The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1911-09-14
Charter OF
FrankIinton Water Works and
Manufacturing Company

Parish OF Washington.
Be it known and remembered, that
on this the 23rd day of August, A. D..
Nineteen hundred and Eleven: before
me, Gordon W. Goodbee. a 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 acorporation,
for the objects and purposes, and
under the following conditions to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.
The name of this corporation shall
be FRANKLINTON WATER
WORKS & 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 a 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
of its affairs as may be
deemed necessary and expedient; and
the said corporation shall hold and
exercise all such powers privileges
as relate to the objects herein set
'orth. or that may be necessary to
larry on the business for which this
corporation is established, not
by the laws of this State.
ARTICLE 2.
The domicile of this corporation
hall be Franklinton. Washington
'arish, Louisiana, where all citations
'apers and other legal processes shall
y served udon the president, or in-his
'bsence or inability, the -ice-presi-
ent, and in this absence of both OF
aid officers,,the secretary is hereby
esighated as the person upon whom
'gal processes shall be served.
ARTICLE 3.
The objects and purposes for which
his corporation is established and
be nature of the business to be |
rrried on by it, are declared to be:
To own and operate a Water w ork |
ystem within the corporate limits Of
le Town of Fcanklinton, Washington |
arish, Louisiana, or elsewhere; to
wn and construct pipe lines, waste
nd sewerage pipe; to provide for q
alter supply and to this end construct
ans, filters and tanks, or to sink
rtesian wells, to own, lease and
perate drainage and grading
Iachinery. to contract to drain, ditch
otherwise improve public or private
roperty. streets, ways, roads and
lleys, 20 manufacture and sell ice,
nd general to do all things necessary
I'D incidental to the conduct Of the
1siness to he carried on by this COR
)ratiOn.
ARTICLE 4.
The Capital stock of this corpora
On shs. IL be Three Thousand Dollars,
vide'l into and represented by sixty
ares OF stock with par value OF
tty Dollars per share. Said stock
re paid for in cash at the time OF /,
'o'criDtion, or as it is issused and it
lall not be sold and issused at less
ian its par value for cash or ex-
range for property actually received
purchased by the corporation, or 9
r work actually performed. No
ansfer ct stock shall in anywise bind
is corporation unless made on its
,oks at its Office. This corporation
all be . going concern as soon as
; entire capital stock Is subscribed
ID twenty five per cent paid in.
ARTICLE S.
Tho oornoro tn nouor. ~ AT. o.>rno.