The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-04-17
CHARTER

CHARTER
OF THE RED RIVER GAS COM
PANY.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo;
Be it remembered that on this 10th day
of March 1910, before me, J. A. Ting
pen, notary public in and for the Parish
and State above named, duly commits
stoned and qualified, personally came
and appeared George B. Sipe, w. F.
Sims and ]. S. Connolly, who stated and
declared to me, notary, that availing
themselves of the Constitution and laws
of the State of Louisiana, relative to
the formation of corporations, they have
formed and constituted themselves and
/ do hereby form and constitute them
selves, as well as such other persons as
may hereafter become associated with
them, into a corporation and body cor
porate in law and have adopted as their
charter and act Of incorporation the fol
lowing, to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and style Of this corpora
ton shall be RED RIVER GAS COM
PANY, and its domicile shall be at the
village of Dixie, Caddo Parish, Louis
lana, and under its corporate name il
shall have and enjoy succession for a
period of fifty years. unless sooner dis
solved as hereinafter SET forth.
ARTICLE II.
The purposes for which this corpora
ton is formed are the requirement. con
struction and operation of gas plants
and pipe lines for gas and oil; the own
ing, holding, leasing, sub-1easing and
otherwise handling and dealing and and
with oil and gas and other lands, leasei,
wells, pipe lines and plants. the manu-
facture of artificial gas and the sale and
distribution of natural and artificial gas
to cities, towns, villages, and the inhab-
Z, itants thereof, and to other persons, cor
porations and companies, and to trans
act such business in any State and in the
town and with the inhabitants thereof
and to do all other acts usual or Incl
dent to such business.
ARTICLE III.
All legal process shall be served on
this corporation by service on the presi-
dent, or in his absence on the vice pres
ident, or in the absence of both. on the
secretary, or assistant secretary at the
Office of the company.
ARTICLE ",
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
personal, and borrow money and to is
sue notes or bonds therefor; fifth, to
name an dappoint such managers and
directors 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 b. necessary and
proper, and to do such acts as they may
deem necessary to carry out the pur-
poses of this corporation.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation
shall be twenty thousand dollars, divid-
ed into two hundred sfaree of one hum
dredd dollars each, which shall be is
sued at not less than par value for cash
or its equivalent in property. This cor
poration to begin business when the full
amount Of its capital stock has been sub
scribed and paid for in full.
ARTICLE VI.
The aaffirs of this corporation shall
be managed by a board Of directors,
consisting OF three stockholders to be
elected BY the stockholders at a meeting
for that purpose on the third Monday IN
March Of each year. The first board OF
directors shall consist of ], S. Connolly.
who shall be president; W. F. Sims,
who shall be vice president; and Geo. B.
Sipe. who shall be secretary and treas
urer They shall hold their Office untl
the third Monday in March EoII, and