The herald., 1916-06-15
CHARTER
OF NEW ORLEANS REFINING COM
PANY, INC.

PANY, INC.
State OF Louisiana. Parish Of Orleans, City
Of New Orleans.
BE it known, That on this 10Th day of May,
1910, before me, Pierre j; Olivier, notary
and for the parish of Orleans, State % Lou
islaua, personally came and appeared Richard
Arcy. 4 resident Of London, England, and
E~mDui Phelps and IA's. {. Nichols, Jr.,
residents Of the city Of New Orleans. Llu-
i>Iaua, whose signatures are appended here
10. who declared IN NY presence, and IN the
presence Of the undersigned competent Wit
uc~-r-. shat ava'.luE themselves of the law
II the State Dl Louisiana il such case, made
and provided. thew have associated them.
selves. aud DO by these presents hereby assoc
ctatr themselves a, corporation under the
, following articles Of agreement, tp-wIt.
Article iro;-IAr name OF the corporation
shall be New Orleans Refining Company, Ius.
Article Second The purposes for which
the SAID corporation Is lprwri are hereby de
cIar,i 20 be:
/. To engage in and carry on the business
IF drilling and exploring for, mining, extract
lug. producing refining, dNu.hng, treating;
manufacturing piping, dealing IN, buying and
selling oils. petroleum. mineral OIL, natural
"a and other minerals and mineral and
hy drp-carb,n substances and all kinds ot
pr,dl,t, and hy-product> derived from said
Substances. or any 81 them, and all lmplc-
,gruf~. materials and Things incidental - ur
useful Iu connection with the bushes, OF the
CORPORATION. and of transporting and trans
..,'.,. 80 ,.,I-,. ,r~y-rr and T., cr..gr ~
and carry on any other business which may
conveniently De conducted IN conjunction
with any OF the businesses aforesaid
r. rur.r,.,r lease hire rr Otherwise
! acquire. hold. own. develop improve and
/ dispose Of, and 20 aid and subscribe toward
! the acquisition. development or improve
.rcnt ui zeal property ard rights and pr.yl-
/ '..,, therein rrr,--.ry and r,-,prr for auv
| Of the Hu>,u,~-c, OF the corporation. IN any
/ part Of the world, and personal property and
! s,ryruirnt f.r any of the hu,iur-~c, al the
/ ,.,.ri.u~tri.u and =, acquire. take hold. own,
! construct erect improve. manage and opcr-
/ ate and tu ard and subscribe toward the
| acquisition. construction or Improvement Of
.I.H wells. "a, wells mines, ~yHrrricS. manu-
/ factories pipc lines tanks cars. peers.
| ,,laryc,. steam and other vessels for water
! trlu>pp-tltIpu and any other works. property
/ pr appliances which may arpertaIu 10 or be
useful m the cpuduc, 81 any Of the bust
! ur,~r, Of the combinations hIt only 20 the
extent authorized by the laws Of the State
of Louisiana
! B. 10 apply for. obtain. purchase or other.
vI,. ,,gl1Irr an, p.fru,> licenses trade.
mark, and the like. i'm respect OF any in.
ycrtinns which may seem capable Of being
used Tor any of the purpose, ni the corpora.
ton. and To- use. exercise and develop the
same. and grant N,ru~,, and other right,
and privileges in respect thereof.
| ! 10 asquirc lbs purchase subscription OF
otherwise and To hold sell. assign. transfer,
exchange. mortgage, pledge or otherwise dis.
pose II any share, Of the capital stock, bonds
o- other evidences of Indebtedness of any
other corporation OF corporations, association
or associations. dumc,tit or foreign. engaged
in anv business in which this corporation
may be authorized - engage or the owner.
ship OF whose securities would be advanta.
grul, or convenient m the protection or pro.
motion Of any Of the purposes or interests Of
| this corporatiun bu, only t. the extent an.
thorizci by the laws Of the State OF Lou.
iSiana
| Il.
| going object, a. principal. factor. agent
contractor or otherwise. either alone or il
| conjunction with any person. firm. association
or corporation, and IN any part Of the world
and in carving on it. business and for the
p,,rpose II attaining or fllrthering any OF its
objects. To- make and perform such contracts
Of any kind and DESCRIPTIONS, to do such
act, and tbinyS, and ,n exercise anv and al,
such powers, as a natural person could law.
| fully make. perform, do or exercise, pro
vidcd the same be not inconsistent with the
laws under which this corporation Is organ
lied
Article Third-The capital stock OF the cor
porarinu is hereby fixed at the sum of f1ur
hundred thousand dollars ,S+oOOO0. TO be
represented bv four thousand 5000 certi
Gates Of the par value Of one hundred dol
lars tSlnO each said stock To- he issued for
cash or Tor property received. or labor o,
services rendered to the corporation at sucl
times and under such terms and conditions
not inconsistent with law, as the board o.
directors may prescribe.
Article Fourth-The capital stock Of the
| corporation may he increased. in accord
auce with law. to the sum Of two million dol
lars 100000.
, irticle Fiith-Thc location of the domicil,
/, Of the corporation shall be in the city O
New Orleans. State Of louisiana
Article SiNih-The period of duration Of tht
/. corporation shall be the term OF ninety
,nine (90) years
! Article Seveuth-All the corporate power
If the corporation shall be vested in a boar,
) Of directors to consist OF three 60 persons
J t.. be elected annually on the fourth Tues
day OF May OF each year. the directors :,
, elected to serve until their successors shall
be elected and qualified. The names an,
, post office addresses Of the directors for tn
! first year, who shall Serve until their sue
ccssors are elected and qualified. are a
follows:
, Richard Airey, ST. lIelcn's Court. London
f. G., England; Esmond Phelps. 70S Union
ST, New Orleans, La; Thomas & NICHOLS
Jr.. 7OS Union St, New Orleans, la.
Article Eighth-The names and post offic
! addresses OF the subscribers 10 these article
: of incorporation and statement Of tn
subscribed are as follows:
Richard Aircy 81. llelens Court. Londoi