The herald., 1921-02-17
CHARTER

tinent and convenient to acquiring, manu-.
featuring, vensing and alNering natural
and artificial gas; to establish and extend
the same, as may be required to furnish
and vend natural and artificial gas to the
City of New Orleans or any other city,
town or village, as they now exist or nay
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 chan
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; to 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
OBJ ects Of this corporation.
Id 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, associa-
ton or corporation.
(e) To acquire. hold, use, sell, assign,
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,
relatin: to or useful in connection with
any business of this corporation.
81 To guarantee. purchase hold, sell,
assign. transfer, mortgage, pledge or other
wise dispose of shares of the capital stock
of. or any bonds. securities or evidence of
Indebtedness created by any other corpora
ton 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 "a
time, for any of the objects or purposes
| of the corporation, and to secure the same
by mortgage, pledge, deed of trust, oil
otherwise.
| Oh To have one or more Offices, to car
nv on all of any of its operations and bust
| 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 oil
| 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 eXpedlen
to carry out the purposes and objects o
| the corporation, and to have and eNercis
| all the powers conferred by the laws o
4 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.
ARTICLE III.-The capital stock of thi
| corporation is hereby fixed for the sun
of 100000, to he represented by 10
| shares of the par value of $4,000 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
auth 9rized capital stock of this corporatio
may be increased is ten million dollar
| $50 OOO, 0OO.O0)
Il ARTICLE V.-The location Of the domi
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 Q
ninety nine years.
| ARTICLE vII.-All the corporate pow
ers of the corporation shall be vested 1
a Board of Directors, to consist of thre
| persons, to be elected annually on IN
second Tuesday of December of each yea
the Directors so elected to serve until thei
successors shall be elected and qualified
The names and postoffice addresses of tn
Directors for the first year who shall sery
until their successors are elected and quail
fled are as follows: s. l.. Goldman, Hous
ton. Texas; William A. Trimpe, Houston
Texas; w. Edmond Wren, Houston, TIE,
as.
, | ARTICLE VIII.-The names and pos
Office addresses of the subscribers to TIL
certificate and a statement of the numbt
of shares of stock which each agrees
take in the corporation are: S. l.. Cob
man. Houston, Texas, so shares; Willial
: A. Trimpe. Houston, Texas, 33 shares; .
} Z. Lester, Houston, Texas, II shares.
, In witness whereof, the said appearel
and the said witnesses have hereuntO a
fixed their signatures with me. Notary, Q
this 3rd day of December, 1920. at m
Office in the City of Houston, State
: Texas.
I Original signed.) William A. Trimp
S. l.. Goldman, J. Z. Lester.
, Witnesses: N. Minchen, Allen B. Hal
l nay.
e MAURICE HIRSCH.
(Seal) Notary Public.
Nv commission expires Nav 81. 1921,