The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-09
CHARTER
OF the Mansfield Gas Company.

Mccormick, j. II. ttialtlleI. IL. H.
Irilperin. Wheeler Shropshire, ).
b. Herold and J. A. Thigpen, resi-
tents of said parish and state, VINO
stated and declared to me, notary,
hat availing themselves OF the Con
sfitutiOn and laws of the State OF
Louisiana relating 10 the formation
of corporations. they have formed
and do by these presents form ana
themselves, as we'll as
such other persons as may herea1-
ter become associated with them,
into corporation and body corpor-
ate. and have adopted as their char
Ter the following, to-wlt
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-
yided. All legal process shall bel
served on The president, or in his
absence on The vice president, or III
tch absence OF both on the secretary
and treasurer
ARTICLE il.
The objects of this corporation
and the purposes for which 1t Is
formed are hereby declared to be to-
own. acquire. drill, lease or obtain
oil or gas lands or oil or gas wells
in the State Of Louisiana or else
where, and TO construct, MAINTAIN,
own and operate pipe lines or con-
lduits for the purpose Of piping or
transmitting natural gas TO points III
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
lrta1 estate or other property or
right Of way as may be necessary 10
IetTpcllally carry out lis purposes.
/ And. further. TO engage i'll the blsl-
ne = oi. public service Of supplying
natural gas 10 consumers In any
towns. villages or cities that Inc
i board Of directors may desire or 10
Ieonsumers in the country: and 10
THAT end 10 acquire such franchises
i and rights Of way and other prop
Iprty as may be proper for such pur-
lposes: and 10 build pipe lines and
4 maintain necessary distributing sta
4 ljons. lines and machinery inciden-
tal thereto.
ARTICLE III.
j, The capital stock of this corpora
ton is fixed al The sum of one hun
Idred thousand dollars, divided into
one thousand shares OF the pal
value of one hundred dollars each
land ii shall become fully subscribed
lfol and one-third thereof is paid II
lfull. But no stock shall issue unit
1.-THE same is fully. paid, and may b.
! issued for cash, for labor or 10
property received at a valuation l.
! be fixed By the board Of directors.
ARTICLE ".
The affairs Of This corporation
: shall be managed and directed by
! board Of directors consisting OF lily
: stockholders. who shall be eieete
:, ANNUALLY at a general stakeholder
: meeting called for that purpose Q
The first Monday in February c
each year. and the said stakeholder
= so elected shall elect their own Of
:. ficers and shall hold their office III
I'll their successors are duly electe
: land installed. Until the election {
: The first Monday III February w
= the following shall compose Il
= hoard of directors Of this cofpor;
ticn, to-wit: H. L. Heilpefln, WI
!, shall be president; S. l.. Herold, WI
- shall be vice president; w. B. NJ
= Cormiek, who shall be treasure
J, and Wheeler shropshire and J.
III Thatcher. Any vacancy III So
~ board of directors shall be filled
~ the remaining directors electing
- lstoekholder for the unexplred ter
:, ARTICLE Y.
n Whenever this corporation IS O.
n solved, by limitation or .otherwl
lid its affairs shall be liquidated by t
,;s persons selected for that purpose
,idl a stockholders meeting duly he
n land said liqtlidatofs shall peffo
OF. sue hserVices and give such seeur
ofIas said stockholders meeting N
,es. determine.
,naI ARTICLE VI.
an This act CT incorporation may
tolamended and The capital stock
f2,1 creased or diminished, or this G
OILS poraiion may he dissolved by Q Y
Of Of three-fourths of its stoekhold
ido III amount at a stockholders me
and ing called for that purpose IN
op- Icordance with The laws OF Inc 81
de- Itf Louisiana. and at all stoekhf
ona lag YaanIinOs each share OF ST