The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-05-04
CHARTER OF MELVILLE OIL COM
PANY, INCORPORATED

State of Louisiana, Parish or Orleans
city of New Orleans, BE 1t known. that on
this 18th day of April. 3D., before me-
W Morgan Gurlry, notary Pubic uulN
commissioned and qualified in and fOI
the Parish of Orleans, State of LOUISIANA
and in the presence of the witnesses mere
matter named and undersigned, personal
Is came and appeared the several persons
yybosa names are hereuntO subscribed who
Seyarally declared that, availing them
selves of the laws of the State OF LOUIS
lana relative to the organization or cor
uorations and particularly Act No. ~
of tine General Assembly of 1911, anu
Acts amendatory thereof. they have cove
nanted and agreed and by these presents
covenant and agree and bind themselves,
as well as all other persons who may
hereafter become associated With them.
20 form a corporation and body polltlc IN
law for the objects and purposes ana uh-
der the stipulatiOns hereinafter set form,
which they hereby adopt as the char'er
of this corporation.
ARTICLE 1.-The name and style OF
this corporation shall be Bienyille on
Company. Incorporated, and its domlclle
is hereby fixed in the City OF NeW VT
leans. Parish of Orleans, state OF LOUIS
lana where by said name it shall exist
and enjoy corporate existence and success
sion for period of ninety-nine t5'D
years, from this date, unless sooner as
solved by law or in the manner hereih-
after stipulated.
STYLE said corporation shall have the
power to contract, sue and be sued 10
make and use a corporate seal. the same
to alter change or amend at pleasure; 10
adopt. make and enforce such Dy-ll lN,S:
rules and regulations for its government
as il may choose. nos contrary to the
laws of the United States, the laws OF the
state of Louisiana, or this charter 10
employ and fix the compensation OF such
officers. employees or agents as the IN
terest of the corporation may require; IN
purchase. lease, hold. receive. hypothe-
cate convey. sell, pledge or mortgage
real estate and personal property; To DOT
row money: to issue negotiable paper or
notes or other evidence OF debt; ana
generally to do and perform any ana all
other acts and things necessary ana pro
per. or incident to the succesSful opera
ton and carving out of the business ont
lined in the objects and purposes OF TINS
corporation, all according to law. and as
may be deemed necessary and proper ID!
the board of directors.
ARTICLE III-The objects and pur-
noses of this corporation are hereby de-
clared to be: to buy and sell real estate
and personal property and to develop
same: and to locate, lease and acquire
lands with the exclusive right 10 pros
pect. to drill. mine, bore and SINK Wrlls
and shafts: to produce, convey ana trans
port oil. petroleum and gas; 10 savage;
reclaim. clean. operate and maintain on
wells: to carry on the business OF storing
and prospecting Tor. InlnlnE, pTouu'i"-'
refining manufacturing, piping. trans
I,orting buying and selling petroleum
and other oil products and by-productS;
to buy sell. furnish and supply the
same: to operate build, construct. pump
and maintain oil and gas wells; 10 build
and construct. purchase. maintain ana
operate warehouses. pumping plants. plpe
lines. refineries. factories. mills work
shops laboratories and dwelling houses
for wOrkmen and others; and generally
to do and perform any and all other
things necessary and incident to the car,
and gas producing and marketing bust
| ness.
| ARTICLE Iv-All citations and other
| legal process shall be served upon the
president Of the corporation. or in his alb
| sence upon the secretary-treasurer. or. IN
| the absence of both of these officers. upon
| the vice-presdent, at the dOmicile OF said
| corporation. as herein fixed.
| ARTICLE V-The amount of capital
| stock of this corporation is hereby de-
| clared to be SlOO.000.00 Zone hundred
| thousand dollars) to be divided into 10000
| shares of the par value of $1,000 (ten dol
iars) EACH all of which shall be common
! stock
That more than fifty per cent OF said
| capital stock has been subscribed for and
more than fifty per cent of that sub
| Scribed for has been paid in by transfer
| of property as shown on statement and
| resolution Of appraisement attached here
| to and made part hereof.
| ARTICLE vI-Al power OF this cor