Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1922-01-14
CHARTER
OF THE
ARkANSAS-LOUISIANA CO..
INC,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of st. John the Baptist.

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of St. John the Baptist.
BE IT KNOWN, That on this 5th,
day of December 1921, before me,
w. S. Frazee, 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 DIDO by these presents CO.
venant and agree and bind 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 polite 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-LOUI COM
PANY, INC, and under its corporate
name it shall exist and have success
sion for period of n nety-nlne t99l
wears from the date hereof and 1t
Shall have and exercise for the pur-
poses 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 lt
shall be and is further author zed to
do and perform any act or thing ana
conduct any and all business not es-
pecially prohibited by law usually
connected w .h and pertaining to the
carrying on of the affairs and busi-
ness set forth in Article II |. OF tn $
charter.
ARTICLE II.
The donnie lie of this corporation
shall be at Garyville, st. John the
Baptist Parish, Louisiana, and all l- cl7
tat on and other legal process shaii
be served on the President, and N M ms
absence the Vice-Presideat, or IN tne
absence of both, on the Secretary OF
Treasurer of sad corperae pn.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes OF thus
cornaration and the nature of tne ou-
s;ness to be carried on by 1t are mere, mere,
hy declared to be; To buy, sell anu
lease real estate aud personal proper
tv and to develop same; to loe%be' puf
chase lease and acquire lands, " Is
ths I. = oht to prospect, drill, nine, pore
spa an SAX wells and shafts; to prodnee
eanyav. CON e- ara, lyanspoft oil, petroleum
and gas; to carry GA tfs sassllssa Y
saa,ng and prospecting for nlitierai
products, and rein ng, nlanalae, .l,.- a.
ING. and preparing, Transporting eas
inc and selling petroleum ana le oeiiei
oI produets and by-ffoanetst soopes
rate. build, construct, pump ana nl.illi
tain oil and gas wells. to plllo, CON
struct. and operate machinery, ware
houses. pumping plants, pp pc hles'
refinerie s,mills, workshops, laooraIo,
r;es dwelling houses for iaoorers alid
n+bers retail stores for labors>s ana
bthers. and factor es for the ps auc-
tinn Of articles convenient for use Sc ~
connection with min ng and driihhg
for oil and gas; to manufacture puy'
sell import and export; to deai III
Tanons. drills, fuses, caps, candles, n :
ftro-piycerine, tei dynamite, and the ,,, ne,
cassarv engines. machinery, dr1lis ana
cher appliances and conVenlences
Far use in connection with mifilHg
and drilling for oil and gas ana IN
..aneral s to do all things incidental 70
s ga r;eeessary to carry out the or
;acts an and purposes Of this corpora,
t;an Nothing herein, however, shali
sion. aonstr,1ed as limiting the powers
os .1,;s lo cnrnoration granted by the
2. ,a,,,I .h1s - the state now ex sting or here
after enacted.
ARTICLE w
The capital stock Of this corpora, ora
t;on Z hereby fixed at the sum o. uns
I,'ndred f,y Forty Thousand Doliaas
IeIAo E .1'l f,Io .OO), divided into ana re-
,.,ssasanted ~ by Twenty-Eight Hun-
pprad prad1 shares of the par value OF FiIsy
naTiars a. H. ls5e.oO} each, which snail ps
na;d for m cash or property anu
7 po,+ ,+;cularly the property ltemizeo IN
naa l.aa statement hereto attacneol q.
s,,eh .nc tine and in such manner as .ne
SD d.. If directors may determl.ne' .
Doe D. ,,od for services Eendered OF lof t
othaS y a. yaluable consideration, ana .ns
oornl oornoration may commence J. business mess
- az soon as fifty per cent Of the cap
e, as eIo '.4ooL has. been subscribed ana +
eae e;f+y v'ps ner cent thereof has been pala
r. The capitai stock, however, ;,,, may
~, ha increased to Five Hundred Inou-
sand Dollars.
SOW ARTICLE Y.
The corporate powers OF thss are; culrG
.at;on ie shall be vested in and ererel-
la5 = INV hv Board OF Directors compos
"a "A "a not less than five nor more haI, lLlaiI
- s;ne ~ members. The sad Board ad snall
nave aave full right to make and Ian amen
lLa 1as1 hvslaws of the corporation. =
,ne !, ;oIity ~ of said board, as same nas
~ ns - constituted ms from time co ms
e h.u constitute a quorum Any u,t
.l,ot. .notor NAV BY written proxy appo-nte
snnther member to represent y m ll;th =,
a.,v a.,s, vs,,n ,,aeet;ng of the said board, Win
s.lg s.1i, newer of. his constituent.
[nh n.ad pddm d;rectors shall be elected by pa
: ns A 4hs stockholders n the tniro
os o..aodav " Wy IN October of each year.
8 Iuesuat es astockholdsr shall at every
lt.c l+tacLholders' meeting be ensllieu -
'socsnS '1,nts for each share Gf the capi-
1uG WIZ T 9&say1 held DIV