The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-12-23
CHARTER

CHARTER
business OF Transporting or Transmitting
for public service amy products or sui.
stances mined. extracted. produced. r..
iu.d. distilled. treated. manufactured or
dealt in by this corporation. To- iS~u" IN
,NrhIu-" therefor shares of ia" capital
stock. bonds or other obligations of this
corporation. while the owner or holder 81
amy such shares OF capital stock. voting
trust certificates. bonds or other evidences
OF Indebtedness of other corporations. TO
POSSESS aud exercise IN respect Thereon any
and an the rights. powers and privileges
Of individual holders including the right
20 vote on any shares of stock 80 held or
~ ned. aud upon distribution Of the aN-
sets cor "a division Of the profits OF iLiS cor
porati"n. tu distribute any such shares Of
capital stock voting trust certificates
bonds or other evidences of Indebtedness,
uT the proceeds thereof. among the stock
holders of this corporation.
q. IL sd far H. j. permitted by law. L"
aid. in any manner, any corporation or
association any Of Whu~t shares Of stock.
bonds or other evidences of indebtedness
arr, held 10y or for this corporation. or in
which. or in the welfare OF which. this
rorpuratuin shall have any interest and
to du any acts or things designed to pro
tect. preserve. improve or enhance the
VALUE. of any suun shares of stock, bonds.
property OF this corporation.
:. To guarantee the payment Of divi-
trud> upon ia" capital stock, or the pay
m"ut OF the principal ami interest. or
either. of any bonds or other obligations
or evidences of indebtedness, or the per
formaucr Of any contract. of ANY other
such corporation or association. in 80 far
a.. and 10 the extent that. such guaranty
may Dee permitted by law.
=. To carry out all or any part OF the
foregoing objects a. principal factor.
agent. contractor or otherwise. either alone
or in conjunction with any person. arm.
association or corporation. and in any
part of the world and in carrying on its
business and for the purpose of attaining
or turthcriug any of its objects to MAKE
and perform such contracts of any kind
aud description. to do such acts and things
and to exercise any and all such powers
- a natural person could lawfully make
perform, DO or exercise, providing that the
same b" not Inconsistent with the law
under which this corporation * organized
.. To conduct its business in all its
branches al one or more Offices both with
in or without the State of Louisiana. and,
without limit. to purchase LEASE. hire, take
ON exchange or otherwise acquire, hold.
Il 'Nelup. sell. assign, transfer, exchange.
mortgage, pledge. or otherwise dispose of.
and convey real and personal property and
rights ana privileges therein or connected
Herewith in any part Of the world.
The foregoing clauses shall be construed
foregoing enumeration OF specific powers
shall not he held TO limit or restrict in
any manner the general powers OF the
corporation, and generally the corporation
shall be authorized to exercise and en-
joy any and all other powers. rights and
privileges granted or which hereafter may
be- granted by the General Laws of tn
state of Louisiana. to corporations of this
character. so far As not in conflic; with
the purposes and powers herein ~ preSssly
stated: hut the corporation shall not carry
on any business or exercise any powers
in the stat" Of Louisiana or in any other
state. territory or country which Il SINH
lar corporation organized under the laws
of said State Of Louisiana or such state.
territory or country. as the case may be.
could not carry on or exercise. except to
ia" extent permitted by the laws of the
stat" of Louisiana or of such state terri
tory or country.
ARTICLE III.-The capital stock of the
corporation l. hereby fixed at the sum of
hv" thousand $4,000 dollars. to be di-
yided into fifty (JOD shares of the bar
value of one hundred tS1OW each. all of
which stock il TO be- issued for cash.
ARTICLE lN.-The capital stock of the
corporation may be increased, in accord
anrr with law: To the sum Of one million
tSlOOOOUND dollars.
ARTICLE N.-The location of the domi-
Gle of the corporation shall be in the City
of New Orleans. State Of Louisiana.
ARTICLE NI-The period of the dura-
ton OF the corporation shall be ninety
nine 900 years
ARTICLE VII.-AI the corporate DOW
cr> of tn" corporation shall he vested in
Board of Directors to consist of three
90 persons To be elected annually on such
date as l. determined by the by laws of
tn" corporation, the Directors so elected
to serve until their successors shall be
elected and qualified. The names and post
uihc" addresses of the Directors for tn,
first year, who shall serve until their sue
ceS>orS are elected and qualified, are as
follows:
John II. Gibson. MaiSon Blanche Bldg
New Orleans, La; Calvin Il. Fl Inert.
MaisOn Blanche Bldg. New Orleans, La.
E>mOnd Phelps. Cuyamel Fruit Co. Bldg.
New Orleans. La.
ARTICLE VIII.-The names and post
office addresses of the subscribers to these
articles Of incorporation and the statement
OF the number of shares of stock to which
l. subscribed to be paid for in cash are
as follows:
ESmOnd Phelps, CuyamcI Fruit Bldg.
New Orleans. La, 10 shares; John ii. Glib
son. MaiSon Blanche Bldg. New Orleans.
La. ~ shares; Calvin Il. Filbert MaiSon
blanche Bldg, New Orleans, La. 20 shares
In witness whereof, | have caused these
presents TO he signed mt New Orleans. La
by the said appearers in my presence and
in the presence of MeSSrS. Frank A. Miller
and Charles NJ. Ward. the undersigned
competent witnesses, therein residing on
the day, month and year first above writ
ten.
The original is signed
ESMOND PHELPS.
JOHN ii. GIBSON.
e. Il. FILBERT.
Witnesses: Frank A. Miller. Chas. NJ
Ward.
PIERRE u. OLIVIER.
Notary Public.
l, the undersigned. Recorder of Mort
cages in and for the Parish of Orleans
state of Louisiana, do hereby certify that
the Act of Incorporation of the Asiatic
Petroleum Company La.) Inc, was thi,
day duly recorded in my Office, In Book
l24G. folio G60. New Orleans, December
Ii. 1920
(SIGNED) ROBT SCOTT
tSEAL) by. m.
y true copy of the original act of in.
corporation on file and of record in my
office.
PIERRE d. OLIVIER,
Notary Public.
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF
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