Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-03-25

and do by these presents, covenant an"
apree. bind and obligate themselves, as
we'll as such other persons as may here
after become associated with them, and
their successors, to form and constitute
A CORPORATION and body polite i'll law,
for the objects and purposes and under
the agreements and stipnlations follow
ing, to-wit;
ARTICLE |.
The name and title of the Corporation
shall be the Vcrmilion-Caddo Oil Com
panv. Inc, and under said name II shall
have and enjoy all the rights, powers and
privileges granted by the law TO Corpor-
atoms; and it shall exist for period OF
ninety nine years from and after the
date hereof, unless sooner dissolved III
the manner hereinafter provided tor. 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 we'll as, to mort
gage, hypothicate and pledge property,
both real and personal, issuing negotla-
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 i'll 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, i'll the State of Louis
lana or elsewhere, and to prospect, ex-
plore, examine, test, and develop open
work, or in any manner use orr 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
erai substance of use or value, and to
prepare, purify, refine, manufacture,
transport, convey store, warehouse. sell
or otherwise dispose of same; to Luild,
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 in 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 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 i'll cash, or its equive-
lent in personal or real property receiv-
ed, services rendered, or lab r perform
ed, i'll such manner and OF such terms
as NAV be fixed by the Board of Direc-
tors: but no Certificate shall issue for
said stock until the same has been paid
for. AT all elections, each share of stock
shall be entitled to one vote, to be voted
either by the holder or his proxy.
No shares of the capital stock of the
shall be transferred except
Upon the books of the Corporation, nor
until the certificate of stock shall have
been delivered to the Corporation and