Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-11-07
CHARTER OF
The Godchaux Realty
Company, Incorporated.

BE 1T KNOWN, That on this tie Sth
day of October, i'll 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 hereuuto sub
scribed, Who declared that. avai,iu,
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 well as
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 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 10 ell JOY succession for the
full term of ninety-nine (99) 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 by it for any 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 in coutravention of law
with any person or persons, firms, as
Soclatlons or corporations, governmental,
municipal or otherwise, in and about the
carrying on and out of all or any of the
purposes of the company; to hold stock
i'll 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 II.
The capital stock of this corporation is
hereby fixed at One Hundred and Forty
Thousand $40, 000.C0) Dollars. divided
into and represented by One Thousand
-Four Hundred Shares, of the par value
of One Hundred (SlO0C0) Dollars each /
fifty per ceutum of which stock shall be
before filing of these articles
Of incorporation for recordation in the /
Mortgage Records of the Recorders of /
fee of Nermilion Parish, La, and which |
fifty per centur shall be actually paid /
before the corporation shall engage in /
business, and the remaining fifty per
centuln shall be subscribed and paid for
within twelve months Of the signing of /
-hese articles of incorporation. The stock .
IF this corporation shall be represented /
~ anu Sildil DC DtnSOlHi /
property. The form of the certificates
shall be determined by the Board Of Di- /
and signed by the President and /
and sealed with the seal of
he corporation. if one is adopted, and
shall be transferable as prescribed by
aw.
The capital stock of the corporation
nay be increased, in the manner here
natter prescribed. to the amount of Five
Hundred Thousand $500, 600 .00) Dollars.
No stock or bond of this corporation
hall be issued except for labor done,
services rendered, or money or property
lctually received.
ARTICLE III.
The doinicile of said corporation shall
Ne at Abbeville. Vernilion Parish. Louis
ana where all meetings of stockholders Z