The herald., 1921-02-24
CHARTER


ness which may conveniently be conducted
in conjunction with any of the business
aforesaid.
=. To construct, build, purchase sell,
operate and maintain oil wells, refneries,
mines, smelters. mills, buildings, machin-
cry, tanks, tank cars plants, stores, ware
houses, works. laboratories, work shops
and dwelling houses.
3. To build, construct, lay, purchase,
lease, acquire, equip, manage and main
tain, control and operate such pipe lines,
pumping stations and all appurtenances
relative thereto, as may be necessary in
| connection with the aforegoing business,
subject always TO the Legislative or gov
ernmental control when or where neces-
| sary.
4. To build, purchase, lease. construct.
| or aid in the construction of, otherwise
acquire, equip, manage, control and oper-
| ate by the use OF steam, electric, horse or
other power, and TO sell or otherwise dis
| pose of railroads and railway plants, prop
critics, equipments, franchises. appurten-
anceS and rights. and any other roads and
| means of transportation, and all appur-
| tenances thereof provided that such bust
| ness is 20 be carried on only in States and
| jurisdictions when and where permissible
| under the laws thereof: and either in con
| nectiOn with or independently of such rail
| roads, to engage in the business of the
| carriage of passengers and freight upon
| the high seas, or between foreign ports or
| from port or ports in any State of the
| United States to a foreign port or ports.
| or TO a port or ports in other States, and
| upon any waters where such corporation
| may navigate, and TO acquire, construct.
| operate, maintain and manage all ships
| and vessels necessary for such purposes.
| 3. To carry on the business of storage
| and warehOusing and all other business
| necessarily or implicitly incidental there
and - '"rther carry on the business
of general warehousing in all its several
! branches; to construct, hire, purchase. Op.
crate and maintain all or any conveyance
for the transportation in storage or other
| wise. by land or by water. of any and all
products. goods, merchandise or manufac-
tured articles; and TO issue certificates and
| warrants. negotiable" or otherwise. to per
| sons warehOusing such products. goods.
merchandise or manufactured articles with
the company. and to make advances or
| loans upon the security of the same: =,
| construct buy. SELL lease or otherwise
Eacquire and dispose of any wharf. pier,
| dock, or works capable of being advan-
| tageOusly used in connection with the ship
ping. Transporting and carrying or other
! business of the company; and generally
to carry on and undertake any business
| undertaking. transaction or operation com
monty carried on or undertaken by ware
| hOusemen.
6. To manufacture buy. sell, import
export deal in and with. and to engage in
conduct and carry on the business of man
ufacturing, buying, selling. exporting. i'm
porting and dealing in and with goods
| wares and merchandise of every class and
description.
Z. To manufacture. buy, sell. export
import and deal in and with kegs, barrels
and other vessels. containers. cans or uten.
| sis of similar nature, consisting of wood
iron. steel, copper, lead, tin or other ma
teriais. or all or any products thereof
whether alone or in combination. hoops
slaves and headings from metal. wood or
other materials, and also all kinds of coop
erage supplies of metal, wood or other
materials.
s. To manufacture, buy, sell. export, i'm
port and generally deal in containers OF
| every kind and nature, and also cans and
tinware generally.
0. To engage in, export and import
trade as principal or as agent, broker
cOnsignee or factor of others in respect
of the acquisition, transportation. ship
ment. purchase. sale. contracting for, deal
ing in, trade and commerce in, or other
disposition of the products of the com.
pany and of goods, wares and merchandise
| in general
10. To purchase lease, hire and other
wise acquire, hold, own, develop. inn,
and dispose of, and to aid and subscribe
towards the acquisition, development or
improvement of real property and rights
and privileges therein, necessary and prop
er for any of the businesses of the corpor-
alton, in any part of the world. and per-
| sonal property and rights, and privileges
therein suitable or convenient for any OF
the businesses of the corporation, and to
acquire. take, hold own, construct work
improve, manage and operate and to aid
and subscribe towards the acquisition, con-
structiOn or improvement of oil wells, gas
wells, retineries, manufactures, pipe lines
| tanks, cars, piers, wharves, steam and
other vessels, for land and water transpor
tation, and any other works, property OF
appliances which may appertain to or bs
useful in the conduct of any of the bust
nesses of the corporation. but only to the
extent authorized by the laws of the State
of Louisiana.
IL. To acquire by purchase, subscrip
ton, or otherwise. and to hold, sell, as.
sign, transfer, exchange, mortgage, pledge
or otherwise dispose of, any shares OF
the capital stock, bonds or Other
evidences of indebtedness of any Other
corporation or corporations, association oil
associations, domestic or foreign engaged
in any business in which this corporation
may be authorized to engage, or the own
ership of whose securities would be ad
yantageOus or convenient in the protection
or promotion of any of the purposes OF
this corporation, but only to the extent
authorized by the laws of the State Of
Louisiana.
u. To improve, manage, develop, sell
assign, transfer, lease, mortgage, pledge
or otherwise dispose of or turn to account
or deal with all or any part of the prop
erty of the company and from time to time
to vary any investment or employment Of
capital of the company.
, 13. To borrow money and to make and
issue bonds, debentures and obligations
and evidences of Indebtedness of all kinds
whether secured by mortgage, pledge oil
| otherwise within the limit to amount
provided by law, and to secure the same
by mortgage, pledge or otherwise, and gen
orally to make and perform agreements
and contracts of every kind and descrip
| ton.
H. To apply for, obtain, register, pur
i, chase, lease or otherwise to acquire, and
| to hold, own, use. develop, operate and
introduce, and to sell. assign, grant licenses
| or territorial rights in respect to, or other
wise to turn to account or dispose of, any
| copyrights, trademarks, brands, labels
patent rights, letters patent of the United
States, or of any other country or govern
ment, inventions, improvements and pro
cesses. whether used in connection with OF
secured under letters patent or otherwise
: | which may seem capable of being used fol
: any of the purposes of the corporation.
Is. To carry out all or any part of tn,
| foregoing objects as principal, factor
| agent contractor, or otherwise, either alon'
or in conjunction with any person, firm
: association or corporation, and in any par
of the world; and in carrying on its bust
ness, and for the purpose of attaining o.
furthering any of it's objects. to make an,
, perform such contracts of any kind ant
description, to do such acts and things
, and to exercise any and all such power
as natural person could lawfully make
perform, do or exercise, provided the sam
, , be not inconsistent with the laws unde
! which this corporation is organized.