The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-02-10
CHARTER.

tinent and convenient TO acquiring, manu-
featuring, ven.ing and dahTerlng natural
and artircial gas; to establish and eNtehu
the same as nay be required to furnish
and yend natural and artificial gas to the
City of New Orleans or any other city,
town or village, as they now exist or may
be extended, and TO the Inhabitants tnere-
Of and corporations and industries there,
in. for light, heat, power and any and all
purposes whatsoever; to construct, main
tain and operate one or more mains across
or under the Mississippi River. or across
or upon any bridge across the river, or
across or under any other water or chah-
mel or across and upon any bridge across
any water or channel, within the limits or
jurisdiction of any city, town or Village
and TO land the shore end OF such mains
at any convenient point or points within
the city limits or within the jurisdiction
of any city, town or village; 10 acquire,
construct, use, maintain and operate re-
ducerS, generators, retorts, purifiers, con-
densers and holders, boilers. engines and
other machinery. and to do all other things
that may become necessary, convenient or
eNpedient to carry out the purposes and
objects of this corporation.
Cd To acquire. and pay for in cash,
stock or bonds of this corporation or
otherwise. the good will, rights. assets
and property. and to undertake or assume
the whole or any part OF the Obligations
or liabilities of any person, firm, assocla-
ton or corporation.
lease. grant licenses in respect of, mort
gage, or otherwise dispose of letters patent
of the United States or any foreign cOun-
try. patent rights licenses and privileges,
inventions, improvements and processes,
copyrights, trademarks and trade names.
relating to or useful in connection with
any business of this corporation.
~ To guarantee, purchase, hold, sell,
assign. transfer, mortgage, pledge or other
wise dispose Of shares of the capital stock
af rft las owl nf
Indebtedness created by any other corpora
tion or corporations organized under the
laws Of this State or any other state,
country, nation or government, and while
the, owner thereof. to exercise all the
rights, powers and privileges of ownership,
not inconsistent with the laws of the State
of Louisiana.
(g) To issue bonds. debentures or OBJ
! legations of this corporation from time To
time, for any of the objects or purposes
| of the corporation, and to secure the same
| by mortgage, pledge, deed of trust, OF
| otherwise.
| Oh To have one or more Offices. to car
| ry on all OF any of It's operations and busl
ness and without restriction or limit as tc
| amount to purchaser or otherwise acquire
| hold, own, mortgage, SELL convey, oil
| otherwise dispose of real and persona
property of every class and description IL
any of the States, Districts, Territories OF
| Colonies of the United States. and In any
/ and all foreign countries, subject TO thu
laws Of such State, District, Territory
| Colony or country.
% In general. to do all things that ma!
| become necessary, convenient or expedien
| TO carry out the purposes and objects o
the corporation, and to have and exercis
| all the powers conferred by the laws o
| Louisiana upon corporations and TO a.
any or all of the things hereinbefore Sc
forth to the same extent as natural per
sons might or could do.
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corporation is hereby fixed for the SUI
of S10.O00O0, TO be represented by lo
shares of the par value OF SlOOO each
said stock to be issued for cash. for prop
erty received. or labor or services rem
dered to the corporation at such times an
under such terms and conditions not In
consistent with the law as the Board o
Directors may prescribe.
ARTICLE Iv-The amount to which tn
authorized capital stock Of this corporate
may be increased is ten million dollar
$50. 600. 100000.
II ARTICLE V.-The location of the DOM
. cile Of the corporation shall be in the Cit
| of New Orleans, State Of Louisiana.
:. ARTICLE VI.-The period of duratie
OF this corporation will be the term {
ninety nine years.
ARTICLE yII-All the corporate pow
ers Of the corporation shall be vested
| persons, to be elected annually on tn
second Tuesday Of December OF each yea
: the Directors so elected to serve until the
successors shall be elected and Qualihe'
!, The names and postoffice addresses Of I'll
Directors for the first year who shall serN
: until their successors are elected and quail
! fed are as follows: s. L. Goldman, Hou
e ton, Texas; William A. Trimpe, Houston
Texas; W. Edmond Wren, Houston, TIE,
las.
ARTICLE vIII.-The names and pos
j Office addresses of the subscribers to tn
e certificate and a statement Of the numb
D of shares of stock which each agrees
e take in the corporation are: s. L: Cob
!, man. Houston, Texas, so shares; VILLA
: A. Trimpe, Houston. Texas, 80 shares;
8 Z, Lester, Houston, Texas, II shares.
: In witness whereof the said appears
q and the said witnesses have hereunto q
liked their signatures with me, Notary,
8 this Bird day of December, 1920, at n
= Office In the City Of Houston, State
e Texas.
4 Original signed.) William A. Trimp
4 8. l.. Goldman, J. E. Lester.
witnesses: N. Minchen, Allen b. Ha
e MAURICE HIRSCH,
r (Seal) Notary Public.
e Ny commission expires May 81. 1921.