The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-06-29
CHAR TER

on NEN ORLEANS REFINING COM
rANN, INC.
State Of Louisiana, Parish Of Orleans, City
OF New Orleans
BE il known. Tia; on this 1o,h day Of May,
1910. before me, Pierre ID. Olivier, a notary
public. duly commits .8nyi and qualified IN
and for the PARISH Of Orleans. STATE OF Lou
l>faua. personally came and appeared Richard
Alrcy, q resident Of London. England and
E,mnud Phclp, and Tho>. {. Nichols, Jr.,
residents u the city OF New Orleans, Lou
i>laUt. whose signature, are appended here
to. Who declared IN my presence, and IN the
presence OF the undersigned competent wit
utNNv~, that, ayI'tiug them, selves OF the Law,
Of the State Of Louisiana IN such cases made
and provided, they have associated them
selves. and do by these presents hereby as-o-
clatc themselves as corporation under the
following articles OF agreement, tO-WIt:
Article Ilrs'-lhe name Of the corporation
shall be New Orleans Refining Company. Inc.
Article Secoud-lhe purposes for which
the SAID corporation Is formed are hereby de.
CIarcd TO be:
l. To engage in and carry on the bushes,
Of drilling and exploring toy, mining, extract
ing, producing. refining, dI>tIlllng, treating
manufacturing piping, dealing IN. buying and
selling OILS, petroleum, mineral oil, natural
gas and other minerals and mineral and
hydru-Cdrhou substances and all kinds OF
pr ducts and byprOductS derived from said
substances. or any OF them, and all implc-
mcutS. materials and things incidental 20 or
useful in connection with the business of the
corporation. and OF transporting and trans
hitting the same in auy manner whatsoever
except for public service, and to engage IN
and carry on any other business which may
conveniently be conducted in conjunction
with any OF the businesses aforesaid.
,. To purchase, lease, hire or otherwise
acquire, hold, own. develop, improve and
dispose Of, and to aid and subscribe toward
the acquisition development or improve
meut OF real property and rights and PRIV
legcS therein, necessary and proper TOR any
IL.
part OF the world. and personal property and
rights and privileges therein, suitable or
convenient for any OF the businesses OF the
corporation, and 10 acquire. take, hold own,
construct, erect. improve, manage and oper'
ate. and to aid and subscribe toward the
acquisition, construction or improvement OF
oil wells, gas wells, mines, rchnerieS, manu-
factories, pipe lines, tanks cars PIERS
wharvcs. steam and other vessels for water
transportation and any other works, property
" appliances which may appertaIn 20 or be
useful in the conduct OF any OF the bust
nesses Of the corporation. but only TO the
extent authorized by the laws of the State
Of Louisiana.
!. To apply for, obtain, purchase or other
wise acquire any patents, licenses, trade
marks and the like, IN respect OF any IN
vertionS which may seem capable OF being
used for any of the purposes OF the corpora
ton. and to use, exercise and develop the
same and grant licenses and other rights
and privileges IN respect thereof.
T. To acquire 10y purchase, subscription OF
otherwise. and to hold, sell, assign, transfer
exchange, mortgage, pledge or otherwise dis
pose of any shares Of the capital stock, bonus
or other evidences Of Indebtedness OF any
other corporation corporations, ASSOCIATION
or associations, domestic or foreign, engaged
i'm any business in which this corporation
may be authorized to engage, or the owner
ship of whose securities would Oc adVahtd
geo,Is or convenient i'll the protection or pro
motion Of any of the purposes or interests OF
tins corporation but only to the extent au'
,horized By the laws Of the State OF Lou
isiana.
;. To carry out all or any part Of the fore
going objects as principal, factor, agent
contractor or otherwise, either alone or II
conjunction with any person, hrm. aSSociatioT
or corporation, and in any part OF the world
and in carrying on its business ana lot th'
purpose of attaining or furthering any OF IT.
objects, to make and perform such contract:
Of any Kind and descriptions, TO do sucf
acts and things, and 10 exercise any ana al
such powers, as a natural person could la"
fully make. perform, do or exercise, pro
vided the same be not inconsistent with th'
laws under which this corporation Is organ
lied
Article Third-The capital stock of the cor
poration is hereby fixed at the sum OF lou
hundred thousand dollars (S+oOOOOl, to b.
represented by four thousand (+,oOO ceTti
Gates of the par value OF one hundred d3l
lars (SlOO each, said stock TO be ISSUED 10
cash or for property received, or labor o
services rendered to the corporation at suci
times and under such terms and conditions
not inconsistent with law, as the board o
directors may prescribe. =,
/ Article Fourth-Thc capital stock OF TN
co-nor7tion NAV he increased, in accord
snce with law. to the sum OF two million dol
| lars CS2GO,OOO). ,.-.,
Article Fifth-The location Of he domicil
of the corporation shall be IN the CITY
NJ Orleans. State OF Louisiana.
Article Sixth-The period of duration OF n
! cornor,tion Shall be the term OF ninety
J nine (oq) years
! of he cornoration shall be vested in boar
| Of directors 10 consist OF three 90 person
| - he elected annually on the fourth Tues
| dav of Nav of each year, the directors $
| elected to serve until their successors s"a'