St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-04-03
CHARTER.
STANDARD Water Go. Inc
A OF LOUISIANA,

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY,
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
BE II KNOWN, That on this
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 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, WiIo
declared:
That availing themselves of the
provisions of the laws Of Lhe 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, slip
ulations and purposes, as follows,
to-wit:
ARTICLE +.
The name of the corporation shall
be STANDARD WATER co. INC
and under this name 1t 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, u
and be sued in its corporate name,
and to hold, own, receive, purchase,
ALLEVIATE, lease, convey, mortgage,
set over. pledge, or otherwise
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 rs
the interests of the said corporation
may require.
ARTICLE Fl.
The domicle of this corporation
shall be at kROTz SPRINGS. ST.
LANDRY, PARISH, LOUISIANA,
and all citation and other legal pro-
eesses shall be served on the Presi- ]
dent, and ia his absence or inability {
to act, on the Vice President, s
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for
this corporation is organ {
lied, and the nature of the business j
to be carried on by il, is hereby de-
to be: to purchase or ac- ,
Iuire in any lawful manner, and to $
1old, own, mortgage, pledge, trans &
improve, or in any manner dis s
bose of, or to lease any and all o
kinds of real and personal proper
" and mineral waters and mineral n
water wells and springs, to drill for S
water and oil, and to sell and dis d
of the same in any and all d
.inds of ways and shapes, and to t
any and all things necessary &,
0 prepare same for h
hipment and and sale of any d
nd every class and description, e
tie steam and gasoline boatsl VI
build, construct, and OPP OF
wharves and docks, u
ocks, to build, construct and op-fa
rate ice plants, saw mills, box and di
lass factories, carbonizing plants, fo
!, build and construct any and all 81
inds of buildings, houses, business in
locks, and to lease and dispose of i.
he same. To acquire and hold We
ock in corporations; to acquire ri
10 good will rights and property Or
hole or any part OF the assets or ce
abilities of any person, firm, as gil
citation Or corporation, to pay for fe,
same in cash or the stock OF
is Company, bonds. notes, or 9TH eli
wise; to hold, or. in any manner to Pr