The herald., 1919-11-27
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 fortyfourth; before me, Francis p.
Burns, a 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-
zation of corporations, they have cove
nanted and agreed, and do by these pres
ents covenant, agree, bind, form and
constitute themselves, as well as such
persons as may hereafter join or become
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, ana under
its corporate name it shall enjoy success
sion for the full term and period of
ninety mine years from and after the date
hereof and shall have power and au-
thority to contract, sue and be sued; to
accept and receive mortgages, pledges
or other hypothecations; to make and use
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.
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
porations; to acquire, hold and reissue
shares of its capital stock; to join or
consolidate with and enter into agree
ments and cooperative relations not In
contravention of law, with any person or
persons, firms, associations or corpora
lions, governmental, municipal or other
wise, in and about the carrying on and
accomplishment Of all or any OF the
purposes of the company, to carry out
all of the objects and purposes
appoint such managers and directors.
officers and agents as the interest and
convenience of said corportiaon may re-
quire; and to make and establish, as well
as alter and amend at pleasure, such by
laws, rules and regulations for the man.
agement and regulation of the affairs OF
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-
lions or other legal process shall bt
served upon any of the officers OF the
corporation.
ARTICLE IIL-The purposes for which
the corporation is formed are As prin'
cipal, agent, broker or otherwise In this
State, in any other States, territories and
possessions of the United States and III
| foreign countries, both directly or In
directly.
To acquire by purchase, lease, IL
cense. mortgage, franchise, concession
| appropriation, discovery. location, grant
bond, option, device, conveyance. agree
ment, importation or otherwise, to manu-
facture. produce. prepare. work, mine
fine, centrate, reduce, distill, convert