St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-03-13
CHARTER.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA.

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\ STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY,
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
BE II KNOWN, That on thi.
sixth day of the month 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 ant
sworn, and in the presence of tht
witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned, personally came and
appeared the several persons who's
names are hereto subscribed and
being Of full age and majority, WiIt
declared:
That ayaiIing themselves Of the
provisions Of the laws OF The State
of Louisiana, relative TO the organi-
cation of corporations, they 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 poll
tic in law for the agreements, stip-
ulations and purposes, as follows,
to-wit:
ARTICLE /.
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
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 III its corporate name,
and to hold, own, receive, purchase,
ALLEVIATE, lease, convey, mortgage,
set over, 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 II.
The domiele of this corporation
shall be at kROTz SPRINGS, ST.
LANDRY, PARISH, LOUISIANA,
and all citation and other legal prof.
eesses shall be served on the Presi-I
dent, and in his absence or inability
to act, on the Vice President.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes forI
which this corporation IS organ
lied, and the nature Of the business
to be carried on by it, is hereby de-
cIared to be: to purchase or ac-l
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-l
ty and mineral waters and mineral
water wells and springs, to drill for
and oil, and to sell and dist
pose of the same in any and all
Of ways and shapes, and to-
do any and all things necessary
TO prepare same for
shipment and and sale of any
and every class and description,
IN any part of the United States, or
to build. construct, purchase,
acquire, and operate anyl and al
kinds of hotels, restaurants. saloons,
1ath-h0uses, swimming pools, fish
~sanatariums, payitilons, club
houses, dance halls, opera houses,
md any and all other kinds OIL
3lace for amusement, to build, con-
'struct, purchase acquire and oper-
tie steam and gasoline boats
o build, construct, and OPT
operate wharyes and docks,
locks, to build, construct and op-
rate ice plants, saw mills, box and
slass factories, eafbonizing plants,
build and construct any and all
of buildings, houses, business
and to lease and dispose of
he same. 70 acquire and hold
took i'll corporations: to acquire
he good will rights and property
whole or any part OF the assets or
liabilities OF any person, firm, as
ociation or corporation, to pay for
he same in cash or the stock Of
his Company, bonds, notes, or 9TH
rwise; to hold, or in any manner 10
Of any part Of the proper
y SO purchased, to conduct IN any
awful manner the whole or any
art of any business SO acquired, j:
nd to exercise all of the powers
ecessary in and about the con-
uet and management of such bus [
less and to exercise all of the
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