The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-12-26
CHARTERS
oF GENTLY OIL AND GAS
ruiRTEE INCORPORATED:

ss'.. tnovn, that on tnis - tbe wear Of
the mon.n thousand. nine hundred and
sf Lore "a the Independence OF the Shi,e9
sshteen, ana america, the one hundred anu
cate. Of Before me- Frank William mar.
ffytnnllSS' Public, duly e1inr pss;ob % Or.
snSS.d. within ana 10, therein residing,
y,as, STAG of the witnesses herein-
"a in he and undersigned, personally
stsf nsn' .opeared the severA
ane a na are hereunto subscriber, Mno
vb0se declared that, svaiI,hs The Con.
The benei ~. state Of Louisiana and OF
~tution o. aid State relative to the orga,
- lsvs Of .nrnorations, and particularly OF
,frion o.. % Of Act No. 26I OF inc Sene, a.
De pr PROV, II the State OF Louisiah1a aot Tue
lssenby % io14. they have united 70 FORM
- he year 80 presents, form and orga-
"a DO. py as we'll as all such other
sire themse nav hereafter join or become
e<rsons sno; .h them or their successors, into
sssoei,Iees 0,noration for the objects ana pui-
ao'. nd under the eoven ans, '''pA'"'
poses sr.euents following to-"t: -
~ sRTIcLE 1.-The name GentiI iyu Oil and Gas
copOrstion ,ssrnorporated. and under and by
conpsny, A'.oiess sooner dissolved an nc,
aid name: law and this charter, It Shall
eordanee Neontinue, and shall nave ana en-
i't ,o-oOrate existence aGa sues from and
serod Of 5 hsne Of this act. 1t may have
liter the os' borrow. lend, exchange, &C
bold reeen., g1ft. or purchase, devise or
qaire oy I'll ALLEVIATE, dispose OIL convey,
Squest. sdqe. pawn, hyPothecate, enenIn ,Per
kas S,ortgage property 81 any or incor.
resl, persona or immovable, all subject
poresl, myy'.-.;,.tions as may be prescribed
70 such r. NAV make, issue and lndorse
" law ,o,es and other evidences OF ueot.
IL al
Sonds accept mortgages, piSuses,, o. o ther
L may SHc.,rity for money loaned OF otner
BINS oil NV contract, sue and be sued,
debts. \ smpleaded by its corporate name
pesd or De pc. AZ competent jurisdiction II
d any eos and use a corporate seal and
nay, -. sa0p same at pleasure. IL may hol q
xter tne ., generations, and ITS capital
stock 10 he issued for capital STOCK IN
stock may ,st;ons. II may name, appoint
Ohef COZ such managers, directors, Of
and employ, and other employees as MS
heers md convenience may require, ana
businsss 81 their compensation, having que re
"a for the nature cnai - and estab.
theft s e miles and regulations not IN
lish Dye ,.;,h this charter or any existing
CONSIST: or altering the management OIL
law, ILL., the regulation and government
rs rU stfairs, and the manner OF the eerI I.
O. ~ nd registration OF its stock. l,
fesnon ar 30 gnd dissolve itself, or be wound
may WHY I;sioived in the manner prescribed
% ana 7, nav conduct business in TIN
nS .,h,r States, the Federal Districts, the
sse, g and possessions OF the United
s..,.s and any foreign countries. II gen
rsiiI s. md immunities which corporations
pnwese ~ hereafter be authorized to pos,
orc aho I' the Constitution and laws oil
g g. s.,t, and particularly under Act NO
u ~ \. Acts Of the General Assembly Of
4. State Of Louisiana for the year isi4h anG
me IN have the power TO invest its Board
ma. with all of its corporate powers
~. ~ such restrictions as may be named
II ipDT s Gle 1.-THE domicile of this corpora
- .hsll be the City of New Orleans, Par
81 d Orleans state iss,i o. a m1~s shall 5,
o A.S ,oou its President, or, in the event
ssw ~: ,h<,nce upon the First Vice-Presi
=. 4, me event Of the absence of botf
y "a officers, upon the Secretary.
