The herald., 1916-07-06
CHAR TER
or NEW ORLEANS REFINING COM
PANN INC

or NEW ORLEANS REFINING COM.
rANN, INC.
State ot Louisiana. Parish Of O-clus, City
OF NcN O-leaus.
BE it known. That on TIL, 10Th day OF May
lglb before me. Pierre H. Olivier, a notary
and Tor The PARISH ~ Orleans. State Of Lou
I,Iart. personally came and appeared Richard
A'r"y, a resident OF London, England, and
E,roUd Phrip, and ThoS C. Nichols, Jr,
residents " the city OF New Orleans, Lou
I>laEA. whose signatures are appended here
20. Who declared m my presence. and IN the
presence Of the undersigned competent Wit
ucS,cS. that, ayallIuR themselves Of the laws
Of the STATE Of Louisiana IN such cases made
and provided. they have associated them
selves. and do by these presents hereby aSso-
ciate themselye, as corporation under the
following articles OF agreement, tO-wit:
Article F!-St-lhc name Of the corporation
shall be New Orleans Refining Company, Inc.
Article Secoud-Ihe purposes for which
the said corporation Is formed are hereby de
clarcd 70 be:
/. To engage in and carry on the business
Of drilling and exploring tor. mining, extract
ing, producing, refining, diStlIing, treating,
manufacturing piping, dealing IN, buying and
selling oils, petroleum, mineral oil, natural
gas and other minerals and mineral and
hydro-ca-bJu substances and all kinds OF
products and Oy-productS derived from sad
substances. or any Of them, and all nipple
mcutS. materials and things Incidental 20 or
useful in connection with the business Of the
corporation. and OF transporting and trans
hitting the same III any manner whatsoever
except for public service, and 10 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 otherw sc
acquire. hold. own, develop, improve and
! d spusc Of. and TO aid and subscribe toward
the acquisition. development or lmprove-
| ment o: real property and rights and prIvi-
| leges therein, necessary and proper for any
OF the businesses of the corporation, IN any
| part Of the world. and personal property and
tights and privileges therein, sultdDIe or
| convenient for any OF the businesses OF the
| corporation, and to acquire, take, hold own,
construct, erect, improve, manage and opcr-
| ate. and to aid and subscribe toward the
| acquisition, construction or Improvement oil
oil wells. gas wells, mines rehnerles' manu-
| factories, pipe lines, tanks, cars, PIERS
| wharves, steam and other vessels for water
| transportation ard any other works, property
! " appliances which may appertain 70 or ne
| useful IN the conduct of any OF the buSi'
| nesscs of the corporation, but only to the
| extent authorized by the laws of the State
| If Louisiana.
! ). To apply for, obtain, purchase or other
| wise acquire any patents, licenses, trade
| marks and the like, IN respect OF any IN
| ventious which may seem capable OF being
, used for any of the purposes OF the corpora
| ton, and 10 use exercise and develop the
! same. and grant licenses and other rights
( and privileges in respect thereof
T. To acquire by purchase, subscription OF
| otherwise, and 10 hold sell, assign, transfer
! exchange mortgage, pledge or otherwise DIS
| Dose ~ anv shares Of the capital stock, bond:
| or other evidences OF Indebtedness OF any
| other corporation or corporations, associatior
| or associations, domestic or foreign, engaged
| IN any business IN which this corporation
| NAV Ic authorized to engage, or the owner
| shin OF whose securities would be advanta
| geois Or convenient i'll the protection or pro
| notion OF any of the purposes or interests
| this corporation. but only 10 The extent au
1t 41,.s OF
s To carry out all or any part of the fore
| going objects principal, factor, agent
| CONTRACTOR or otherwise, either alone or II
| conjunction with any person, tr'n. aSSoclatiC'
| or corporation, and in any part OF the "or!a
and in carving on its business and tor IN
| purpose Of attaining or furthenng any OF IL
/ objects, 10 make and perform such contract
Of any kind and descriptions, to do sue
! acts and things. and 10 exercise any and al
such powers, As natural person could Ia"
fully make. perform, do or exercise, pro
yidci the same be not inconsistent win IN
laws under which this corporation Is organ
Article Third-The capital stock of the cor
poration Is hereby hxed az the sum OF lou
I hundred thousand dollars (SAo,NUl. 10 0
ren-rsr,ted bv four thousand (4,cOO ceTti
Gates OF the par value OF one hundted 40
lars (SlOG, each, said stock to be issued 10
cash, or for property received or laoor
services rendered TO the corporation al sue
times and under such terms and CONDITION
not Inconsistent with law, as the board
directors may prescribe. 4,
Article Fourth.-The capital stock OF tn
. | rornor,tion may be increased, IN aceofC
snre with law, 70 the sum of two million do
Article Flfth-The location of the domlciI
.. Of the corporation shall be IN the cry
, ! New Orleans, State OF LOUISIANA. =,
Article Sixth-The period Of duration OF N
corpora,ion shall be the term OF ninet!
nine (o9) years. 1870.
Article Seventh-All the corporate pow.
, AZ he corporation shall be vested IN boar
~ d;rectors 10 consist OF three % person
,, "a he elected annually on the fourth Tue
dav Of May Of each year, the directors
/, elected 70 serve until their successors Sha