The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-01
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER
OF The Louisiana Gas Company

IOf The Louisiana Gas Company
| At meeting Of the stockholders OF the
| Louisiana Gas Company. held on TINS
the 10Th day Of February I~. at u
|oclock m, at the Office of the company
in Shreveport. Caddo Parish, LOUISIANA
pursuant to notice to each stakeholder
as provided by law. the following named
stockholders holding the following nun1-
Der Of shares Of stock. being all OF the
stockholders Of said company holding
and owning all of the stock OF SAID
company, were present, to-wi
J. B. Ardis--6I7 shares Of A stock
11s, b stock total 1850 shares,
r. Furman-so shares A stock, 90
shares of r stock: total SO shares.
!. w. Jctcr Jr.-Io shares b stock.
W. W. Newcomb-1o shares of b
stock
A. J. Ingersoll-1333 shares at A
stock. 267 shares b stock: total 1000
shares.
John S. ConneIIy-55o shares B stock.
Making a total of 1000 shares Of A
stock, and 1000 shares Of B stock,
On motion, Mr.. J b, Ards. stock
holder. was elected chairman OF the
meeting, and Mr. r. Furman. stock
holder. was elected secretary.
| 1t was moved and seconded that Art
ices three, four, five. SIX, seven, eight,
nine. ten, eleven. twelve and thirteen OF
the original articles be expungcd from
the charter and the following amended
articles substituted therefor. to-w't:
ARTICLE III.
| Said corporation shall have authority
first to have and enjoy succession by
their corporate name for the period OF
fifty wears second to contract, sue and
be sued III their corporate name: third,
to make and use a corporate seal !;
fourth. to hold, receive. purchase and
convey and mortgage under their cor
porate name. property both real and per
sonal. and to borrow money and to issue
notes or bonds therefor: fifth, to name
and to appoint such managers and d.
|rectors and officers as their interest and
convenience may require; sixth. to make
and establish such bylaws for the
proper management Of the affairs OF the
corporation as may be necessary and
proper and to do such other acts as they
NAV deem necessary to carry out the
purpose of this corporation.
| ARTICLE w.
The capital stock of this corporation
lis fixed at the sum of four hundred
thouhand (S4oo.coo.oo) dollars, repre-
sentcd by four thousand shares Of one
hundred dollars each, payable in cash,
or property or services rendered. All
transfers of stock shall be made on the
books of the company and shall be
signed by the stakeholder or his attor-
ney.
ARTICLE V.
The corporate powers of this corpora
ton are hereby vested in and shall be
exercised by board Of directors COM
posed of five stockholders, each OF
whom shall own in his individual name.
Or in that of the firm of which he is a
member, one share of stock thereof
Said board shall be elected annually on
the fourth Monday in March II each
year. Each share of stock shall be en-
titled to one vote, to he cast in person
or by proxy at all elections and at any
meetings of stockholders majority Of
votes cast shall elect Twenty days
prior notice of all elections shall be
given to all stockholders, by written OF
Iprinted notices mailed to each stock
holder by the secretary addressed &c
each stakeholder at his usual postoffice
address,
The board Of directors at their first
meeting shall elect annually, out Of Their
own number, president, vice president
land secretary-treasurer land tn
SAID secretary-tre need not be Z
stakeholder or member of the board
who shall serve for the ensuing yea'
land until their successors are elected
Citations and all other legal pocess t.
be served on the president. or in even
of his absence on the vice president.
Vacancies in above board Of direc
tors and all other boards shall be file,
by election by the remaining member
Of the board. Three members shall con
stitute a quorum for the transaction o
business On failure to elect the officer
at the date fixed above, the incumben
officers shall hold over until such tim
as their successors have been duly elect
ed and installed.
ARTICLE VI.
i Whenever this corporation j. dis
, solved by limitation Or otherwise its al
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