Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-24
CHARTER OF
The Godchaux Realty
Company, Incorporated.

BE IT KNOWN, That on this the 5th
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, i'll 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, awaiting
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 year 1914, they have
covenanted and agreed. and do, bv
these presents, covenant and agree, and
bind and obligate themselves, as we'll is
all such persons as shall hereafter be
come associated with them, to form
themselves into and constitute a body
polite i'll law, for the objects and pur-
poses, and under the conditions and
stipulations of the articles following,
to-wit:
ARTICLE !.
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 at
pleasure; to purchase, receive, own
lease, hold, sell, exchange, convey. de-
wise and bequest, property, both real
and personal; to issue bonds or other
obligations i'll payment for property pur-
chased or acquired bv it for anv other
object in or about its business: to 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 and
enter into agreements and cooperative
relations not i'll coutravention of law
with any person or persons. firms. as
sociations or corporations, governmental,
municipal or otherwise, in and about the
carrying OH and out of all or any of the
purposes OF the company; to hold stock
IN other corporations; to acquire, hold
and reissue shares of its capital stock;
TO name and appoint such managers and
directors, officers. agents and overseers,
and to make, establish and adopt, as
well as alter and amend at pleasure such
bylaws, rules and regulations as may
be necessary for the proper management
of the affairs of the corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation is
hereby fixed at One Hundred and Forty
Thousand Gao, 900. 00) Dollars, divided
into and represented by One Thousand
Four Hundred Shares. of the par value
of One Hundred (Sl00. 00) Dollars each,
fifty per centum of which stock shall be
subscribed before filing of these articles
of incorporation for recordation in the
Mortgage Records of the Recorders Of
flee of Vermilion Parish, La, and which
fifty per centum shall be actually paid
before the corporation shall engage in
business, and the remaining fifty per
centum shall be subscribed and paid for
within twelve months OF the signing of
these articles of incorporation. The stock
of this corporation shall be represented
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property. The form of the certificates
shall be determined by the Board of Di-
rectors, and signed by the President and
Secretary, and sealed with the seal of
the corporation. if one is adopted, and
shall be transferable as prescribed by
law.
The capital stock of the corporation
may be increased, in the manner here
matter prescribed. to the amount of Five
Hundred Thousand $500, 900. COY Dollars
No stock or bond Of this corporation
shall be issued except for labor done,
services rendered, or money or property
actually received.
ARTICLE III.
The domicile of said corporation shall
be at Abbeville, Vermilion Parish. Louis
lana where all meetings of stockholders