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

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At a meeting OF the stockholders Of the
Louisiana Gas Company. held on this
the Goth day Of February 1900. at IL
o clock M, at the office OF the company
i'll Shreveport, Caddo Parish Louisiana.
pursuant to notice to each stakeholder
as provided by law. the following named
stockholders holding the following nam
her Of shares OF stock, being all of the
stockholders Of said company holding
and owning all OF the stock Of said
company, were present. towlt:
J, r. Ardis-oIz shares OF 4 stock ::
1888 & stock total 1850 shares.
K. Furmau-5o shares y stock, 80
shares of B stock; total 50 shares.
]. W. letter Jr.-1o shares & stock.
w W Newconh-lo shares If B
stock.
A. J. Inge1 soIl-I353 shares Of y
stock, ,oz shares & stock; total 1000
shares.
John S. Connelly-55o shares / stock
Making 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
.~lac ,l,rae fo,,- t,1,a CIV cever eioI,f
nine, ten, eleven, twelve and thirteen of
the original articles be expunged from
the charter and the following amended
articles substituted therefor, towlt:
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 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 di
rectors and officers as their interest and
may require; sixth, to make
and establish such bylaws for the
proper management Of the affairs of the
as may be necessary and
proper. 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
is fixed at the sum of four hundred
thoulland $500, ooooo) dollars, repre-
sented by four thousand shares of one
hundred dollars each, payable in cash,
u 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
ley.
ARTICLE v.
The corporate powers OF this corpora
ion 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
he fourth Monday in March Of each
Iear. Each share Of stock shall be en-
titled to one vote, to be cast in person
or by proxy at all elections and at any
meetings of stockholders majority of
votes cast shall elect Twenty days
,rior notice of all elections shall be
given to all stockholders, by written or
printed notices mailed to each stock
holder by the secretary addressed to
each stakeholder at his usual postofhce
address.
The board of directors at their first
meeting shall elect annually, out of their
own number, president, vice president
and a secretary-treasurer land the
said secretary need not be
or member of the board)
who shall serve for the ensuing year
and until their successors are elected.
Citations and all other legal pocess to
)e served on the president, or in event
If his absence on the vice president.
Vacancies in above board of direc-
:ors and all other boards shall be filled
BY election by the remaining members
Of the board. Three members shall con-
,titute quorum for the transaction of
business. On failure to elect the officers
1t the date fixed above, the incumbent
officers shall hold over until such time
As their successors have been duly elect
I'd and installed.
ARTICLE VI.
Whenever this corporation is dis
solved by limitation Or otherwise its at
fairs shall be liquidated under the SUI
perintendence of three stockholders
selected for that purpose by majority
If the stockholders convened at meet
ng that may be called for the purpose