The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-03-31
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THE CEKTREVlLLE COMPANY.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, !
PARISH OF ST. MARY. {

Mary Parish, Louisiana. Ex-Otficio Il
Notary Public, duly commissioned and
qualified within and for said Parish and
State, and in the presence of the wit
pesses hereinafter named and under
signed, personally came and appeared
John G. Clausen and Isaac $. Wooster,
residepts 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 State, by an Act Of Incorpora-
tiou. 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
Records of Interpretations, Book No. |.
page ia, ct seq, entry No. 81, Of date
July 18th, 1914;
the stockholders Of The Centrevil!e
Company, held at its domicile 10 the
Town Of CentrcvilIe. La. on the 9Th
day of March, 1917, for the purpose Of
considering the amendment Of the
charter of the corporation, held after
due compliance with all the provisions
of law and the charter Of the said cor
poratjen, the charter of the corporation
was amended by the vote Of each and
every stakeholder present or repre-
scented at said meeting;
And the said John c.. Clausen and
Isaac S. Wooster further declared that,
at said meeting they were authorized
and directed to appear before some
competent Notary Public, duly COM
missioned and qualified within and for
the Parish Of St. Mary, La. TO execute
the proposed Dntarial act and decIara-
ton of the amendment Of said charter.
a. required by law. for the purpose of
aaording authentic evidence and per-
manent record thereof;
Wherefore, thu said appearers d.
clared. in pursuance Of the aul hority
thus conferred upon them they do here
by declare that, ut the said meeting
held March 9Th, 1917, the charter Of
1.-THE CentreviIle Company was amend
ed 90 as to hereafter read and be as fol.
lows:
ARTICLEI.
Exercise of Corporate Powers.
The name of this corporation shall he
1.-THE CENTREViLLE COMPANY.
lNLORPOkATED'. 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 ninety-nine years from and At
ter the date hereof; to contract, sue and
DO sued; to make and use corporate
seal, and the same to alter and b'eak
at pleasure: to hold, to receive. lease,
purchase and convey. as well as mort
gage and hypothecate property. real,
personal and mixed, corporal and IN
corporeal; to name and appoint such
managers, agents, directors and officers
as its business, interest and con-
venience may require; and to make and
establish, as we'll as alter and amend.
from time to tim. euch bylaws, rules
and regulations fer the proper govern
ment Of the fairs of said corporation,
as may be necessary and proper.
ARTICLE H.
Domicile and Citation.
= The dpmicile of this corporation shall
in the Town of Centreville, Parish
6t.TMary. State of Louisiana, and all
G3tatiens Or other legal process shall be
oeeycd npon the President of said COR
poraticn, or 10 the event of his absence
upon the Vice-Presideut thereof, and
upon the Secretary of the corporation.
ARTICLE III.
Objects and Purposes.
The objects of this corporation shall
be:
To foster, develop, promote and ad-
vance the community welfare Of that
portion of the Parish of St. Mary,
adjacent to and comprising the Town
of Centrevil;e, AID embraced Within
what is known as the Fourth Police
Jury Ward of said Parish. along edu-
cstionsl, agricultural and industrial
lines, to the advantage Of said COM
munity and to the profit of the corpo-
ration
To carry out these obi cts the corpo-
ration will have full power and author
ity TO buy aid sell real estate. land Al
tenements. whether high. low. swamp,
.. er.f"wed or marsh; to purchase, re-
claim, develop aud improve lands; to
loaa and borrow money IN lands, real
estate and tenernents, and to mortgage
and hyp0theCate same; and 10 issue
bc0dG notes or otter evidences Of in
Gleltedness; TO fa,m and cultivate lands, !
either for itself or for others. aud to en-
gage h agricultural pursuits generally:
IL buy and sell U icul,ural produces; to
grsxs lands, Aud 10 bu> aud sell cattle. |
horses, sheep and other animals; to
own aad operate warehouses, xranaries !
sugar factories and retinpri and t.
nialket the products thereof, and own
and operate in connection Herewith |
cOm nissaries. and carry on genera
mercantile business, both retail and |
w6OlAH ale. IN construct OvW OD0ra to I
rosds. toll rcsds. toll gates. railroads.
It's pleasure; to baiid and maintain
levees and canals, and to construct and
maintain drainage and irritation plants
@,,r itself and for hire, and to esta blish
lefvitades on lands drained or irrigated
~ soch plants in favor OF such plans;