Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-31
CHARTER OF
The Godchaux Realty
Company, Incorporated.

BE IT KNOWN, That on this the Sth
day of October, in the year of Our Lord,
One Thousand Nine Hundred and Four
teen:
Before ME, Felix Joseph Samson, a
Notary Public, duly commissioned and
qualified, III and for the aforesaid Parish
and State, and in the presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed:
Personally appeared the several per-
sons. whose names are hereunto sub
scribed. who declared that, availing
themselves OF the provisions of the laws
of the State OF Louisiana, relative to the
organization of corporations, especially
Act No. 267 of the General Assembly of
louisiana for the wear 1914, thev have
covenanted and agreed, and do, bv
these presents. covenant and agree, and
bind and obligate themselves. as well as
all such persons as shall hereafter be-
come associated with them, to form
themselves into and constitute body
polite in law, for the objects and pur-
poses, and under the conditions and
stipulations of the articles following
tO-Wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name of said corporation shall be
THE GODCHAUX REALTY COM
| PANY, INCORPORATED, and under
| its corporate name shall have the power
and authority to enjoy succession for the
full term of ninety-nine 1897 years from
and after the date hereof, unless sooner
dissolved according to law and the pro-
visions of these articles; to sue and be
sued; to make and use a corporate seal
and the same to break and alter al
pleasure; TO purchase, receive, own
lease, hold, sell, exchange. convey, de
wise and bequest, property, both rea
and PERSONAL to issue bonds or otheI
obligations in payment for property pur
chased or acquired by it for any othei
object in or about its business; 10 mort
gage or pledge any property and stocks
bonds or other obligations, to secure
any bonds or contracts or other obliga
tons; to join or consolidate with ant
enter into agreements and co-operativ'
relations not i'll coutravention OF Law
with any person or persons. firms, as
sociations or corporations, governmental
municipal or otherwise, i'll and about tn
CARRYING OH and out of all or any OF tn
purposes of the company; TO hold stool
in other corporations; to acquire. hol'
and reissue shares of its capital stock
to name and appoint such managers an
directors, officers. agents and overseers
and to make, establish and adopt, a
well as alter and amend at pleasure, sue
bylaws, rules and regulations as ma
be necessary for the proper management
of the affairs of the corporation.
ARTICLE II.
The capital stock of this corporation
hereby fixed at One Hundred and Fort
Thousand GAO. 900 00) Dollars. divide
into and represented by One Thousan
: Four Hundred Shares. of the par valu
=, of One Hundred $500. 00) Dollars eacl
= fifty per centum of which stock shall b
. subscribed before filing of these article
: of incorporation for recordation i'll til
r Mortgage Records of the Recorders o
= fee of Nermilion Parish. La, and whic
/ fifty per centum shall be actually pal
e before the corporation shall engage
f business, and the remaining fifty pc
h centum shall be subscribed and paid fC
within twelve months of the signing {
these articles of incorporation. The stoc
of this corporation shall be representa-
by certificates, and shall be persons
property. The form of the certificate
" shall be determined by the Board of ID
!. rectors, and signed by the President al
= Secretary, and sealed with the seal
" the corporation. if one is adopted, ar
shall be transferable as prescribed
" law.
The capital stock of the corporate
& NAV be increased, in the manner her
y matter Drescribed TO the amount OF FL
. Hundred Thousand $500, 900. 00) Dollar
No stock or bond of this corporate
shall be issued except for labor don
: services rendered, or money or proper
actually received.
ARTICLE III.
The domicile of said corporation slii
A. be at Abbeville. Vermilion Parish. LOU
lana where all meetings Of stockholde