The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-11-20
CHARTER OF SHAKESPEARE OIL
COMPANY, INCORPORATED.

United States Of America, State Of Lou
isiana, Parish of Orleans. Be it known,
that on this twenty fourth day of the
month of October, in the year of our
nineteen, and of the Independence of the
United States of America, the one hundred
and forty fourth; before me, Francis p.
Burns, Notary Public, duly commits
stoned and qualified in and for the Par
ish of Orleans, therein residing, and in the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came
and appeared the several persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed, who de-
clared that, availing themselves of the
laws of this State relative to the organi-
cation of corporations, they have cove
ranted and agreed, and do by these pres
ents covenant, agree, bind, form and
constitute themselves, as well as such
associated with them, into a corporation
and body polite in law, for the objects
and purposes and under the agreements
and stipulations following, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title Of
this corporation shall be: Shakespeare
OIL Company, Incorporated and under
it's corporate name it shall enjoy success
ninety nine years from and after the date
hereof, and shall have power and au-
thority to contract, sue and be sued; ia
accept and receive mortgages, pledges
a corporate seal and the same to break
and alter at pleasure; to purchase, re-
ceive, lease, hold, or otherwise acquire
and convey, as well as mortgage and n.y.
pothecate under its corporate name
property. both real and personal and
mixed; to borrow money and make and
issue bonds and other evidences Of debt
and to secure the same by mortgage and
otherwise; to hold stock in other cor.
pSorations; to acquire. hold and REISSUE
consolidate with and enter into agree
ments and cooperative relations not In
contravention Of law, with any person OF
persons, firms. associations or corpora
tons, governmental. municipal or other
wise, in and about the carrying on and
accomplishment Of all or any of tn,
purposes of the company, to carry ou
all Of the objects and purpose.
hereinafter set out; to name and
appoint such managers and directors
officers and agents as the interest ant
convenience Of said corportiaon may re
qu1re; and to make and establish, as wei
as alter and amend at pleasure, such by
laws, rules and regulations for the man
the corporation as may be necessary
proper or convenient.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this cor
poration shall be in the Parish Of Or
leans, State Of Louisiana, and all cita
tons or other legal process shall b.
served upon any of the officers of tn
corporation.
ARTICLE III.-The purposes for which
the corporation is formed are As prin
cipal, agent, broker or otherwise in thi
State, in any other States, territories an,
possessions of the United States and II
foreign countries, both directly or In
directly.
To acquire by purchase, lease, II
cense. mortgage. franchise. concession
appropriation, discovery, location, grant
bond. option, device, conveyance, agree
| ment, importation or otherwise, to manu-
facture. produce. prepare, work. mine
bore, prospect, pump, raise, separate, re
fine. centrate. reduce. distill, convert