New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-11-27
CHARTER OF
Macmillan Oil Co., Inc.
State of Louisiana. Parish Of Iberia.

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September in the year of Our Lord, Ons
thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty, be-
fore me, J. G. Leblanc, Notary Public
in and for the said Parish and State
personally came and appeared John A
Madden, w. H. BONN, Z. S. Fulton, T
W. Scully. H. H. Collins, Emile Willie
mot and S. o. Nuekolls, each of whom
declared unto me in the presence of the
hereinafter named and undersigned
competent Witnesses, that aVailing them
selves of the provisions of Act No. 267
of the General Assembly of the State Of
Louisiana for the year 1914, as well as
the laws of the State in general relative
to the creation of corpora tions, they do
hereby form themselves into and consti-
tute body polite in law and adopt the
following articles as 6 Charter to gov
ern themselves and such others as may
become associated with or succeed them.
ARTICLE !.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be the MAMMALIAN Oil Company,
Incorporated, under which name and title
| 1t shall enjoy a succession of property
and all rights privileges and immunities
granted by law unto corporations in the
State of Louisiana, for a period of Ninsty
Nine years from date hereof The DOM
icicle of this corporation is fixed in the
| City of New Iberia, Parish of Iberia,
State of Louisiana.
ARTICLE II.
The purpose for which this corporation
is organized and the nature of the bust
ness to be carried on by it are declared
to be: To undertake exploration for the
purpose of discovering oil, gas or other
minerals; to operate oil, gas or other
mineral wells or mines; to engage in the
buying and selling of oil, gas or other
minerals; to acquire, construct and ope-
rate pipe lines, tramways, storage plants,
barge lines, loading stations and all
things connected with or appertaining to
the production storage, sale, disposal and.
transportation of oil, gas or other min
erals, with authority to acquire by pur-
chase, lease or otherwise such franchises.
as may be necessary for or connected
with the conduct of the business here
inabove outlined and generally to do all
things necessary or incident to or con-
nected with said business in any of its
departments.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation is
fixed at One Hundred Thousand Dollars.
($100,OOOO0) divided into and represented
by One Hundred Thousand (100,000l
shares of the par value of One Dollar
each. This corporation shall be au-
thorized to commence business as soon.
as Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) of
its capital stock shall have been sub
scribed and paid for. The remaining,
portion of the authorized capital stock.
may be issued from time to time and in
such manner as the Board of Directors
may deem to be to the best interest of
this said corporation.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers of this CORPORA
ton shall be vested in and exercised by
a Board of Directors composed of Seven
Cd stockholders, which Board shall be.
elected at its annual meeting of stock
holders of said corporation to be held on
the First Tuesday of September OF. each
year. The first annual meeting of the
said stockholders to be held on the first
Tuesday of September 1921. Until the
first annual meeting Of said stockholders,
the Directors of this corporation ara
hereby declared to be: John A. MaddeEs
w. H. BONN, E. w. Scully, E. S. Fulton,
H. H. Collins, Emile Vuillemoti and s. O
Nuckolls.
The officers of this corporation shall Be
a President, Vice-PTesident, Secretary
and Treasurer, who shall be elected. frnna
among the Directors on the sans dag as
the election of Director and imms-
diately following the annual election held
by the stockholders untit the election to
be held on the first Tuesday of Septea-
Der 1921, the following shall be tho Off
GERS of this corporation, E. S. Fulton,
President; w. H. BONN. Vice RresidsAt;
John A. Madden, Secretary-Treasurer.
Any vacancy on the Board of Directors
shall be filled by the remaining members
of the Board of Directors for the unex-
PRED term. Any vacancy in sny office
shall be filled by the. DirectsTss for the
unsxpirsd texm.
ARTICLE "
The capital stock of this corporation
may be increased in, accordance with law
to the sum Of One Million Dollars,
($1, 600, 00oOo.)
ARTICLE VI.
No stockholder of this corporation shall
ever be held liable or responsible for the
contracts or faults Of this corporation in
any farther sum than the, unpaaa balance
due the corporation upon the. stock sub
scribed for herein; nor shall any mere
informality in the organization have the
effect of rendering this Charter null and
void, OF of exposing q stockAolder to any
liability other than herein provided.
Thus; dime and signed 10 the City o.,
New Iberia, Parish of Iberia, State es
Louisiana, in the presence of Messra
w. o. Hugonin and R. A. Hugonin, gooa
and competent witnesses, who have here
unto signed as, such, together with said
appsarers and me, the undersigned
Notary.
Name Address No. of slsrss.
E. S. Fulton, New iberia ........,.~. Is
e. vuillemet, New Iberia, La. .....s 100
3no A. Madden, New Iberia, La. - rs
E. w. Scully, New Iberia, La. Is
S. O. Nuckolfs. New Iberia, La. ,....25
w. H. Bonin, Jsanerette, La. rs
H. H. Collins. New Iberia, La ..... Is
Witnesses:
W. o. Hngonin.
A Hnsonin