The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-06-22
CHARTER
Crystal Oil Distributing Company,
Incorporated

J State Of Louisiana,
Parish Of Bienvile.
Be il known and remembered, That
on this the Sth, day Of June, A. D.
1922, before me- Bertram +. Barnette,
a Notary Public in and for said parish
and state, duly commissioned and
sworn, came and appeared, J. c. Rob.
erts, +. l.. Reed and d. A. Woodland,
residents of Bienville, Parish, Louisi-
ana, Louisiana, and r. E. Smith, resi-,
dent of. Webster Parish, Louisiana, in
the presence of the attesting legal and
competent witnesses. who declared to
me, Notary that, availing themselves
of the provisions of the laws Of the
State of Louisiana relative to the for
nation, organization and establish
ment Of corporations, and the opera.
ton and management Of same, they
do by this act and these presents form
themselves and such other persons as
may associate themselves with them,
or succeed them, into a corporation
under the name and terms and for the
purposes hereinafter set forth in the
various articles.
ARTICLE 1.
The name Of this corporation shall
be "CRYSTAL OIL DISTRIBUTING
COMPANY INCORPORATED" with
its domicile in the town Of Arcadia
Bienville Parish, Louisiana, where all
meetings of the stockholders shall be
held and where the meetings Of the
Directors must be held, and under its
corporate name it shall have and en-.
joy succession for period Of One
Hundred Years, unless sooner disSolv'
ed as herein provided, otherwise, All
legal process shall be served on the
president, or in his absence, in accord
ance with the law existing at the time
Of such service.
ARTICLE 3.
The purpose for which this corpora.
ton is formed and its objects are here
by declared to be to carry on and Op-
crate a general wholesale and retail
gasoline, kerosene and lubricating oil
and gasoline filling station Business and
to buy and sell kerosene, and gas burn
ing stoves and to acquire, own and
nf r0n1 nStotn and oil FINDS
of personal property; to acquire own
and operate pipe lines and tank lines
and cars and all necessary appliances
for the purpose of transmitting any
and all kinds of oil, gasoline, kerosene
and greases of all kinds; to acquire,
build own and operate storage tanks
for oils, gasoline and greases Of all
kinds, and generally to do perform
any and every act necessary to carry
out the purposes herein provided for
or that may be incidental thereto.
ARTICLE 3.
The capital stock Of this corpora
ton is fixed at TEN THOUSAND
| ($1OOOO.OO) DOLLARS, divided in.
to ONE HUNDRED (1O0) shares of
the par value of ONE HUNDRED
| (S1OO0O) Dollars, each which may be
paid for in cash, property transferred
to the corporation, or for services per-
formed for it at valuation to be
approved by it's Board Of Directors,
and all stock when issued, shall be
fully paid and worcestershire. The
CORPORATION shall begin business when
FIFTY (50) shares are subscribed and
paid for in accordance with law. This
corporation shall have authority to in.
crease its capital stock on complying
with the law relative thereto, to an
amount not exceeding TWENTY FIVE
THOUSAND ($25,OOO0O) DOLLARS.
ARTICLE 4.
The affairs of this corporation shall
be managed by and be under the con-
troll of a Board of FOUR (4 directors
who shall be elected by and from
among the stockholders at the annual
stockholders meeting which shall be
held on the second Monday in May OF
each year, beginning with the year
1923. The following stockholders
shall compose the first board Of d.
rectors, to-wit: J. G. Roberts, R. E.
Smith, u. L. Reed, and D. A. Wood.
ard who shall hold office and COM
pose said Board until their success
sOrs are elected.