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Welcome to Village Water System Inc.
 Welcome to Village Water System Inc. We are a non-profit cooperative serving rural residential customers in the Princeton and Red Chute area in East Bossier Parish. Our mission is to provide safe, clean water to our area customers. Our offices are located on Hwy 80 in Haughton, Louisiana.
Village Water System, Inc.,(VWS) is a non-profit member owned water utility corporation, it was formed in 1967 with the sole purpose of serving the citizens of the Haughton area with potable water. The water system is independent of the nearby cities and is governed by the by the Public Service Commission. Under the auspice of a seven member elected board and through a perpetual agreement with its members the system is obligated to serve all residences, businesses, and industries within the limits of the system. Currently we serve over 3500 active meters and a population estimated to be over 12,000 members. The system spans along the LA State Hwy 80/I-20 corridor, from the Bossier City Limit on the west to just inside the Webster Parish on the east side and extends up to six miles north and south with I-20 forming the majority of the southern boundary. VWS is served by 18 wells with a distribution system consisting of eight water plants, twelve storage tanks with a storage capacity of over two million gallons of water. Monthly production averages approximately twenty million gallons during cooler months and over thirty million gallons during the summer months
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Articles Of Incorporation
Monday, Sep 14, 2020 8:08am
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
OF STATE
OF LOUISIANA
VILLAGE WATER SYSTEMS, INC. PARISH
OF BOSSIER
BE IT
KNOWN, that on this 12th day of the month of June,
in the year of Our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty-seven.
BEFORE ME,
a Notary Public, in and for this Parish and State, personally came
and appeared the several parties of full age of majority
whose signatures are subscribed, who declared, in the presence of the
undersigned competent witnesses, that Statues (1950) # 12:101-12:155, they do
hereby organize a non-profit corporation as defined in R. S. 12:101 (8) under
and in accordance with these articles of incorporation:
ARTICLE I. NAME
The name of
the Corporation is Village Water
System, Inc.
ARTICLE II. PURPOSES
The nature
of the business of the corporation and the objects and purposes for which, or
for any of which, this corporation is formed are:
To associate its members together for their mutual
benefit and to that end to construct, maintain and operate a private water
system for the supplying of water for domestic, livestock, garden, industrial
and commercial purposes as more fully explained in Article VI, and for the sale
of any surplus water remaining after the needs of its members have been
satisfied, and to engage in any activity related thereto, including but not
limited to the acquisition of water by appropriation, drilling, pumping and/or
purchase, and the purchase, laying, installation, operation, maintenance and
repair of wells, pumping equipment, water mains, pipe lines, valves, meters and
all other equipment necessary to the construction, maintenance and operation of
a water system. To borrow from any source, money, goods, or services
without limitation as to amount of corporate indebtedness or liability; and to
pledge or mortgage any of its property as security therefore, in any manner
permitted by law. To acquire, and to hold, own and exercise all rights of
ownership in, and to sell, transfer or pledge shares of capital stocks or
bonds, or become a member or stockholder of any corporation or association
engaged in any related activities. To buy, lease, hold and exercise all privileges of
ownership in and to all real or personal property as may be necessary or
convenient for the conduct and operation of the business of the corporation or
incidental thereof. To establish reserves and to invest the funds thereof
in stocks, bonds and other property as the board of directors deem
satisfactory. To have and exercise all powers, privileges and rights
conferred on corporations by the laws of the State of Louisiana and all powers
and rights incidental in carrying out the purposes for which this corporation
is formed, except such as are inconsistent with the express provisions of the act
under which this corporation is incorporated. The foregoing shall be constructed both as objects and
powers, and the enumeration thereof shall not be held to limit or restrict in
any manner the general powers conferred on this corporation by the laws of the
State of Louisiana, all of which are expressly claimed. This corporation is a non-profit corporation as defined
in Section 101, sub-section 8 of Title 12 of the Revised Statues
aforesaid. No part of the net earnings
or other assets of this corporation shall inure to the benefit of any private
membership holder or individual; and this corporation shall never carry on
propaganda, or otherwise attempt to influence legislation. ARTICLE III. DURATION The
corporation shall enjoy corporate existence for a period of ninety-nine years
from date hereof. ARTICLE IV. REGISTERED OFFICE The
location and post office address of its registered office is registered office
is: Route 1, Box 225, Princeton, Louisiana. ARTICLE V. REGISTERED AGENTS
John
W. Ward Robert
B. Raines ARTICLE VI. BASIS OF ORGANIZATION
This corporation shall be organized without capital
stock and membership shall be evidenced by certificates of membership. The issuance of certificates of membership to each of
the incorporators listed herein shall be conditioned on the payment of a fee of
TWENTY –FIVE AND NO/100 ($
25.00) DOLLARS and the Corporation shall be authorized to begin
business upon the issuance of ten (10) certificates. Issuance of membership certificates and the fees
charged therefore shall be provided for in the by-laws of this corporation. Each membership holder shall be entitled to one vote
provided, however, where one person owns
more than one certificate of membership, he shall be entitled to only one
vote. There shall be no voting by
proxy. Certificates of membership shall
be issued only when the membership fee has been paid in full. Each certificate of membership shall be fully paid and
non-assessable, provided, however, that the membership may impose upon
themselves a special assessment by a vote of a majority of the certificate
holders eligible to vote. Membership may be transferred only to persons eligible
to become members and only with
the approval of the board of directors and only when the member transferring
the membership is free of indebtedness to the corporation and the subject to
all rights of the corporation to repurchase the memberships in accordance with
the by-laws of the corporation. The corporation shall conduct its business on a
non-profit basis and no dividends shall be paid. All profits arising from the operation of the
