The herald., 1922-03-30
CHARTER.
OF CLAIBORNE CENTRAL
OIL COMPANY, INCORPORATED

lana, Parish of Orleans, BE it known, that
on this ninth day of the month of March,
in the year of our Lord, one thousand,
nine hundred and twenty-five, and of the
Independence of the United States OF
America, the one hundred and forty
seventh, before me. Francis Z. Burns, a
notary public. dHly commissioned and
qualified in and for the Parish of Or
| leans, therein residing, and i'll the pres
ence of the witnesses hereinafter named
and undersigned, personally came and
appeared the several persons whose names
are hereunto subscribed, who declared
that, ayailing themselves of the laws OF
this state relative to the organization of
corporations, they have covenanted and
agreed, and do by these presents cOyen-
ant, agree, bind, form and constitute
themselves, as well as such persons as
may hereafter join or become associated
with them, into corporation and body
| polite in law, for the objects and pur-
poses and under the agreements and stip-
ulatiOns, tO-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of this
| corporation shall be Claiborne Central
Oil Company, Incorporated, and under
Its corporate name il shall enjoy success
| sion for the full term and period of nine
| ty-nine years from and after date here
| of and shall have power and authority
10 contract, sue and be sued; to accept
and receive mortgages, pledges or other
hypothecatiOns; to make and use Il cor
| pOrate zeal and the same to break or
alter at pleasure; to purchase, receive,
lease, hold, or otherwise acquire and con-
Yey well as mortgage and hypOthecate
under its corporate name, property both
real and personal and mixed; to borrow
money and make and issue bonds and
! other evidences Of debt, and to secure the
| same by mortgage and otherwise; to hold
stock in other corporations; to acquire.
| hold and reissue shares of its capital
] stock; to join or consolidate with and
| enter into agreements and cooperative
! relations not in cOntrayention of law, with
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! or corporations, governmental municipal
| or otherwise, in and about the carrying on
and accomplishment of all or any of the
/ purposes of the company, to carry out
| all of the objects and purposes herein
| after set out; to name and appoint such
| managers and directors, officers and
| agents as the interest and convenience of
| said corporation may require; and to
/ make and establish, well as alter and
| amend at pleasure, such bylaws, rules
| and regulations for the management and
regulation of the affairs of the corpora
ton as may be necessary, proper or con-
| venient.
| ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this cor
| poratiOn shall be in the Parish of Orleans,
State of Louisiana, and all citations or
other legal process shall be served upon
| any of the officers of the corporation
| ARTICLE III-The purposes for which
| this corporation is formed are: AS prin.
| cipal, agent, broker or otherwise in the
/ State, in any other states. territories and
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| foreign countries, both directly and indi-
| ractly:
| To acquire by purchase, lease. license.
| mortgage. franchise. concession, apprO-
priatiOn, discovery, location, grant. bond
option. device, conveyance agreement.
/ importation or otherwise, to manufacture
| produce. prepare. work. mine, bore, pros
pect, pump, raise, separate, refine, cen
trate, reduce, distill. convert, treat. eX-
plot patent develop operate. assay, es-
tablish, maintain, equip. hire and TO hold
own, possess, enjoy, sell, distribute, eX-
port or otherwise dispose of and generally
TO handle and deal in any and every form
or petroleum, gasses and other hydro
carbons minerals. bitumens. coal de-
pOsits, and mines, oil wells. gas wells
and mining, oil and gas lands. rights and
properties of every description whatsO-
ever, together with any and all by-pro-
ducts thereof, and any and every material
and thing in the manufacture. prepara-
ton or use of which any of the forego
ing Is used.
For its own purposes. but not as
public service corporation, to acquire
own, lease. erect. construct, charter build
occupy. enlarge, sink, improve, establish,
maintain and operate or otherwise pro-
mote and control factories mills and re-
hneries, rigs, drilling machines and
plants. well castings bitches, fumes. pipes.
pipe lines. tanks. tank lines. reservoirs,
warehouses, storage plants. pumping sta
tions, water works, electric plants. power
plants, railway and tramway lines, steam
ships. tankers, barges, lighters and other
vessels of any and every class dry docks,
wharyes, docks. elevators. terminal pro-
pertles and facilities, harbors ferries,
bridges. waterways and rights and canals,
and all other structures and improve
ments, necessary or convenient for the
production, manufacture. storage, sale
and distribution of products. and of any
goods. wares and merchandise or COM
mOdities dealt in by the corporation, and
to purchase. lease or otherwise acquire
and to hold. own, improve. exploit, mort
gage, sell, exchange, convey or otherwise
dispose of the full property or other
whatsoever and wheresoevsr located. |
necessary or convenient in connection |
with its business in the State of Louis |
lana or In any other states. territories or
Federal districts of the United States of |
America and in foreign countries
TO issue stocks. bonds and other obli- |
cations in payment for property purchased |
or acquired by it for any other object in |
otherwise acquire. to guarantee. endorse |
become surety for, hold, SELL assign |
transfer, mortgage, pledgf. hypothecate |
or otherwise dispose of shares of the capt. |
tai stock, bonds and all other evidences |
or Indebtedness and securities of any other |
corporation or corporations or associa-
lions OF this state or of any other state
country. nation or government and to issue
IN exchange therefor its stocks. bonds or
Other Obligations, and while the owner |
or such stock and tori securities to ex-
erclse all the rights, powers and priyi-
legeS or ownership, including the RICH. to
vote thereon as provided by law, and 70
aid in any lawful manner and to sub
scribe, contribute to. substitute or
otherwise become interested in any
corporation or corporations projects
WORKS, plants, properties, structures. and
LORI operations necessary, useful or con-
Nerleht. in connection with its purposes.
"heres0ever located in any and all parts
OF fDe world; and to aid in any lawful
manner any corporation or association of
Wnlch any shares of stock bonds or other
evidences OF Indebtedness or securities are
held by this corporation. and to do such
Iurther lawful acts or things as it NAV
uesire 10 protect. preserve, improve or en-
nance the value of any such shares of
STOCK, bonds or other evidence of Indebted
ness ana securities: and to purchase, hold.
sell ana transfer and deal in generally
shares or Its own capital stock in every
lawful manner.
TO sell, convey and otherwise lawfully
lransrer and dispose of its entire property.
ooth real personal and mixed and rights
privileges, concessions and franchises or
any interest therein or any part thereof
10 other corporations firms, associations
pc individuals whatsoever and whereso-
ever existing and tori residing.
III Is the intent that the foregoing
of specific powers shall NOT |
pc held TO limit or impair in any manner
ne general powers of the corporation and
ne enjoyment thereof as conferred by the
avs or the State of Louisiana upon cor
Dorations organized Hereunder, and that
'aen , on the objects, purposes and powers