The herald., 1921-03-03
CHARTER

tinent and convenient to acquiring, manu-,
featuring, vending and dau'erihS natulai
and artificial gas; to establish and eSten1
the same, as may be required TO 1urnisn
and vend natural and artificial gas 10 the
City of New Orleans or any other cry,
town or village, as they now exist OF LAY
be extended, and to the inhabitants lhere-
of and corporations and industries there,
in, for light. heat, power and any ana an
purposes whatsoever; to construct, maIn-
tain and operate one or more mains acIoss
or under the Mississippi River, or across
or upon any bridge across the river, OF
across or under any other water or cnan-
mel, or across and upon any Drluge aCI'se
any water or channel. within the ImlIs OF
Jurisdiction of any city, town or village,
and to land the shore end OF such mains
at any convenient point or points Mltnlh
the city limits or within the 1urlsulctiou
of any city, town or village; 10 acquire
construct. use, maintain and operate re-
ducers, generators, retorts, BURNERS, con,
densers and holders, boilers, engines anu
other machinery, and to do all other innings
that may become necessary, convenient o.
eXpedient TO carry out the purposes anu
objects of this corporation.
I'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, nrm, assocla-
ton or corporation.
(e) To acquire, hold, use, sell, assign
lease, grant licenses in respect or, 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.
81 To guarantee, purchase. hold. sell
assign, transfer, mortgage, pledge or other'
| wise dispose of shares of the capital stocs
of, or any bonds. securities or evidence oil
indebtedness created by any other corpora
ton or corporations organized under th'
laws Of this State or any other stare
| 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 Stat'
I of Louisiana.
(g) To issue bonds. debentures or oh
legations of this corporation from time .
I time, for any of the objects or purpose
of the corporation, and TO secure the sam
by mortgage, pledge, deed of trust, o
otherwise.
OH To have one or more Offices, TO car
ry on all of any Of its operations and bus
ness and without restriction or limit as I
amount to purchaser or otherwise acquire
hold. own, mortgage, sell, convey, o
otherwise dispose of real and persona
property of every class and description i
any of the States, Districts, Territories o
Colonies Of the United States. and in an,
and all foreign countries, subject 10 IN
laws of such State, District, Territory
Colony or country.
III 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 exercis
all the powers conferred by the laws Q
Louisiana upon corporations and TO q
any or all Of the things hereinoefore Sc
forth to the same extent as natural pei
sons might or could do.
ADTyCT L III-Tha capifat stock of thi
corporation is hereby fixed for the SUI
of S10,0OO.00, to be represented by IL
shares of the par value OF SlOO.Uo eacf
said stock to be issued for cash, for prop
erty received, or labor or services re1
dered to the corporation at such times an
under such terms and conditions not In
consistent with the law as the Board Z
Directors may prescribe.
ARTICLE Iv.-The amount to which th
I auth capital stock Of this corporate
(s10, OOO, 000.OO).
II ARTICLE V.-The location of the dom
cile of the corporation shall be in the Cit
of New Orleans, State Of Louisiana.
;, ARTICLE yI.-The period of duratie
of this corporation will be the term
ninety-nine years.
: ARTICLE yH.-All the corporate pow
ers Of the corporation shall be vested
!, a Board of Directors, to consist of thr.
! persons, to be elected annually on Il
: second Tuesday of December of each yea
: the Directors so elected to serve until the
: successors shall be elected and qualihe
. The names and postofice addresses Of Il
u Directors for the first year whe shall ser
: until their successors are elected and qua
fed are as follows: s. l.. Goldman, Hou
e ton, Texas; William A. Trimpe, Housto
Texas; w. Edmond Wren, Houston, TIE
: as.
-. ARTICLE vIII.-The names and Pc:
office addresses of the subscribers to II
e certificate and a statement of the numb
n Of shares of stock which each agrees
take in the corporation are: s. l.: Col
man. Houston, Texas, so shares; Villa
A. Trimpe, Houston, Texas, 30 shares;
z. Lester, Houston, Texas, IL shares.
: i n witness whereof, the said appeare
d and the said witnesses have hereunto
fixed their signatures with me, Notary,
Is this 3rd day of December, 1920. at !
office in the City of Houston, State
te Texas.
IF Original signed.) william A. Triml
of S. L. Goldman, J. E. Lester.
witnesses: N. Minchen, Allen B. Ha
tie MAURICE HIRSCH,
n (Seal) Notary Public
Ny commission expires May 81, 1921