St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-02-12
of January, in the year of our Lord,
One Thousand Nine Hundred and

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
jayailing themselves of the laws OF
the State of Louisiana, and the pro-
visions thereof relative to the or
ganizadon Of corporations, and by
these presents do covenant, agree
and constitute themselves, as well as
other such persons who may herein
after Join and become associated
With. them into q corporation and
body polite in law, and for the OBJ
iocts and purposes, and under the
agreement and stipulations follow
ing, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.
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
law to corporations for the term OF
ninety nine ~ecrs, unless sooner dis
solved in accordance with this Act
Of Incorporation; it shall have the
power to contract, sue and be sued
in its corporate name, to make and
ues q 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
ficers. agents and other employees as
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 Board of Di-
rectors as may be necessary and ex-
pedient.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation
shall be in Covington. parish OF St
Tammany, State of Louisiana. All
citations and Their legal process
shall lbe served upon the President
az the said corporation, and in MS
ahsence upon the Vice President, and
n the absence of both the President
ana the Vice President, then the
service shall be made upon the Sec
rotary.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes Of this
evaporation, and the nature OF the
hnainess to be carried on by it are
hereby agreed to be to purchase, re-
oei1e. hold, lease, or otherwise ac-
nnfre mines, mineral lands, mining
rights. claims and privileges. or real
estate in the United States OF Amer1-
ca. or State Of Louisiana, and to ex-
plore. prospect, examine, test, de-
yelop. open, work or in any manner
uaa or turn same to advantage, to
and search for natural gas,
oil. petroleum, coal, salt, sulphur or
other minerals or elements OF value;
10 investigate, examine ana test
lands where same are supposed to
Exist. such wells and shafts as may
be deemed expedient for that pur-
nose, and to drill, bore, dig, blast
81 nut down, to mine. dig, blast, ex-
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.
sall or otherwise use or dispose OF
sane: to drill, bore or put down,
excavate or make and maintain, re-
pair. operate, and work any wells,
shafts. mines or other works that
NAV be necessary or. convenient to
accomplish aud carry on the objects
snd 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
nails. 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 do
anything necessary, convenient or In
eidental to the accomplishment OF