The herald., 1918-03-21
CHARTER OF THE
LOUISIANA ORANGE ORCHARD AND
OIL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC.
United States Of America, State of Louis
lana, Parish of Orleans, City of New
Orleans.

United States of America, State of Louis
lana, Parish of Orleans, City of New
Orleans.
Be it known, that on this twelfth day OF
the month of March, in the year of Our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and eigh-
teen. and of the Independence of the United
States of America, the one hunred and
forty-second;
Before me, Gustave A. Llambais, Notary
Public, duly commissioned, sworn and qua
lihed in and for the Parish of Orleans, 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 declared that
availing themselves of the provisions of the
law relative TO Corporations and particular
ly to Act No. 26 of the General Assembly, OF
the State of Louisiana, for the year 1916,
have covenanted and agreed and do by these
presents covenant and agree to form them
selves into a body polite in law, binding
themselves and all other persons who may
become associated with them, under the
stipulations and articles following, which
they adopt as their Charter, to-wit.
Article 1.-The name and style of this
SSSrporaiiOn shall be, Louisiana Orange
Inc" and under its title it shall enjoy
succession and existence for a period Of
ninety-nine years from date. It shall have
power to sue and be sued, make and use a
Corporatc seal, and the same to amend and
break at pleasure; to hold, sell, lease, mort
gage, hypothecate, pledge, property real
personal or mixed, necessary, incidental and
proper to the carrying on Of its business
and TO that end, mortgage all oil or mineral
leases, grants or contracts held by il to-
gether with all buildings, constructions and
improvements placed or erected thereon, as
well as issue notes, bonds and other securi.
ties, on such terms and conditions as the
Board of Directors may determine and deem
ht and proper; to do any and things general
ly for the purposes and objects for which
this corporation is organized, enjoying all
the privileges and immunities granted BY
law TO corporations or that may hereafter
be granted to corporations.
Article 1.-THE domicile of this corpora.
ton shall be in the City of New Orleans
State OF Louisiana, and all legal process
snail be served on the President or in his
absence, on the Vice President. or in the
absence of both on the Secretary.
Article III.-The objects and purpose for
which this corporation is organized and es-
tablished are here declared to be: To &C.
quire, by purchase, or tease, or otherwise
lands in any part Of this State or else
where for the purpose Of prospecting for oil
to drill or cause to be sunk wells and
shafts; to acquire drilling rigs or other ma.
ohinery necessary to accomplish said pur
poses; to engage in the distribution of oil
gas or other mineral by means Of pipe lines
baregs, boats. tramways. railroads, or Other
eonveyances, or to lease or sublease all o,
any part thereof to any other persons o,
corporations for the like purpose, and ir
order to fully carry out said object,
and purposes. to purchase, lease o,
otherwise acquire pipe lines, tram