The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-01-24
G A II TER
The Realty, Abstract d Sales
Company.

Company.
UNITED STAGES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST. MARY.
Belt known. that on this the 18th day of
the month of January. in the year OF our
Lord one thousand. nine hundred and
fourteen, and of the Independence OF the
United States Of America the one hundred
and thirty eighth.
Notary Public, duly commissioned and
qualified, within and for the Parish OF st.
Mary, State of Louisiana. and in the press
ence of the witnesses hereinafter named
and undersigned, personally came and APP
peared the several persons whose names
are hereunto subscribed, who severally
declared that, availing themselves of the
benefits and provisions of the laws and
Constitution of the State of Louisiana
relative to the organization of corpora
lions they have formed and organized, and
do, by these presents, form and organize,
themselves, as we'll as all such other per-
sons who NAV hereafter join or become
associated with them. or their successors,
into a corporation for the objects and
purposes and under the covenants, stipu
latiOns and agreeme nts following. tO~wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be THE REALTY, ABSTRACT Il
SALES COMPANY" and under said
name, unless sooner dissolved ACCORDING
to its charter, it shall exist and continue
and shall have and enjoy corporate eXls-
tence for a period OF ninety-nine years
from and after the date of this act. 1t
may have, hold, receive, borrow. loan,
exchange. acquire, purchase, sell, ALLEVIATE,
convey, lease, pledge, pawn. hypothecate
hn- on ,nrfna IA ny,C
kind, whether real, personal or mix ID,
corporea! Or incorporeal, movable or i'm
movable: it may make, issue and endorse
bonds and notes ard other evidences of
debt, it may accept mortgages, pledges or
other forms OF security for money loaned
or other debts; it may contract, sue and be
sued, plead and be implicated, and make,
adopt and use corporate seal; it may
name, elect, appoint and employ such
managers directors, officers, agents and
other employees as its interests and con-
venance may require, and may make and
establish such bylaws. rules and regula
tiOns for the proper management and
control of its affairs as may be necessary
ard proper. and generally shall possess all
the powers. rights, privileges and immu
mites which corporations are and may
hereafter be authorized 10 possess under
the Constitution and laws of this State.
ARTICLE III.
The donliciie of this corporation shall be
at the town of Franklin Parish of st.
Mary. state of Louisiana, and all citations
or other legal process shall be served upon
the President of said corporation; or in
the event of his absence, upon the Vice.
President.
ARTICLE Ill.
The nature of the business 10 be carried
on by this corporation ana the objects and
purposes for which it is organized are
hereby declared TO be, as follows: to do a
general real estate business; to buy, sell,
rent, lease, sub-lease or sub-rent, mort
gage or otherwise cucumber, improve. ex-
change, manage and operate. real proper
ty, whether improved or uuimproved; to
buy, sell, build, construct, alter. or inn
prove houses or other buildings or struc-
lures; to manage and develop resi- proper
ty generally; to enter into contracts for
the survey of land and to survey such
lands and make plats or maps of same; to
enter into contracts to abstract titles. and
to carry on u general abstract business:
to buy, sell. own, accumulate and hold
lumber, brick. stone. lime, piping, hard
ware and other kinds of materials used by
builders Or necessary for the aforesaid
purposes; to buy, sell, own and cucumber
marsh lands and to reclaim same; to buy.
sell, own, rent, lease. sub>lease or sub
rent farms and plantations and to operate
ness, to own and operate commissaries aud
carry on a general retail or wholesale
mercantile business; to loan money on
any kind OF property, real, personal or
mixed, and to take security for same; to
buy and sell, pledge or hypothecate stoc ks
bonds, notes or other personal property,
chooses in action or other evidences of
debt; to purchase. manufacture, acquire,
bold, own, pledge, hypothecate, sell, con-
sign. transfer or invest, trade or deal in
goods, wares and merchandise of every
kind and description; to carry on and
conduct anv business which may be per
mitted by Jaw. and particularly to acquire.
own. operate and conduct any or all busi-
ness that may be necessary OF advisable
for the purpose of making its Investment
more profitable or disposable; to transact
general real estate agency, including the
buying. selling and dealing in real proper
ty, or the collection of rents, or he man
agement of estates for others; and gener-
ally to transact all or any other business
which may be necessary or incidental or
proper to the exercise Of any or all of the
aforesaid purposes of this corporation
= ARTICLE w.
The authorized capital stock of this
corporation is hereby declared to be the
sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ESQ 900. 0W
to be divided into and represented bv one
hundred shares of the par value of One
Hundred Dollars ($l00.00) each, and this
corporation shall commence doing business
when Three Thousand Dollars (S3 900. Oo)
of its stock shall have been subscribed
for. Said capital stock shall be full paid
and worcestershire when issued and shall