The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-25
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER
Of The Louisiana Gas Company

Shreveport, La, February 60, 1900
| At a meeting OF the stockholders Of the
Louisiana Gas Company held OIL this
the Goth day of February 1909, at II
o'clock m, at the Office of the company
| in Shreveport. Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
nurs,,ant to notice to each stakeholder
as provided by law, the following named
stockholders holding the following mum
| 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-wlt
J. B. Ardis-6I7 shares Of a stock !;
1898 B stock: total 1880 shares.
X. Furman-5o shares A stock. go
shares of B stock total So shares.
J. w. Jeter Jr.-Io shares stock,
w. W. Newcomb-Io shares OF 3
stock.
4. J. Ingersoll--1333 shares of A
stock, 60 shares B stock; total 1900
| shares.
John S. Connelly-55o shares B stock.
Making a total of 1000 shares Of A
stock. and 1000 shares of B stock.
On motion. MIR. ]. B. Ards, stock
holder, was elected chairman OF the
meeting. and Mr.. r. Furnan. stock
holder. was elected secretary.
| 1t was moved and seconded that Art
icles three, four, FIVE, six, seven, eight,
nine. ten, eleven, twelve and thirteen OF
the original articles be expunged from
the charter and the following amended
articles substituted therefor, to-wit:
ARTICLE Ill
| Said corporation shall have authority
first, to have and enjoy succession by
their corporate name for the period OF
fifty years second, to contract. sue and
be sued in their corporate name; third,
to make and use 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, 90 name
and to appoint such managers and d.
lrectors 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
lcorporation as may be necessary and
lproper, and to do such other acts as they
may deem necessary to carry out the
purpose of this corporation.
| ARTICLE ".
The capital stock Of this corporation
lis fixed at the sum of four hundred
lthoufand $500, ooo.oo) dollars, repre-
sented by four thousand shares Of one
hundred dollars each, payable i'll cash.
Tor 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-
1ney.
| ARTICLE y.
The corporate powers OF this corpora
ton are hereby vested in and shall b
exercised by board of directors com
. posed of FIVE stockholders, each O.
Whom shall own in his individual name
or in that of the firm of which he is Z
lmember, one share Of. stock thereof
, Said board shall be elected annually or
the fourth Monday in March Of eacl
wear. Each share of stock shall be en-
titled to one vote, to be cast in person
r or by proxy at all elections and at an,
! meetings of stockholders majority o
: votes cast shall elect. Twenty day
. lprior notice of all elections shall b
given to all stockholders, by written o
, printed notices mailed to each stock
holder by the secretary addressed t
each stockholder at his usual pos4ofhc
5 address.
i The board of directors at their frs
: meeting shall elect annually, out of thei
d own number, a president, vice preslder
e and secretary-treasurer (and tn
I said secretary-treasurer need not be
d stakeholder or member of the board
Iwho shall serve for the ensuing yea
e and until their successors are elected
i Citations and all other legal pocess t
4 be served on the president, or in ever
S of his absence on the vice president.
Vacancies in above board of diret
$ ltors and all other boards shall be file
+. by election by the remaining member
0 of the board Three members shall cor
S stitute a quorum for the transaction {
y business. On failure to elect the Office,
at the date fixed above, the incumbe,
:, officers shall hold over until such tin
q as their successors have been duly cleo
e ed and installed
ARTICLE VI.
Whenever this corporation IS di
solved BY limitation Or otherwise its a
fairs shall be liquidated under the 81
perintendence Of three stockholde
- selected for that purpose by MAJOR
of the stockholders convened at a NEE
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