The herald., 1922-12-21
OF SUMMERFIELD OIL
GAS COMPANY, INCORPORATED


Louisiana. Parish of Orleans, City of Ne,
, Orleans, BE it known, that on this 81,
day of the month of October, in the yea
one thousand nine hundred and twenty
, TWO. before me, Robert. Legier a nOtar
public. duly commissioned, sworn an
qualified In and for the Parish of Orleans
state of Louisiana. aforesaid. therein T,
siding. and in the presence of the witnesse
hereinafter named and undersigned, pei
sonally came and appeared. the person
whose names are hereuntO subscribed
VINO declared that ayailing themselves q
the provisions of the laws of this Stat
relative to the organization of corpora
tons, they have cOvenanted and agreed
and do; by these presents, covenant an
agree, bind, form and constitute them
selves. as well as such other persons a
may hereafter join or become associate
win them, into corporation and bod
polite in law, and for the objects and pur
poses and under the agreements an
| suPulations following, tO-wit:
ARTICLE THE name and style of thi
corporation shall be the Summerfield Oi
and Gas Company. incorporated, and un
der that name ii shall have and enjoy al
the rights and privileges granted by Law
TO corporations; il shall exist for a periO
of ninety nine years from the date here
OF; 1t shall have power and authority L
| contract, sue and be sued in it's corporal
name; to make and use a corporate seal
and the same to break or alter at pleas
hypothecate and pledge property, bot
real and personal; to issue bonds note
ana other obligations; to have and emplo,
such managers, directors and other EN-
ployees as the interest and welfare of sal,
| corporation may require; and to make an,
| establish such bylaws, rules and regula
tions as may be deemed necessary and ex
| pedl"nt Tor the corporate management an,
| control of the affairs of said company.
ARTICLE 1.-THE dOmicile Of said cor
Poration shall be in the City of New Or
tions and other legal process shall b,
seivef on the president, and in his abserc,
or R fnTaHrIitE on the secretary Stty treasurer
poses for which this corporation is or
ganized, and the nature of the business Il
be carried on by 1t are hereby declared te
De: 10 BUY; sell. lease, hire. mortgage and
cumber lands in this and other states and
particularly oil lands; to dig and bore oil
ana other wells; to build derricks; to re-
all their by products in both their refined
and crude states; to erect. buy, SELL lease
ana mortgage refineries and mills for
| said purposes; to erect and construct. or
contract for the construction and erection
OF buildings, water crafts, tramways rail-
roads. canals, workshops and mechanical
plants ana generally, to do and engage in
any other business or enterprise growing
out OF: CONNECTED with, or incidental 10
ely OF the objects and purposes herein
above set forth or contemplated by this
ARTICLE Iv-The capital stock of this
corporation Is hereby fixed at the sum of
o one oh hundred and nifty. thousand $780,
shaies of the par value Of one hundred
dollars. each, which shall be paid for i'm
cash. or may be issued at not less than
par Tot services rendered to, or property
pufSbased by said corporation.
All shares Of stock shall be full paid
ana non assessable, and no transfer of
sioc , shall be binding upon the corpora
ARTICLE v-Aii the corporate DOW.
ers Of this corporation shall be vested in
and exercised BY a boart of directors to
shall be elected annually on the second
Monday in Novmber Of each year by bal
lot OF the stockholders. Each stakeholder
S SnaM DC entitled In person. or by written
proxy 70 one vote on each share of stock
owned by him and standing in his name
on the books Of the company, and a ma
Jority Of the votes cast shall elect. All
and regulations as may be determined by
the board Of directors, and after at least
ten days notice of such election shall have
esions IN 70 Of each by publ
iished In the City Of New Orleans, or BY
notice mailed to his last known address.
The directors thus elected shall continue
cessors shall have been duly elected and
qualified. No failure to elect shall be con.
sidered as forfeiture Of this charter.
shan Be- ea On Sy f sss e1a5d Of
directors for the unexpi term
Said board Of directors shall, at its first
meeting elect from among its number a
president, a hrst vice. president. a second
VICE president, q secretary and a treasurer.
The board Of directors shall have the
right and power to combine the Office Of the
holder.
ARTICLE VINO stakeholder shall ever
tracts. faults or debts Of said eorpora.
ton, nor shall any mere informality In fits
organization have the effect of rendering
I'M. his charter null, or Of exposing a stock:
unpaid balance due on the shares of stock
:. ARTIGLE vII-This act of incorpora.
or this corporation may be dissolved with
the assent Of the stockholders owning n
majority OF all Of the stock Of the corpora
lion az general meeting convened for
OF such meeting shall have been given TO
each stakeholder in the manner and form
provided for In Article v Of this charter.
ton. either by the expiration Of its char |
ter or otherwise. its affairs shall be hQui- |
dated and wound up by three liquidators
,e to be elected by the
q meeting which decides to liquidate. In
the event Of the death or inability Of any |
Oh sald commissioners or iquidators, the |
him.
ARTICLE vIII-Until the election to be
held In 1923, the following named stock |
holders shall constitute the first board of |
DIRECTORS, viz: Albert Tujague, Oliver p.
Montagnet. stephen J. De Blanc, George |
trina, George j. Cassard, Adolph D'Aquin,
August Nolde. Clarence ]. Rogers. s. 4.
Crane, VIM. B. Maine, and Walter L.
.oubat. and with Albert Tujague as presi-
Dent; Oliver p. Montagnet, as first vice
pit sldent; Stephen J. De Blanc as second
vice president and George J. Cassard as
treasurer.
i, Thus done and passed at my Office in
the City Of New Orleans. on the day,
month and year herein first above written,
n the presence Of the two subscribing
witnesses, Of lawful age and residents OF
his city, who have hereunto subscribed
heir names with the said appearers and
ne, notary. the whole after due reading.
tORlGlNAL SIGNED)
Adolph DAQuin, 10 shares; VIM. B.
nahne. 10 shares; Oliver p. Montagnet. so
'hares; George ]. Cassard, 10 shares; Al
bert Tutague, 10 shares; s. Il. Crane. 10
.hares; 8. J. De Blanc, so shares; Geo.
TRINA. 10 shares; Walter l.. Loubat, 10
.6ares; August w. Nolde. 10 shares;
clarence ]. Rogers, 10 shares.
witnesses: Odile Musson. 8. A. Conliff.
tSeaD ROBERT LEGIER.
~ Notary Public.
tSeaD ROBERT LEGIER.
I, the undersiuned Rocorder 20 Nort- |