The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1919-11-13
CHARTER
Or ARCADIA OIL COPOf.alAVN

OF MCADlA VAn wa
| United States Of Amcrica. State o.
| Louisiana, Parisi, Of Bicn'l!e'
RI TT KNOWN, that on this 'lle
| IAN day of October, in ten year y,
our Lord, one thousand nine nouulsa
and nineteen, before me, the uneefslsn.
| cd Notary Public, duly appointed com slr
| missoncd and qualitiefl, in ana iol
! Diepville parish, Louisiana, anu III 'n'
nresence of the wines SOS herein ''am,
| % and undersigned, personally ta,r,
| ond anpeared the several persons WHOSE
names ore hereto subscribed, VINO se''
eral]y declared thot, a7al!lns tnelu.
selves Of the provision Of the Ia" .,
| This stntc relative to CORPORATIONS a ~
| n.rttcvIarly Act POT Of the genera! az
r.nbly Of louisiana for the year oli,
thar have brmed and ORGANIZED a ',n'
nv these uDssents do form anu orsa ,na,
tIeuselye into a corporate ana pous
noltlc IN law, for the objects anu pui,
noScs hsrin set forth, and to that eilo
thcy II1scby formulate and aaopv Tux ="
| following articles Of Interpretations ~
wit: ,,,,,,
ybe name and title OF this corpora
t,on hereby formed shall be "AlicAD! y;
OM CORPORATION" and its dopilcii'
shah be and is hereby fixed at Arcadia
E,cnyille parish, State OF LoulSlala'
ARTICLE II.
The purposes and objects for w VINE,
tbis corporation is organized are I'e ',,
Nv declared to be: Buy to sell a ~!
lease lands; to acquire, hold ana US
nosa Of mineral rights; to DRILL mtll
md explore for oil, gas aud other MN
erals and TO develop store, transport
sell and dispose OF same; to aeau..
construct maintain ami operate PIP
l;nea and refneries, and to 10 a
tniors necessary and Incidental 10 II
conducting Of a general Oil ana 81
business. -,
ARTICLE Ill.
All citations or other legal lfoces
shall, be served upon ti'e prrsiaeAt
the corporation, CT i'll the even, t.
his absence upon the yice-presiueh
nr in ,hc absence of both Of them u
an thc secretary or ireasurCr.
tUTnu /, ~.
rho nerivd Of the existence OF our
tion of this corporation is hereby Il
ed at nineiy-nine C99) years from |, |.
. dat, Of this act, unless sooH'F u
.,on solved upder the provisions Of law.
, .','c ARTICLE '.
'f :" This corporation shall have po"
Nv H., n contract, sue and he sued; to mai
sic. in and use u corporate seal and the san
',;,,, r. alter at pleasure; to hold, foeh
" ~ u,rrl,ase, lease, sell and convey
" '"n' we'll as hypothocate and mortgage
S sun lis corporate name, any property %h'
o np II NAV own; to appoint such once
, ne as ,he business OF this corporation sI;
.,,, reo,,ire: to make Surh bylaws, !ul
o'"' and regulations for the government
this corporation, rs may be 'ie's'sa'
tood and the same 70 alter or change
witt a '..nt
the ARTICLE ii.
III The authorized capital stock OF II
mat corporation is hereby fixed at five HI
PARK dred thousand ($a0,000) dollars
the yidcd into five hundred thousn
lfnce shares OF the par value Of ono lSlo
e. dollar each, and the authorized caW
Pro- stock of this corporation may DC
/; in creased TO one million (Sl,OOoN0> d
HE lars, by complying with the law
and such cases made and provided.
lido shares of stock shall be paid for
lican money or in property conveyed to t
fore corporation. or i'll labor performed
,soive behalf Of this corporation, This {
,arty. poralion snail be authorized TO &C
lnpl' mence business when fifty N1o'
ough cent Of its authorized capital ST
thew has been subscribed and fully pald
chus. ARTICLE VII.
sssive The business affairs OF this corpo
war ton shall be uDler the manaeem
took and control Of board OF directors
nable be composed Of FIVE stockholders
majority of which shall constitute
stotos quorum. which board Of directors 81
oSsirc he invested with all the corp0r
party powers oi 'h's 'o.po t';'.;a,. ' W.
PRO. may be stipulated in this charter.
~ Mr. The Board Of Directors shall e
, olsc a president, vice-president, secret
q the ana treasure, ''ne aa,a , IVY ~ ANY W :
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