The Bienville Democrat., 1920-01-22
CHARTER
Lummus Oil Company, Incorporated
State of Louisiana,
Parish of Bienville.
CHARTER

OlulC VI
Parish of Bienville.
Be it known and remembered, that
on this the 5th day Of December, A. u.
1919, before me, Bertram T. Harnette.
a Notary Public in and for said Perish
and State, duly commissioned AMI
sworn came and appeared ]. N. Lum-
mus, ]. Z. Lummus and J, n. Lummus,
Jr., all residents of Miami, Florida,
the said J. Z. Lummus being represent
ed herein by J. N. Lummus who in the
presence of the attesting legal COM
petent witnesses declared to me, Notary
that, availing themselves of the pro-
visions of the laws of the State of
Louisiana relative to the formation,
organization and establishment of cor
porations, and the operation and man
agement Of same, they do by this act
and these presents form themselves and
such other persons as may associate
themselves with them,Or succeed, into
corporation, under the name and
terms and for the purposes hereinl
after set forth in the various articles
ARTICLE
The name of this corporation shall
be LUMMUS OH. COMPANY IN
CORPORATED, with its domicile in
the Town of Arcadia, Bienville Parish,
Louisiana, where all meetings of the
stockholders shall be held and
where all meetings OF the
directors must be held, provided that
with the written consent of all the
directors, valid meetings of the d.
rectors may be held outside of the
State or within the State elsewhere
than at its dOmicile, AM under its
corporate name it shall have and ell
Joy succession for one hundred years,
unless sooner dissolved as herein pro-
vided, or other wise. All legal pro-
cess shall be served on the President
or in his absence, on the Vice Pres
ident, or in the absence Of both, on
the Secretary and Treasurer at the
Office of the Company.
ARTICLE II.
The purpose for which this cor
poration is formed and its objects are
hereby declared to be to acquire, own
and dispose Of real estate, oil, gas and
mineral lands and leases; and all
kinds of personal property; to acquire,
and own drilling rigs and machinery
and operate same as it may see fit
to acquire, own and operate pipe lines
and tank lines and cars for the pur-
pose of transmitting any and all kinds
of minerals; to acquire, build and
operate machinery and refineries of
any and all kinds, and generally to
do and perform any and every act nee.
essary to carry out the purposes herein
provided for or that may be incidental
thereto.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock Of this corporation
is fixed at One Hundred Thousand
($1O0,00000) Dollars, divided into
one thousand (1,000) shares of the
par value Of one hundred ($10000)
each, which may be paid for in cash
property transferred to the corporation
or for services performed for it at (
! valuation to be approved by its boar(
of directors, and all stock, when is
sued, shall b. fully paid and non-as
sessable. The corporation shall begil
business when Six Hundred Shares ar
subscribed and paid for in accordanc
with law. This corporation shal
have authority to increase its Capita
Stock, on complying with the law re
lative thereto to an amount not eS
ceeding One Million ($1,OOO,OO00O
Dollars.
|, ARTICLE w.
II The affairs Of this corporation sha1
II be managed by and be under contr(
II of a Board Of not less than Three no
more than Five Directors who sha
be elected by and from among tn
II Stockholders at the annual stOc
\ holders meeting which shall be hel
\ on the first Monday Of July of eac
year, beginning with the year 1872
VI The following stockholders shall con
II pose thefirst Board of Directors, t(
II wit: ]. N. Lummus, who shall act a
Il Chairman, ]. N. Lummus, Jr. VIII
II shall act as Secretary and J. q. Lun
II mus who shall hold Office and compOs
II said Board till their successors ar
II elected.
H ARTICLE V.
II The officers Of this corporationsha
n be President, a Vice President,
II Secretary and Treasurer The Set
II retary may also hold the office G
II Treasurer. They shall be elected al
H nually on the first Monday of Eel
II ruary, beginning with the year 1872
u by the Board of Directors elected O