The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-22
:. q. WILLIAMS.
-. Y. " TIFIT y VIZ
Deputy Clerk and Ex-Otiiclo
Deputy Recorder.
CHARTER
OF the Mansfield Gas Company


OF the Mansfield Gas Company
State of Louisiana. Parish Of Cad
lido. BE it remembered that on the
| 18th day OF October 1911, before me,
| :. &. FuIlilovr. Il notary public. per
senally came aud appeared W. II
Mccormick. j. II. Thalchcr.6 II. J.
iiriprriu. " Wheeler Shropshire. :
L. Herold and IA. rhIgpen, resi-
dents of said parish and State, who
that awaiting themselves Of The Con-
stiluIion and laws OF the state OF
Louisiana relating to Tie formation
Of corporations, they have formed
and do by these presents form and
constitute themselves. as we'll as
Isurh other persons as may hePeaf-
ter become associated with them.
into a corporation and body cOrpor-
ate, and have adopted as their char
TER. TIE ItIltN itlE. to-Nlt.
ARTICLE /.
The name Of this corporation shall
be the Mansfield Gas Company. with
its domicile al the city of Shreve-
port in the parish Of Caddo, Louis
lana, and under its corporate name
1t shall have and enjoy succession
fol period of fifty years, unless
sooner dissolved as hereinafter pro-
vided. All legal process shall he
served on the president. or in his
absence on the vice president, or in
teh absence Of both on the secretary
and treasurer
ARTICLE II.
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
in The State Of Louisiana or else
where. and to construct, maintain.
own and operate pipe tines or con-
duiiS for the purpose Of piping or
transmitting natural gas 10 points in
other points as may he selected by
the board OF directors. and To that
tud lo acquire. lease or own such
II al estate or other property or
right of way as may be necessary to
carry out its purposes.
And. further, to engage III 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 III the country; and to
that end to 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
tons. lines and machinery inciden-
tai thereto.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corpora
ton is fixed at the sum of one hum
bred thousand dollars. divided into
one thousand shares of the par
value of one hundred dollars each,
and it shall become fully subscribed
foI 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 valuation tol
De 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
who shall be elected
at a general stockholders
called for that purpose on !
he first Monday in February of |
Zach year. and the said stockholders
20 elected shall elect their own Of |
icers and shall hold their office I'M
II their successors are duly elected |
md installed. Until the election onl
he first Monday in February 1913
he following shall compose the
BOARD of directors of this corpora
icn, to-wit II. L. Heilperin, who