Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1921-12-17
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 9Th, /
day of December 1921, before me, c
w. S. Frazee, Notary Public, IN and {
for 1.-THE Parish of ST. John the bap- {
tist, State of Louisiana, duly commls- /
stoned and qualified, and IN the pre- |
senee of the witnesses hereinafter t
named and undersigned, personally :,
came and appeared the several par
ties whose names are hereunto sub
scribed, who severally declared that
ayailing themselves of the general
laws of the State of Louisiana rela-
five to the organization of corpora.
tions. and particularly Act 2of OF
1914 they have contracted anu
agreed and DIDO by these presents CO.
venant and agree and b.nd and opl-
rate themselves, as well such other
nersons as may hereafter become as
sociated with them or their success
ors to form and constitute corpora
tion and body polite in law for tne
objects and purposes and under the
agreements and stipulations as 1oi-
/ lows, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name of the corporation shall
be ARKANSAS-LOUlSlANA CoM-
pANY NC. and under its corporate
name it shall exist and have succes-
s;on for a period of nnety-nlne t9sl
we,rs from the date hereof ana II
sbaIl have and exercise for the pur-
noses of it's business all of the pow
ers r:phts and privileges conferred
or which may hereafter be conferred
hv law on similar corporations, aha ~
sb.II he and is further author zed 70
40 and perform any act or thing anu
condnct any and all business not es- @
noc;allv prohibited by law usuaiy
pronnacted with and pertaining TO the
CARRYING on of the affairs ana pusi-
ness set forth in Article III. Oh 'iiis
charter.
ARTICLE II.
The donnie Ye of this corporatllGtn t,a
shail he at Garyville, st. John ;, tne
Pant It Parish, Louisiana, and all cll I
10 an and other legal process snail
ha served on the President, ana III ms nus
ohsonce the Vice President, or III tlls
Essence of both, on the Secretary oi
Treasurer of sad corporat'h.
ARTICLE Ill
rha ohiacts and purposes OF lhls
norafion and the nature OF the pu-
~, ass To he carried on by 1t are mere
h, hu declared to be: To buy, sea- anu
80 ~ zeal estate and personal propsi-
Nv and to develop same; to IocaCe' p4l
asa lease and acquire LANDS W L. -
U th,a1 tho y ght to prospect, drill, NINE, pore pore
sne s;nk wells and shafts; to prouucs
o onnyey. sanu and transport oil, pesroleuatt ~
o oud gas. to carry on the busihesS 20 ~
% s4nrng anu and prospecting for mlilera tr
n stoI ns and refin ng, manutactur-
20 Pc and preparing, Transporting puS
10 S' ing; md selling petroleum ana oene'
na my nroducts @ and by-produets; toope
.o+a 0 buld. construct, pump ana niar,
10 Ia.e' I'll and gas wells. to build, CON
10 .ar,ct .e and operate machinery, Mats M-
" Sausas pumping plants, P pe nnto
10 ro1 ne arie s.mills, workshops, iapoi iarv ~,
10 l.:a. Nv d,yelIing houses for lapofers any
10 lts athars retail stores for laoorers an
o. thers and factor es for the ploou:, a ),
10 o.f o;e of articles convenient Tor usf :,
Connection with min ng ..,,rn anu % buv
" for oil and gas; to manuIactuidd, daal !,
coll import and export aio. 70 L n,
50 DTnps. drills, fuses, caps caau 4he ne
- fro-glycerine, dynamite, anu dr;IIs lie an,
- .essary engines, machinery, n;once uo
- other appliances ana coitI ~ no;nin,
~ for use in connection and Il
- and drilling for oil ana ga; aontaI I,
~ General o to do all things lhcrth ,'t the oh
NJ and necessary to carry 1us cornora
~ ;ects and purposes OF ever, enae shal
"a tion. Nothing herein, nu| +he nower
~ he construed as hmielna Nod bv tn
m of this corporation arstinp or her
~ ~ laws of the state no" ca
~ after enacted.
;. " ARTICLE ".
n l.,
The capital stock OF TINS MS, ov, If On
80 an ne : hereby fixed at the sum 0a,lar o. Hn
us,nared .iU Forty THOUSAND Ia re-
: p fe1nn un1l 900 .0O), divided into any Hur
90 presSenhtere pres Shares the par value Of a,1 I1ro i
Oo nolIars 1a ls50.O0) each, wnlch si'" an
O0 ";d DGf for in cash or properly : sed !
w pparticularly pa,i the properly tenhad1 tted1 8
tpha statement hereto ar assa as tn
80 sncb s time and in such nanileh etar,rin,
w Board Iu Of Directors may va ue or fo
> ~ issued for services relue t;on and I'll
% other valuable consldefa.lon' hnsine.
cornoration may commenof - tbe cap
25 as soon as fifty per cen. o.;bad " an
SO tal stock has been as been pai
90 f;fty per cent thereof Laneyer. n ma
so n The capital stock, k,dred hoM Tho,
90 ha increased to FIVE iiaiie-
10 sand Dollars. "
o. The corporate 20 at Ipsstea poNearii in % and erere
ration shall be ves'gd s n;reetors 81 compo
Id. SEQ ey not less than five nor more sh, sha
ea Oh ionhers. no. The sad Boaro snp
nine e,,m ,.;yht to make ana ann
nave IL, lows of the corporatloh,
the +,1 &C said board, as same -, ne
maJor,ty tad u sd from time to I III
seet reetor may BY written anppesegt preayt abP m
another member ef to the rspsdSibssr said board, vii
full full power Of his iss,I sSnsssdlst ne elected by
'ad The directors snali ors os n the thil
ast lot Of the s5ofsberasffs aofaber ef each year.
lrp Each stockhoideI he entitled
The stockholders meeting IF the car