The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-01-17
CHI A r. TIE R
The Realty, Abstract & Sales
Company.
UNITED STAEES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,

fARlSH OF ST. MARY.
Be it 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.
Before me, William Prescott Foster,
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
tions, they have formed and organized, and
do, by these presents, form and organize,
themselves, as well as all such other per-
sons who may hereafter join or become
associated with them. or their successors,
into a corporation for the objects and
purposes and under the covenants, stipu-
latiODs and agreements following, to-wit:
ARTICLE l..
The name and title of this corporation
shall be THE BEATTY, ABSTRACT &
SALES COMPANY" and under said
name, unless sooner dissolved according
, to its charter, 1t shall exist and continue
| and shall have and enjoy corporate exis,
| tence for period of ninety mine 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,
| cucumber or mortgage property OF any
kind, whether real, personal or mixed,
corporeal 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
n a forms nf fOr loo n,A
or other debts; it may contract, sue and be
sued, plead and be impleaded, and make,
adopt and use a corporate seal; it may
name, elect, appoint and employ such
managers, directors, officers, agents and
other employees as it's interests and con-
venience 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
and proper, and generally shall possess all
the powers. rights, privileges and immu-
mites which corporations are and may
hereafter be authorized to possess under
the Constitution and laws OF this State.
ARTICLE II.
The dOmicile 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 to be carried
on by this corporation and 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 unimproved; to
buy, sell, build, construct, alter. or inn
prove houses or other buildings or struc-
lures; to manage and develop real 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 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
same, and, in connection with such busi-
ness, to own and operate c0mmissaries and
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 stocks,
bonds, notes or other personal property,
chooses In action or other evidences OF
debt; to purchase. manufacture, acquire.
hold, own, pledge, hypothecate, sell, con-