Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1921-12-31
CHARTER
OF THE
ARKANSAS-LOUISIANA CO.
INC,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of st. John the Baptist.


Parish of st. John the Baptist.
BE IT KNOWN, That on this 5th,
day of December 1921, before me,
w. S. FraZee, a Notary Public, in and
for 1.-THE Parish of ST. John the Bap-
tist, State of Louisiana, duly commits
stoned and qualified, and IN the pre-
sence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared the several par
ties whose names are hereunto sub
scribed, who severally declared that
availing themselves of the general
laws of the State of Louisiana rela-
tive to the organization of corpora
tions, and particularly Act 267 of
1914 they have contracted and
agreed and ddo by these presents CO.
venant and agree and bnd and obli-
gate themselves, as well such other
persons as may hereafter become as
sociated with them or their success
ors, to form and constitute corpora
ton and body pol tie in law for the
objects and purposes and under the
agreements and stipulations as fol
lows, to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name of the corporation shall
be ARKANSAS-LOUISIANA COM
PANY, INC, and under its corporate
name it shall exist and have success
sion for period of nHaty-n.ne t99)
wears from the date hereof and IL
shall have and exercise for the pur-
noses of its business all of the pow
ers. rights and pr vileges conferred
or which may hereafter be conferred
by law on similar corporations, and 1t
shall be and is further author zed to
do and perform any act or tn ng and
conduct any and all business not es-
pecially prohibited by law usually
connected wth and pertaining to the
carving on of the affairs and busl-
ness set forth in Article III. of this
charter.
ARTICLE II.
The donnie lie Of this corporation
shall be at Garyyille, st. John the
Rapt.st Parish, Louisiana, and all CT,
fat ON and other legal process shah
he served on the President, and N ms
absence the Vice-President, or IN the
absence of both, on the Secretary OF
Treasurer of sad corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes OF thls
corporation and the nature OF the Da-
siness to be carried on by 1t are mere
bv declared to be: To buy. sell ana
lease real estate and personal proper
tv and to develop same; to locate, pit
chase. lease and acquire lands W y
the r. ght to prospect, drill, NINE, pore
and sink wells and shafts; to produce
convey. and transport oil, petroleum
and gas: to carry on the business OF
storing and prospecting for mineral
nroducts. and refin ng, manu1aeluI-
mo and preparing, transporting puy
mo and selling petroleum ana olnei
III PRODUCTS and bg-pfoducts; toope-
rate hu;ld. construct, pump an4 ihalii
ta;n oil and gas wells. to bulld, con
sto4 .a. and operate machinery, ware
Sn,sss s,as humping plants, .ppe hnes'
,.ofner;e s.a,iIls. workshops, laoofato,,
r;es dwelling houses for iaporeIs J a,,J
liIa -. retail stores for laborers ana
others and factor es for the pfodus, s,
t;on Of articles convenient for uSg ~
Connection with min ng ana orsilins
fo,. iii and gas; to manufacture, pus'
sal, ;mport and exports; 90 aeai -
n,,n,ns drills, fuses, caps, canoles'
pl trn rlycerine. dynamite, and the ne,
eessary engines, machinery. niencas uanle M
other appliances and conyei,?;rg lT rs;n;ng
for use in connection VIE i,, nnd ;n
and drilling for oil and gas s.oStai a 70
General to do all things lnclaetl.ai tha oh. h.
and NECESSARY TO carry gu. noTa- emo
;ects and purposes OF TINS coipIbel psball
lion Nothing herein, howsSet, 1ers n,
ha construed as limiting tne po" p the
If this corporation granteu us here
laws of the state now ex SUNG y ~
after enacted.
ARTICLE ".
.;4sl stock of this corpora ol
tion S hereby fixed at the sd sum Dollars Hr
1s14o sI 600 .00), divided INTO n,;oh+ any Hun
norresented or by Twenty-E1,gaheo If Fiftv
gred shares of the par Valu1 uh u shall be
Dollars (s5o.00) each, whlcn t., 0i' I and
lid for in cash or properly a5 IN
Particularly the properly 4.anhed9 4ted9 at
pa,'i. Ia, sstatement % hereto attacheu, +be as
s,,ch sne fme and in such manner ,;ne a. ne
nnd au.m of directors may, deteln.iffs. fnr
Do =. ;ssred for services rendered. u tba
~ otha, valuable consideration an9 ss
os o..,,oration may commence pa
oi loon as fifty per cent OF tng and
az, az .tncL has been subscrloeo a;d
.af .;f.n n'ps nov cent thereof has peen aau pa,u
iu's rha g can;tal stock, however ;rho', has
! IN. nnreased s to FIVE Hundred ihou-
sand Dollars. rs.v ~
The corporate powers Of tbs e'.arc;- eorpg-
uat;on shall be vested in ana ,,,.,os- ea.,
sed By Board Of fIdg pireeepfs nep more than
ene ed OF member nea The sad Board aen asnd
hlne in'e full right to make and a;a amen
assi sss sas s $ sa f sss board sss'sssap sss nay
In haa'oa ocaa,nstituted n, from time a any G d,
pen pc. Constitute a quorum Any aSo' n, MT
snati atar may NAV by written proxy appo',,tt / at
asssSs another s ssSf + & he rsasfissas sss ssard v with
any any nower rl. Of his constituent, ~ hal
The olseo' .he stockholders n the thifo
tr~f n IL