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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:

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. To establish reserves and to invest the funds thereof in stocks, bonds and
other property as the board of directors deem satisfactory.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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

1. John W. Ward

2. Robert B. Raines

ARTICLE VI. BASIS OF ORGANIZATION

1. This corporation shall be organized without capital stock and membership
shall be evidenced by certificates of membership.

2. The issuance of certificates of membership to each of the incorporators
listed herein shall be conditioned on the payment of a fee of TWENTY â€“FIVE
AND NO/100 ($ 25.00) DOLLARS and the Corporation shall be authorized to
begin business upon the issuance of ten (10) certificates.

3. Issuance of membership certificates and the fees charged therefore shall be
provided for in the by-laws of this corporation.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

1. 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 directorâ€™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.

2. The Board of Directors shall elect the following officers for the
corporation:

1. President

2. Vice President

3. Secretary

4. 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

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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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