corporation shall be applied to the indebtedness of the corporation, provided,
however, that the directors of such corporation may allocate to a reserve fund
such amounts of the annual income as they deem necessary for maintenance,
upkeep, operation and replacements, emergency repairs, and for deficiencies in
income necessary to meet debt service costs. ARTICLE
VII. DIRECTORS A.
The names of the first directors, their post office addresses, and the
terms of office are as follows: NAME AND ADDRESS TERMS Sam H. Raines, Jr. One
(1) Year Alton L. Pilcher One
(1) Year Henry E. Morrow Two
(2) Years Arthur E.Brink Two
(2) Years Elvin Mellinger, Jr. Three
(3) Years Robert B Raines Three
(3) Years John W. Ward, Jr. Three
(3) Years B.
The direction and administration of this corporation shall be vested in
a Board of Directors of seven (7) members. The method of election of directors shall be
as follows: The
expired terms shall be filled by an election at the annual meeting of the
members. All newly elected members of
the Board of Directors shall serve for three (3) year terms from their date of
election.
The qualifications of members of the Board of
Directors, compensation, and powers and duties of Directors, the time, place
and manner of calling, giving notice of and conducting director’s meetings,
shall be provided by the by-laws. Four
(4) members of the Board of Directors who are present shall
constitute a quorum, and a majority of the number of directors present shall be
able to transact business for the corporation. The
Board of Directors shall elect the following officers for the corporation: President Vice President Secretary Treasurer The powers and duties of
the officers shall be set forth in the by-laws. ARTICLE VIII. DUES AND
ASSESSMENTS No member of
this corporation shall ever be held liable or responsible for contracts, debts
or defaults of this corporation in any further sum than the unpaid amount for
water used and services rendered, if any, owing by him or her to the
corporation, nor shall any mere informality and organization have the effect of
rendering these articles of incorporation null or exposing the members to any
liability other than as provided herein. ARTICLE IX. MEETING
OF MEMBERS
At least one meeting shall be held of the members each
calendar year. This meeting shall take
place at the time and place provided in the By-Laws of the Corporation. It shall be the duty of the president and
upon his failure or neglect, then of the secretary or any officer, to mail
notice at least ten (10) days prior to this annual meeting to all members
entitled to be present. Special
meetings of the members may be called at any time by the president or the board
of directors. On the failure or refusal
of either to call a meeting, upon the written request of at least one-third
(1/3) of the members any one of these members shall have authority to call a
meeting, provided that a notice by United States mail shall be given to each
member at least ten (10) days prior to the day named for any meeting called and
this requirement of notice shall apply to either regular or special meetings. Meetings
may be held at any place within the parish in which corporation is domiciled. A quorum shall consist of fifty-one per cent of the
membership. ARTICLE X. BY-LAWS The members shall have the
power to make, amend and repeal by-laws to govern this corporation provided
they are in accordance with and do not conflict with these articles. ARTICLE XI.
INCORPORATION The names and addresses of the
incorporators of this corporation are as follows: John W. Ward, Jr. Elvin Mellinger, Jr. Robert B. Raines Arthur E. Brink Kenneth L. Norris IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands, this the 12th
day of June, 1967. Witnesses: Donald Edwards Fred E. Roberts, Jr. Signed: John W. Ward, Jr. Robert
B. Raines Kenneth L. Norris Elvin
Mellinger, Jr. Arthur E. Brink SWORN
TO AND SUBSCRIBED before me this the 12th day of June,
1967, in the presence of the above signed competent witnesses. Arthur
M. Wallace, Jr. NOTARY
PUBLIC Filed date June 28th
1967 @ 1:17 p.m.
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