St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-04-10

That awaiting themselves of the
provisions of the laws of The State
Of Louisiana, relative to the organi-
cation of corporations, tney have
contracted and agreed, and do by
these presents, contract and agree
to bind and pledge themselves, as
well as such persons as may here
after become associated with them
to form and constitute a body poll
tic in law for the agreements, slip
ulations and purposes, as follows,
to-wit.
ARTICLE l..
The name of the corporation shall
be STANDARD WATER co. ING"
and under this name it shall have
the power of a corporate existence
and succession for a period of
Ninety-nine years, from date
thereof, and shall have and
exercise for the purpose
Of the business to be carried on by
it, all Of the powers conferred by
law on similar corporations, IN
Guiding the power to make and use
a corporate seal, to contract, sue
and be sued in its corporate name,
and to hold, own, receive, purchase,
ALLEVIATE. lease, convey, mortgage,
set over, pledge, or otherwise en-
eumber property, both real and
personal, to issue bonds and notes.
for the purpose of borrowing money
and to secure the same by mort
gage or otherwise, and to name and
appoint managers, directors, or
ficers, agents, and employees as
the interests of the said corporation
may require.
ARTICLE II.
The domicle of this corporation
shall be at KROTZ SPRINGS, ST.
LANDRY, PARISH, LOUISIANA,
and all citation and other legal pro-
cesses shall be served on the Presi-
dent. and in his absence or inability
to act, on the Vice President.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organ
lied. and the nature of the business
To be carried on by it, is hereby de-
clared to be: to purchase or &C
quire in any lawful manner, and TO
hold. own, mortgage, pledge, trans
fer. improve, or in any manner dis
pose of, or to lease any and all
kinds of real and personal proper
ty and mineral waters and mineral
water wells and springs, to drill for
water and oil, and to sell and dis
pose of the same III any and all
kinds of ways and shapes, and to
do any and all things necessary
~ nrenare same for
Shipment and and sale Of any
and every class and description,
in any part Of the United States, or
world: to build, construct, purchase,
acquire, and operate anyl and al
kinds of hotels, restaurants, saloons,
lighthouses, swimming pools, fisn
ponds. sanatariums, pavillions, club
houses, dance halls, opera houses,
and any and all other kinds OF
place for amusement, to build, con-
sstruct, purchase acquire and opef-
ate steam and gasoline boats
to build, construct, and OPP
operate wharyes and docks,
docks. to- build, construct and OPP
crate Ice plants, saw mills. box and
glass factories, earbonizing plants,
Ia build and construct any and all
kinds Of buildings, houses, business
blocks. and to lease and dispose OF
the same. To acquire and hold
stock in corporations; to acquire
the good will rights and property
whole or any part of the assets or
liabilities of any person, firm. as
ISOLATION or corporation, to pay for
the same in cash or the stock OF
this Company, bonds, notes, or 9TH
erwise; to hold, or in any manner TO
dispose of any part of the proper
ty so purchased. to conduct IN any
lawful manner the whole or any
part Of any business so acquired,
and TO exercise all of the powers
necessary in and about the con-
duct and management OF such bus
mess and to exercise all of the
rights, powers and privileges or
ownership of property to the e2-
tent as natural persons might or
could do. to enter into and make,
nerform contracts of any kind,
with any person, firms, associations
or corporation, municipality, body
polite, country territory, State OF
Government, to draw, make, ac-
cept. endorse, discount, execute or
issue promissory notes, drafts, and
bills of exchange warrants. bonds,
debentures, or other negotiable or
transferable evidences of lndeht-
edness whether secured by mort
gage or otherwise, as well as to Sc
cure the same by mortgage or otn-
erwise, to do any and all OF the
things herein set forth to the same
extent as natural persons might
or could, as principals, agents, con-
tractors. trustee or otherwise,