The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-10-16
CHARTER.
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., a Notary Public duk
| commissioned and sworn in and for the Parish
OF Orleans and City of New Orleans, therein
| residing, personally came and appeared the
| persons whose names are hereunto subscribed
VINO declared that, availing themselves of tho
| provisions of the laws of the State relative IN
the organization of corporations they have
| covenanted and agreed. and do by these pres-
ents' covenant and agree, bind, form and con.
| stitute themselves, as well as sucb other ,,ar
| sons who may hereafter join or become asso-
| Grated with them into a corporation and bodv
| polite in law for the objects and purposes
ana under the agreements and stipulation,
| following, to-wit:
: AhIlCLE THE name and title of thi.
corporation SHALL be Consumers Oil Producing
| q hehning Company, Incorporated, and under
| lts corporate name 1t shall have and enioy OK
| lstence and succession for the term of one
hundred years from this date and all the
| rights, advantages and privileges granted by
law 70 corporations, including power to con-
tract, sue and be sued in its corporate name
| 10 make and use corporate seal and the same
| 10 break and alter at pleasure; to hold re-
ceiVe' purchase, convey, mortgage, hypothecate
ana pledge property, real and personal; to
issue bonds, notes and other obligations; to
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agents and other employees as the interests
and conveniences of the corporation NAV re-
Quire; and to make and establish such COM
mlttees and to create such bylaws rules and
feSulatlohs TOT the corporate management and
for control of the affairs of said corporation
as may be deemed necessary and expedient
ARTICLE 1.-THE domiciIe of the cornora-
ton shall be the city of New Orleans. State
OF louisiana Citation and other legal pro-
cess shall be served on the president. or in his
absence or inability to act from any cause
whatsoever, upon vice-presdent or the Sec
retary-treasurer.
ARTICLE IIL-The objects and purposes of
TINS corporation are to engage in the busi-
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
otherwlse acquire: to deal and operate at
"hoIesaie 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 to
change, alter. substitute, sell and hypothecate
at will to own lease or acquire real propertv
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
heedful for such purposes and generally to de-
ana perform all things needful necessary
proper or useful for the accomplishment of the
purposes OF the corporation. The whole with
IN me state Of Louisiana, the States, Terri
tories and Possessions of the United States
and in foreign states and territories with the
right to have Offices and places of business
IN any and all of the same. A change in the
OBJECTS and purposes of this corporation NAV
De made by vote of all the stockholders at p
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
fI1teen Hundred nf tba
$4,000 each; which said stock shall be maid
for in cash, property. leases or other assets |
The capital stock may be increased to Five
dundrec Thousand Dollars, by a vote of two
thirds Of all its stock at a meeting of the
stockholders CALLED for the purpose
]. No stock shall be sold or transferred
Until an opportunity is first afforded all other
tockholders of record to purchase said shares
Il stock at book value as shown By the in.
entory preceding such notice; written notice
hall be given by the owner to the Board of
directors for the use and benefit Of such other