The herald., 1922-04-20
CHARTER OF CLAIBORNE CENTRAL
OIL COMPANY, INCORPORATED

United States of America, State of Louis
lana, Parish of Orleans. BE 1t 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 +; burhs, a
notary public duly commissioned ana
qualified in and for the Parish OF Or
leans, therein residing, and in the pres
| ence of the witnesses hereinafter named
| and undersigned, personally came ana
| appeared the several persons whose names
are hereunto subscribed, who declared
| that, availing themselves of the laws OF
| this state relative to the organization OF
corporations, they have cOyenanted ana
agreed, and do by these presents coven-
| ant, agree, bind, form and constitute
| themselves, as well as such persons as
may hereafter join or become associated
| with them, into a corporation ana BODY
| polite in law, for the objects and pur-
| poses and under the agreements and stip-
| ulations, to-wit:
ARTICLE THE name and title of this
corporation shall be Claiborne Central
| Oil Company, Incorporated, and under
| its corporate name it shall enjoy success
sion for the full term and period of nine
| ty-nine years from and after date mere
of and shall have power and authority
| to contract, sue and be sued; TO accept
| and receive mortgages, pledges or other
| dypOthecations: to make and use cor
| porate seal and the same to break or
| alter at DltdsuTes 10 pulShdSt'
lease hold, or otherwise acquire and con-
| vey as we'll as mortgage and hypothecate,
under its corporate name, property both
real and personal and mixed; TO borrow
money and make and issue bonds ana
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 ana
enter into agreements and cooperative
relations not in contravention OF law, with
any person or persons, hrms. associatlons
OF corporations, governmental, munlclpal
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 "a
make and establish, as well as alter ana
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 oil
| other legal process shall be served upon
q any of the officers Of the corporation.
: ARTICLE III-The purposes for which
: this corporation is formed Sare: AS prln
cipal, agent, broker or otherwise In tht
: State, in any other states, territories and
: possessions of the United States and III
! foreign countries, both directly and indl'
rectly;
To acquire by purchase, lease, license
mortgage, franchise, concession, appro-
priatiOn, discovery, location, grant, bona
option device conveyance m a agrSartnrt
produce, prepare, work, mine, bore, pros
pect, pump, raise, separate, refine, cen
! trate, reduce, distill, convert, treat, eN
s plot patent develop operate, assay, es
b tablish. maintain. equip. hire and to hold
. own, possess, enjoy, sell, distribute, ex
r port or otherwise dispose Of and generally
y to handle and deal in any and every form
of petroleum, gasses and other hydro
( carbons, minerals. bitumens, coal de
: posits, and mines, oil wells, gas wells
: and mining, oil and gas lands; rights ane
: properties of every description Whatso
/, ever, together with any and all by-pro
: ducts thereof, and any and every materia
), and thing in the manufacture. prepare
], ktion or use of which any Of the forego
II ing is used.
S For its own purposes, but not as
|, public service corporation, to acquire
Il own, lease. erect, construct, charter, build
: occupy enlarge, sink, improve, establish
l. mote and control factories mills and re
s fneries, rigs, drilling machines ant
y plants well castings, bitches, fumes, pipes
| nine lines tanks, tank lines. reservoirs
n warehouses; storage plants, pumping sta
: tions water works. electric plants, powe
e plants, railway and tramway lines, steam
l. ships, tankers, barges, lighters and othe
ie vessels of any and every class, dry docks
wharyes, docks, elevators, terminal pro
perties and facilities, harbOrs, ferries
/. bridges waterways and rights and canals
and all other structures and improve
IS ments, necessary or convenient Tor IN
s, production. manufacture, storage, sal
and distribution of products, and OF an
goods, wares and merchandise or CON
c. modities dealt in by the corporation. an
to purchase, lease or otherwise acquir
and to hold. own, improve, exploit, NOR
y gage. sell, exchange, convey or otherwls
" dispose of the full property or othe
v rights, whsther real, personal or mixed
tz whatsoever and wheresoevsr located
IL necessary or convenient in connecto
with its business in the State Of Lpui:
6. lana or in any other states. territories
n FEDERAL districts Of the United states
nj America and in foreign countries.
ID To issue stocks, bonds and other obi
cations in payment for property purchase
or acquired by II for any other object
and about its business; to purchase
otherwise acquire. to guarantee. endors
lc. become surety for, hold, sell, assig
transfer, mortgage, pledge, hypotheca
or otherwise dispose of shares OF the car
in tai stock, bonds and all other evidenc
H. of Indebtedness and securities Of any 9th
ne corporation or corporations or associ
lions of this state or Of any other stat
- NATHAN Oovornment and to iSS