The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-24
:. q. W VILLAINS,
Deputy Clerk and Ex-OfnciO
Dcpuiy Recorder.
CHARTER
OF The Mansfield Gas Company

State of Louisiana, Parish of Cad
do: Be il remembered that on the
Idh day of October 1911, before me,
5. G. Fullilovc, a notary public, per-
sonally came and appeared w. b.
Mccormick, ]. H. Thatcher, II. l..
IIcilpcrin, Wheeler Shropshire, s.
l.. Hcroid and J. A. Thigpen, resi-
dents of said parish and State, who
stated and declared to me, notary,
that asaiIing themselves Of the Con-
sIituton and laws Of tho State Of
Louisiana relating to the formation
Of corporations. they have formed
and do by these presents form and
leOnslilutc themselves, Us we'll as
such other persons as may hereaf-
ter become associated with them,
into Il corporation and body corpor-
ate. and have adopted as their char
ter The following, to-wit
ARTICLE /.
The name Of this corporation shall
he the Mansfield Gas Company, with
lis domiGilc at the city of Shreve-
port in the parish of CaddO, Louis
iana, and under its corporate name
ii shall have and enjoy succession
for a period of fifty years, unless
sooner dissolved as hereinafter pro-
vidcd. 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
III 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 10 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
ness or public service of supplying
natural gas TO consumers in any
towns, villages or cities that the
board of directors may desire, or to
consumers i'll the country; and to
THAT end to acquire such franchises
ard 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
tons, lines and machinery inciden-
tai thereto.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corpora
ton is fixed at the sum of one hun
dred thousand dollars, divided into
one thousand shares of the PAL
value of one hundred dollars each
and il shall become fully subscribed
FOR and one-thifd thereof is paid in
Hull. But no stock shall issue unit
The same is fully paid, and may BIZ
issued for cash, for labor or fol
property received al a valuation Il
be fixed by the board of directors.
ARTICLE ".
The affairs Of this corporation
Ishall be managed and directed by {
| board Of directors consisting of fiv,
stockholders, who shall be electe,
ANNUALLY at a general stakeholder.
Injecting called for that purpose OF
the first Monday in February %
each year, and the said stakeholder
so elected shall elect their own of
! fieers aud shall hold their Office un
It'll their successors are duly electet
land installed. Until the election 81
| the FIRST Monday in February .i9l
i the following shall compose til
Il board Of directors CT this corpora