ARTICLE III.-The objects and purpose:
&, xb;h this corporation is organized are
o. m 5,elsred to be: To drill and operate
e. y, Sas and other mineral substances
!. manufacture, refine, prepare Tor market
hv sell and transport the same in the
errSe or refined condition.; to acquire TO-
these purposes, gas. oil, and mineral lands
i,,s,s. leaseIholds and any other interest:
| 4; al estate gas oil or other minerals
"a n dispose OF or cucumber such lands
..sebolds or leases in any manner what
soeyer: % construct and maintain conduit:
and lines Of piping and storage tanks fol
he transportation and storage OF gas, OF
All for the public generally, as well as toi
| ne use Of said corporation; to transport sucf
al and gas BY means of such pipes, tank
r,rs or otherwise and to sell and supply the
s,ne TO others; to buy, lease or otherwise
,coure tosell, mortgage or otherwise dis
pose Of and cucumber and to construct op
crate and maintain pipe lines, conduits anc
storage tanks to be used for the purpose Of
TRANSPORTING and storing oil and gas and Of
doing a general pipe line and storage bust
ness; to drill, bore for, operate and maintain
us wells, oil wells, and wells or mines fol-
other minerals, to operate and mlintain re
hneres for the refining of oil and other
minerals; generally to buy. sell and deal II
ns, oil and other minerals; to conduct anc
nsintain all railways. tramways, telegraph
nd telephone lines necessary to or convent
eat in the prosecution and operation of the
caporstion. to obtain and prepare for mar
ts including the marketing thereof, such
sher valuable, minerals or materials as may
X discovered in the development of the land
and leases OF the corporation; to carry or
hr any or all Of said purposes, the business
buying goods, wares and merchandise; and
enerslly to do and transact all bushes:
Fopefly. including with or incidental to any
al Of said objects and purposes, as here
nsbove set forth.
ARTICLE Iv.-The authorized capital
ssek Of this corporation is hereby declared
the sum Of Ninety-five Thousand Dol
~ @s0000). which is divided into and
nFesented by Ninety five Thousand (o5O00l
aans Of the par value Of One Dollar (si.ooj
- share. Said capital stock shall be fully
~ and non-assessable when issued; shall
- represented by certificates, and shall be
'eai property. No transfer of said CAPT
stock shall be binding upon this corpora
unless made in accordance with the
hv- A,1 IL L.
thereof. The subscription of ]. Alex
g forty-seven thousand, five hun.
Wsu) shares of the capital stock oil
corporation has been fully paid for by
uansfer to the corporation, by act be.
me Undersigned Notary, executed con
gneously with this charter, of oil, ga.
insrd lease, covering approximately
~ ~, acres of land. in the Third Dis
me City Of New Orleans, and beins
~ gas and mineral lease granted by
Seegsr in favor of said Ruedy, dated
= WS expiring April is, 1919, regis,
@e conveyance Office of this Par.
Ieck 20, folio 36s, and Book 3Ol, folio
a:stsf as said lease covers approximate
~ ~, acres OF land fronting on Gen
80, and more particularly described
tract of land comprising ap-
eighty GOD acres, situated II
~ ~ Dstrict of the City of New Or.
1gnning at the intersection of Gen
s-o ana the western boundary line Of
nent,ial Canal Zone, running thence
along GENTLY Road, distance Of
hundred 5000 feet, and extend
towards Lake Pontchartrain, be.
- p,ssllel lines. one-half the distance
-; nc Centilly Road and the Dwyei
sid above described land IS h.1eb,
y 49, ey the undersigned, constituting
q Directors of this corporation, al
~ 81 y. ,iorty-seven thousand, five hun.
- S's), dollars, and the Of
so,ss the corporation are hereby