The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-08-17
CHARTER OF BOWIE OIL & GAS CO.
INC

! United States of America, State of
| Louisiana, Parish of Orleans Be ii
known. that on this 18th day of the
! month of August, in the year of our
| Lord one thousand, nine hundred and
twenty-five U922), before me, Watts
n. Leverlch, notary public, in and for
the Parish of Orleans, State of Louis
lana, duly commissioned and qualified,
] aud in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned.
personally came and appeared. the sew
eral persons whose names are herunto
subscribed. all of the age of majority.
who declared that. availing themselves
OF the provisions of the laws of this
state relative to the organization of
| corporations. they hereby form them
serves into and constitute q CORPORA
| ton. for the objects and purposes, and
forth
ARTICLE THE name and title of
this corporation shall be Bowie Oil a.
Gao Co. Inc. and under it's corporate
name 1t shall enjoy succession for the
term and period of ninety-nine years
IRON, ana after the date hereof and
shall have power and authority to con-
tract, sue and be sued. to accept and
receive mortgages, pledges. or other
hypothecations; to make and use a cor
porate seal, and the same to break and
after at pleasure; to purchase receive
lease. hold. or otherwise acquire and
convey, as well as mortgage and by
pothecate, under its corporate name
property both real, personal and mixed:
10 DOrroW money and make and issue
bonds and other evidences of debt. and
10 secure the same by mortgages or
otherwlSe: TO name and appoint such
managers and directors. officers and
agents as the interest and convenience
or said corporation may require and to
make ana establish, as we'll as alter and
amend at pleasure. such bylaws, rules
ana regulations for the management
and regulation Of the affairs of the
corporation as may be necessary. proper
and convenient
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this
corporation shall be the City of New
orleans. and all citations or other legal
process shall be served upon the presi-
dent of the corporation, or. in his an
sence upon the vice-president
ARTICLE lII-The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation is es-
tablished. and the nature of the bust
ness to be carried on by it, are declared
and specified to be: To mine dig. and
drlli for. or otherwise obtain from the
earth, oil, gas, sulphur. salt, and other
minerals; to manufacture. refine. nre-
pare for market, buy and sell and trans
port the same in the crude or refined
cohdltlon; to acquire for those purposes
OH, gas, sulphur. salt, coal and other
mineral lands and lease-holds and Other
interests or rights in real estate or
minerals; to construct and maintain
ana lines of tubing and piping for the /
of natural gas and Ior
OIL: to buy, sell, hold, lease mortgage |
and deal in real estate of Ali |
sorts; to drain, reclaim, colonise. de- |
velop and improve lands; to erect build |
lngS and other structures, and TO oper- |
ate, lease, or otherwise handle them
ana deal therein; to construct acquire. |
maintain and operate all railroads,
tramways. telegraph and telephone
INES, canals, waterways boats and
other means of transportation neces-
sary or convenient in prosecuting the
business of the company; to construct
anu operate hotels, warehouses and
seherai stores; to issue bonds mort
cages. and hypothecations to the eS.
tent necessary or proper for it's bust
ness: TO asquire and hold, sell. encum-
per, or dispose of stocks and bonds of
other companies to the extent permittad
~ law; to exchange it's entire capitaI |
STOCK, or any part thereof, for property
Nhich 1t is authorized to acquire, or to
exchange its entire assets and bust
less; or any part thereof, for property
STOCKS. bonds or other obligations Of
'ther companies; to hold stock in other
corporations; to perfect and ACQUIRE
patent rights. improvements. or pro-
,esses; and to do and transact ali busi-
Tess as properly connected with. incl
entai, or convenient to any of the said
'onGatons and purposes.
-, ARTICLE IV-The capital stock OF
MS corporation Is hereby fixed at one