The herald., 1921-01-13
CHARTER
CHARTER OF THE AsIATIC PETROL
EUM COMPANY LOUISIANA
INCORPORATED.

CITY of New Orleans; BE II Known Indt
on this fifteenth day OF DeceniDer, o tSI
before me, Pierre ID. Olivier, notary
nublic duly commissioned ana qualneu
in and for the Parish of Orleans state oi
Louisiana, personally came ana appeaIe1u
Esmond Phelps, John II. GlDs0h anu Nai
- r. FiIhert residents of the City OF
New Orleans, Louisiana, whose signatures
are appended hereto, who declared III my
presence and in the presence OF the uhutiII
signed competent witnesses, lhdI. HN"ti s
ING Themselves of the laws of the state Oh
Iouisiana in such case made ana pro-
yided, they have associated thellsel s,
and do by these presents hertpi "a
themselves as a Corporation uhder thS ioi
lowing articles of incorporation, to-"lt'
ARTICLE 1.-The name of the corpora
tIon shall be Asiatic Petroleum Iolhpah!
Louisiana) Incorporates. ,.n
ARTICLE 1.-THE purposes lor VIII
the said corporation is formed are hereOS
declared to be: A. h,,gi
ness Of boring and exploring lot , nimS'
extracting, producing, refining dlsIlluns,
treating manufacturing, piping dediihs
in, buying and selling oils, petroleum. mn
eraI oil natural gas and other ihIitIaI
and mineral and hydrO-carbon supslaICes
and ali kinds of products and by-products
derived from said substances, or any oi
them, and all implements materials anu
things incidental to or useiul III COIneC
tioa with the business OF the corporation
ons NJ TRANSPORTING and transmitting the
same i'm any manner whatsoever ana 10
engage in and carry on any other Duslne S
which may conveniently be conducted III
conjunction with any ol INC
aforesaid. thor
3 To purchase lease, hire or other,
wise acquire, hold, own, develop, improve
and dispose Of, and to aid ana suDstrlo De
toward the acquisition, development OF
imnroyement Of real and personal prOperI!
and rights and privileges therein, sultaOIe
or convenient for any OF the businesses vi
the corporation, and TO acquire, take, noi w.
improve,
and operate and to aid and subscribe TO-
ward the acquisition, construction or I'm
movement of oil wells, gas wells, mines
refineries. manufactures, pipe hnes' tan ms
ears piers, wharfs, steam ana other Nes-
coils for water transportation ana any
other works property or appliances which
may appertain to or be useful III the con
duct OF any of the businesses OF the cor
marathon, but only to the extent permitted
3. To apply for, obtain, purchase OF
otherwise acquire any patents, hcehses'
trade marks and the Ike in respecl OF an
inventions which may seem capable OF De
ing used for any of the purposes OF Tue
CORPORATION, add to use, exercise anu ue
yelop the same, and grant licenses anu
other rights and privileges In respect
q TO extent permitted by law. to Dor
row or raise monies for any OF the pur-
poses of the corporation issue Donus,
notes or other obligations or any nature
and I'm any manner for monies so Dor
rowed and to secure the payment there-
of and the interest thereon by mortgaS
upon, or pledge or conveyance OF n as' ~ =,
of the property of the corporation real
or personal, including contract rights.
whether at the time owned or Thereafter
acquired; and to sell, pledge or discount
sncb bonds. notes or other obligations Of
the corporation for its corporate purposes.
& To the extent permitted by law, 10
acquire by purchase, subscription OF otner-
hold
fer, exchange, mortgage, pledge or other,
wise dispose of any shares of the capital
stock, bonds or other evidences OF lnuept-
eaness of any other corporation or cor
porations association or associations, 90
nestle or foreign, engaged in any DUST
ness in which this corporation may De au,
thoriZed to engage, or the ownership Oh
whose securities would be advantageous or
convenient In the protection or promotloh
of any of the purposes or interests oil TINS
corporation, including corporations or as
sociations engaged In or carrying on the
business of transporting or transmitting
for public service any products or sub
stances mined, extracted, produced, re
fined, distilled, treated, manufactured OF
dealt in by this corporation; to issue IN
exchange therefor shares or the capita
stock, bonds or other obligations OF this
corporation; while the owner or holder o,
any such shares Of capital stock, voting
trust certificates, bonds or other evidences
of indebtedness of other corporations, tC
possess and exercise in respect thereon any
and all the rights, powers and privileges
OF Individual holders, including the righi
to vote on any shares of stock SO held OF
sets or a division of the profits OF this cor.
poration, to distribute any such shares o.
capital stock, voting trust certlncat"s
bonds or other evidences OF indebtedness
or the proceeds thereof, among the stock
holders of this corporation.
g. In so far is permitted by law, tC
aid, In any manner, any corporation OF
- hos Ghn N
bonds or other evidences Of Indebtedness
are held by or for this corporation, or II
which, or in the welfare OF which, thls
corporation shall have any interest, ano
to do sany acts or things designed to pro
4 tect, preserve, improve or enhance th'
value of any such shares of stock, bonds
or other evidences of indebtedness or the
property of this corporation.
z To guarantee the payment or divl
dends upon the capital stock, or the pay
ment Of the principal and interest, OIL
either. of any bonds or other oDngauon'
or evidences OF Indebtedness, or the per
Torrance of any contract, of any othel
such corporation or association, In SO raj
as and to the extent that such guaranty
may be permitted by law.
8. To carry out all or any part OF thu
foregoing objects as principal, factor
agent contractor or otherwise, either alone
or In conjunction with any person, hrm
association or corporation. and In an,
part of the world: and In carrying on III
( business and for the purpose of attaininl
or furthering any of its objects, TO max
/ and perform such contracts of any kline
and description, to do such acts and things
and to exercise any and all such powers
\ as a natural person could lawfully make
4 perform, do or exercise, providing that tn
4 same be not inconsistent with the law
/ under which this corporation is organized
o. To conduct its business In all IL
4 branches at one or more Offices, both with
I'm or without the State of Louisiana, and
without limit. TO purchase, lease hire, tax
! on exchange or otherwise acquire, hold
develop, sell, assign, transfer, exchange
and convey real and personal property an
rights and privileges therein or eonnecte
Herewith in any part of the world.
The foregoing clauses shall be construe
both as purposes and powers, and III
Z foregoing enumeration of specific power
q shall not be held to limit or restrict
I any manner the general powers of n
= corporation, and generally the corporatio
shall be authorized to exercise and el
n Joy any and all other powers, rights an
privileges granted or which hereafter ma
II be granted by the General Laws of q
4 State OF Louisiana, to corporations Of tn
character, so far as not in conflict vii
the purposes and powers herein e. press
n stated; but the corporation shall not carl
on any business or exercise any powe
In the State of Louisiana or in any 9th
\ state, territory or country which a sim
IN lar corporation organized under the Law
n of said State Of Louisiana or such stat
territory or country, as the case may B
4 could not carry on or exercise, except
the extent permitted by the laws OF q
State of Louisiana or of such state, teri
tory or country.