The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-02-24
ft1E f1E.II2EO. NEW -OKEEANS, LOUISIANA
CHARTER.


tinent and convenient to acquiring, manu-
featuring, vending and delivering 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 may
be extended, and to the inhabitants there
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
expedient to carry out the purposes and
objects of this corporation.
(d) 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,
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
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.
tg) 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
otherwise.
(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 to
amount to purchaser or otherwise acquire,
hold, own, mortgage, sell, convey, or
otherwise dispose of real and personal
property of every class and description in
any of the States. Districts, Territories or
Colonies of the United States and in any
and all foreign countries, subject to the
laws of such State, District, Territory,
Colony or country.
(D In general, to do all things that may
become necessary, convenient or eXpedient
TO carry out the purposes and objects of
the corporation, and to have and exercise
all the powers conferred by the laws OF
Louisiana upon corporations and to do
any or all of the things hereinbefore set
forth to the same extent as natural per-
sons might or could do.
ARTICLE III.-The capital stock of this
corporation is hereby fixed for the sum
of 100000, to be represented by 100
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
under such terms and conditions not in
consistent with the law as the Board of
Directors may prescribe.
ARTICLE IV.-The amount to which the
authorized capital stock of this corporation
may be increased is ten million dollars
$50 900, 100000.
ARTICLE v.-The location of the domi-
cile of the corporation shall be in the City
of New Orleans, State of Louisiana.
ARTICLE VI.-The period of duration
of this corporation will be the term of
ninety nine years.
ARTICLE VII.-All the corporate pow
ers Of the corporation shall be vested in
a Board of Directors, to consist of three
persons, to be elected annually on the
second Tuesday of December of each year,
the Directors so elected to serve until their
successors shall be elected and qualified.
The names and postoffice addresses of the
Directors for the first year who shall serve
until their successors are elected and quail
fed are as follows: s. l.. Goldman, Hous-
ton. Texas; William A. Trimpe, Houston.
Texas; w. Edmond Wren, Houston, Tex
as.
ARTICLE VIII.-The names and post
office addresses of the subscribers to this
certificate and a statement of the number
of shares of stock which each agrees to
take in the corporation are: S. l.. Gohl-
man, Houston, Texas, so shares: William
\. Trimpe, Houston, Texas. 33 shares; J.
f. Lester, Houston, Texas, IL shares.
In witness whereof, the said appearers
and the said witnesses have hereunto af-
fixed their signatures with me, Notary, on
this Bird day of December, 1920, at my
office in the City of Houston, State of
Texas.
Original signed.) William A. Trimpe,
s. l.. Goldman, J. f. Lester.
Witnesses: n. Minchen, Allen B. Han
nay.
MAURICE HIRSCH.
(Seal) Notary Public.
Nv commission exDiraS Nav u 1901