The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-04-19
CHARTER
OF THE BORDER GAS COM
PANY.

Be it known, that on this the and da,
of April A. D. 1910, before me, P. M
Welsh, notary public duly commits
stoned and qualified in for the Parish o
Caddo, in the State of Louisiana, there
in residing, and in the presence of thu
witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed, personally came and appeared
Frank ]. Looney, A. D. Keeney, Jane:
Furlong, ]. F. Slattery and E. Barnett
all of Shreveport, Louisiana, and ]. A
Carey of Washington, District of Col.
unbia, ali of the ages of majority, who
to me severaliy declared that, availine
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 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 I.
The name and title of this corporation
is BORDER GAS COMPANY. Its
domicile 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 a 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-
AIRY or any assistant secretary, the treas
lTer or any assistant treasurer, and at
east one of such officers shall reside att
he domicile of the corporation.
ARTICLE II.
The object and purpose for which this
corporation is created is to engage in
md conduct the business and occupation
If the production, purchase, manufac-I
ure, transportation, distribution and
ale of gas, both natural and artificial. |
II either, for lighting, heating, and all
,ther purposes, and the construction,
owning and operating of all such pipel
ines, storage tanks, reservoirs, pumping
tations, mains and conduits as may be
Incident to such business, and in fur
herance of such it may own all fran
hises, rights of way, privileges. patents,
nd other miscellaneous properties, and
nay conduct the business of purchased
nd sale of gas fixtures and appliances
nd al other goods, wares, and mer-
handise such as may be convenient and
roper in the discharge and conduct of
S business.
ARTICLE III.
The powers and authorities which this
shall have and may exercise
nd enjoy are all such as are now or
nay hereafter be granted under the
aws Of the State of Louisiana to cor-
orations created for any of the objects
nd purposes above indicated including
ne authority and power to contract; to
ne and be sued in its corporate name;
) make and use a corporate seal, and to
reak, alter and amend the same at
leasure; to hold, receive, rent, hire and
urchase, or otherwise acquire property
t every kind, real, personal and mixed,
Or any corporate purpose, and to sell,
lortgage, pledge, or otherwise hypothe-
ate or convey or dispose of same; tol
orrow money and issue bonds, deben-l
Tres, notes, and other obligations; andl
} do and perform all things necessarily
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i ont the objects and purposes of its
or any Of such objects andI
urposes, provided only that such things
E not repugnant to law or these articles
incorporation, or any duly adopted
Inendment thereof. And without in
ny particular limiting any of the OBJ
Il
scts, purposes and powers of the cor
Grafton, it is hereby expressly declaredI
nd provided that the corporation shallI'
ave power and authority to issue its
.ock, its bonds and its other obligations
payment for property purchased or
cquired by it, or for any other object
j or about its business; to mortgage
+ pledge any stock. bonds or other
or any property which nayI
E acquired by it, to secure any bonds
r other obligations by it issued or in-
lrred and to make and perform con-
acts of any kind and description IN
arriving on its business; and for thel
urpose Of attaining or furthering any