The herald., 1922-08-31
CHARTER OF NEW ORLEANS prp
Lie SERICE. INC

United States of America State of Lon.
lslana. Parish of Orleans. City of New
orleans. BE it known, that in this 18th
day Of the month Ct August in tho vcar
or our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and twenty-five, and of the Independ.
ence Of the United States of America the
one hundred and forty-seventh. before
mH Stamps Farrar, Notary PnbI,,
duly commissioned. sworn and qualified
| IN and for the Parish of Orleans STATE
! OF Louisiana, aforesaid. and in the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
| named and undersigned personally cana
and appeared the several persons WHOSE
pane are hereunto subscribed who sew
orally declared that. availing Themselves
OF the provisions of the laws of the
state of Louisiana in such cases uade
and prOvided they have covenanted and
agreed and do by these presents covenant
and agree and bind themselves as we'll
as an such persons as may hereafter be-
come associated with them. 70 form n
corporation for the objects and nnrnoses
and under the articles and stipulations
following, tO-wit:
ARTICLE THE name of tbe cor.
Doration shall be New Orleans Public
service Inc. and. under its said cor
porate name 1t shall have power and an
thority to have and enjoy corporate ex
lstence. and succession for the full term
ana period OF ninetv-nine C99) wears
rom rom and after the date hereof; to con-
tract. sue and be sued: to make and
use corporate seal and the same to
break or alter at pleasure: to hold 70
celVe lease, purchase and convey. as we'll
US mortgage hypotherate and pledge
property. real. personal and mixed. cor
pnreal and incOrporeal; to name Ond
appoint such managers. agents. directors
ana ofhcers as its business interests or
convenience NAV require: and to make
ana establish as well as alter and amend
from time to time such bylaws and roy
uiations for the proper conduct. MANAGE
mtnt ana regulation OF the affairs OF
sala corporation as may he necessary
ana proper; and have. possess and enjoy
an rights. mower. privileges, franchises
ana fmmunitfes now or hereafter an
thorized by law. "u
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicfle of tb,,
oc0 CORPORA On shall be the City Of New
tons or other legal process shall bo
served upon the president of this cor
poratiOn or. in his absence upon ono
OF 81 me vice president thereof. or. in the
tary OF this corporation.
ARTICLE III.-The objects and nrr
poses for which this corporation IL es-
and the nature of the business
70 De carried on by it are hereby speci-
neh ana declared to be:
or Iease maintain ann Operate street
railways. tramwayS, interslrban roiI
ways. BUS lines. and other similar local
agencies in and about tba
~. OF New orleans and elsewhere in the
state OF Louisiana and in other stat.s
ma territories of the United States. 70 !
purchase or otherwise acquire. own .nd
'perate the properties owned. controlled
o,, rased ana opaated by New Orleans
nallway x Light Company and Tor lie
1ecelVer and 'or its constituent canine
iles TO carry and TRANSPORT nassengers
relght. mail and express: TO nnrcbaso
an or tease. develop and opeate on or
,,ulacent TO or in the vicinity of its cold
ines OF railway parks and pleasnra
,rounds and their appnrtenandaS 20
ne promotion of travel over its lines %
.Irmay ana as adjuncts thereto: to con.
truct. own. purchase or lease or o,hon |
use acquire. maintain and onerate in tho
,'H'r or Louisiana and in other states ond |
Prrtories OF the United States nIontS
> ,,t, ana systems for generating dIstri
'uumg: supplying and vending eIectric;,,
or light. heat. power and Other nnrnn.a.
construct. purchase own lea so or otbor
use acquire. maintain and operate 90,
, iants, WORKS and pipe lines and distrihu-
~. nSsaen Tor the manufacture, storage.
.riouiing and vending Of gas for LIGHT
~, "a. ana power and other purposes. lin
,uuinP also the production. transnorta
on. storage, vending and distribution of
nsuraI eas) In the CITY of New Orleans
M other states and territories 90 ,h {
hlteh states: to construct purchase own J
! lease. maintain and operate in the CIT
Hew orleans and elsewhere in the Ststa
90 of IN ana other states and terrific {
es or the United States. plants. works 9
no systems for the generation d,stri' I
u.ion ana vending Of steam for heating r
nrnoses and Of cold air or otbas e
, ,o,,u or articles for refrigeration or n
'oing purposes: to exercise tbo TT. +
10 power Of appropriation and eminent
,main In the acquisition of Of pronerty e
NAV be authorized and permitted Nv =
W; 10 consolidate or merge with other Il
''e' Runway interuroan railroad, tram p