St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-01-15

CHARTER
Of the
OIL. MINERAL AND MANUFAC.
TURING COMPANY, INC.
Be it known that On this 10Th day
If January, IN the year OF our Lord,
One Thousand Nine Hundred and
Sixteen, and of the independence OF
t1e United States of America the
One Hund.ed and Fort;eth. before
me, Notary Public, in and for the
parish of 1T. Tammany, State Of
Louisiana, and in the presence Of
the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned, personally came and
appeared the persons whose name:
are hereunto subscribed, who declare
avail:ng themselves Of the laws OF
the State of Louisiana. and the pro-
visions thereof relative to the or
ganization 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 a corporation and
body polite in law, and for tle OBJ
jects and purposes, and under the
agreement and stipulations follow
ing, to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and style of this cor
poration SHALL be the Oil, Mine-.al 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 years, unless sooner dis
solved in accordance with this Act
Of 1ncirpora.ion; it shall have the
power to contract, sue and be sued
IN It's corporate name, to make and
ues 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
6cers, 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
pora.ion through its Board of Di
rectors as may be necessary and ex-
ped:ent.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation
shall be in Covington, parish Of St
Tammany, State of Louisiana. AL
citations ana .ther legal process
shall be served upon the President
of the said corporation, and in his
absence upon the Vice President, and
in tne absence Of both the President
and the Vice President, then the
service shall be made upon the Sec
rotary.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes of this
corporation, and the nature Of the
business to be carried on by 1t are
hereby agreed to be to purchase, re-
ceive, hold. lease, or otherwise &C
quire mines, mineral lands, mining
rights, claims and privileges, or real
estate in the United States Of Ameri-
ca, or State Of Louisiana, and to ex-
plore, prospect, examine, test. de-
velop, open, work or in any manner
use or turn same to advantage. to
prospect and search for natural gas.
oil, petroleum. coal. salt, sulphur or
other minerals or elements of value;
to investigate, examine and test
lands where same are supposed to
exist. such wells and shafts as may
be deemed exped:ent for that pur-
pose, and to drill, bore. dig, blast
or put down, to mine, dig, blast. ex-
cavate. 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.
sell or otherwise use or dispose Of
same; to drill, bore Or put down.
excavate or make and maintain, re-
pair, operate, and work any wells
shafts, mines or other works tha4
may be necessary or convenient tc
accomplish and carry on the objects
and purposes herein set forth; tc
build, erect, repair. maintain and op-
crate any buildings, houses, pumps
machinery, apparatus, works. rail-
roads, tramways. boats, b'rges. ca
na's, levees, reservoirs, pipe lines,
tanks or otler things that may be
necessary or expedient to accomplish
or carry on the objects and purpose,
herein set forth and in general to dc
ANYTHING necessary, convenient or in
cidental to the accomplishment Of
said objects and purposes.
ARTICLE Nv.
The capital stock Of tbs corpora
ton is hereby fixed at the sum OF
Eighty thousand ($S0,0O0.00) Dol
lars, to be divided into and repre-
sented by eight thousand (S.00O)
shares Of the par value OF Ten Dol
lars each. Said capital stock may
be increased to Two Hundred Thou
sand ($200, 00O.00) Dollars or more
in the manner provided by the laws
Of the State of Louisi ma, sad stock
shall be paid for in cash, or its
equivalent in real property or per-
son1l properly, property received for
services rendered, or labor perfo m
ed in sucl manner and under the
terms such as the Board Of Directors
may determine. but no certificates OF
stock shall be issued until the same
has haen maid Far aafhAe ~ NAah -