The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-04-14
CHARTER
OF THE BORDER GAS COM.
RAINY.

Be It known, that on this the end day
of April A. D. 1910, before me. P. NJ.
Welsh, a notary public duly commits
stoned and qualified in for the Parish of
Caddo, in the State of Louisiana. there
IN residing, and in the presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed personally came and appeared
Frank J. Looney, A. D. Keeney, lanes
Furlong, ]. F. Slattery and E. Barnett.
all of Shreveport, Louisiana, and !. A.
Carey Of Washington, District of Col
umbia, all of the ages of majority, who
to me severally declared that, availing
themselves of the provisions of the laws
of the State of Louisiana in such cases
made and provided, and particularly the
provisions of Act No. 70 of the Acts of
1904, they had covenanted and agreed,
and by these presents covenant and
agree and bind themselves, as also such
other persons who may hereafter be-
come associated with them in this be-
half, and who may become holders of
shares of stock herein, to constitute and
form and do hereby form a corporation
and body polite for the objects and pur-
poses and under the terms, stipulations,
agreements and conditions hereinafter
set forth and expressed, and this instru-
ment is hereby adopted as the charter of
this corporation, to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title Of this corporation
is BORDER GAS COMPANY. It's
donicile shall be in the City of Shreve-
port, in the Parish of Caddo, in the
State Of Louisiana, and it shall have and
enjoy succession under its corporate
name for period of ninety-nine (oo)
years from and after the date hereof
Citation and other legal process against
this corporation may be served upon the
president, any vice president, the secre-
tary or any assistant secretary, the treas
urer OF any assistant treasurer, and at
least one of such officers shall reside at
the domicile of the corporation.
ARTICLE II.
| The object and purpose for which this
corporation is created is to engage in
and conduct the business and occupation
of the production, purchase, manufac-
ture, transportation, distribution and
sale of gas, both natural and artificial
or either, for lighting, heating, and al
| other purposes, and the construction
owning and operating of all such pipe
4 lines, storage tanks, reservoirs, pumping
4 stations, mains and conduits as may BE-
incident to such business, and IN fur
therance of such it may own all fran
chises, rights of way, privileges. patents
and other miscellaneous properties, AM
may conduct the business of purchase
and sale of gas fixtures and appliance!
and ali other goods, wares, and mer
chandise such as may be convenient ant
proper in the discharge and conduct o
| its business.
ARTICLE III.
/ The powers and authorities which thu
| corporation shall have and may exercis
and enjoy are all such as are now o
may hereafter be granted under tn
laws Of the State of Louisiana to cor
! porations created. for any of the object
and purposes above indicated; including
the authority and power to contract; t
sue and be sued in its corporate name
to make and use corporate seal, and t
break, alter and amend the same
pleasure; to hold, receive, rent hire an
purchase, or otherwise acquire propert
of every kind, real, personal and mixed
for any corporate purpose, and to sci
mortgage, pledge, or otherwise hypothe
cate or convey or dispose of same; t
borrow money and issue bonds, deben
lures. notes, and other obligations; an
to do and perform all things necessar,
reasonable, convenient or proper to car
~ out the objects and purposes OF II
i organization, or any Of such objects an
purposes, provided only that such thing
be not repugnant to law OF these article
! of incorporation, or any duly adopte
amendment thereof And without
any particular limiting any OF the OF
iects, purposes and powers OF the COZ
poration, it is hereby expressly declars
and provided that the corporation sha
have power and authority to issue I
stock, its bonds and its other obligation
in payment for property purchased {
acquired by ii, or for any other obJe
in or about its business; to mortgai
or pledge, any stock, bonds or 9th
obligations, or any property which m;
: be acquired by it, to secure any bon'
= or other obligations by it issued or 4
Cured and to make and perform co
tracts of any kind and description
carrying on its business; and for T
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