The herald., 1922-05-18
CHARTER OF BIENvILLE OIL CON-
PANY. INCORPORATED

State of Louisiana, Parish OF Orleans,
City of New Orleans, Be ii known, that on
this 18th day of April, 1922, before me,
w. Morgan Gurley, a notary public, duly
commissioned and qualified In and 1oi
the Parish of Orleans, State OF LOUISIANA
and i'm the presence of the witnesses mere
matter named and undersigned, personal.
ly came and appeared the several persons
whose names are hereunto subscribed VINO
severally declared that, avalling tnen
selves Of the laws of the State or LOUIS
lana, relative to the orgahi|a .ct No Ss7
of the General Assembly OF 1914, anu
| Acts amendatory thereof, they nave coNe-
nanted and agreed and by these presents
| covenant and agree and Dlnd s nv
| as well as all other persons who may
hereafter become associated Win lheh'
| 70 form a corporation and BODY poIlsic III
| law for the objects and purposes ana uh-
which they hereby adopt as the charter
of this corporation.
ARTICLE 1.-The name and style o OF
| this corporation shall be BienViiie Ui
Company, Incorporated, ana It's eoliiS 81
| is hereby fixed In the City Oh Sew T
| leans. Parish of Orleans, State OF LOUIS
lana, where by said name 1t SHAH exist
| and enjoy corporate existence and success
| sion for period of ninety-nine Gs9'
years, from this date, unless sooner uis
| solved by law or in the manner helei"
| after stipulated.
| ARTICLE II-Under said name ana
| s.yIs said corporation shall have tne
| power to contract, sue and De sueu, ~
make and use a corporate seal; the san .e
| to alter change or amend at pleasure, "
| adopt. make and enforce such bylaws
| rules and regulations for its government
as IL may choose, nos contrary 10 ths
laws of the United States, the Jaws OIL 'H ~
state of Louisiana, or this charter; .
employ and fix the compensation OF sucn
| officers employees or agents as the IN
terest Of the corporation may require: u
purchase, lease, hold, receive, hypo,he
cate. convey, sell, pledge or mortgag'
real estate and personal property; TO Dor
row money; to issue negotiable paper OF
notes or other evidence OF debt; an,
generally to do and perform any ana al
other acts and things necessary and pro
ner. or incident to the successful opera
tion and carrying out Of the business out
lined in the objects and purposes OF thl'
corporation, all according to law. and a.
NAV he deemed necessary and proper d!
the board Of directors.
ARTICLE UI-The objects and pur
! poses Of this corporation are hereby DE
clared to be; to buy and sell real estat
and personal property and to deveiol
lands with the exclusive right to pros
pect, to drill, mine. bore and sink Wen
and shafts; to produce, convey ana trans
} port oil, petroleum and gas; to savage
reclaim. clean, operate ana ma ~ Storm,
and prospecting for, mining, produc,ns
refining, manufacturing. piping, trans
. porting, buying and selling petroIeun
and other oil products and by-products
Z TO buy, sell, furnish and supply IN
same; to operate, build, construct, pun,
and maintain oil and gas wells TO pull
and construct. purchase, maintain an
operate warehouses, pumping plants, PIP
lines. refineries, factories, mills, worS
} shops. laboratories and dwelling house
for workmen and others; and generail
to do and perform any and all otne
things necessary and incident 10 the cal
rying on and operating Of general o
and gas producing and marketing ous
ness.
ARTICLE Iv-All citations and otht
legal process shall be served upon n
: president of the corporation, or In his az
| sence upon the secretary treasurer, or,
= the absence of both Of these officers, upo
= the yice-president, at the domicile OF sal
~ corporation, as herein hxed.
ARTICLE v-The amount OF capri
4 stock of this corporation is hereby d.
clared to be $100,00O.00 Zone hundre
a thousand dollars) to be divided into lou
shares of the par value of $1,000 (ten do
e iars) each, all of which shall be commo
| stock
That more than fifty per cent OF sa
+ capital stock has been subscribed Tor an
more than fifty per cent OF that SUI
scribed for has been paid in by transf
Of property as shown on statement al