St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-04-17
CHARTER.
standard Water Go. Inc"
A OF LOUISIANA,

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
BE TT KNOWN, That on this
sixth day Of the mouth of January
in the year Of our Lord, One Thou
sand Nine Hundred and Fifteen, be-
fore me, w. r. LACOMBE, a No
tary Public, in and for the Parish
Of st. Landry, State OF Louisiana,
duly commissioned, qualified anG
sworn, and in the presence OF the
witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned, personally came ano
appeared the several persons who's
names are hereto subscribed and
being of full age and majority, We
declared:
That awaiting themselves OF the
provisions of the laws Of the State
of Louisiana, relative to Inc orgaIIi-
cation Of corporations, tneJ have
contracted and agreed, and d. 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 poEi-
tic in law for the agreements, Sup
ulations and purposes, as follows,
to-Wit:
ARTICLE l..
The name of the corporation shall
be STANDARD WATER co. INC.
and under this name it shall have
the power Of a corporate existence
and succession for a period OF
N~inety-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 v pledge, or otherwise en-
cumber 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, Of
flcers, agents, and employees as
the interests Of the said corporation
may require.
ARTICLE III.
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 Pfesl-
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-
to be: to purchase or ac-
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
~ and mineral waters and mineral
water wells and springs, to drill for
water and oil, and to sell and dis
pose of the same in any and all
kinds Of ways and shapes, and to-
10 any and all things necessary
same for
shipment and and sale of any
ind every class and description,
n any part of the United States, or
to build, construct, purchase,
acquire, and operate anyl and al
kinds of hotels, restaurants, Saloons,
lighthouses, swimming pools, fish
ponds, sanatarlums, pavllllons, club
houses, dance halls, opera houses,
md any and all other kinds OF
)lace for amusement, to build, con-
struet, purchase acquire and oper-
tie steam and gasoline boats
o build, construct, and OPT
wharyes and docks,
locks, to build, construct and op-
rate ice plants. saw mills, box and
lass factories, carbonizing plants,
build and construct any and all
inds Of buildings, houses, business
locks, and to lease and dispose Of
he same. To acquire and hold
in corporations; to acquire ,
le good will rights and property /,
rhole or any part OF the assets or !
abilities Of any person, firm, as
.ociation or corporation, to pay for ]
lie same in cash or the stock of !
lis Company, bonds, notes, or 9TH {
rwise: to hold, or in any manner to !
Of any part Of the proper i
so purchased, to conduct in any 7
.wful manner the whole or any I
art OF any business 50 acquired, {
ld to exercise all of the powers /
acessary i'll and about the con- /
let and management Of such bus /
ess and to exercise all Of the
powers and privileges or i
vnersl1ip of property to the ex- o
mt as natural persons might or =
'uld do, to enter into and make, :
contracts of any kind, r
any person, firms, associations q
corporation, municipality, body :
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