The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-04-21
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The CENTREVILLE COMPANY.
STATE OFLOUISIANA, .
pARIAH OF ST. MARY.

Mary Parish, Louisiana, Ex-Oficio a
Notary Public, duly commissioned and
qualified within and for said Parish and
State, and 10 the presence of the wit
pesses hereinafter named and under
signed, personally came and appeared
John e. Clausen and Isaac :. Wooster.
residcpts OF the Parish of st. Mary,
State of Louisiana, herein appearing
in their capacities as President and
Secretary, respectively. of 1.-The Gem
treville Company, Incorporated'. cor
poratiOn duly organized under the laws
OF this Stste, by an Act Of 1ncorpora-
ton. executed before Isaac :. Wooster,
Notary Public, St. Mary Parish, La,
June %. 1914, duly recorded in the Re-
corder's Office Of said Parish in the
Record. of Interpretations, Book No. !,
page ia. ct seq, entry No. 81, Of date
July 18th, 1914;
Who declAJ1d that, at meeting of
the stockholders Of The Centreville
Company, held at it's domicile 10 the
Town Of Centreville. La. on the 9Th
DAY Of March. 1917, for the purpose Of
considering the amendment Of the
charter If the corporation, held after
due compliance with all the provisions
Of law and the charter Of the said cor
pOIx,iOn. the charter of the corporation
wss amended by the vote If each and
every s,ockhulder present or repre-
scented vt said meeting;
And the said John C. Clausen and
Isaac s. Wooster further declared that,
ct said meeting they were authorized
and directed to appear before some
competen Mt Notary Public, duly COM
m.ssiOned and qualified within and for
the Parish of ~. Mary La. :, 10 execute
the proposed potmrial act and declara-
ton uf the amendment Of said charter,
- required by law. for the purpose Of
a6ordiug authentic evidence and per-
mnnsRt record thereof;
Wherefore, the said appearers de-
elared, in pursuance of the authority
thus conferred upon them they do here
by declare that, nj the said meeting
held March 9Th, 1917, the charter of
1.-THE CentreviIie Company" was anend-
ed 90 q to hereafter read and be as fol-
lows:
ARTICLE I.
Exercise OF Corporate Powers.
Th~ name of this corporation shall be
1.-THE CENTREVILLE COMPANY.
lNLORPOkATED". and under its said
corporate name it shall have power and
author,ty to have aud enjoy corporate
existence and succession for the full
term of ninety mine years fr' in and af.
TOR the date hereof; to contract. sue and
Be sued; to make and nse corporate
seal. and the same to alter and break
n pleasure: to he'd, TO receiv-. lease,
purchass and convey. ~ well rs mort
3sge snd hyp"lhecate property. real,
personal and mixed, corporal and ~
o0rpOresl; to name and appoint such
managers, agents, directors and officers
- its business, interest and CON
venience may req uire; and to make and
establish, - well as alter and amend.
from time to time such by flaws. rules
and regulatioua Tor the proper govern
nsnt u the affairs Of said corporation.
% may be necrssxry and proper.
ARTICLE IL.
Domici.e and Citation.
The dnm.cit of this corporation shall
be Ia the Town OF Centreville, Parish
Of g. Mary. State of Louisiana, and al
citations or other legal process shall be
served upon the President of said COR
sntion, or in the event of his absence
IA the Vlce. President thereof, anu
he absence of both Of said officers,
bon The Secretary of the corporation.
ARTICLE iii.
Objects and Purposes.
Tho objssls of this corporation shall
be-:
To foster, develop. promote and ad-
vance the community welfare OF that
portion Of the Parish of St. Mary.
adiscent to aud comprising the Town
OF entrevilIe, aud embraced within
what 10 known as the Fourth Police
Jury Ward Of said Parish, along edu-
ossional, agricultural aud industria
lines, to the advantage of said CON-
Tnuwity and to the profit Of the corpo-
ration.
10 csrry out these objects the corpo-
ration will have full p"wer and author
ity to buy and sell real estate. land aud
s1osgnsuas. whether high. low. swamp.
Osuss&oRed Asf narsh; to purchase, re-
slaim, dev0oop md improve lands; t.
loan and bsrrow o0Ney on lands, rea
oetete and tenesnents, and to mortgage
cd hyp0thecate saane; aisd to Issue
honda, notes or other evislences of in.
ueO.: dneos; 70 farm and cultivate lsnos,
eashes ~ i.self or for others. and to en-
guee b, agricultural pursuiis generally:
a0o my Mid ell agricultural products; t.
Rrk1e laetlS, and 70 buy and sell cattle,
6Ursea, sheep end other animals; t.
- b aud Operate warehouses, Rranaries.
4 enRar - tnriee aud rfhnertes and +
{ ;napket the pr0Aucfs these0f, and owl
sopd syp<rs,s io cennectiOn therewiti
- mmiss.eies, md carry on = genera
neseaassiie 0usjness, both retail aDO
II AVe&nlet - oUostFaot, Osn, operate
Il 7nus npnths A1n cnnAae, bridGes ferries.