The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-02-14
CHARTERS.
January 10th l9lo'
nr INCORPORATION

De year u eighteen, ISIS, before me
e.1td sno notary public in and TO
- slnai,. ORLEANS, State of louisiana
= PshS o;iored and qualified and IN tn
2, connssL -. witnesses hereinafter nance
Sssscs @sned. personally came ana Up
"A aodefss.+,I persons whose names ar
ssst he s",sserjbed, OF the full age, o
rrSha 81 declared TO me taat aVai!inI
.,snty, q the laws Of this state Ielativ'
.selvss o,;,ation OF corPoratIons' paruc
: & eisNo Isl of 1914, page 81, OF IN
III Al ~. az this State, they nave GOV
ssstrt agreed and by these presents
1sfd ss nd agree for themselves am
! u'rt..ssors and assigns 70 ioth ,Ieni
~ - - corporation ana Douy pO.,r ~,
~ IN the objects ana PuIpo s,a,b
., - Be .tipulati0n' hereinafter 81 ''''
70 r.. name and title of the cor
t5dt ~ Columbia Sulphur Company
satOs sASi nd under such title 1t shall
typof.feo, succession and existence foi
! x, snd eI'N rinety.nine years from date
Tnn :" Ill have the power and authsr
~ sn sue and be sued, and make
h,p eenas-r,o,ate seal, the same 10 breaS
y ss ppIeasure: to hold, to purchase
a Jiei .,drtgage, hypothecate, or pledge
ne sih u oersonal, or mixed, necessary,
,rtsy, fea' ,rouer for the carrying on Of
a5sn;h " ~ TO that end, to further
: bssinems' al q, mineral leases, grants OF
~1pse al bv IL together with all build.
satscs n.,;ons and Improvements placed
- oasJI =, said lands, or 20 be placed
q rteieoL .rson as we'll as to issue bonds
crseSS such mortgages, such bonds to
ysrd ", such amounts at such rate oil
( isued !, "a run for such length OF time,
rfssL az IL the term OF said leases, as
y ssteeos guarantees may determine, to
al sses Stock in any other Company
n no S that may assist this Company
tS'qL;srts md purposes; to make ana
. - w, and certificates OF Indebtedness
%, n'a .I.rt, and appoint managers, direc-
riaf J.rts or other employees 10 prop
- sDo s., us corporate business, and 10
n n pa establish such bylaws, rules and
sse ~ as may be found necessary or
rsJ n. ior the management OF the busi
~ affairs Of the corporati9n' ana
- 10 do all and every, other act,
e. ~ hing, necessary Tor the complete
= .,,oer carrying out OF sara business.
~ 1.-THE domicile OF me GorPo-
~ .hall be in the city OF New orIeans,
hnS and other legal process shall be
4
x1a ~. , the Vice President.
~ VIII The objects and purposes for
E1us eo-ooration is organized, and the
% VI -, business to be carried on by
S1r @a.,,sd are declared TO be as follows:
10 IT, prospect. bore and drill for, and
~ i sas. sulphur and other minerals;
I 'eM lands or otherwise acquire lands
VI "a contain oil, gas, sulphur and
k1. S.;,.r,,s: 10 erect and maintain there
OK m asr1n;ng stations, reservoirs, tanks,
~, md other facilities and conven
-, A.. NAV be necessary or required IN
9. ~. To build, construct, lease, pur-
sa's ,.s,-vise ACQUIRE, buildings, ma
- IA other apparatus for refining,
~ -. manufacturing, or otherwise work !
4, oroducts of mineral lands either
80 Nv this corporation, or other per-
- ,o-oorations, and to refine, smelt, |
I.,s,,, ar otherwise work up the by
- a said minerals, and TO operate
"a nl,nt and market the products or
.,sSw,s IS manufactured to the best ad-
~. II carry on such other business
..,.,s 10 the aforesaid purposes as
!. : sund necessary or desirable. or such
! : rn.rslly engaged in by a corporation
Al, lind.
