The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-01-02
CHARTERS
Of GENIIrLoLpIp oRATED.

LORD I'd the lndePe"u one hundred and
earsa..a "A America, the Sank William. Hart,
ssts,.r before me ,,,v COMM ssioned. ana
b..y Pubic, I'D for the Parlsh Of vi
Mlss' within a nG therein res'dine'
c1 s,ate OF al the witnesses HeIe ii.,
p'fa the pres sed undersigned p5' sorsnns
s,ned. oa snI the several STor; b.d who
~. and ape are hereunto SUD. Suosei . tTS
20. nsn9s.ss,ared that, ayai.t s sof the Con
srssTy ou.fits and proE ROY Tnn;siana and of
Z he y the State OF live 70 the orga-
s'1i,ss Of sala a-stions, and particularly 81
Of eorpo A. No. 267 Of the EenetdI
snus,,isOns OF Gate of Louisiana foT lAe
SIrrSIy Of t r1e tbev have united 70 loi,n'
VA, year SLT . nresents, form ana % "a"
a. BY tne'' .s well as all such ol-lea
Y. then:e's,s,,, cav hereafter JON .. os1 ir.o
,ssns WV 18th them or their t sn[s and pur.
i,pdsso ,,oorstion for the ooye stipnIations
s,ck ip,.der the covenants
- sas. no following 'o-I', Ill. IF This
ID a1TE 1.-The name aa,;i ana oil III and Gas
AnNL shall be GenuIS ,,nJer and by
@ss1aany, lneoip .s sooner dissolved IN aTI
nsne univ isry and this charter, II Shall
sjsnce win iam and shall have. and en-
"a and eoh. a.;stence and SUCCESSION LOT
~ corporate .tv.nine (99) years from anu
I,:diod Of ns is II this act 1t may nave
'te the es'' borrow. lend, exchahse az" ~
"a feee r,snt gift or purchase ueHIT 1rey
crs Dy I'll ALLEVIATE, dispose o'' ercy,rber
bsas't, edge, pawn, hypor pom Kind. whether
: mortgage P ~ mixed. corporeal or moor
al personal or inlnovable, all SuDyec55
ss.s, NOVEL; :.o,;ons as may be pTescTl oeu
such h =. nav make, issue and indoT lois.
n lsv II u. and other evidences OF dSot,
snds or to- TO- mortgages, pledges, or otleL
+ nay ses.r,;ty for money loaned OF ollls i
ttns " :, nav contract, sue anu US go
&Sts (, implicated by IT'S eorP 9;' 'i''T T.
fs'd ,Onrt Of competent IuIlsu''s III aud
d any , eO. .nd use a corporate seal dIg
nay ADOPT ai1 ~ Measure. 1t may hold
It.f the san1 ,ornorations, and its capital
sock 10 guy; 4. issued for capital STOCK IN
4 rock may pe II NAV name, appoint
II chd such managers, directors OF
nd emplOy. and other employees as IL,
hafs 81 convenience may REQUIRE dIIu
nsns.ss ,hs;r compensation, having uLe
ny ~ he nature, character ana ydlue VI
ra i.srrices. 1t may MAKE anu 80
hef, ST. So rules and regulations not IN
hA py'n".'';,h This charter or any eNlstng
Snssen. ~ altering the management OF
ss na .,y the regulation and government
it rofTI;s and the manner OF the ceru-
4 ~ aisI ,sg;stration Of its stock. IL
h'anOh IN and dissolve itself, or be wound
nay W. S;ssoiyed. in the manner prescrl pea
p anu II NAV conduct business IN ms
ns .,b,r States, the Federal Districts, me
M., y,s and possessions OF the nlte s,
;s,,s and any foreign couh.rles, r;eSts
Eaiy s IA ;mmunities which corporations
rve5e, nav hereafter be authorized TO pos:
n sau ,a.r the Constitution and laws OF
IS s ana.i md particularly under Act No:
~ ~. Acts Of the General Assembly OF
e.. ~ louisiana for the year 1914; and
" Iii have the power to invest It's Board
! M. with all of its corporate powers;
..h,ct 70 such restrictions as may De named
n,p ., Sr1 II The domicile of this corpora
.a,ssn ne the City Of New Orleans, Par
~ y j Orleans. State of Louisiana. and all
:.,,;ous ar other legal process shall be
...S anon its President, or, in the event
-. ,bs,nee. upon the First Nice-Presl-
=, !, n the event of the absence of both
! IA officers. upon the Secretary.
