New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-03-31
ACT OF INCORPORATION
CT the
ENTERPRISE OIL CO., inc.
OF .NEW IBERL4, Lii.

| oldte Oh OF IBERIA.
Be 1t Known, That on this 18th day
OF February, in the year of our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and seven
teen, before me, c. M. Compton,
Notary Public, in and for said Parist
and State, personally came and ap-
peared, Nj. w. Fisher, A. B. Lewald, V.
J. Erath, H. S. Sealy, w. C. Segura
Emile Simon, A. Daigre, D. A. Dimitry
c. w. Cultivate, Emile Gajan, M. B.
Lemaire, Chas. L. Provost, G. W. Dallas,
F. o. Schwing, A. Rosenzewig, Joe Renou-
Diet, t. B. Rand, S, B. DeBellevue, w. 0.
Hugonin, G S. Rand, Francis j. Voor-
HES, J. c. Robert, ]. E. Carter, Jos. l..
Bienvenu, A. c. Holleman, w. M Plat,
w. L. Ruiz, Ed. Fisher, S. C. Laughlin,
| w. d. Reynolds, L. Ledet, E. ). Drous-
sard, Alexis VOORHEES,, A. J. Landry, AL
bert Estorge, Ed. L. Estorge E. Taul,
Miss Emmie A. Daniel, DR.. F. F. Courts,
Mrs. H. R. Courts, julius A. Maie-,
L. O. Vidrine, Miss Ionic Landry, O. K.
Courage, E. Steinberg, Jos. Brigant and
sons, J. H. Tauber, Leblanc & Brous-
sard, A. G. Emmer, w. G. Disch, P 6.
| LeBourgeois, E. H. Buffinton, Drago
Bros, E. w. Fawkes, Wofford & Emerson
| Sanders, Ventress J. Smith, Fritz Die,-
lein, S. C. Sumrall, whose post office
| addresses is New Iberia; Hebert D. Bill
leaud, Paul Billeaud, whose post office
addresses is Broussard; A. Garmard, /.
H. Daniel, Gus B. Baldwin, Harry T.
Baldwin, whose post offices addesses
is New Orleans; T. C. Hayes, Mrs. T.
C. Hayes, Sidney Bradford, A. Don Du-
four, whose post office addresses IS
Avery Island, La; Mrs. Jas. L. Schex-
nayder, whose post office address is
Jeanerette, each of whom declared unto
me, in the presence of the hereinafter
named and undersigned competent wit
nesses, that availing themselves of the
provisions of Act No. 267 of the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, for
the year 1914, as well as the laws ofl
the State in general relative to the Gre
alton of corporations, they do hereby |
form themselves into and constitute a
body polite in law and adopt the follow
ing articles as charter to govern them
selves and such others as may become
associated with or succeed them.
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of this corporation |
shall be the ENTERPRISE OIL CON-
PANY, INCORPORATED, OF NEW
La" under which name and
title it shall enjoy a succession of prop
erty and all rights, privileges and i'm
tnunities granted by law unto corpora
tons in the State of Louisiana, for a
period of ninety-nine years from da .e
hereof. The domicile of this corporation
IS fixed in the City of New Iberia, Parish
IF Iberia, State of Louisiana.
ARTICLE II.
The purpose for which this corpora
ion is organized and the nature of the t
business to be carried on by it are de- |
Jared to be: To undertake explorations c
or the purposes of discovering oil, gas f
II other minerals; to operate oil, gas, or c
Their mineral wells or mines; to engage q
n the buying and selling of oil, gas Or i
Their minerals; to acquire, construct and r
perate pipe lines, tramways, storage e
lants, barge lines, loading stations and a
IL things connected with or appertaia Il
1g to the production, storing, sale, dis v
osal and transportation of oil, gas Or S
Their minerals with authority to acquire o
y purchase, lease or otherwise, and 10 Il
ispose of or suitcase such franchises @
S may be necessary for or connected n
18th the conduct of the business herein d
bove outlined and generally to do all Ii
1ings necessary or incident to or con- e!
ected with said business in any OF its S;
apartments. A
ARTICLE III. u
The capital stock of this corporation -
fixed at Twenty Thousand S2000000l y
ollars, divided into and represented By p
70 hundred (200) shares of the par
llue of One Hundred (s10000) Dollars -,
lch This cc-pcra-' shall be au- u
orized TO commence business as soon -
Ten Thousand (S10DO00O) Dollars -
its capital stock shall have been =;
described and paid for. The remaining -
,rtion Of the authorized capital may be ;.
sued from time to time and IN such :.
amer as the Board Of Directors may =.
EN- to the best interest Of said corpo- :;
ton. ::
ARTICLE ". Ii
The corporate powers Of this corpora at
IN shall be vested in and exercised by OF
Board Of Directors composed Of four or
en- stockholders of said corporation tc of
elected AZ <hs annual n, Aafir, ~ +La te