~, V,-The capital stock of this cor
,utsu is hereby fixed at the sum OF Two
- thousand dollars (S100,0OoO) divid-
I an two thousand shares (20OO) of the
n Il one hundred dollars $4,000 each,
N ,sd for in cash, or its equivalent I'M
hfs fully paid for, or for property pur-
tIss leased; no stockholder shall ever
IA liable Or responsible for the faults,
IL Il sr1l
= h,her sum than the unpaid balance
!, A. eor,oration on the shares Of stock
sbrbed for BY him; nor shall any mere
-nsky in the organization have the
a Il rendering this charter null, or of
ssfr shareholder to any liability what
rr Dor shall the stock be subjected to
kssntrt
L1le YAH OF the corporate powers of
b mpstion shall be vested in and ex
M BY Board Of Directors TO be COM
~ d four stockholders, a majority OF
N hall constitute a quorum for the
auscisn Of business. Until the first Mon
h January, 1919, the following named
krn shall constitute a Board of Direc-
. 4 this corporation, to wit:
! Alden Adams, H. d. Glass, F. V. B.
N and H. R. Fine. Thereafter the direc-
= aan Be elected annually on the frstl
I,tzy N January, Of each year. All cleo
~ hr directors shall be by ballot, and
q stakeholder shall be entitled to one
= ir each share OF stock standing in his
=, sn the books of the corporation, this
y Be cast in person, or by written
ny snd Il shall require a majority of
- PRESENT Or represented TO elect. The
~ to elect the Board of Directors on
Z ~ Monday in January, or annually
xsaitf, shall not work the forfeiture
~ Garter, but the old Board of Direc-
y nii remain until their successors are .
~ and qualified.
sxs W-The Beard of Directors shall
!, ieyuaf meetings at stated intervals at !
!. . nres as shall be fixed in the bylaws
I, corporation. These meetings shall be !
me domicile Of the corporation, but /,
oaent may call special meetings of :
Oh Directors at such times as he ;
IN ADVISABLE, and he be required to /,
special meetings whenever request :
oy three members of the Board :
~ sau'on: Three days notice of such :
= Feelings shall be given in writing !.
~ 'e.ofs unless a waiver of notice is !
" ne directors. Any vacancy oc- .
- % me board, either from death, !
~ ne Board of Directors. The first 7
, directors OF this corporation shall !,
fed TO draft a suitable set of by- d
"A ne government Of this corporation,j a
M oe altered, amended or changed, L
-. nlS1eies Of the same may require.
!, a. uLslhe officers of this corpora a
-; al consist Of a President, First Vice I
Second Vice President and h
= s and Secretary, any two of the c
- sus except that Of President and n
=. nay nay be combined and held by one a
I - Of whom shall be stockholders c.
4 OF the Board Of Directors. I'm Il
e o Of Directors to be elected on n
~. aonday, in January, 1919, shall CT
4 s.. see. The following named persons n
r. ul'uIe the officers Of this corpo- u
- ~, Alden. Adams, as President. al
|f1,.ssss is No. IA West Ohio Street OF
kR.s: INDIANA, H. D. Glass, as First e.
-: whose address is Lambert, b
Gk, y v. B. Price, Second Vice A
- sno Treasurer, whose address is a
M ssissippi; Henry Richard Fine, f
4 sse address is No. 1928 Birch Is
: ,,,i-ihis charter NAV be modi 81
- = the capital stock thereof in pl
ani,.i eeieased or the corporation NAV
4 ~. spon compliance with the law ca
mr. and provided. p
,tA-At the expiration of this to
NM n earlier dissolution of this v;
y 49, anairs shall be liquidated sa
mr. ~ to be elected by the OF
~ csu. ~ OF whom shall hold stock o;
N, sy' and said commissioners in
~ s s.s,ed with full power and au. re
NJ. r,T any and all assets and 81
n.6s. PERSONAL and mixed of this n
tae aa to convey full and COM v,
n s,.sso, and to do and perform m