The herald., 1922-03-09
CHARTER.
CHARTER OF SAINT BERNARD ON
AND GAS SYNDICATE, INC.

United States of America state of Louis
iana, Parish of Orleans. City of New Or
leans, BE 1t known. that on this 7th day o.
the month Of March, in the year of on,
Lord, nineteen hundred and TWENTY-FIVE
before me, Gustave A. Llambias, a dull,
commissioned, qualified and acting notar,
public. in and for the Parish of Orleans
state OF Louisiana, and in the prasenc.
Of the hereinafter named and undersigneS
witnesses. personally came and appeared
the several Persons whose names are here
unto subscribed and severally declared that
awaiting themselves and those they re
present, as well as those who may here.
matter become associated with them, o"
the general laws of the State of Louisi.
ana, in such case made and provided. the,
have formed and organized and by these
presents form themselves. as well as thos'
they represent and such others as may
hereafter become associated with them
into a corporation and body polite in law
f 1ow,1 the object and purposes in the fol
which they adopt as their charter.
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of this
corporation is and shall be saint Bernard
Oil and Gas Syndicate, Inc. and 1t shall
exist and enjoy succession by its corpo
rate name for a period of ninety mine (99'
years from the date hereof. with all the
rights privileges and powers now or here
after conferred by law upon trading CO.
porations. Its domicile shall be in the
City of New Orleans, and all citations and
legal services shall be made upon the
president, and in the event of his inability
to act etc, upon the vice president or sec
rotary. In the order named.
ARTICLE 1.-THE capital stock of this
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum OF
fifty thousand dollars $4,000. OOl. all of
which shall be divided into and represent
ed by five thousand (5000) shares of the
par value of ten dollars $4,000 each.
The capital stock of this corporation
may be increased by the board Of direc-
| tors without reference to the stockholders
| to the sum of one hundred thousand dol
lars ($100,000.00). Stock may be paid for
| in money. in services rendered the cor
| poratiOn, or in property regularly trans
fered to the corporation, all as may be de.
termined by the board of directors.
ARTICLE III-The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation is Or
ganized are hereby declared to lease
buy and sell real estate, and mineral
rights: to own and operate drilling ma
chinery, and to drill and mine for oil, gas
or other minerals. To own and operate
| pipe line. barges or other vehicle Of trans
portation necessary to the conduct Of a
! general oil and mineral development on
lands owned or leased by the corpora
| ton, and to do any and all things neces-
sary or incident to the general develop
ment of gas, oil or other mineral, and In
general to do any and all things incidental
or pertaining to oil. gas or mineral de-
velopment, and marketing and sale there
| of.
| ARTICLE 1V-The corporate powers oil
this corporation shall be vested In the
board of five (5) directors. a majority OF
whom shall constitute a quorum for the
| transaction of business.
| The first board of directors Of this cor
poration shall be composed Of +. Otway
Denny, John J. Robira, Geo. ii. Hodge
William Badon and Warren v. Miller
with F. Otway Denny as president: JOIN
J.. Robira as vice-president. and Warren
" Miller ae secretary treasurer, and said
| O :icers and directors of this corporation
shall serve as such until the second Tues
day in March. 1923, or until their success
sors shall have been electeo and dull,
qualified.
The meetings Of the stockholders fol
the election of directors shall be hello
yearly on the first Tuesday In March, be
ginning with the year 1923.
The board of directors shall have thu
| right to elect without reference to
stockholders meeting, any stockholder Z,
be a director. whenever a vacancy snai