The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-29

| real estate or other property or
right Of way as may be necessary to
IeffectualIy 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
and rights Of way and other prop
crty 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
drGd 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
property received at valuation 10
be fixed by the board Of directors.
ARTICLE ".
The affairs of this corporation
ishall be managed and directed by a
board Of directors consisting of five
stockholders. who shall be elected
ANNUALLY at general stockholders
injecting called for that purpose on
the first Monday in February of
each year, and the said stockholders
IsO elected shall elect their own Of
ticcrs and shall hold their office un-
| Til their successors are duly elected
and installed. Until the election on
the first Monday in February 1913
the following shall compose the
board Of directors Of this corpora
ticn, to-wit: H. L. Heiiperin, who
shall be president; S. l.. Herold, who
shall be vice president; W. B. Nc
COrmick, who shall be treasurer,
and Wheeler Shropshire and j. H.
Thatcher. Any vacancy in said
board of directors shall be filled by
the remaining directors electing a
stakeholder for the unexpired term.
ARTICLE V.
Whenever this corporation is dis
solved, by limitation or otherwise,
its affairs shall be liquidated by two
persons selected for that purpose at
a stockholders meeting duly held,
and said liquidators shall perform
sue hservices and give such security
as said stockholders meeting may
determine.
ARTICLE VI.
This act Of incorporation may be
amended and the capital stock in
creased or diminished, or this cor
poration may be dissolved by a vote
of three-fourths of its stockholders
i'll amount at q stockholders meet
ing called for that purpose in &C
cordance with the laws of the State
Ct Louisiana, and at all stockhold- /
ers meetings each share of stock
shall be entitled to one vote, to be |
cast by its owner, either in person
CT by proxy. When not otherwise
provided by law, all stockholders
shall be notified at least ten days
prior to any meeting of stockholders
by a letter addressed to the. 10
them to their usual postoffice adj
dress, but nothing herein contained
shall prevent said stockholders from
notice of such meeting and
lonsenting to the holding thereof at
an earlier day.
ARTICLE VII
No stakeholder of this corporation
shall ever be held liable or RESPONSE
Ole for the contracts or faults there
If in amy further sum than the I'M
paid balance due on his stock, nor
shall any mere informally have the
fleet Of rendering this charter null
II of exposing a stakeholder to any
oss beyond the amount of his stock.
In testimony whereof said parties
lereunti signed their namessin pres
arce of me, notary, and the under
signed attesting witnesses on the
late first in the beginning written as
he date hereof.
w. B. MCCORMICK.
]. H. THATCHER,
per w. B. McCirmock.
H. l.. HEILPERIN.
WHEELER SHROPSHIRE.
J. A. THIGPEN.
s. L. HEROLD.
Attest:
ROLAND WILLIAMSON.
J. p HARRFLL.
s. G.. FULLlLONE, il