The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-17
CHARTER
OF the Mansfield Gas C0mpan,

I4th day of October 1911, before me,
S. C. Fulilove, a notary public, per
sonally came and appeared W. b.
Mccormick. J. H. Thatcher, II. l..
Heilperin, Wheeler Shropshire, 5.
l.. Herold and ]. A. Thigpen, resi-
dents Of said parish and State, who
stated and declared to me, notary,
that avaiIing themselves of the Con-
stitutiOn and laws of the State of
Louisiana relating to the formation
of corporations, they have formed
and do by these presents form and
constitute themselves, as we'll as
such other persons as may hereaf-
ter become associated with them.
into corporation and body corpor-
ate, and have adopted as their char
ter the following, tO-wit:
ARTICLE |.
The name of this corporation shall
be the Mansfield Gas Company. with
its dOmicile at the city of Shreve-
port in the parish of Caddo, Louis
lana, and under its corporate name
it shall have and enjoy succession
for period of fifty years, unless
sooner dissolved as hereinafter pro-
vided. All legal process shall be
served on the president, or in his
absence on the vice president, or in
teh absence Of both 'On the secretary
and treasurer
ARTICLE III.
The objects of this corporation
and the purposes for which it is
formed are hereby declared TO be to
own, acquire, drill, lease or obtain
oil or gas lands or oil or gas wells
i'll the State Of Louisiana or else
where, and to construct, maintain.
own and operate pipe lines or con-
duits for the purpose of piping or
transmitting natural gas to points in
The State OF Louisiana or to such
other points as may be selected by
the board of directors, and TO that
end to acquire, lease or own such
real estate or other property or
right of way as may be necessary to
effeetually carry out its purposes.
And, further, to engage in the bust
ne IS or public service Of supplying
natural gas. to consumers i'll any
towns, villages or cities that the
board of directors. may desire. or to
consumers i'll The country: and to
that end 10 acquire such franchises
and rights of way and other prop
erty as may be proper for such pur-
poses; and to build pipe lines and
maintain necessary distributing sta
lions. lines and machinery inciden-
tai thereto.
ARTICLE H.
The capital stock of this corpora
ton is fixed at the sum of one hun
bred thousand dollars, divided into
one thousand shares of the par
value of one hundred dollars each,
and it shall become fully subscribed |
for and one-third thereof is paid in
full. But no stock shall issue until |
the same is fully paid and may be
issued for cash, for labor or for
received at a valuation to |
be fixed by the board of directors.
ARTICLE ".
The affairs of this corporation |
shall be managed and directed by a
board of directors consisting of five /
stockholders, who shall be elected
at a general stockholders
called for that purpose on
he first Monday in February of
each year, and the said stockholders
so elected shall elect their own of
licers and shall hold their Office un-
III their successors are duly elected
md installed. Until the election on
he first Monday in February 1913
he following shall compose the
BOARD of directors Of this corpora
len, to-wit: H. L. Heilperin, who
shall be president: S. l.. Herold, who
shall be vice president: w. B. Nc
who shall be treasurer,
md Wheeler Shropshire and ]. Fl.
Thatcher. Any vacancy IN said
,oard of directors shall be filled by
he remaining directors electing a
Ioekholder for the unexpired tenn.
ARTICLE V.
Whenever this. corporation is dis
GNed, by limitation or otherwise,
is affairs shall be liquidated by twoI
PERSONS selected for that purpose at
stockholders meeting duly held,
md said liquidators shall perform
uc hserviees and give such security /,
S said stockholders meeting may
determine.
ARTICLE VI. ]
This act of incorporation may be
mended and the capital stock in
reased or diminished, or this cor Il
may be dissolved by a vote {
+ three-fourths Of its stockholders !
4 amount at stockholders meet