The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-12-31
CHARTER
OF the West End Natural Gas Com.
pany, Limited.

bingham. Il resident Of SAID PARISH
and state, who stated and drclarerI
70 me. notary, that availlng Them
selves Of the Constitution and Law :
Di The State Of Louisiana. the. haN"
formed and CONSTITUTED themselves
md do by these presents form ana
constitute Themselves. a> we'll -
such ohar persons who may tereal-
er become aSSoclalr1 With them
INTO Il corporation and body cogDor-
VIZ and have adopted and o4slain.t.
* their charter the follow ing. to-,
ali:
ARTICLE !.
The name aud title IF ll!is cor
,oratlon shall b. the West End Nat
mal Gas Company Limited. with H.
ionllcile at tiI.. City Of ShreNrpor'
said Parish and State. and under IL
aid corporate name ii shall haNs.
nd cnjuy succession for 4 period ii
fifty years. unless sooner dissolved
Is hereinafter prov ided All lesa.
process shall be served on th''
president. or in his absence on an.
.mplOye Of the company at its Of
ice in said city.
ARTICLE II.
The purpose for which This coo
.oralion i, formed and its object
trr hereby declared TO dc 10 dr!!4
and operate gas and oil wells, q
ly pipe lines for III" Transportation
# oil and gas. 10 sell and dispose -:
ii and Gas on such Terms and con
tltlollS as its board Of directors May
. IrttrInilr and to- dispose of ga,
,ntl! artificial AMI natural, to con
,umer> who desire to purchase H.
same.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock Of this corpora
ion is hereby fixed at the SUM Of
enty-iiNe thousand dollars. d.
ided into Two hundred and tif;,
harns Of he par value of one hun
red dollars each, and il shall com
nence business and become goine
Oncern whenever ten thousand do
airs Of lis capital stock is subscribed
md paid for in full. Stock may be
:ssued for cash, services or prop
erty equal 10 the par value thereof,
subject to the approval Of the board
Of directors.
ARTICLE ".
The affairs Of This corporaiiM
shall be controlled and managed b.
he board Of directors composed 4
hree stockholders TO be elected Al
general stockholders meeting TO h
leld on the first Monday after IT,
second Wednesday in November OF
each year. who shall hold their f.
fees for one year Or until their suc-
.esSors are elected: any vacancy i
he board of directors from wha,-
yer cause may he filled by he re-
naming directors eiectin. stock
| holder to- such vacancy, Dtll Tn.
election in November 1913. the TO-
| lowing shall constitute the office:
| IT said company: &. W. Dawley
PRESIDENT: ?. G. Nhaley. vice presl-
dent; J. +. Cunningham .secretar'
| md treasurer. The said board shall
have authority to adopt such rhi"
and regulations as they deem advls
able and to alter OF change the sam'
at their pleasure. and to enjoy a
such help or assistants as may ~
| necessary in managing the affair
IF the corporation. fix their salari'A
and discharge them al pleasure.
ARTICLE V.
This charter may be amended. al
cred or abolished by q vote o
three-fourths Of the capital stoe]
cast at meeting called for tina
purpose, after due notice accOrdin
20 the laws Of Louisiana, and at ii
such meetings each share Of stoc
,hall be entitled to one vote 10 j.
East by its owner in person. or b
written proxy. When dissolved =
ierein provided. or by Limitation. il
affairs shall be liquidated by tw
l1nidatOrS elected by the stock h"l'I
rs at a general Stockholders meet
,ns and who shall have such Az
thority and perform such duties .
he Stockholders may determine.
ARTICLE VI.
No stakeholder of this corporate
shall ever be held liable for the con
tracts or faults thereof in any fin
Their sum than the unpaid balan'
tue on his stock: nor shall any me.
Informality have the effect of rer
.iering this charter null or Of expo:
> ing a stakeholder to any great
loss than The amount Of his stOc
. In testimony whereof the sa,
parties have hereunto signed the
names and have set opposite u
; same the number of shares of stot
f-y,hoorihnd far hy, Thorn in uaiA No,