The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-05-17
May 10, 1917.
CHAR TER

OF ELECTRIC SERVICE COMPANY. IN
CORPORATED.
| United States OF America. State Of Lopisi
and Parish Of Orleans, City Of New Or
leans.
| BE it known. that on thi, tenth dav O
| the month OF May, IN the year OF orr Lord
one thousand nine hundred and seventeen
| 'I9i) before me, Charles Theodore S,arkey
a notary public, duly commissioned and anal
| lned, IN and for this city and the Parish q
! Orleans, therein residing. and in the pres
eHcc %: the witnesses hereinafter named anc
undersigned. Personally came and appeared
he several persons whose names are harc
unto subscribed, who severally declared that
awaiting themselves Of the dement's and pro
VISIONS Of the constitution OF the State OF
Louisiana and OF the laws OF said State
fc'3"Fe 10 the organization Of corporations
anu particularly Of the provisions Of Act No
- OF the General Assembly of the State OF
LOUISIANA Tor the year 1914, they have united
70 form. and do, by these presents, form and
organize themselves, a, well as all such other
persons %h' may hereafter Join or become
d'NpC'atcd win them pr their successors, into
stock corporation for the objects and pur.
poses aud under the covenants stipulat!ouS
and agreements following, to-wit:
Article The name and title Of this cor.
poraiion shall be Electric Service COMPANY.
Incorporated. and under and by said name.
unless sooner dissolved III accordance with
law and this charter, 1t shall exist and CON
tnue. and shall have and enjoy corporate
existence and succession for period of
ninety nine On years from and after the
date OF this act. Ii may have hold receive,
borrow, lend, exchange, acquire by grant.
git or purchase, devise or beuucst sell
Alternate, dispose Of, convey, lease, pledge,
pawn, hyto'Aecatc' encumher or mortgage
property OF any kind. whether real, personal
or mixed, corpOreal or incorporeal, movable
or lmmOvable, all subject to such Limitations
as may be prescribed by law. 1t may make.
issue ana endorse bonds or notes and other
evidences OF debt II may accept mortgages
pledges or other forms of security for money
!oaned or other debts. II NAV contract sue
and be sued, plead or be impleaded by its
corporate name in any court Of competent
jurisdiction. II may make, adopt and use
a corporate seal and alter the same at pleas.
ure, It may hold stock in other corporations
ana lis capital stock may be issued for cap
naI stock IN other corporations II NAV
name, appoint and employ such managers,
directors, officers, agents and other employees
as ITS SAID business and convenience may
require, and may fix their compensation, hav-
ing due regard TO the nature, character and
VaIne II their services. Il may make and
establish bylaws, rules and regulations not
inconsistent with this charter or any exist
ing law, hNing or altering the management
81 us property, the regulations and govern
ment Of rs affairs, and the manner Of the
cerihcatlon and registration Of its stock. Il
may wind up and dissolve itself, or be wound
up and dissolved in the manner prescribed
by law. 1t may conduc, business in this
State, other States, the Federal Districts.
ne Territories and Possessions Of the United
states, and any foreign country. Il pcnrr-
ally shall possess all the powers, rights.
privileges and immunit:es which corpora
tons are and may hereafter be authorized
% possess under the Constitution and Law
81 TINS state, and particularly under Act
No. 257 Of the Acts Of the General Assembly
OF the State Of Louisiana for the year 1914;
and II shall have the power 70 iuves, its
board OF directors with all Of its corporate
powers, subject to such restrictions as may
he named in the charter
Article 1.-The domicile OF this corpor-
alton shall be the City of New Orleans. Par
ISL Of Orleans, State Of Louisiana, and all
citations or other legal process shall bel