Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-08-11
CHARTER
OF THE
BELLE ISLE OIL COMPANY, INC.
United States Of America,
state OF Louisiana,
Parish of Vermilion.

Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred ann.
Seventeen, before me, h..uael y. IL
tIuNc, Notary Public iu aul g., o..
Parish OF Yormijiun, STATE "a Louis.
ana, daily commissioned aud qualified
land in the presence Of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned
! Personally came and appeared b.ior.
me the several persons whose name
are hereto subscribed, who several
declared that availing themselves OF
the provisions Of the laws Of the Stat,
OF Louisiana relative to the organization
Of interpretations, they have contracted
and agreed aud do by these presents
covenant and ,agree, bind aud osiigat,
themselves, as we'll as such other per
sons a. aay hereafter become asso,ia:
cd with themj and their successors, t.
form and constitute a corporation an.
body polite in law, for the objects aud
/ purposes and under the agreements ana
.ilulations following, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name ahd title Of the Corpora
ton shall be the BELLE ISLE OIL
COMPANY, Il4C., and under said nam,
It shall have and enjoy all the rights.
powers and Privileges granted by the
law TO Corporations; and it shall exist
for a period Of nInety-niue years from
and after the date hereof, unless soon
er dissolved in, the manner hereinaite.
provided for. II shall have the power
to contract, sue and be sued: to make
ana use a corporate seal and the same
70 break and alter at pleasure; to hold,
iecelVe, purehase and convey, as well
as mortgage, hypothecate and pledge
property, both real and personal, issu-
hg negotiable bonds and notes, to
hame and appoint such managers, di-
reetors, ct.seysb and agents and other
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'Tssnss may Fs m - ~ mss,-oe,
establish such Is-laws, rules and regu-
iations for the roper management and
equations ofsthe business Of said
corporation as lney be necessary and
roper and the same to alter and
amend at pleasure.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of said CORPORATION
shall be in the Town Of Abbeyille,
Parish of Vermilion, State Of Loui,i-
ana, and all citations or other legal
process shall be served upon the pres
Ient, or in the event OF his absence
from said Parish, then upon the Vice
President.
ARTICLE III.
The objects aud purposes for which
his corporation is organized are said
10 be: The purchase, receive, hold,
lease, or otherwise acquire mines, min
rails, lands, mining rights, claims ami
privileges or real estate, in the State
1 Louisiana or elsewhere, and to pros
gect, explore, examine, test, and de
re.op, work, open, or in any manner
Use or turn same to advantage; to
respect and search for natural gas or
il, petroleum, coal, salt, sulphur, or
thcr minerals or elements Of use or
olue; to investigate, examine and test
ands and localities where same are
opposed to exist and to drill, bore,
Zig, or put down such wells, pits, or
'hafts, as may be deemed eXpedion-
tor that purpose; to mine, dig, blast,
excavate, pump or otherwise obtain
~ procure natural gas, oil, petroleum,
coal salt, sulphur, or other mineral aa5
stances IF use or value and to prepare,
purify, refine, manufacture, transport,
convey, store, warehouse, sell, or other
wise dispose Of same; to build, erect,
make repair, maihtain, and operate any
building, pump, machinery, apparatus,
work, railroad, tEamwavs, boats, barges
canals, levees, reservoirs, pipelines,
tanks, or other things that MAJ be
aecessary to accomplish and carry on
.he objects and purposes herein set
forth and in general TO do any act or
thing necessary, convenient. or incl
dental to the accomplishment Of said
objects and purposes.
ARTICLE ".
Tho Capital Stock Of this Corpora
ton is hereby fixed at tho sun Of Fifty
thousand Dollars, represented by five
thousand shares of the par value OF .
Ten Dollars each, which capital stock .
nay be increased or decreased in tae
manner provided by the laws OF tbs
state Of Louisiana. This corporation .
aall be going concern as soon as
Twenty-Five Thousand Dol.ars Of The
.apital stock is subscribed, and f5tv
.er cent Of the subscribed stock paid
Il. This stock shall be paid fof N
ash or its equivalent IN personal of
cal property received, services reH2sf-
ID, or labor perfog med, in such manh6-
nd on such termk as may be fixed by
he Board of DIRECTORS; bat no Certih-
ate shall be issngd for said stock
ntil the same hak been paid for. At
" elections, each share shall be en-
i-ied . one votq, to be voted either
the holder or his proxy.
No shares Of the capital stock OF the
'orpoFation shall Ice transferred except
pom the books of the CospeTeson 4or