The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-11-17
CHARTER

ana qualifiad
' 20" witnesses and In
aaFnld," 1f pefso asT1siaaiisr S ~
'.'T'i' the several eans ~As
are uereunto sU Lsi Persons y, Vi
.""t They are of nm noed, wSs%
Ealing themselrrous.' age Of NO. mo ~
ss..,a " Of ',~o"ari,siana, relatiygase hE%S
mad. and raprDirs,tions, in 80 70 Tie
-c..r, rg.ipr 'ovided, they such such Oh 3
. signs. , ,.a u. successors ,eOn'tss 2.
! l,y.,r d ,'rporation u IN aassociat,,
"''."T, tO-wit. ea they sa'eupsas
.. AEIIchE The n,, "SS
< h~yoIopmccnntt '' BE be "Nid.CSSD,.'s:1 4,
/ .~,.u.. i.I succession and me- ~
'g,ars from q, period Of nj, eo'p0as
. utr. for t ~ 'le date hera~ota etsy-lS :
CARRIED o TNT purpose Of tSo and
'lw s.,..y Vu by it all DOVE as Susiass g
|....-.... '''" corporations Y or' Coels,.ss
| ,' .. ..' al the powers ana n sAsl by
I'd. '.' said business heceSsa,, .s.s,
"I.IICLE II-Tbo "sS
Ieans. state of pc + IN the CITY y o. "
I ,ar .r. "i, ln5al Process s6s,'tnd d
.,..a, og '- I' OF the eOrp Dora. be YEN.
'"' Of the coIrorst ty, OO he nSbS &
AtIICLE III-Tbe ~, ~
., %''.A the corpoTo;!'scts and Dr..
. -,"- '@' nature Of the lion baOih is otr,isa 3
THE c.rrrjoS are hereby decI,,SI, y
. act,Dpuegt bSsS On Of a rcsI ss
( leasing. snbl business in Ii. S ESQ.,
...n. ID, o ,'r'ifins' lands, ngiH ng u
......s . |'i ana gas land, s .us Ia
.r.n.,,.' '.i4 generally dispSaIioO OIL "a >
.,.,..'.' '.'l'S' claims and pTTsls Of sr%
'.rj . .'' ne OF which II il 'oases a :.
".' 1' more fully describ - now Tie M, &
II -',' 'l said lease to tho oy the ON. (
MINI. ...,H Is attached hereto sag sag co,psasE (
,.'t' part hereof, and 70 's eIhibtst !,
.'tp,i'r ana maintain min nj .OnsttUct 4
'''', 70 develop Lands nus oil tai =
'', .u 10 ''htdin minerals H' "a
,o AEIiCLE Iv-The capjt,, ~ AID "a
, n. roF4'ion is hereby fixed a, :, s'Sct as,
-, 80 thousand ($3O, an a. Ias VI
presented by three tS Dollar &
' '.,n OF stock Of the nav uSalt ga
SUD dollars each, w Rfs value ~
law directs. anu Paid FOR
40 transfer Of stock shan
or hrid to be valid, or hi nan Be ianrs
the corporation is ncanoing seS
upon the books Of the o Unless ~
less Sa,t pI s OF stock SHAH S X. aos. y
40 nr Sd,d sale or pledge Is ,cco - net
dem, -. zen certificate, signed S Nv ~
UNI , and secretary-tressT,us, .! q. pe
p Srauon, to the effect thar -, u us H.
,t 70 the remaipiny 1oet VI
lnTough the board of dirsc,s,. HociAsts
,s aIue' Tor period Of thirt, IA, u 10 S4t
ne! nave failed or d4clir.. ~l cihM
,nt same. Stock held or Ma. y pVfAs
.laFehtion Of this proyis;n. eused ~
me property Of the corno,s,, saaa Aon
uering to the transfers. .a0a apsi h.
