The herald., 1919-10-23
CHARTER.
CHARTER OF CONSUMERS OH, 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 TIN
month OF September, in the year One Thou
sand, Nine Hundred and Nineteen, before me
Henry p. Dart, Jr., Notary Public. dull,
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 the
PROVISIONS of the laws of the State, relative "a
the organization of corporations they have
covenanted and agreed, and do by these pres.
ents covenant and agree, bind form and con.
stltute themselves, as well as such other per.
sons VINO may hereafter join or become asso-
Grated with them into a corporation and bodv
polite in law for the objects and purposes
and under the agreements and stipulation.
following, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of +b;.
corporation SHALL be Consumers Oil Producing
Refining Company, Incorporated. and under
its corporate name it shall have and enjoy ex-
istence and succession for the term of one
hundred years from this date and all the
rights, advantages and privileges granted by
law TO 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 ro-
ceive' purchase, convey, mortgage, hypothecate
and pledge property, real and personal: to
issue bonds, notes and other obligations: tn
nave and employ managers, directors, officers.
agents and other employees. as the interests
Quire; and to make and establish such rom
mittees and to create such bylaws, rules and
regulations for the corporate management and
for control of the affairs of said Corporation
as may be deemed necessary and expedient.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of the corpora-
ton shall be the city of New Orleans State
OF LOUISIANA. Citation and other legal pro-
ha rxyoIn h.,
absence or inability to act from any cause
whatsoever, upon vice-president or the Sec
retary-treasurer.
ARTICLE IIL-The objects and purposes of
this 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
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
and purposes of the business and the same m
cnange. alter, substitute. sell and hypothecate
at VIII to own, lease or acquire real pronertv
ior the purpose of exploiting the same for oil
anu All other minerals, by drilling and erect
ing thereon such wells and structures as are
necdful for such purposes and generally tn dc
ana 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 bnsiness
IN any and all of the same. A change in tbe
objects and purposes of this corporation NAV
De made by vote of all the stockholders At q
meeting called for that purpose.
ARTICLE IV:-The capital stock of this
corporation shall be One Hundred and F;ftv
thousand (sl50,000) Dollars, divided into
Fifteen Hundred shares of the par value of
10000 each; which said stock shall be paid
or in cash. property. leases or other assets.
The capital stock may be increased to Five |
hundred Thousand Dollars, by a vote of two |
birds Of all its stock at a meeting of the |
CALLED for the purpose
l. No stock shall be sold or transferred
ntii an opportunity is first afforded all other
tockholders Of record to purchase said shares
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
ireetors for the use and benefit of such other