The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-10-02
CHARTERS.
CHARTER OF CONSUMERS OIL PRO-
DUCING & REFINING CO., INC.

United States of America, State of Louisi
ana, Parish of Orleans, City of New Orleans
be 1t known, that on this 18th day of TN,
month OF September, in the year One Thou
sand, Nine Hundred and Nineteen. before me
Henry =. Dart, Jr., Notary Public duI,
commissioned and sworn in and for the Parish
OF Orleans and City of New Orleans, therein
residing, personally came and appeared tn,
persons whose names are hereunto subscribed
VINO declared that, availing themselves of ths
provisions of the laws of the State relative n
the organization of corporations they hay.
coVenanted and agreed and do by these pres.
ents, covenant and agree, bind. form and con.
| stltute themselves. as well such other per.
sons who may hereafter join or become asso.
clated with them into 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 Consumers Oil PRODUCING
q Refining Company. Incorporated and under
its corporate name it shall have and enjoy ex.
lstence and succession for the term of one
hundred years from this date and all the
rights, advantages and privileges granted h,
law TO corporations, including power to con-
tract, sue and be sued in its corporate name
10 make and use a corporate seal and the same
TO break and alter at pleasure; to hold 70
ceiVe, purchase, convey, mortgage hypothecato
ana pledge property, real and personal: To
issue bonds. notes and other oblipationS ia
nave and employ managers, directors officers
agents and other employees. as the interests
ana conVenlences of the corporation NAV re-
auire: and to make and establish such COM
mIttees and to create such bylaws rules and
regulations for the corporate management ard
for control of the affairs of said corporation
as may be deemed necessary and expedient
ARTICLE 1.-THE domcile of the corpora-
ton shall be the city of New Orleans. State
OF louisiana Citation and other legal pro-
IN ha a r.,
absence or inability to act from anv cause
whatsoever, upon a vice-president or the sec
retary-treasurer.
ARTICLE III-The objects and nurnoses n
tins corporation to engage in the bust
ness OF refining crude oil of every kind what
soeVer, and other minerals to own lease and
operate oil wells, the same to drill lease or
otherwise acquire: to deal and operate AT
wholesale and retail, as principal, agent on
COMMISSION or otherwise. in crude and refined
mineral oils, of every kind whatsoever To
own, operate and conduct buildings, mills.
machinery, tools and appliances for the uses
ana purposes of the business and the Same 10
change, alter, substitute. sell and hypothecate
AT VIII to own, lease acquire real pror,erty
Tor the purpose of exploiting the same for oil
ana all other minerals, by drilling and erect
ing thereon such wells and structures as are
Hec"iui Tor such purposes and generally to dc
and perform all things needful necessary,
proper or useful for the accomplishment of the
purposes of the corporation. The whole with
IN the state OF Louisiana, the States Terri
tories and Possessions of the United STATES.
and IN foreign states and territories, with the
rlght to have Offices and places of business
IN any and all of the same. A change in the
objects and purposes of TINS corporation may
be made by a vote of all the stockhoIder at &
meeting called for that purpose
ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock of this
corporation shall be One Hundred and Fifty
Thousand (Sl50.000) Dollars, divided into
Fifteen Hundred shares of the par value OF
$4,000 each; which said stock shall be paid
for in cash, property, leases or other assets.
The capital stock may be increased to Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars, by a vote of two
thirds of all its stock at a meeting of tie
stockholders CALLED for the purpose
1. No stock shall be sold or transferred
until an opportunity is first afforded all other
stockholders of record to purchase said shares
Of stock at book value as shown by the in
gentory preceding such notice; written notice
shall be given by the owner to the Board of
Directors for the use and benefit of such other