New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-05-12
Charter of the
TeChG L0Dd Z Oil CO7D0Dy. INC.


State of Louisiana,
Parish of Iberia.
BE it known that en- THIS Both
day Of March a. D., 1911, before
lie, the undersigned, Notary
Public, III and for Iberia Parish,
State of Louisiana, daily commits
stoned and qualified as such, and
i'll the presence Of the unCer-
signed competent witnesses, per
sonally appeared: Edward Els
forge, p, Q. address, New Iberia,
La; J. S. Suttle, ?. 0. address,
New Iberia, La. J. E. Verret, p,
10. address, Morbihan, La; Il. f..
Putnam, p. 0. address, Abbeville,
La; w. f. Giles and c. p. Simns,
p. O. address, Adeline, La. +;
Evans & Zeiger q. 5. Suttle,
agent, 7. 0. address, st. Joe, Mo. /;
Warren jefferson, 7. Q. address,
New Iberia, La; Louis Suard, T.
o. address, Lorcauville. La; AL
bert Suard, p. O. address, st.
Martinville, La. r. f. ID. No. l.;
Felician Suard, p. O., address, Lo-
reauville, La. A. A. TheriOt, 7. O..
address, Morbihan, La; IIebert
Billeaud, p. O. address, Brous-
sard, La; NJ. Billeaud Sugar Fac
tory, p. o. address, Broussard,
La; Villa Price, p. o. address,
Thibodaux, La; DR.. Thomas
Stark, p. O. address, ThibodauX,
La; r. f. Milling, Jr., p. o. ad-
dress, New Orleans, La; Lee j..
Foret, p. O. address, ThibodauX,
La; Andre Billeaud, p. O. 40
dress. Broussard, La. DR.. Geo. De
IJaurcaI. +. o. address, Broussard,
La; and John Isaacs, p. o. adj
dress. Lake Charles, La, each Of
whom declared unto me, Notary,
in the presence Of the undersigned
witnesses. that availing themselves
of the provisions Of Act No. 26I
Of the Acts of the General Assem-
blv of the State Of Louisiana, for
the year 1914, as we'll as the laws
in general relative to the rrea-
ton of Corporations, they do
hereby form themselves into and
constitute q body corporate IN
law and adopt the following artl-
cles as charter to govern them
selves and such others as may be-
come associated with or succeed
them. III. ~. ...u 81.
Article I.
The name and title Of this
corporation shall be the TECHE
LAND e. OIL COMPANY, IN
CORPORATED, under which
name and title it shall enjoy a
succession Of property and all
rights, privileges and immune
ties granted by law unto corpora
tons in the State Of Louisiana,
for q period Of ninety nine years
from date hereof. The domicile
of this corporation is hereby fixed
in the City of New Iberia, Parish
Of IBERIA, State of Louisiana.
Article II.
The purpose for which this
corporation is organized and the
nature Of the business to be car
ried on by it are declared to be
as follows: To buy, sell and
real estate and to ac-
quire mineral rights Of any ma
ture; to lease lands for mineral
purposes; to suitcase, sell, as
sign and mortgage said mineral
leases; to undertake explorations
for the purposes of discovering
oil, gas or other minerals; to ope-
rate oil, gas or other mineral
wells; to acquire, construct and
operate pipe lines, tramways, |
storage plants, barge lines, load
ing stations, and all things con
nected with or appertaining to
the production, storing, sale, dis
posal and transportation of oil,
gas or other minerals with author
Ity to acquire by purchase, lease,
and to dispose Of or suitcase such
franchises as may be necessary |
for or connected with the conduct |
Of the business hereinabove set
forth and generally to do all |
things necessary or incident with
said business in any Of its de-
partments.
Article III.
The capital stock Of this Cor
Doration is hereby fixed at Ten
Thousand Dollars ($10,0O0G0), !
divided into and represented by |