The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-05-03
CHAR TER
ShAK lex
OF THE NATIONAL SULPHJ

OF HE NATIONAL SULPHUR LAND
COMPANY, INCORPORATED
United States of America, State of Lou
isiana, Parish OF Orleans, City of New
Be it known, that on this, the 3lst day
Of the month OF March, in the wear OF Oar
Lord, one thousand, nine hundred and sew
enteen, and OF the independence of the
United States of America, the one hundred
and torty-hrst, before me, Alexis Brian, a
notary public commissioned and 0uaIi6ed
within and for the parish of Orleans, State
OF Louisiana, therein residing, and in the
presence OF the witnesses hereinafter named
md undersigned: personally came and ap-
pared the several persons whose names are
avaling themselves of the provisions of
the laws of this State relative to the organ
lzaiion OF corporations, they have organized,
and do by these presents organize and form
hereafter join them, and their successors into
corporation and body polite in law, I'M
der the covenants, agreements and stipula-
lions, following, tO-wit:
shall be the National Sulphur Land Com.
pany, Incorporated" and under such name
It shall! ENJOY corporate existence for a term
OF ninety-nlne years from date hereof, un-
Iess sooner dissolved according to law Its
domLcile shall be in the City of New Or
leans, State OF Louisiana, where all legal
process directed against it shall be served
upon ITS president, in his absence, upon
ltS HlSt-peSlQent and IN the absence OF
both OF sand officers, upon its secretary.
Article lI.-Said corporation NAV have
hold, lease, purchase, sell, convey, mortgage
or pledge property, real or personal, OF
mixed, rights, franchises and chooses in action
and stocks, bonds and securities of Other
| corporations; TO borrow or lend money upon
securlty; It may sue and be sued, and NAV
| nave and use corporate seal. 1t may have
and ENJOY all such other rights, powers and
preTogatlVeS, as are now or may hereafter
| be enjoyed by corporations generally and by
| corporations OF like character, organized
| under the general and special laws Of thi.
| State.
Article III.-The objects and purposes fol-
winch tins corporation is organized and tn,
nature OF the business to be carried on by
| II, are hereby declared TO be: To purchase
lease, or otherwise acquire, 20 sell and gen
orally TO deal in lands, real estate mineral
rights and minerals; TO construct by contract
or otherwise, or acquire works and appli.
ances necessary for the exploiting, discov.
cry, development, smelling, mining, and re.
| hnlng OF sulphur, oils and other mineral
substances, or to contract for the same; to
acquire by purchase, lease otherwise, and
10 operate sulphur mines, oil wells and other
mineral properties. rehneries, pipe lines
and their appurtenanCes; or to contract for
the same; to purchase, sell and generally to
deal IN the stocks, bonds and securities OF
other corporations, and generally to do any
and all acts and things that may be neces.
sary, convenient or incidental to the carry
ing out Of these purposes.
Article IV.-The capital stock of this cor.
porstlon IS hereby fixed at FIVE hundred
thousand dollars (S5OO,0O0.0O, divided into
hve thousand 5000 shares of the par value
OF one hundred dollars $4,000 per share,