The herald., 1918-12-05
CHARTER OF GENTLY GAS AND OIL
COMPANY, INCORPORATED.

L
COMPANY, INCORPORATED.
United States of America, State of Louis
lana, Parish of Orleans, City of New Orleans.
Be il known, that on this tyenty-1Ifth day
of the month of November, in the year OF
our Lord one thousand, nine hundred and
eighteen, and the Independence of the United
States of America. the one hundred and
forty-third, before me. Frank William Hart,
Notary Public, duly COMM ssioned and
qualified within and for the Parish OF Or
leans, State of Louisiana, therein residing,
and in the presence of the witnesses herein
after named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared the several persons
whose names are hereunto subscribed, who
severally declared that, availing themselves
Of the benefits and provisions of the Con.
stitution of the State of Louisiana and OF
the laws of said State relative to the orga.
nization of corporations, and particularly OF
the provisions of Act No 267 OF the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana for the
for the year 1914, they have united to form,
and do. by these presents, form and orga-
nize themselves, as well as all such other
persons who may hereafter join or become
associated with them their successors, into
a stock corporation for the objects and pur-
poses and under the covenants, stipulations
and agreements following, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of this
corporation shall be Gentilly Gas and Oil
Company, Incorporated, and under and by
said name, unless sooner dissolved IN &C.
cordance with law and this charter, II shall
exist and continue, and shall have and en-
joy corporate existence and succession for a
after the date of this act. 1t may have,
hold, receive. borrow. lend, exchange, &C
quire by grant, GIFT, or purchase, devise or
bequest, sell ALLEVIATE, dispose Of, convey.
or mortgage property of any kind, whether
real, personal or mixed corporeal or incor-
poreal, movable or immovable, all subject
to such limitations as may be prescribed
by law. 1t may make, issue and indorse
bonds or notes and other evidences of debt.
1t may accept mortgages, pledges. or other
forms of security for money loaned or other
debts II may contract sue and be sued.
plead or be implicated by its corporate name
in any court of competent jurisdiction. 1t
may, adopt and use a corporate seal and
alter the same at pleasure. 1t may hold
stock in other corporations, and its capital
stock may be issued for capital stock in
other corporations. II may name, appoint
and employ such managers. directors, of
ficers, agents and other employees as its
business and convenience may require, and
may fix their compensation, having due re.
gard for the nature, character and value Of
their services. 1t may make and estab-
lish bylaws, rules and regulations not in
consistent with this charter or any existing
law. fixing or altering the management of
its property, the regulation and government
Of its affairs. and the manner of the certi-
fication and registration of its stock. 1t
may wind up and dissolve itself. be wound
up and dissolved, in the manner prescribed
by law. 1t may conduct business in this
State, other States. the Federal Districts, the
territories and possessions of the United
States, and any foreign countries. 1t gen.
erally shall possess all the powers, rights.
privileges and imsnunties which corporations
are and may hereafter be authorized to pos
sess under the Constitution and laws of
this State, and particularly under Act No.
267 OF the Acts of the General Assembly Of
the State of Louisiana for the year 1914: and
II shall have the power to invest its Board
Of Directors with all of its corporate powers
SUSPECT to such restrictions as may be named
in the charter
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this corpora
tion shall be the City of New Orleans, Par
ish Of Orleans. State of Louisiana. and all
citations or other legal process shall be
served upon its President, or. in the event
of his absence, upon the First Vice. Presi.
dent, or. in the event of the absence Of both
of said officers, upon the Secretary.
ARTICLE III.-The objects and purposes
for which this corporation is organized are
hereby. declared to be: To drill and operate
for oil. gas and other mineral substances
to manufacture, refine. prepare for market
buy. sell and transport the same in the
crude or refined condition; to acquire for
these purposes, gas. oil, and mineral lands
leases, lease-holds and any other interests
IN real estate, gas, oil or other minerals
and to dispose of or cucumber such lands
leaseholds or leases in any manner what.
soever; to construct and maintain conduits
and lines OF piping and storage tanks for
oil for the public generally. as we'll as for
the use of said corporation; to transport such
oil and gas by means of such pipes, tank
cars or otherwise, and to sell and supply the
same to others; to buy, lease or otherwise
acquire, tosell, mortgage or otherwise dis
pose OF and cucumber and to construct, op.
crate and maintain pipe lines, conduits and
storage tanks to be used for the purpose of
transporting and storing oil and gas and of
doing general pipe line and storage bust
ness; to drill, bore for. operate and maintain
gas wells, oil wells, and wells or mines for
other minerals, to operate and maintain re-
fineries for the refining of oil and other
minerals; generally to buy. sell and deal in
gas, oil and other minerals; to conduct and
maintain ALL railways. tramways, telegraph
and telephone lines necessary to or convent
ent in the prosecution and operation of the
corporation. to obtain and prepare for mar
ket, including the marketing thereof, such
other valuable, minerals or materials as may
be discovered in the development of the land
and leases Of the corporation; to carry on
for any or all of said purposes, the business
OF buying goods, wares and merchandise; and
generally to do and transact all business
properly, including with or incidental to any
or all of said objects and purposes, as here
inabove set forth.
ARTICLE IV-The authorized capital
stock of this corporation is hereby declared
70 oe the sum OF Nlnety-five Thousand Dol
lars, (S9500.00). which is divided into and
represented by Ninety-five Thousand (os,OOO)
shares of the par value of One Dollar (sl.OO)
per share. Said capital stock shall be fully
paid and worcestershire when issued; shall
be represented by certificates, and shall be
personal property. No transfer of said CAPT.
tai stock shall be binding upon this corpora
ton unless made in accordance with the
charter and bylaws, and recorded in the
books thereof. The subscription of ]. Alex
Ruedy to forty-seven thousand, five hun
dred (E,500l shares of the capital stock of
this corporation has been fully paid for BY
the transfer to the corporation. by act be-
fore the undersigned Notary. executed con.
temporaneously with this charter, Of oil, gas
and mineral lease. covering approximately
eighty GOD acres of land. in the Third Dis
trict of the City of New Orleans, and being
the oil, gas and mineral lease granted by
Gustav Seeger in favor of said Ruedy, dated
April is, 1913 expiring April IS, 1919, regis.
tered in the Conveyance Office of this Par.
ish in Book 296. folio 36s, and Book 3Oi. folio
Of, insofar as said lease covers approximate
ly eighty tS0) acres of land fronting on Gen.
tilly Road. and more particularly described
as follows: A tract of land comprising ap.
proximately eighty tso) acres. situated in
the Third District of the City of New Or.