The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-01-27
CHARTER OF NEW ORLEANS NAT
URAL 4 ARTIFICIAL Gas
COMPANY.

Texas. personally came ana appeared Oh
this 3rd day of December. 1920, the per
sons whose names are hrrcuHtO affixed,
who, in my presence, and in the presence
Of y. Minchen and Allen L. llHnuuy. COM
petcnt witnesses. residing in TINS county
declared that. ayailing themselves of III"
privileges offered by the laws of ia" state
OF Louisiana. and particularly 10y The
terms of Act NO. 261 Of the General Assem-
/ bIy Of the State of Louisiana Tor the Year
! 1914 they do hereby associate themselves
a> Il corporation under the following a"ti-
/ Giles. to-wit:
! ARTICLE The name OF this corpora.
! tiou is New Orleans Natural " Artihrlol
| Gas Company.
ARTICLE 1.-THE nature Of the husi-
/ ness or objects OF purposes proposed TO he
| transacted. promoted OF carried on are:
taD To produce and purchase and ac-
| quire natural and artificial gas. to pipe.
| convey and transport natural Ea> from the
/ place or places where the same i pro-
! duced, purchased or acquired. TO such
| cities. towns villages or places as may
| afford convenient and satisfactory markets
, for the same: to lay. maintain. operate. re-
! pair and remove such lines of iron and
| steel pipe as may be- necessary or con
! yonicut in piping conveying and trans
| porting natural or artificial gas, 10 lay
! such street mains and cOnduits as may be-
! necessary 10 supply gas 10 consumers: To
! build, construct and operate such pump
| stations compressor stations, tanks, ma
ChiHery. gas meters. buildings and struc-
lures as may be necessary or convenient
in the production, transportation and sup
ply of natural and artificial gas.
)hl To erect. purchase or otherwise ac-
quire. storage tanks and manufacturing
plants for natural and artificial gas, and
| to lay in, on, over through ana under the
| streets. alleys. bridges, highways and
other public ways and the squares, parks
and places Of the City OF New Orleans and
| elsewhere, mains. pipes. cOnduits, para
phernalia, and to purchas" or otherwise
nj fi,.fa foy,Eg atlH IN
ufaCturing plant or plants for artificial
gas and to keep same in working con-
ditiOn, and other appurtenanceS necessary,
pertinent and convenient to vending and
delivering and to vend and deliver nat
ural gas and artificial gas for any and all
purposes whatsoever to said City of New
Orleans or any other city, town or village,
as they now exist or may hereafter exist,
the inhabitants thereof and corporations
and industries therein.
Cc) To acquire manufacture vend and
deliver natural and artificial gas; to erect
: construct, maintain, purchase. acquire,
own, use and operate in, on, over under
and through the streets, alleys, highways,
bridges, public ways, places. squares and
parks of the City of New Orleans. or else
where, mains, pipes. cOnduits. manholes,
reducerS, paraphernalia and all other ad-
juncts and appurtenances necessary, per
tinent and convenient to acquiring, manu-
featuring. vending and AlIGering natural
: and artificial gas; TO establish and extend
and vend 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, aud to the inhabitants there
of and corporations and industries there
in, for light, heat, power and any and all
J purposes whatsoever; to construct, main
tain and operate one or more mains across
or under the Mississippi River, or across
I 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
i jurisdiction of any city, town or village,
and to land the shore end OF such main
= at any convenient point or points within
] Ethe city limits or within the jurisdiction
= of any city. town or village; to acquire,
: construct use, maintain and operate re-
S ducers, generators, retOrts, purifiers. con-
densers and holders, boilers. engines and
other machinery, and to do all other things
E that may become necessary, convenient or
expedient to carry out the purposes and
objects Of this corporation.
r 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, 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
r of the United States or any foreign cOun-
: inventions, improvements and processes,
e copyrights, trademarks and trade names,
relating 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
n laws of this State or any other State,
the owner thereof, to exercise all the
rights, powers and privileges of ownership,
not inconsistent with the laws of the State
! of Louisiana.
e (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, or
4 otherwise.
o (h) To have one or more Offices, to car
ry on all of any of its operations and bust
ness and without restriction or limit as 10
a amount to purchaser or otherwise acquire
. hold, own. mortgage, sell, convey, OF
= | otherwise dispose Of real and personal
9 property of every class and description In
e any of the States, Districts, Territories OF
q Colonies of the United States. and in any
! and all foreign countries, subject to the
y laws of such State, District, Territory
. Colony or country.
y % In general. to do all things that may
:, TO carry out the purposes and objects OF
y the corporation, and to have and exercise
. | all the powers conferred by the laws OF
Louisiana upon corporations and TO dc
| any or all of the things hereinbefore SCI
: forth TO the same extent as natural per
: sons might or could do.
ARTICLE III.-The capital stock of this
a corporation is hereby fixed for the sum
y of S10.000.00. to be represented by ion
|, | 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 and
q under such terms and conditions not in
r consistent with the law as the Board OF
!, Directors may prescribe.
e ARTICLE Iv.-The amount to which tn,
y authorized capital stock of this corporation
II may be increased is ten million dollars
e $4,000, 0O0O0).
n ARTICLE V.-The location Of the domi
y Gle Of the corporation shall be in the CitI
I Of New Orleans, State of Louisiana.
Is ARTICLE VI.-The period Of duration
II OF this corporation will be the term o.
ninety-nine years.
= ARTICLE VII.-All the corporate pow
y ers of the corporation shall be vested II
Re a Board of Directors, to consist of three
% persons. to be elected annually on thu
d second Tuesday of December Of each year
y the Directors so elected to serve until thei
q successors shall be elected and qualified
y The names and postoff1ce addresses OF tn
10 Directors for the first year who shall sery,