The herald., 1916-03-09
ACT OF INCORPORATION
OF NEW ORLEANS SULPHUR & OIL Co.
INC.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, Cit,
OF New Orleans.

lNC.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans City
OF New Orleans.
the 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 one hundred and for
tieth, before me, Charles +. Fletchinger, a
notary public duly commissioned and quail
fed 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 are hereunto SUBSCRIBED.
who declared that, ayailing themselves of
the provisions of the laws of this state rela-
tive to the formation and organization of cor
porations, 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, to form themselves into corporation
for the objects and purposes, with the name
and under the stipulations following, to-wit:
Article 1.-The name and style of this
& Oil Co, Inc.," and by said corporate name
1t shall have succession and enjoy existence
for a period of ninety-nne years. unless
sooner dissolved in the manner provided by
law and the articles of this charter; and
under said corporate name it shall have
power TO contract, and be sued, TO make
and use a corporate seal, the same to alter
or break at pleasure, TO make all necessary
agement and CONTROL and shall have and en-
JOY all the rights, privileges and immunities
which conferred upon, or may here
after be granted to corporations of the same
Article 1.-THE domicile of this corpora
tion shall be in the city of New Orleans,
State of Louisiana, and all citations and other
legal processes shall be served upon the
president or, in his absence or inability to
act upon any other officer of the corporation,
as provided by law.
Article III.-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized and the
nature of the business to be carried on by it
are hereby declared TO be
(a) To acquire, by purchase. lease or other
mineral lands for the purpose of prospecting
for and obtaining oil, gas, salt, sulphur or
other minerals, and to that end TO drill or
cause TO be drilled oil wells. sink cause
to be sunk shafts for mining, and to buy,
lease or otherwise acquire drilling rigs or
other machinery or apparatus necessary 10
fully accomplish said purposes; and If oil or
other minerals are found, then to market the
same to the best advantage.
CD To engage in the distribution of oil,
gas. salt, sulphur or other minerals, either
produced by this corporation or other persons
or corporations, by means Of pipe lines, tram
veyances, or to lease or suitcase all or any
part thereof to any other persons or corpo-
rations for a like purpose, and IN order TO
fully carry out said objects and purposes,
to purchase, lease or otherwise acquire pipe
lines, tramways, railroads. boats, barges, tank
cars, locomotives pumping stations steam
plants air plants, and all other machinery,
apparatus and paraphernalia necessary or in
cidental thereto.
(c) To build, construct, lease, purchase or
otherwise acquire buildings, machinery, and
other apparatus for refining, smelling, man.
ufacturing or otherwise working up the pro-
ducts of mineral lands, either produced by
this corporation other persons or corpora
tions; TO refine. smelt, manufacture or other
l. h,,-n l,,rt ~ aT1
TO operate said plant and market the pro-
duets and by-products, as manufactured, to
the best advantage.
(d) To acquire, oil and mineral lands, by
purchase, lease or otherwise, and to sell,
transfer, convey and lease the same, upon
such terms and undens such conditions as the
said corporation may deem proper and advan-
tageOuS.
lei To carry on such other business apper-
tanning to oil gas, salt, sulphur or other min
erals as may be necessary or desirable or
such as are generally engaged in by cor
poration of this character.
Article IV-The capital stock of this cor
poration is hereby fixed at the, sum OF sew
enteen thousand, seven hundred, eighty
seven (sH78.O0) dollars, DIVIDED into two
thousand, five hundred and forty-one tZS4l)
shares of the par value of seven 90 dollars
each all of which shall be common stock;
provided that the amount to which the cap
creased shall be fifty thousand $4,000 dol
lars: said stock shall be issued only TOR cash
or in payment of property services actu-
ally received by or rendered TO said corpor-
alton: said stock shall be fully paid for at
the time of its issuance and thereafter be
on-assessable.
Fifty (5OCc) per cent of the amount of the
rapital stock shall be subscribed before the
filing of this act of Incorporation, and nifty
(SOCt) per cent Of the amount SO subscribed
shall be actually paid in before. the corpora
tion engages in business, and the remainder
az the amount so subscribed shall be paid IN
within one year from and after the date here,
Of: the residue Of the stock shall be ISSUED
and paid for subject ID the action and cail
Of the board of directors, in conformity with
the existing provisions Of law relating there
The parties hereto hereby subscribe for the
number of shares Of the capital stock ot sald
corporation, set opposite their respective sig
natures hereto, so that this act OF incorpota'
ton shall also serve as an original suoscriP-
ton. -.
Article V.-All the powers Of this corpora
tion shall be vested in and be exercised by
a board of not less than FIVE nor more than
seven directors, all Of whom shall be BONA
ide stockholders
The persons so named as directors shall
select from their own number a president.
vice-president and a secretary.treasurer. ne
first board OF directors, with their post once
addresses, are as follows:
T. ]. Gauldman, New Orleans, LOUISIANA;
George S Cox. New Orleans, LOUISIANA;
Frank Patin, New Orleans, louisiana; A.
Hitler, New Orleans. Louisiana; Albert n Il
Fastefling, Collins, Mississippi; Albert, V.
Fasterline. Collins, Mississippi; Edward
Prs;ilon Lake Charles, Louisiana, with