The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-02-10

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF
THE PETROLEUM IMPORT & En-
PORT CORPORATION. INC.
United States Of America. State of Lou
isiana, Parish of Orleans, City of New Or
leans. Re il known, That on this 18th
day of the month of January, in the year
of our Lord. one thousand nine hundred
and twenty-one. and of the Independence
of the United States of America, the one
hundred and fOrtytfth, before me. John
Il. Upton. a notary public, duly commits
stoned and qualified in and for said city,
parish and State, therein residing. and In
the presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned. personally came
and appeared the parties whose names are
hereto subscribed. all residents of the
aforesaid city, parish and State, who de-
clared to me. notary, in the presence OF
the two undersigned competent witnesses,
that. desiring to avail themselves of the
provisions of law of this State relative to
the formation of corporations. and especial
ly Act No. 2s7 Of 1914. and to acquire and
enjoy the rights privileges and powers OF
q body corporate and polite in law, they
! do hereby form themselves into such a cor
: poration and body polite under the name
and style and for the purposes hereinafter
! specifically set forth. namely:
| ARTICLE 1.-The name OF this corpor-
/ alton shall be Petroleum Import X Export
!
| for term of ninety nine $500 years.
| ARTICLE 1.-THE objects and purposes
| for which this corporation is formed are
hereby declared to be:
! /. To engage in and carry on the bust
ness of drilling and exploring for, mining.
| extracting. producing. refining, compound
| ing. distilling, treating, manufacturing
piping, dealing in and with, manufactur-
ing. buying, selling, exporting and import
ing oils, petroleum. mineral oil. natural gas
/ grease. wax and other minerals and mineral
| and hydro-carbon substances OF all kinds
products and by-products derived from
said substances or any or them. ana all
plants. implements, materials, machines
tools. equipment and things incidental &c
or useful in connection with the business
of the corporation, and of transporting
and transmitting the same, In any manner
whatsoever. except for public service, and
to engage in and carry on any other bust,
ness which may conveniently be conducted
in conjunction with any of the business
aforesaid.
3 To construct. build, purchase. sell
operate and maintain oil wells, refneries
, mines, shelters, mills, buildings, machin
cry. tanks. tank cars, plants, stores, ware
, houses. works. laboratories, work shops
I and dwelling houses.
g. To build, construct, lay, purchase
] lease, acquire, equip, manage and main
! tain. control and operate such pipe lines
pumping stations and all appurtenance
, relative thereto. as may be necessary II
connection with the aforegoing business
subject always to the Legislative or gov
) ornamental control when or where neces
sary.
{ 4. To build. purchase. lease. construct
: or aid in the construction of, or otherwis
] acquire equip. manage, control and opef
ate by the use of steam, electric. horse
: other power, and to sell or otherwise DIS
e pose Of railroads and railway plants, prop
e critics, equipments. franchises. appurten
ances and rights, and any other roads an
means of transportation, and all appui
g tenances thereof. provided that such bus
v ness il 10 be carried on only in States an
| Jurisdictions when and where permissab
! under the laws thereof: and either In cor
, nection with or independently Of such raj
roads, to engage in the business OF IN
= carriage of passengers and freight upo
J; the high seas. or between foreign ports {
from a port or ports in any State of III
T. United States to a foreign port or port
:. or to port or ports in other states, an
n upon any waters where such corporate
- may navigate. and to acquire. construc
:: operate, maintain and manage all shiI
70 and vessels necessary for such purposes.
5. To carry on the business of storaI
80 and warehousing and all other busine
30 necessarily or implicitly incidental ther
~ and ~ further carry on the busine
= of general warehOusing In all its sever
4 branches; to construct. hire. purchase, o
a. crate and maintain all or any conveyan
a. for the transportation In storage or othe
- WISE by land or by water, of any and {
"A products. goods. merchandise or manufa
Id tured articles; and to issue certincates 81
"a warrants, negotiable or otherwise, to pt
NJ sons warehousing such products. goo6
~ merchandise or manufactured articles wi
~, ~ the company. and to make advances
70 loans upoH the security of the same:
Vi construct, buy. sell, lease or otherw1
acquire and dispose of any wharf. pi
X, dock. or works capable OF being adya
ed tageously used in connection with the shi
OK ping, transporting and carrying or 9th
| hu al nj genera
to carry on and undertake any busint
a undertaking, transaction or operation co
ed monty carried on or undertaken Dy wal
mt housemen.
Ter export. deal in and with, and to engage
all conduct and carry on the business or ms
OF ufacturing. buying, selling. exporting.
porting and dealing in and with goo
,rs wares and merchandise Of every class a
in description.
Ia 7. To manufacture. buy, sell, expo
ers import and deal in and with kegs. barr
ers and other vessels. containers. cans or ut
lid sils of similar nature, consisting OF wo
roi iron: steel. copper, lead, tin or other n
all terials. or ali or any products there
In whether alone or In combination, moo
Is slaves and headings from metal. wood
ses other materials, and also all kinds OF co,
ne. erage supplies of metal, wood or OF
au- materials.
re- 8. To manufacture, buy, sell, export.
l are port and generally deal In containers
ea, every kind and nature, and also cans
NOT tinware generally.
the O. To engage in, export and imp.t
trade as principal or as agent, bros
oct consignee or factor Of others In resp
,os of the acquisition. transportation, sn
90 ment purchase, sale, contracting for, q
~ ing in, trade and commerce In, or OF
nd disposition of the products Of the c.
the pany and of goods, wares and merchant
aid in general.
by TO- To purchase. lease, hire ana OFT
the wise acquire, hold, own, develop. impr
of and dispose of. and to aid and subsci
towards the acquisition. development
ne Improvement Of real property and rig
his and privileges tnerein' neeessaf' aA0 -