The herald., 1921-01-20
CHARTER
CU,KTFR OF yHE ASIATIC PETROL
Elm COMPANY u0iiNiANN)
TNIpKpDKA TED.

Soto or r,ufsilna Parish of Orleans,
Citv If N,v orleans. ie N known l.a'
on this fifteenth day Of l'e'.'" "'', ,ots-.y,
before mo. rirrT" -. Ohyl'T' h@latE
ruIIfr dulv commissioned aud qhaliheu
Ina and for the Parish of orleans Si''e oi
Louisiana. personally came anu an, 81
Esm0ud Phelps John II. Gibson ana al
vim Il. Hilbert residents ot the 'lH .,
New orleans. Louisiana, whose siShaIuleS
are appended hereto, Wh" de'l"Iru ~ ,,.
,,r.seurp and in the presence OF the uIiu'L,
signed competent witnesses, tiiAl, aN"tis
ing themselves Of the laws OF the Sta't VI
Louisiana in such case maze anu pi ,
yidcd they have associated thtinatt,,
and do by these presents hereby aSa"' -. -
themselves AS "A Corporation under tht ioi-
Inyyinu articles Of incorporation, to-Wlt:
ARTICLE 1.-THE name of the CORPORA
tion shall be Asiatc Pe'roieui" 'o"'P""'
I.ouisiana) Incorporates. - .biob
ARTICLE 1.-THE purposes LOT WIN
the said corporation is formed are hei'''
declared To be: -, .,,., brsi-
pess az boring and exploring Tor. mlhlhE'
extracting producing, rehnihE' ulSIlll,ut,
treating, manufacturing, plplhS, u'u IT.
in buying aud selling oils petroleum, nh
eral oil natural gas and other ihlhcIais
and mineral and hydrO-carboh susslanItto
and all kinds of products and by-prouu'o 20
derived from said substances, or amy VI
them and all implements. materlals anu
.htn', Incidental TO or useful in cOnnec-
ZION with the business of the corporation
and of transporting ana traIslllL'' 70 20 |
same in any manner whatsoever anu "
engage in and carry on any Other I.IHlne a.
which may conveniently be conducted III
conjunction with any OF the businesses
aforesaid. - IL, nv otber
,,.isa acouire hold own, develop, improve
and disnose of and to aid and SUBSCRIBE
toward the acquisition, development VI
Improvement of real and personal property
and rights and privileges therein, sultaOle
~ convenient for any of the businesses OF
the CORPORATION, and to acquire take holu
own construct, erect, improve Hanase
and operate, and to aid and suDscrlpe "
ward the ACQUISITION, construction or I'M
nroyement of oil wells, gas wells MINES
refneries manufactures, pipe INES tankS'
cars piers, wharfs steam ana otheT vs.
sells for water transportation ana any
other works property or appliances which
may appertain TO or be uSetul III lne Ioh
duct of any of the businesses OF the cor,
poration, but only to the extent perhlit'eu
3. TO apply for, obtain, purchase or
otherWise acquire any patents, licenses
trade marks and the like, in respect OF any
inventions which may seem eapaoie % ,;,o
ing used for any of the purposes OF Ihe
corporation, and to use, exercise anu ue
velop the same, and grant licenses anu
other rights ana privileges in respect
To extent permitted by law, to bor-
row or raise monies for any OF the pur-
poses of the corporation, issue Oonus,
notes or other obligations OF any ha t
rowed and to secure the payment there-
of and the interest thereon by mortgas'
upon or pledge or conveyance or assign
ment in trust of, the whole or any PaI,
of the property of the corporation real
or personal including contract rights.
whether at the time owned OF thereafter
acquired; and to sell, pledge or discouns
such bonds, notes or other obligations OF
the corporation for its corporate purposes.
3 To the extent permitted by law, TO
acquire by purchase, subscription or other
wise and to own, hold, sell, assign, trans
fer, exchange, mortgage, pledge "r other1
wise dispose of any shares OF the capltal
stock bonds or other evidences or lnueOt-
edness of any other corporation or COT
porations association or associations 90
nestle or foreign, engaged In any HOsl-
ness in which this corporation may be au.
thorized to engage, or the ownership OF
whose securities would be advantageous or
convenient in the protection or promoton
OF any of the purposes or interests Oh lhls
corporation, including corporations or as
sociations engaged in or carrying on the
business of transporting or transmitting
for public service any products or SUD-
stances mined, extracted, produced, re-
fined, distilled, treated, manufactured or
exchange therefor shares OF the capital
stock bonds or other obligations OF this
corporation; while the owner or holder OF
any such shares Of capital stock, voting
trust certificates, bonds or other evidences
of Indebtedness of other corporations, TO
possess and exercise in respect thereof any
and all the rights, powers and privileges
of individual holders, including the right
to vote on any shares of stock so held or
owned; and upon a distribution of the as
sets or a division of the profits OF this cor
poration, to distribute any such shares OF
capital stock, voting trust certiheat"s,
bonds or other evidences of indebtedness,
or the proceeds thereof, among the stock
holders of this corporation.
9. In so far as is permitted by law 20
aid. In any manner, any corporation or
association any of whose shares of stock,
bonds or other evidences of Indebtedness
are held by or for this corporation, or In
which, or in the welfare OF which, TINS
corporation shall have any interest and
10 do any acts or things designed to pro-
tect, preserve, improve or enhance the
value of any such shares of stock. bonds
or other evidences of indebtedness or the
property of this corporation.
z. To guarantee the payment OF divi-
dends upon the capital stock, or the pay
ment of the principal and interest, OF
either. OF any bonds or other obligations
or evidences of Indebtedness, or the per-
Torrance Of any contract, or any othe,
such corporation or association, in so far
as, and to the extent that, such guaranty
may be permitted by law.
s. To carry out all or any part OF the
foregoing objects as principal, factor
agent, contractor or otherwise, either atone
or in conjunction with any person, Srm
association or corporation, and IN any
part of the world; and in carrying on It's
business and for the purpose of attaining
and perform such contracts of any KIND
and description. to do such acts and things
and to exercise any and all such powers
as natural. person could lawfully make
perform. do or exercise, providing that thu
same be not inconsistent with the law
under which this corporation is organized
o. To conduct its business in all 1T
branches at one or more offices. both with
in or without the State of Louisiana, and
without limit, to purchase, lease, hire, TAX
on exchange or otherwise acquire, hold
develop, sell. assign, transfer, exchange
mortgage, pledge, or otherwise dispose OF
and convey real and personal property AM
rights and privileges therein or connecte'
Herewith In any part of the world.
The foregoing clauses shall be construe
foregoing enumeration of speciic power
shall not be held to limit or restrict /
any manner the general powers of I'll
corporation, and generally the corporatio
shall be authorized to exercise and Ell
Ry any and all other powers, rights an
(ivileges granted or which hereafter ma
granted by the General Laws of III
Rate OF Louisiana, to corporations of TIL
character, so far as not in conflict wit
the purposes and powers herein el presssl
stated; but the corporation shall not carr
on any business or exercise any power
In the State of Louisiana OF in any 9th,
state, territory or country which a sim
lar corporation organized under the Law
of said State of Louisiana or such stat
territory or country, as the case may
al nat fEu sa.ar.N