The herald., 1921-02-03
CHARTER.
CHARTER OF NEW ORLEANS NAT
URAL ARTIFICIAL GAS
COMPANY.

The State of Texas, County of Harris.
Before me. Maurice HirSch a Notary PuD-
| lie duly commissioned and quallhed IN
and for the County of Harris, State of
/ Texas. personally came and appeared on
| this Bird day of December. 192O, the per
| sons whose names are hereunto anNeu,
| who. in my presence, and in the presence
of y. Minchen and Allen L. Hannay, COM
petrnt witnesses, residing in this county,
| declared that. availing themselves OF the
| privileges offered by the laws of the state
| of Louisiana. and particularly by the
terms of Act No. 267 of the General Assem-
| bly, of the state of Louisiana for the year
1914. they do hereby associate themselves
| as a corporation under the following artl-
| CleS, tO-wit:
| ARTICLE 1.-The name of this corpora
ton is New Orleans Natural X Artificial
| Gas Company.
ARTICLE 1.-THE nature of the bust
ness or objects or purposes proposed TO be
| transacted promoted or carried on are:
| Ca) To produce and purchase and ac-
Quire natural and artificial gas; to pipe,
| convey and transport natural gas from the
| place or places where the same Is 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 ana
| steel pipe as may be necessary or con
venient in piping. conveying and trans
| porting natural or artificial gas; to lay
| such street mains and cOnduits as may be
!
| build. construct and operate such pump
| stations. compressor stations, tanks, ma
chinery, gas meters. buildings and struc-
! lures as may be necessary or convenient
| in the production, transportation and sup
ply of natural and artificial gas.
| (b) To erect purchase or otherwise ac-
| quire. storage tanks and manufacturing
plants for natural and artificial gas, and
| to lay in, on, over. through and 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 purchase or otherwise
acquire sufficient storage tanks and a man.
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.
(c) To acquire, manufacture, vend and
deliver natural and artificial gas; TO erect,
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
tineEt and convenient to acquiring, manu-
featuring. vending and delreriug natura
and artificial gas; to establish and extend
the same, as may be required to furnish
and vend natural and artificial gas to tn
| City of New Orleans or any other city
town or village, as they now exist or ma.
be extended, and TO the inhabitants there
of and corporations and industries there
| in for light, heat, power and any and al
purposes whatsoever; to construct, main
tain and operate one or more mains acros
or under the Mississippi River, or acrOs
!; or upon any bridge across the river, o
across or under any other water or chan
mel, or across and upon any bridge acros
any water or channel, within the limits o
| Jurisdiction of any city, town or village
and to land the shore end Of such main
at any convenient point or points With
the city limits or within the jurisdiction
of any city. town or village; to acquire
! construct, use. maintain and operate r.
ducers generators, retorts, purifiers, con
densers and holders, boilers, engines an
other machinery, and to do all other thing