The herald., 1921-01-06
CHARTER
Cu,RTTK OF THE ASIATIC PETROL
FIN COMPANY uOIlSlANA)
INCORPORATED.

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nrLIir duIv commissioned aud quhhheH
in and for the Parish of orleans o ta1e VI
Louisiana. personally came anu apI an 80
Esmond Phelps, John II. "!ps IN III s,itv If
vim H. FiIbcrt. residents OF the ,HA oi
-. orleans Louisiana, whose slEh"'HI''
are appended hereto, who de'iaIsu III in!
nr.s.nce and in the presence OF lh' uiI
signed competent witnesses lh"'.
d., th,uspIycs of the laws of the state ol
I a,,isi,n, in such case made anu Pro-
yidpd. they have associated thtn ls,iato
and do by these presents h'rtpf - co.
themselves as a Corporation uhder my w
inUiny articles of incorporation, to-Wlt'
ARTICLE 1.-The name OF tue coI
tion shall be Asiatic Petroleum NohiP""'
G,ouisinnaD Incorporated. ,b;,h
ARTICLE 1.-THE purposes loI rnh~ |
tbe said corporation is formed are hereby
declared To be: -. -, tho husi- |
ness Of boring and tNpiofi lnin tO distiIIing'
extracting. producing, rehhihe, uls 9niir5, |
treating manufacturing, piping uealne
in buying and selling oils, petroleum, mn
eral oil. natural gas and otner il,nncaS
and mineral and hydrO-CarbOn substitutes
- oil Kinds of products and Dy-prouuCtS
derived from said substances OF any %
them and all implements materlaIs anu
things incidental TO or uselul III oratIon
lion with the business OF the coipoId'i.y,i,
ond Of Transporting and transmitting uie
same in any manner whatsoever anu 20
engage in and carry on any other puslno 81
which may conveniently De hWSi.ssses
conjunction with any VI 'HS
. To purchase, lease, hire or otner,
wise acduire, held, own. develop IlPIv9tho
and dispose of, and to ala anu suust or
towsrd the acquisition, development or
imnroyement Of real and personal properly
and rights and privileges therein, sui oa os
or convenient for any OF the Dusin n ia
the corporation, and to acquire, take, hoiu
own construct erect, improve, manage
and operate and to aid and subscribe W
ward the acquisition, constructors OF IN
nrovement of oil wells, gas wells, mines
pdSnories manufacturies pipe lines, tanks,
cars piers wharfs, steam and other YES
sells for water transportation ana any
other works property or Appliances WIFI I,
may appertain to or be useful IN tne con-
dnct ~ any of the businesses or the cor
poratIon, but only to the extent perhi''eu
by law. ,o- o,,o,n purcbase or
otherwise acquire any patents hcehses'
trade marks and the like, In respect Oh my
inyentions which may seem capable OF pc
ing used for any of the purposes o, lne
corporation, and to use, exercise ,i anu and
other rights and privileges IN respect
To extent permitted by law, to Dor
row or raise monies for any OF the pur-
noses Of the corporation, issue bonds,
notes or other obligations OF any nature
and I'm any manner Tor MONIES 80 .hua-
rowed, and to secure the payment .neie
Of and the interest thereon by morlghI
anon or nIedge or conveyance or assign
ment in trust of, the whole or any par,
Of the property of the corporation rear
or personal, including contract ss .a-
whether at the time owned or Thereafter
acquired: and to SELL pledge or discount
such bonds, notes or other Obligations VI
the corporation for its corporate purposes.
< To the extent permitted Dy law, "
ocoutre nv purchase, subscription or other
wise. and to own, hold, SELL, assign, trans
fer, exchange, mortgage, pledge OF o.herI
wise dispose of any shares OF the CAPITA
avid
eSness of any other corporation or cor
norntions association or associations, 40
nestle or foreign, engaged In any pusi
ness in which this corporation may DC a ~
thorized TO engage, or the ownership o.
whose securities would be advantageous OF
convenient m the protection or promotiol
of any of the purposes or interests ol I'M
corporation, including CORPORATIONS y, th
sociations engaged in or carrying on TN
business of transporting or TRANSMITTING
for public service any products OF SUP
stances mined, extracted, produceu,, re
fined distilled, treated, manufactured
dealt in by this corporation; to issue
exchange therefor shares or the capits
stock. bonds or other obligations OF thl
corporation; while the owner or hoiueI I,,
any' such shares Of capital stock, votin
trust certificates, bonds or other evidence
of Indebtedness of other corporations,
possess and exercise in respect thereon an
and, all the rights powers and priViiege
Of individual holders, including the rigl
TO vote on any shares of stock SO heid 9
owned; and upon a distribution OF the IA
sets or a division Of the profits OF this col
poration, to distribute any such shares
capital stock, voting trust certihcatr
honds or other evidences of indebtedness
or the proceeds thereof, among the stocf
holders OF this corporation .
g. In so far as is permitted by law
aid I'm any manner, any corporation
association any of whose shares OF stocl
bonds or other evidences OF interference
: are held by or for this corporation: or
In
corporation shall have any interest, an
10 do any acts or things designed 10 pr.
tect, preserve, improve or enhance u
value of any such shares OF stock, Donu
or other evidences of indebtedness or u
property of this corporation. NJ
Z. To guarantee the payment or DIV
dends upon the capital stock, or the pa.
ment of the principal ana interest,
either, of any bonds or other obngatloI
or evidences Of indebtedness, or the pc
Torrance Of any contract, or any otn'
such corporation or association, In SO I;
AS and to the extent that such guarah'
may be permitted by law.
s. To carry out all or any part oil u
foregoing objects as principal taeto
agent contractor or otherwise, either aloi
or in conjunction with any person, hrI
association or corporation, ana IN AZ
part of the world; and In carrying on
business and for the purpose of attainiI
or furthering any of Its objects, TO NAL
and perform such contracts or any XII
and description, to do such acts and thine
and 10 exercise any and all such power
as natural person could lawfully mai
perform do or exercise, providing that Z
same be not inconsistent with the lay
under which this corporation is organic
o. To conduct its business In all
branches at one or more Offices, both Wit
in or without the State of Louisiana, ar
without limit to purchase, lease, hire, Ia
on exchange or otherwise acquire, no
develop, sell, assign, transfer cxchan,
mortgage, pledge, or otherwise dispose
and convey real and personal property a
rights and privileges therein or connect
Herewith In any part of the world.
The foregoing clauses shall be constru
both as purposes and powers, ana
foregoing enumeration of specific pow
shall not be held to limit or restrict
my manner the general powers or
prporation, and generally the corporat
hall be authorized to exercise and
10y any and all other powers, rights q
privileges granted or which hereafter n
State of Louisiana, to corporations of [
character, so far as not IN conflict
the purposes and powers herein e2 press
stated; but the corporation shall not ca
on any business or exercise any pow
In the State OF Louisiana or In any OF
state. territory or country which 81
lar corporation organized under the Il
of said State Of Louisiana or such ST
territory or country, as the case may
could not carry on or exercise, except
the extent permitted by the laws or
State OF Louisiana or Of such state, te
tory or country.
ARTICLE III.-The capital stock of
H.