The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1911-10-05
Charter OF
Frank|j1ton 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, 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
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 l.
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 and
appoint such officers, directors,
agenes, managers or other employees
as the business of this corporation
may require. and to make and estab-
fish 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 all such powers privileges
as relate to the objects herein set
forth. or that may be necessary to
carry on the business for which this
corporation is established, moi
prohibited by the laws Of this State.
ARTICLE 2.
The domicile of this corporation
shall be Franklinton. Washington
Parish, Louisiana, where all citations
papers aud other legal processes shall
be served udon the president, or in his
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 ant
the nature of the business to b'
crrried on by it, are declared to be:
To own and operate q Water Worl
system within the corporate limits o
the Town OF Franklinton, Washington
Parish, Louisiana, or elsewhere; tt
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 sinl
artesian wells, to own, lease ant
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 conduct Of tn
business to he carried on by this cor
poration.
| ARTICLE 4.
The capital stock of this corpora
tion shall he Three Thousand Dollars
divided into and represented by sixt.
shares of stock with q par value Q
Fifty Dollars per share. Said stool
to be paid for in cash at the time Q
/ subscription, or as it is issused and i
shall not be sold and issused at les
than its par value for cash or ex
change for property actually received
or purchased by the corporation, o
for work actually performed. N
transfer ct stock shall in anywise BIN
this corporation unless made on it
books at its Office. This corporation
shall be going concern as soon a
its entire capital stock is subscribe
and twenty five per cent paidin
ARTICLE S.
The corporate powers Of this corpor