The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1911-09-21
Charter OF
Frank|inton Water Works and
Manufacturing Company
State of Louisiana,
Parish of washington.


N this the 23rd day of August, A. D.
Nineteen hundred and Eleven: before
ne, Gordon w. Goodbee, a Notary
Public in and for the Parish Of Wash
ngton, State of Louisiana, duly com.
nissioned and qualified, and in the
presence of the subscribing witnesses,
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
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,
or their successors, into corporation,
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 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 ano
appoint such officers, directors.
agenes, managers or other employees
as the business of this cooperation
may require. and to make and estab
lish such rules and bylaws for thu
management of its affairs as may b
deemed necessary and expedient; AM
the said corporation shall hold ant
exercise all such powers privilege
as relate to the objects herein Sc
forth. or that may be necessary t.
carry on the business for which thi
corporation is established, no
prohibited by the laws OF this State.
ARTICLE 2.
! The domicile of this corporatio
shall be Franklinton. Washingto
Parish, Louisiana, where all citation
papers and other legal processes sha
be served udon the president. or in hi
absence or inability, the vice-pres
dent, and in the absence of both {
said officers, the secretary is hereb
designated as the person upon who
legal processes shall be served.
. ARTICLE 3.
The objects and purposes for whle
: this corporation is established ar
the nature Of the business to
crrried on by It, are declared to be:
: To own and operate Water-Wol
system within the corporate limits
. the Town Of Franklinton, Washingtt
Parish, Louisiana, or elsewhere;
own and construct pipe lines, was
and sewerage pipe; to provide for
+ water supply and to this end constru
dams, filters and tanks, or to sill
artesian wells, to own, lease al
operate drainage and gradil
machinery, to contract to drain, dit
or otherwise improve public or priva
property, streets, ways, roads al
alleys, to manufacture and sell ic
: and general to do all things necessa
n and incidental to the conduct Of t
8 business to he carried on by this CO
. poraton.
!, ARTICLE 4.
: The capital stock ofthis corpor
0 ton shall lie Three Thousand Dollar
Q divided into and represented by six
Q shares OF stock with par value
Fifty Dollars per share. Said sto
to be paid for in cash at the time
]. subscription, or as it is issused and
q shall not be sold and issused at lie
than its par value for cash or c
2 change for property actually receiy
% or purchased by the corporation,
for work actually performed.
81 transfer CT stock shall in anywise bl
;. this corporation unless made on !
books at its office. This corporate
shall be . going concern as soon
its entire capital stock is subscrih
and twenty five per cent paid in.
ARTICLE S.
r. The corporate powers of this corp'
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