St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-04-03
CHARTER.
standard Water Co Inc
TATE OF LOUISIANA.

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY,
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
BE IT KNOWN, That on this
sixth day Of the mouth Of January,
III the year Of Ii Lord, One Thou
sand Nine Hundred and Fifteen, be-
fore me, w. r. LAC0MBE, a No
tary Public, in and for the Parish
of ST. Landry, State Of louisiana,
duly commissioned, qualified and
sworn, and in the presence OF the
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, WHY
declared:
That availing themselves of the
provisions Of the laws Of The State
of Louisiana, relative to The orgafl-
cation of corporations, tneg have
contracted and agreed, and do by
these presents, contract and agree
to bind and pledge themselves as
we'll as such persons IS may here
after become associated with them
to form and constitute a body poll
tic in law for the agreements, stlp-
ulations and purposes, as follows,
to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
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
GLIDING 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,
aiienate, 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, of
fleers, 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 ia his absence or inability
te act, on the Vice President.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organ
ICED. and the nature Of the business
TO be carried on by it. is hereby de-
clared to be: To purchase or ac-
duire 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 IN any and all
kinds of ways and shapes, and to
do any and all things necessary
to prepare same Tor
shipment and and sale of any
and every class and description,
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, carbonizing plants,
to 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
soeiatien DR. corporation, to pay for
the same III cash or the stock of
this Company, bonds, notes, or oth-
.erwise; to hold, or in any manner To-