The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-05
CHARTER

CHARLES ROSEN, Notary Paane.
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OF SOUTH NEW ORLEANS LIGHT AND
TRACTION COMPANY.
United STATE, ~ Amc-lca, State u Lours.-
ana, PARISH II Orleans, C..y u: New o.
be !, known, tina, o. ;hs, 25ri day Of.
March. ~ the year 81 ou- Lord. one thousand
nine hundred and seventeen l9lD and 81
the independence 90; the United States OF
America, The one hundred and tprty-,rs,
before me, Arthur b. Leopold, q notary pub
ilc, duly commits s.1ncd and qualified, IN and
ipr the city u New Orleans, Parish oi Or
leans, therein residing, and in The presence
II the witnesses hereinafter named and un-
designed: Personally came and appeared:
The several persons whose names are here
unto subscribed, who seyeraliy declared that
avalling themselves OF the laws OF the State
OF Louisiana, in such cases made and pro
vIded, they do, by these presents, form
themselves, their successors and assigns, into
corporation under the following stipula-
tions:
Article THE name of this corporation
shall be South New Orleans Light and TraC-
ton Company, by which name said corpora
ton shall have and enjoy corporate exist
ence and succession for the term OF ninety
nine 49, years, from and after the date
hereof, unless sooner dissolved according 10
law; and its domICIle shall be in the City
Of New Orleans. Il shall have power TO
contract, sue and be sued, 10 make and use
corporate seal and the same 10 break and
alter at pleasure; TO hold, receive, lease,
purchase, sell and convey, as well as mort
de. plede and 1ypOtheCate, under its
pOrate name, property, both real, personal
and n Ned; 10 borrow money and lend
money, 10 give and receive securities there
for; 10 name and appoint such manaers, di-
rectors and officers as the interest and
venience OF said corporation may require;
TO make and establish such bylaws, rules
and reulationS as may be necessary and
fava he 4~vNA al \
pleasure.
Article H-Al citations and other legal
process shall be served on the president OF
said corporation. and in case Of his absence
upon the vIce-pres dent, or the secretary
treasurer thereof.
Article III.-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation Is organized and
tablshed. and the nature OF the business to
be carried on by II declared TO be as
follows:
To locate, construct. maintain, own, lease.
operate and manage, railroad or railroads OF
the character known as street, urban, inter
urban. suburban railroads, street railways,
and tramways, with necessary side tracks,
elevators, warehouses, terminals, track
nections, poles, wires, etc, and TO that end,
10 acquire. purchase, lease, hold and own,
street railways, urban, interurban and sub
urban. railways, and tramways, rights OF
ways, privileges, and franchises, etc. for
street railway and tranways. whether urban
rterurhan or suburban, and whether com
ple'ed or uacompleted, IN this State or else
where: 70 construct, maintain and operate
the same and 10 use all and any appliances,
contrIvdnces, motor power, electricity, gasO-
line, gas or any other motive power, the use
of which i or may hereafter eb recognized
and adapted for such railroad or railroads,
street railways or tramways, and which is
necessary and suitable to operate the same
also 70 acquire. construct, own, hire lease
rent and operate and use ferries and vessels
IN connection with, or as auxiliary, or that
may be necessary to said railway and tram
"a NGTP aud he hf,srv
20 construct and establish. purchase lease
own, manage, maintain, and operate cleo
trlCal plants and works for the purpose OF
supplying motive power to said railroads, and
electricity Tor light, power and heat and all
purposes to railways and railroads, and the
general public and to towns and cities and
the inhabitants thereof, and 10 any and all
persons and corporations; TO lease or sell
its lines OF railroad, in whole or in part or
any Of its facilities, rights of way, fran
chlses, privileges, or appurtenances. to other
companies; 70 lease other street railways and
tramways, whether urban, interurbsn or
suburban, IN whole OF in part. either within
Or without the State of Louisiana; to pur-
chase, merge or consolidate with other rail-
way companies or corporations. chartered I'M
der the laws Of the State OF Louisiana, or
any other State; to acquire by lease or
purchase, rights Of way, privileges. and
franchises for electric wires, wires, poles and
electrical plants, complete and incomplete,
and the same TO build. complete. manage,
operate maintain, lease, sell, ALLEVIATE, or
dispose OF.
In fur,herance Of the above objects and
purposes to purchase, acquire, hold, pledge,
hypothecate and dispose OF stocks and bonds
and other evidence Of Indebtedness, OF street
railway and ;ramways, electric light power,
neat and hight companies, Of the character
herelnabove described and in respect OF any
and all Of such stocks and bonds, 20 possess
and exercise all the powers OF individual
holders thereto, including the right 10 vote
thereon, and generally to hold and exercise
. FHfa~os Al l.
relate 20 the business and purposes herein
set forth or that may be hereafter conferred
by law upon this company or companies OF
similar character; and TO do any and all
things necessary and proper to carry out
the business and purposes OF this corpora
ton, as herein stated and set out without
further authorization from the shareholders
Article IN.-The capital stock OF this cor
poratIon Is fixed at three hundred thousand
dollars $4,000 represented by three thou
sand 5000 shares Of one hundred dollars
CSl00O0l each.
Article N.-All corporate powers Of this
corporation shall be vested in a board Of
directors, to be composed Of not less than
three o., and not more than seven "a. per,
sons, each OF whom shall be the holder Of
at least one share OF the capital stock Of
this company, three Of whom represented
either in person or by proxy, shall constitute
a quorum for the ira nSaction Of all business.
ANY director, in his absence from any meet
ing Of the board Of directors. shall have
power to appoint in writing another director
as his proxy, with full power 10 act in his
stead az such meeting. The directors shall
be elected annually by ballot by the holders
Of the stock on the first Monday Of January
Of each year, beginning on the first Monday
Of January, 1918. Such elections shall be
held and conducted az the Office Of the COM
pany, under such regulations as may be
made by the board Of directors.
Notice of such meetings and all other
stockholders meetings, shall be given in a
~ a,l
required, then previous notice Of such meet
ings shall be given in writing, mailed TO
each shareholder at his last known post