The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-04-14
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TnE CENTREvILIE COMPANY.
STATE OFLOU[SIANA.)
PARISH OF ST. MARY. !

Of the BIRD Judicial Dls'rlct Court, ~.
MARY Parish, Louisiana. Ex-Otficio a
Notary Pubic, duly COMMIT ,sloned and
qualified within and for SAID Parish and
State. and in the presence Of the wit
nesses hereinafter named and under
sivned. personally came and appeared
John e. Clansen and Isaac :. Wooster,
residepts of the Parish of st. Mary,
State OF Louisiana, herein appearing
in their capacities as President and
Secretary. respectively. OF "lae Cen-
treville Company, incorporated cor
porafiop duly organized under the laws
of this State, by an Act Of lncorp"ra-
ton, executed before Isaac ). Wooster,
Notary Public, St. Mary Parish. La,
June g. 1914. duly recorded in the Re-
corder's Office of said Parish in the
Record. Of Incorporations. Book No. !.
page ia, et seq entry No. ~, OF Date
July l5,h. 1914;
Who decl;. red that, ut meeting OF
the Stockholders of The CentrevIlle
Company, held At its dom'c'ie IN me
Town of Centrevile. La. on the Sth
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 amt tie charter Of the SAID cor
pO.atiOu, the charter nt the corporation
was amended Nv the vote OF each and
every slOckhOlder present or repre-
sented ut said meeting;
And the said John G.. Clausen and
Isauc S. Wons,er futiher declared that,
IT said meeting they were authorized
and directed to appear before so"e
competent Notary Public, duly com
missioned aud qualified within and for
the Parish Of It. Mary. La, to execute
the proposed notarial act and decIara-
tion uf the amendment Of said charter,
a. required by law. for the purpose IT
affor.ilng authentic evidehce and per-
manent record thereof;
Wherefore, thu said appearers de-
clared. in pursuance If the authority
thus conferred upon them they do here
by declare that. at the said meeting
held March 8ln. 1917, the charter Of
1.-THE Cent,evilie Company" wasamend-
ed ~ "a 10 hereafter read and be US fol-
lows:
ARTICLE l.
Exercise of Corporate Powers.
The name of this corporation shall be
1.-THE CENrREVILLE COMPANY.
NtOkPOkATED', and under its SAID
corporate name it shall have power and
authority to have aud enjoy corporate
existence and succession for the full
term of niuet, mine years fr' IN and AZ
ter tue date hereof: IT, contract, sue and
be sued: to make and use corporate
seal, and the same to alter and break
1t pleasure: to hold, to receive. lease,
purchase Aid convey. as well as mort
gage and hyp"ihecate property, real,
personal and mixed, corporal and IN
oorpurexl; to name ami appoint such
managers. agents, directors and officers
. its business, interest and con-
venieDce NAV require; and to make and
establish, as we'll AS alter and amend.
from time to time such bylaws. rules
and regulations tor the proper govern
ment Of tho If airs of said corporation,
- may be necessary aud proper.
ARTICLE IL.
DOmicie and Citation.
The de,m,eile Of this corporation shall
be in the Town ot Centreville, Parish
Of 1t. Mary. State Of Louisiana, and all
citations or other legal process shall be
erved upon the President Of said cor
Iratiun, or in the event Ut his absence
bon the Vico-Prosident thereof, anu
In the absence of both of said officers,
upon the Secretary of the corporation.
ARTICLE III.
Objects and Purposes.
The objects of this corporation shall
be:
10 foster, develop. promote and ad-
vance the community welfare Of that
portion Of the Parish Of st. Mary
adjacent to aud comprising the Town
of / eutrevil,e, abd embraced within
what il kouwu as the Fourth Police
Jury Ward Of said Parish, along eda-
catiOnul, agricultural and Industrial
lines, to the advantage of said cOin-
munity and 10 the profit Of the corpO-
ration
To carry out these objects the cOrpo-
ration viii have full power and author
ity to- huy and sell real estate. lard ard
ten+n,e,is v 1T th-r high, low. swamp
over. flowed or marsh; 10 purchase, re-
olsim, develop aMd improve lands; ~
loan and borrow money ON lands, rea'
estate and teucmcnts, and to NOR. gage
and h. p,thecate same; and to issue
bends, notes or Other evidences OF IN
dei,tx..nes-: 10 farm and cultivate lands.
either kM itself or for Others. aud to en-
gage IL agricultural pursuits generally:
t. buy ~.,sl sell agricultural products; to
graz lands, and u bu, aud sell ca,lle
6orses, sheep and other animals; t"
own aid operate wsseh"oses, gianalies.
sugar FACE pries aud refiDeri's aud t.
market thc products thereof, and own
ard operate in connection therew ith
O. mmiss ,r,es. aud carry on = genera
mssra".i.s business, both retail and
W0OlraAir: ~ construct, own, operate
and malN, aiu canals. bridges ferries
roads. It'll r.'ads, tull gates, railroads.
tram roads. and I" dispose OF saline a.
IL pleasure: to build andk maintain
lsveex aud canals, and I" construct and
msintsiw drainage aud IT. iRa,ion plants
fur ,,s~lf a..d for hire, and 70 establish
eeryj,u.te~ .,n lands drained or irrigated
-. xan.ar Il sila.h lAlu ~