The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-31
Charter Of the Avoca Hold
mgs Company Inc.

United States Of America,
State of Louisiana,
Parish of St. Mary,
| City Of Morgan City.
BE IT KNOWN, That on this, the
31st day Of the month Of December,
in the year Of Our Lord, one thous-
and, nine hundred and seventeen,
and of the Independence of the Uni
ted States of America, the one hun
dred and forty-second, before me, l.
w. Paddock, a Notary Public, duly
commissioned and qualified within
and for the Parish Of St. Mary, State
Of Louisiana, therein residing, and in
the presence Of the witnesses here
matter named and undersigned, per-
lsonally came and appeared the sew
eral persons whose names are here
unto subscribed, who severally de.
clared that, availing themselves OF
the benefits and provisions Of the
Constitution of the State of LOUIS
lana and to the laws Of said State
relative to the organization of corpo-
rations, particularly of the provi-
sions of Act Number 267 Of the
General Assembly Of the State of
Louisiana for the year 1914, they
have united to form and do, by these
presents, form and organize them
selves, as we'll as all such other per-
sons who may hereafter join or be-
come associated with them or their
successors, into a stock corporation
for the objects and purposes and
under the covenants, stipulations and
agreements following, towit:
ARTICLE i.
The name and title Of this corpo-
ration shall be:
"AVOCA HOLDINGS COMPANY,
INCORPORATED"
and under and by SAID name, unless
sooner dissolved in accordance with
law and this charter, it shall exist and
continue, and shall have and enjoy
corporate existence and succession
flor period Of ninety-nine years
from and after the date of this act
1t may have, hold, receive, borrow
loan, exchange, acquire by grant, gift
or purchase, devise or bequest, sell
ALLEVIATE, dispose Of, convey, lease
pledge, pawn, hypothecate, cucumber
or mortgage property of any kind
whether real, personal or mixed. cor
poreal or incorporeal, movable or i'm
movable, all subject to such limita
tons as may be prescribed by law
It may make, issue and endorse
bonds or notes and other evidences
of debt. It may accept mortgages
pledges or other forms of securit!
! for money loaned or other debts. 1
NAV contract, sue and be sued, pleat
or be implicated by its corporate
name in any court of competent ju
risdiction. It may make, adopt ant
use a common seal and alter tn
same at pleasure. It may hold stool
| in other corporations, and its cap
i tal stock may be issued for capita
stock in other corporations. 1t ma!
name, appoint and employ suc]
managers, directors, officers, agent
and other employees as its said bus
mess and convenience may require
and may fix their compensation, hav
| ing due regard to the nature, char
acter and value of their services. |
may make, and establish bylaws
rules and regulations not inconsist
ent with this charter or any existin
law, fixing or altering the manage
ment of its property, the regulation
and government Of its affairs, an
the manner of the certification an
Registration of it's stock. It ma
wind up and dissolve itself, or b
wound up and dissolved in the mar
ner prescribed by law. 1t may cor
duct business in this State, othe
States, the Federal Districts, tn
Territories and possessions Of tn
United States, and any foreign cour
try. 1t shall have the power to II
vest its Board of Directors with a
of it's corporate powers. subject t
such restrictions as may be name
in this charter. And it general
shall possess all the powers, rights
privileges and immunities which col
porations are and may hereafter b
authorized to possess under the Cor
Ist'tution and laws of this State, an
particularly under Act No. 267 G
the Acts of the General Assembly c
the State Of Louisiana for the yea
1914.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile OF this corporate
. shall be at the City Of Morgan Cit!
Parish of st. Mary, State Of Loui
! lana.
! ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes Il
which this corporation is formed an
the Mature Of the bust to be ca
ried on by it, are hereby declared
be-:
To buy and sell stocks, bond
mortgages, debentures, trust r
ceipts, commercial paper, consol
and government securities, either f.
itself or agent Of any person, fin
or corporation, but not to engage
the banking or stock-jobbing bus
ness; to act as the fiscal agent {
ans nasson firm 0r cornoratinn: I