The herald., 1917-10-25
CHARTER
OF CENTURY OIL AND REFINING

OF CENTURY OIL AND REFINING CO.,
INC.
United States of America, State OF LouIsl'
ana, Parish of Orleans, City OF Ne"
Orleans.
Be il known, that on this 9th day Of the
month of July, in the year OF our LORD one
thousand nine hundred and seventeen uSID,
before me, Watts n Levericn, nStaiy
If Louisiana duly commissioned and quah-
6ed and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, person
ally came and appeared the several persons
whose names are hereunto suoserioed' al Oh
the age of majority, who declared tnat
availing themselves OF the provisions OF the
laws of this State relative to the organiza-
tion of corporations, they hereby form them
the objects and purposes and under the sup
ulations hereinafter set forth;
Article 1.-The name and title OF this cor
noration shall be Century Oil and Rehnine
Co, Inc, and under its corporate name !,
shall enioy succession for the term and
l neTiod of ninety-nine (99) years. from and
after the date hereof; and shall have power
and authority to contract sue and be sued
20 accept and receive mortgages, pledges, on
/ .tbrr hypothecations; to make and use
soroo-a,e seal and the same to break and
| alter at pleasure: to purchase, receive lease,
| hold or otherwise acquire and convey, "a
! we'll as mortgage and hypotheeate' unaei NJ
| corporate name, property, both reai, peIsola
4 and
| ;ssue bonds and other evidences OF DEBT
and 10 secure the same by mortgages o.
l otherwise: to name and appoint suen ma
| ayers and directors, officers and agents d.
| the interest and the convenience OF sara COZ
| nor.,;on NAV require and TO make and estao
lish as well as to alter and amend a
| Measure. such bylaws, rules and regulations
| for the management and regulation OF th'
! affairs of the corporation as may DC ne'eS
| sarl, proper or convenient.
| Art;rIe 1.-THE domicile of this corpora
| ,;on shall be in the City OF New orleans
| and all citations or other legal process shaI
| he served upon the president OF the corpora
ton, or in his absence, upon the vice
Articie III.-The objects and purposes TO
which This corporation is established, ant
| the nature of the business to be carried OF
by it, are declared and speclhed 70 De;
nine. dig and drill for, or otherwise ootaii
| Fror, the earth, or otherwise, oil, gas, SUI
| nbrr saIt and other minerals; 10 manufae
| ture. refine, prepare for market, buy ana SCI
| and transport the same in crude or rehne,
| cond;tion: 70 acquire for these purposes oil
| 80 srInbur. salt coal and other minera
Lands and leaseholds, and other interests
| tights in real estate or minerals; 10 con
struct and maintain conduits and llnes Q
tubing and piping for the transport;n,'ioIh n, !
natural gas and or oil; 10 buy, SELL holo
lease. mortgage, ALLEVIATE and deal IN rea
| estate of all sorts; TO dram, reclaim COLO
rize. develop and improve lands 70 cree
| buildings and other structures, anu ~ VPei
| ate leas. or otherwise handle them ana !
deal therein; TO construct, acquire nalnla !
IL oDerate all railroads, tramways, tcle
? g-anh and telephone lines, canals, water
|; ways. boats and other means OF transports
|, go necessary or convenient in prosecutin
the business of the corporation; TO construC
and operate hotels, warehouses and genera
| stores: 70 issue bonds, mortgages and hypotr
eca,ions 10 the extent necessary or props
for its business; to acquire and hold' sci
! cucumber or dispose of stocks and ponds {
o,her companies TO the extent permitted
law. 10 exchange its entire capital stock, z
. anv part thereof, for proerty which II J
| authorized OF acquire, or TO exchange II
| e1t;re assets and business, or any pal
' thereof, for property or stock or bonds {
4 other obligations Of other companies; 10 hol
stock in other corporations; to perfect an
| acnuire patents, rights, Improvements
Il processes; TO do and transact all bushes
. | properly connected with. incidental or COZ
ri yenient TO any Of the said objects and pu
: poses.
noration is he-~by fixed at two hundre
4 thousand dollars (e2o0OOo00, to be divide
8 into and represented by twenty thousar
| CanOOO shares of a par value of ten dolla
8 | $50 each. which capital stock shall be pa
h | for in cash, or may be issued for propert
\ actually received by the corporation, or Il
y services rendered. The capital stock ma
= he increased up to the sum OF one milliC
v dollars (sl.00ooo00ol.
!. Article VAN the powers of this corp
|. ration shall be vested in and exercised l
e board of not less than three nor rlore thu
r nine directors, the number to be fxed [
the stockholders at their annual meetin