The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1911-10-12
Charter OF
Ffank|inton Water Works and
Manufacturing Company
State Of Louisiana,
Parish of washington.

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Nineteen hundred and Eleven: before
me, Gordon w. Goodbee, q Notary
Public in and for the Parish Of Wash
ington, State of Louisiana, duly COM
missioned and qualified, and in the
presence Of the subscribing witnesses,
personally came and appeared the
the several persons hereinafter named
and undersigned, who declared that
availing themselves of the laws of the
State Of Louisiana, relative to the
organization OF corporations, they
have formed and by these presents do
form and constitute themselves, as
we'll as such other persons as may
join or become associated with them,
ortheir successors, into . corporation,
for the objects and purposes, and
under the following conditions to-wit:
ARTICLE l..
The name of this corporation shall
be FRANKLINTON WATER
WORKS T. MANUFACTURING
COMPANY, and under that name it
shall have and enjoy succession and
existence for the term of ninety nine
years unless dissolved in accordance
with the law and by the consent of
the stockholders in the manner herein
provided. Under the said name this
corporation shall have the power and
authority to contract. sue and be sued.
TO make and use . corporate seal, and
to alter same at pleasure, to hold. re.
ceive, purchase, ALLEVIATE, pledge,
mortgage and hypothecate under the
said corporate name, property real,
personal and mixed: to name. and
appoint such officers, directors,
agenes, managers or other employees
as the business Of this corporation
may require. and to make and estab-
lish such rules and bylaws for the
management of its affairs as may be
deemed necessary and expedient; and
the said corporation shall hold and
exercise ell such powers privileges
as relate to the objects herein sci
forth. or that may be necessary to
carry on the business for which this
corporation is established, not
prohibited by the laws Of this State.
ARTICLE 2.
The domicile Of this corporation
shall be Franklinton, Washington
Parish, Louisiana, where all citations
papers and other legal processes shall
be served udon the president. or in hi
absence or inability, the .vice-presi
dent, and In the absence Of both o
said officers, the secretary is hereby
designated as the person upon whom
legal processes shall be served.
ARTICLE 3.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is established ont
the nature Of the business to b.
crrried on by it, are declared to be:
To own and operate . Water Worl
system within the corporate limits o
the Town Of Franklinton, Washington
Parish, Louisiana, or elsewhere; t.
own and construct pipe lines, vast
and sewerage pipe; to provide for
water supply and to this end construc
dams, filters and tanks, or to sinI
srtesian wells, to own, lease AM
operate drainage and grading
machinery, TO contract to drain, ditcl
or otherwise improve public or privat'
property, streets, ways, roads ant
alleys, to manufacture and sell ice
and general to do all things necessar.
and incidental to the colduct Of tn
business to be carried on BY this cor
poration.
| ARTICLE 4.
The capital stock of this corpora
ton shall he Three Thousand Dollars
divided into and represented by sixt,
shares OF stock with q par value O
Fifty Dollars per share. Said stool
to be paid for in cash at the time o
subscription, or as 1t is issused and i
shall. not be sold and issused at les'
than it, par value for cash or ex
change for property actually received
o.. purchased by the corporation, o.
tor work actually performed. NJ
transfer Ct stock shall in snywise blnt
this corporation unless made on it
books at it, ONCE. This corporation
| shall be going concern as soon q
ito entire capital stock is subscribed
and twenty five per cent paid in.
s., ARTICLE S.
The corporate powsrso Of this corpor
alton shall be- vested In and exercises
by . board Of seven directars, i've 0
whom shall constitute . quorum, an,