The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-03-02
ACT OF INCORPORATION
OF NEW ORLEANS SULPHUR & OIL co,
INC.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, City
of New Orleans.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, City
OF New Orleans.
Be it known, that on this, the 18th day of
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,
notary public duly commissioned and quail
ned 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 hereunto SUBSCRIBED,
who declared that, availing 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, 10 form themselves into a corporation
| for the objects and purposes. with the name
and under the stipulations following, to-wit:
Article The name, and style OF this
| corporation shall be New Orleans Sulphur
| g. Oil Co, Inc" and by said corporate name
| it shall have succession and enjoy existence
| for a period of ninety nine years, unless
sooner dissolved in the manner provided by
| law and the articles of this charter; and
under said corporate name II shall have
power to contract, sue and be sued. TO make
and a corporate seal, the same to alter
| rules and regulations for its corporate man
| agement and CONTROL and shall have and en-
| JOY all the rights, privileges and immunities
| which are now conferred upon, or may here
| after be granted TO corporations OF the same
kind and character.
Article 1.-THE domicile of this corpora
ton 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,
| Article III-The objects and purposes for
| which this corporation is organized and the
| nature of the business to be carried on by 1t
are hereby declared to be
| wise, in the state of Louisiana or elsewhere,
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, or sink or cause
| TO be sunk shafts for mining, and TO buy,
| lease or otherwise acquire drilling rigs or
other machinery or apparatus necessary TO
fully accomplish said purposes; and if oil or
| other minerals found. then TO market the
same to the best advantage:
(b) 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
ways, railroads, boats, barges or other con-
| 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 paraphernSlia 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 or other persons or corpora
| tons; 20 refine. smelt, manufacture or other
wise work up. by-produets of said minerals;
| 10 operate said plant and market the pro-
md hy-prOdfCtS G manufactured, Z
| 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 under such conditions as the
said corporation may deem proper and advan-
tageous.
| tanning to oil gas, salt, sulphur or other min
erals as may be necessary or desirable or
| such as are generally engaged in b. cor
poraton of this character,
| Article IV.-The capital stock of this cor
poraton is hereby fixed at the sum OF sew
enteen thousand, seven hundred. eighty
seven CSl7,7S7OO) dollars, divided into two
| thousand, five hundred ana torty-one (Z,S4l)
shares OF the par value of seven Cd dollars
| each. all Of which shall be common stock;
| provided that the amount to which the cap
tal stock Of this corporation may .s6oo6 Se A., m
| creased shall be fifty thousand (SS1,OOO) dol
| lars; said stock shall be issued only for cash
| or in payment of property or services aetu-
ally received by or rendered to said corpor,
I alton. said STOCK snail DC lul4s PdiN AO'
| the time Of its issuance and thereafter be
| worcestershire.
Fifty (5OGc) per cent of the amount OF the
| capital stock shall be subscribed before the
| filing of this act of Incorporation, and nifty
| CS0Cz1 per cent Of the amount so subscribed
| shall be actually paid in before the corpora
| tion engages in business, and the remainder
| NJ the amount so subscribed shall be paid IN
| within one wear from and after the date mere
! Of. the residue Of the stock shall be ISSUED
| and paid for subject TO the action and cail
| M the board of directors, in conformity win
| the existing provisions of law relating there
The parties hereto hereby subscribe for the
| number of shares of the capital stock OF sara
| corporation, set opposite their respective sig
| natt1res hereto, so that this act OF incorpora-
tion shall also serve as an original suOscFip-
ton. -. $1,000.
| 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 tnan
seven directors, all Of whom shall De bona
fide stockholders. ,. III,
| The persons so named as directors shall
/ select from their own number president. a
| yice.president and secretary.treasurer. me
| first board Of directors, with their post once
i addresses, are as follows:
i T. 7. Gauldman, New Orleans, LOUISIANA
George s. Cox. New Orleans, LOUISIANA
Frank Patin. New Orleans, Louisiana; =
Hitler. New Orleans, Louisiana; Albert n
Fastening, Collins, Mississippi; Albert, V
Easte,lins' Collins, Mississippi; Edward