Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1921-12-24
CHARTER
OF THE
ARKANSAS-LOUISIANA CO.
INC,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of st. John the Baptist.

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of st. John the Baptist
BE IT KNOWN, That on this 9th,
day Of December 1921, before me,
w. S. Frazee, q Notary Public, in and
for 1.-THE Parish of st. John the Bap-
tist, State Of Louisiana, duly commls-
stoned and qualified, and in the pre-
sence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared the several par
ties whose names are hereunto SUD
seribed. who sevsrally declared that
availing themselves of the general /
laws of the State of Louisianf reia-
tive to the organization of corpora.
tons, and particularly Act 26f OF
1914 they have contracted ana
agreed and DIDO by these presents CO
venant and agree and bind and oph-
gate themselves, as well such other
persons as may hereafter become as
sociated with them or their success
ors. to form and constitute corpora
ton and body polite IN law Tor tles
objects and purposes and under tne
agreements and stipulatlons as 1oi-
lows, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name of the corporation shall
be ARKANSAS-LOUISIANA COM-
pANY INC. and under its corporate
name It shall exist and have success
sion for a period of n nety-nlne (99l
wears from the date hereof ana u
shaII have and exercise for the pur-'
noses of it's business all OF the pow.
arc rights and privileges conferred
or which may hereafter be conferred
bu law on similar corporations. ana II
sb.lI he and is further author zed 70
do and perform any act or thing ana
conduct any and all business not es- e,
nec;aIlv prohibited by law usuaiiy
connected with and pertaining TO tne
carrv;ng on of the affairs and busi-
nas. set forth in Article IL l. OF TINS
charter.
ARTICLE II.
The domiele of this corporation
ah.iI he at Garyville, st. John tne
pantist Parish, Louisiana, and all q,
toto on and other legal process snal
Sa I served on the President, and IN nia
obsenca the President, or IN tlls
Essence of both, on the Secretary "
Troasnrer of said corporal On.
ARTICLE H.
~ oB,s.s ! y y psf Jf I'm
.ornoration and the nature OF tne.pu
s;ass To he carried on by it are heIs
hn declared to be: To buy, sell al.s
ia.sa veal estate and personal pIope.
~ and to develop same; to iocate, pu,
sk.sa lease and acquire lands, =
t: tha :: ght to prospect, drill, NINE, poi'
ny s s;nk wells and shafts; to proauo'
anmyev au ~ and transport OIL. petroleu,l u
,, conS Gun oss to carry on the business o
!, anu and prospecting for mineIa
1 d,,cts seodt and refining, manu1aclu.
4 in0 and preparing, Transporting ~:
4 ; :ns' end selling petroleum ana o.ne
~ nroducts rod and by-products; toop;e
.+a huild. construct, pump ana MAJ, al,
0 .a iii and gas wells. to bmld, COZ
0 ea.m eot and operate machinery, Mals M
D Sues s.lu humping plants, ppe nhea
0 norT; ofmer;e s.miils, workshops, laDora.o
y ries dwelling houses ior ,sborers an
osh Mors and factories for the pfouu;s
3 ton of articles convenient end ID dr,llin
connection with min ng eantrra anu huy
Q for oil and gas; to manulaotoS ~ deal i
sell. import and export '.ndles. m
pumps, drills, luSoo, ond the ne
tro-glycerine, dynamite, or1 drills an
. cessary engines, macnlneas aassnvanience
other appliances anu with minin
LOT dr;il;ny for oil and gas ana :
0 General to do all things ihorh ,,+ the OF
and necessary to carry ,,;s ~. cornor,
o iects and purposes OF nover. s sha
; tion. Nothing herein; In. noI The power
0 he h construed as limiting .nS Tv th
Of this corporation grai;, graz or her
. laws of the state now eA s'ine
o after enacted.
'-' ARTICLE ".
The capital stock OF tins e0rPC, ~ On
q Inc b hereby fixed at the sum Oh liz, Un
tlon iaS = Forty Thousand Doiia, q,
HunI n1nn eno 1ol. divided into ana IT,, :,
o lSlav,todib lS,ted by Twenty-Eigh r;f, f,
% presenhsa nh.ra. Of the par value OF FL Ell.
o n5Sars nreE S as5o.OO) each, which snal an
o Dol,ars ,gyh IN cash or property an
% pald diorlu aol the property itemizeo
partic .ntanoant uad hereto attacheal
the ss.a and in such manner as :,
% sucn .in n;ractors may determinn u
boaro u for services rendered OF = !,
g or issu.i sui,,shle consideration, ana y
otner otot;on may commence pus,nr
x GO corpv soon as fifty per cent OF ;hnd .nd r az
n n al. =. stock has been supscIihua hean ma
n taf sftv v' psr cent thereof has oeen ma pa
. IN. The capital stock S;sa 'Hundred Tho
IS sand Dollars. ,c,ru
= = The corporate powers OF tns ,d erere eusr
- IN Lne shall be vested IN anu n,no @
: radiIm d Nv Board of Directors ora co,nis n;
y S seu a. ~ not less than five nor aard mu, shs
o. ea edo oi MEMBERS. neo The sad Boara an,e, se,
h,ne have full full right to make k,araa;on. ana aas'
.sa pa hv.laws of the corpo.aem .a,ae m,
.ne ;or.ty ny of said board, as saine IN / m m
ma'o constituted from time a Any
.I pc constitute ccnnstitute a quorum ANY snno,
rector ather rns member to represent rd 2 w wi
anv snv' meeting Of the .,snts sad TSai'
fTI Ths directors shall be elecsedh g the " thi
~ Inc es the stockholders N n ,ns vear. s'i'
Eaedav 70. q w in October Of eacn yea, ave
n uueS stockholder shan at;,,ed o.