hereby agreed to be to purchase, "A
ceive. hold, lease, or otherwise. ac-
;Quire mines, mineral lands. mining
rights, claims and privileges. or real
estate in the United States Of Ameri-
ca, or State of Louisiana, and to ex-
plore, prospect, examine, test, de-
Velop, open, work or in any manner
use or turn same to advantage. to
prospect and search for natural gas,
oil, petroleum, coal, salt, sulphur or
other minerals or elements OF value;
to investigate, examine. and test
lands where same are supposed to
exist, such wells and shafts as may
be deemed expedient for that pur-
pose, and to drill, bore, dig, blast
or put down, to mine, dig, blast, ex-
cavate, pump or otherwise obtain or
procure natural gas. oil, petroleum,
coal, salt, sulphur or other minerals
or substance Of value. and to pre-
pare, purify, refine. manufacture,
transport, convey, store, warehouse,
sell or otherwise use or dispose OF
same; to drill, bore or put down,
excavate or make and maintain, re-
pair, operate, and work any wells,
shafts, mines or other works that
may be necessary or convenient to
accomplish and carry on the objects
and purposes herein set forth; to
build, erect, repair, maintain and OPP
crate any buildings, houses, pumps,
machinery, apparatus, works, rail-
roads, tramways, boats, barges, ca
mails, levees. reservoirs. pipe lines.
tanks or other things that may be
necessary or expedient to accomplish
or carry on the objects and purposes
herein set forth and In general to dc
anything necessary, convenient or in
cidental to the accomplishment of
said objects and purposes.
ARTICLE Nv.
The capital stock Of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at the sum OF
Eighty Thousand ($80,00O.00) Dol
lars, to be divided into and repre-
sented by eight thousand (8,0O0)
shares of the par value Of Ten Dol
lars each. Said capital stock may
be increased to Two Hundred Thou
sand ($200,000.00) Dollars or more
in the manner provided bv the laws
Of the State of Louisiana, said stock
shall be paid for In cash. or Its
equivalent in real property or per-
sonal property. property received for
services rendered, or labor perform
ed in such manner and under the
terms such as the Board of Directors