book value. VI pledges h
ARTICLE v-All power,
PUratlon shall be vested. N W as "
BUSINESS shall be managsd ae u
OIL directors, consisting AZ ~ har
torS' an Of whom shan Ia e ttN
VINO shall be elected ANIMAL, ...s0ctAaita
OF the stockholders on the .. netR
OF January Of each rear. Az 'ao si''g
Sdlu directors shall cons,i,n,. a1! ma
TOT the transaction OF an M : Qon
corporation, provided the s.,s NJ
.ta Its represent the majority a, ~
s'"ndlng stock of the corporstios ~
ARTICLE YI-The first ho,,,
Is shaI consist Of: T. ] Jsn.s. u@
Suing at Jos Melponene st,ss, VA
cans La; Robert W. Meeepl Io. s y
pracht, residing in Harahan p,,r,N
iersoh' State Of Louisiana VI"
The said T. ]. JOurdsp shall
utnt OF this corporation; yObn Pan, ~
president; and Robert W. NO.. 81 'n
Tar! TREASURER; all of whom shs1 80
ne ne until the second Monday in f..
49, or until their successors ,h,T
oeen duly elected and indicted ina a ,s nv
All elections shall be BY bsllo, 80
at the Office of the eornor.tio. sAe W
such meeting shall be given By tSs ~
laFS treasurer in writing, deliyersd n w
stoCAhOIder in person, or mailed "a n, ~
hhowh address, at least ten days MIA, /,
suCh election; but this notiee nv :
waived oy all Of the stockhOlden
Al all such elections, and In ali nus,,,
Oh the stockholders, each stockholS., ~
De entitled 10 one vote for eacs s1,,s :
STOCK standing in his name on ibs nj,
u the corporation, at the date N M
erection or meeting, said votes 70 J, 80
ia ltrsCn or by written proxy, and \.
Jorlty Of votes shall elect
The failure to elect directors Al "A, H.
huaI meeting shall Rot dissolve Or m
tue corporation, nor impair its uinlH
meht IN any respect, but the dirrtonh
oHlce shall remain In office upti Nd,
successors are elected and qualifel.
Each board Of directors shan slss a
soon as possible. after their own sscis,
Il president, vice-president and scu
tary-treasurer, and may grant to ach
hcer such powers rs they deem a.
All vacancies in the board Of dIrru
from whatever cause shall be filed hJ b
rem aiming directors. Any member d IL
Board may appoint any other dirers d
proxy 10 act in his place and stead nu
meeting OF the board.
ARTICLE VII-This act Of incsroa
tion may be modified, changed, or iAspd.
or the said corporation may Be disnlIx
with the assent Of two-thirds Il IN aFI
TAI stock outstanding, at q meeting d N
stockholders convened for thst pIpW
and after ten days notice has been g'E
oy the registered letter, mailed 70 tie hs
known address Of each stockholAsf N
sdld notice may be waved BY he rnL-
nous consent of the sforkholden
In case Of dissolution OF the cerpsniia
It's affairs shall be liquidated By N d.
rectors in Office at the date Of It, tisss
ton.
ARTICLE vIII-No stockAoIdx hd
ever be held liable for the fsplz q ni
tracts. of the said corporation n ~
further amount than the unpaid bili,z
due the corporation on the share o. hf'a
OIL stock owned by him; nor shah tsy rs
lnfOrmality in this charter have Tie enc
Oh rendering this charter null or erpes4
any stockholder to any liability beycif u
unpaid balance, II any, due on biz keek
ARTICLE IX-The subscriber lsn
nave given opposite their respective na1s
and addresses, the number Of shifa
stock subscribed for by each Of tAsr'
sregating eighteen (lS30) hundred M
thirty shares of the capital STOCK o. W
The certificates Of full paid and n'a's
'essable stock shall be issued to SAID W
'cribers in consideration Of the eosvsIiia
and transfer to this company Of ue ~
perty and rights more fully descnea ~
appraised 10y the directors named 10 =.
,harter, in the exhibit annexed kan-
made part hereof, and read In csnna"
herewith.
Thus done and passed, this ffa ~
october. 1897. in the presence Of . nv
lrd McCaleb, Jr., and J. 7. ConTdy -
Ietcnt witnesses OF lawful age ahs ~
~ his cifv ubn haraunfo siRn W