lPTIcLE III--The objects and purposes
n which this corporation is organized are
~ Srelared 10 be: To drill and operate
!, nanufacture, refine. prepare for market,
rv .el and transport the same in the
"a, ar refined condition; to acquire for
A.. ourposes, gas, oil, and mineral lands,
i.,ys Iease-holds and any other interests
/. ,,sI estate. gas, oil or other minerals,
IA d dispose Of or cucumber such lands,
.a,,holds or leases in any manner what
v,rtf to construct and maintain condults
md lines Of piping and storage tanks tor
4, TRANSFORMATION and storage OF gas, or
al for Ire public generally. as well as for
4, use Of said corporation; TO transport such
Il md gas by means of such pipes, tank
/ az, q Otherwise, and to sell and supply the
sHe 10 others; to buy, lease or otherwi sc
azure tosell, mortgage or otherwise dis
px Of and cucumber and to construct, OPP
.ase and maintain pipe lines. condults and
smsge tanks to be used for the purpose OF
nnsporting and storing oil and gas and OF
hing general pipe line and storage bust
Rs 10 drill, bore for, operate and maintain
as wells, oil wells, and wells or mines for
uar minerals, to operate and maintain re-
fnenes for the refining of oil and other
Minerals; generally to buy. sell and deal in
rs oil and other minerals; to conduct and
naiutain all railways, tramways, telegraph
I'D telephone lines necessary to or convent
ri IN the prosecution and operation of the
apfstion- to obtain and prepare for mar
ht including the marketing thereof, such
ahf valuable minerals or materials as may
discovered in the development of the land
I'D leases Of the corporation; to carry on
laying goods, wares and merchandise; and
rnsrslly to do and transact all business
properly, including with or incidental to any
al Of said objects and purposes, as here
rsbsre set forth
q ARTICLE V-The authorized capital
sack Of this corporation is hereby declared
The sum Of Ninety-five Thousand Dol
an @mW, which is divided into and
i3esenttd by Ninety-five Thousand (95.O0O)
~ H. IL. r n ~
y saare Said capital stock shall be fully
pa and non-assessable when issued; shall
e'spssented by certificates, and shall be
Fsonal property. No transfer of said CAPT
= Safs shall be binding upon this corpora.
~ naess made in accordance with the
a.'r and bylaws, and recorded in the
s mereoi. The subscription of ]. Alex
~ % torty-seven thousand, five hun
NSu shares of the capital stock OF
solporstion has been fully paid for by
asnsef to the corporation, by act be-
s ae Undersigned Notary, executed con-
asneously with this charter, of oil, gas
y mineral lease, covering approximately
yV w acres Of land, in the Third Dis
81 the City Of New Orleans, and being
W. gas and mineral lease granted by
iT seeger in favor of said Ruedy, dated
-. iHS, expiring April Is, 1919, regis.
ne Conveyance Office of this Par.
sook %, folio 36s, and Book sol, folio
..sa 'Sf as SAID lease covers approximate.
sa ICY ,0) acres Of land fronting on Gen.
s,, h0sd and more particularly described
r,;r..., 4 tract of land comprising a2.
i ICY ;ss eighty tsOl acres, situated ir
-. 'nlIo District Of the City of New Or.
s]E p sssnning at the intersection of Gen
~ ssad and the western boundary line o.
s,,s naast,ial Canal Zone. running thence
lsm :. a,ong Gentilly Road. a distance Of
n ~ hundred (6O0O feet, and extend
~. sass towards Lake Pontchartrain, be
parallel lines, one-half the distanc,
Cssi m ne Gsntilly Road and the Dwyei
um =. ane oil, gas and mineral lease GOV
rss,..a az above described land is hereb,
49, ey the undersigned, constitutin,
s q Z t Directors Of this eO5pOration
st,d ee,S@'' s'' dos1,-t thousand, five hun
saS,;,s q the corporation are ' hereb,
hss, TO issue to said J. Ale;
heal =, exchange and payment 70
md ~, r1 and mineral lease covering sal,
"a IN nv.seren thousand f;va L,Jo,