The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1901-01-12
RI r
OF THE
ABBEyILLE CANAL COMPANY.
United States of America-State o.

United States of America-State OF
Louisiana,-Parish of Vermilion.
Be it known that on this 10Th eot
December in the year of our Lord One
Thousand Nine Hundred, and OF the
independence of the United States OF
America. the One Hundred and twenty
fifth. before me Geo. w. Summers a
Notary Public duly commissioned and
qualified, in and for the parish OF YER
million, State of Louisiana, and IN me
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared the several persons
whose names are hereunto subscribed,
who s~everally declared that aValllng
themselves of the provisions otthe laws
Of this state, relative to the organlza-
ton of corporations they have contract
ed and agreed, and do by these pres
ents, contract and agree and bind ana
obligate themselves, as we'll as all other
persons as may become associated with
them, to form themselves into and con-
stitute a corporation and body corpo-
rate in law, for the objects and pur
poses and under the conditions, stipula-
tionS and Articles following, to-Wlt:
ARTICLE FIRST.
The name and title of said corpora
ton shall be the 4bbeville Canal Com
pany and under its said cooperate name,
it shall have power and authority TO
exist and enjoy succession for the full
term and period Of ninety nine years
from and after date hereof; to contract,
sue and be sued; to make and use a cor
porate seal and the same to break and
alter at pleasure; to purchase, receive,
lease, hold and convey las we'll as mort
gage and hypothecate under its corpo-
rate name, property, both real and per-
sonal; to name and appoint such man
ayers and directors. officers and agents
as the interest and convenience of said
corporation may require; and to make
and establish as we'll as alter and amend
at pleasure. such by laws, rules and
regulations for the proper management
and regulationso the affairs Of said
corporation as may be necessary and
proper.
ARTICLE SECOND.
The domicile of said corporation
snail oo III tLo Town VI aoseN i'e' 9v"oe
81 LeuiSldiia' anu al oit"'iouo u "'iiot
regal process snail pe se'feu upon Vno
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case OF us apselce' Oh tne sio7
Ffesloel't; Of y! ctse u ~, aussLso'
r tTuTpIs
rho oho.t nd n,rno,as t,r which
this nr yNr - asIaGi,sbe,i and The
rn arn~a - tbe hnsjn.ss ~ s s,rried o1.
ar "a de,la III mi tnecifad ~ h..
"ig - ~ san ~ MI rr.,ts.n ID ve,on
nrr,ra hy.ii8 T,n,n ia 80 ard cgl-
tivata Ionds.ta rem "a taaqnfs and to
~ barlnesson IA hatlA pnrea.4se. lease
and nnarate yica mills and warehouses.
- n,,a.l, III const4d,f own laaso md
anarata canaIs IN thn sfata If Lonisiana-
~ ha nseS far ~irrigatin,r lands. ar for
tr,nSnnrt.tinn nf n~rofncts and NOR
ehan1ise or for bofh. 70 furnish w,,ter
for irri,ating ,,prnosrs aud IA CHARGE
and roilecf fnIla therefor in money or
crons ~ otharvise. +, bny. selI store.
shin forward and handle ire and other
sgricnltura nrodncfs. and 10 aro1ire
canals and canal prouerty or interest
therein whether represenfed Nv stock
mr. otherwise. md 70 do any and an
snch acts and thinrs rs may or shall lie
necessary and nroner to carry out said
objects and nurnoses.
ARTICLE FOURTH.
The canital stock Of this ~earnoration
shall he Ava hundred thonsand tS5Go :
O0D dollars. bnr rhe CORPORATION shall
he nntitled 70 orranize and her:Y bpsi-
ness when forty Ave Thousand dollars