Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-11-14
CHARTER OF
The Godchaux Realty
Company, Incorporated.

BE 1T 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,
Notary Public. duly commissioned and
qualified, in 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 year 1914. they have
covenanted and agreed, and do, by
these presents, covenant and agree, and
bind and obligate themselves. as we'll 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 mine 1897 years from
and after the date hereof, unless sooner
dissolved according to law and the pro
visions of these articles; to sue and bt
sued; to make and use corporate seal
and the same to break and alter a
pleasure; to purchase, receive. own
[ lease, hold, sell. exchange, convey, de
wise and bequest, property, both rea
! and personal; to issue bonds or othe
D obligations in payment for property pur
chased or acquired bv it for any othe
; object in or about its business; to mort
gage or pledge any property and stocks
bonds or other obligations, to secur'
q. any bonds or contracts or other obliga
tons: to Join or consolidate with AM
= enter into agreements and cooperative
relations not in coutraventiOn OF Law
r with any person or persons. firms. as
n sociations or corporations, governmental
4 municipal or otherwise, in and about tn
q carving on and out of all or any OF tn
v purposes of the company; to hold stocl
e in other corporations; to acquire, hol
2 and reissue shares of its capital stock
v to name and appoint such managers an
/. directors, officers, agents and overseers
and to make, establish and adopt, a
: we'll 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. OO) Dollars, divide
= into and represented by One Thousan
-Four Hundred Shares. of the par valu
of One Hundred (Sl0O.O0) Dollars eacf
I'd fifty per centum of which stock shall
subscribed before filing of these article
of incorporation for recordation i'll til
= Mortgage Records of the Recorders o
fee of Vermilion Parish, La, and whic
~ 6fty per centum shall be actually pal
s before the corporation shall engage
b business, and the remaining fifty p'
% centum shall be subscribed and paid Il
p within twelve months of the signing
these articles of incorporation. The stoC
of this corporation shall be representa-
by certificates, and shall be penson
property. The form of the certificate
shall be determined by the Board Of d
rectors, and signed by the President ar
Secretary, and sealed with the seal
q 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
~ natter prescribed. to the amount of Fl
III Hundred Thousand $500 900. 0o) Dollar
M 10 stock or bond Of this corporate
IN ell be issued except for labor don
tt .vices rendered. or money or proper
Il ilctlallg received
tl ARTICLE III.
7 de domicile Of Sid corporation sh'
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