The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-23
United States of America,
State Of Louisiana.
Parish Of St. Mary,
City Of Morgan City.

sonally 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 PCT 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 /.
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
for period Of ninety-nine years
from and after the date Of this act.
It 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.
1t may make, issue and endorse
bonds or notes and other evidences
Of debt. It may accept mortgages,
pledges or other forms Of security
for money loaned or other debts. It
may contract, sue and be sued, plead
or be implicated by it's corporate
name in any, court of competent ju-
risdiction. It may make, adopt and
use a common seal and alter the
same at pleasure. It may hold stock
in other corporations, and its cap
ital stock may be issued for capital
stock in other corporations. 1t may
name, appoint and employ such
managers, directors, officers, agents
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. II
may make, and establish bylaws
rules and regulations not inconsist
ent with this charter or any existing
law, fixing or altering the manake
ment Of its property, the regulation
and government Of its affairs, and
the manner of the certification ant
registration Of its stock. It may
wind up and dissolve itself. or b.
wound up and dissolved in the man
ner prescribed by law. It may con
duct business in this State, othel
States, the Federal Districts, tn,
Territories and possessions Of tn
| United States, and any foreign coun
try. It shall have the power TO in
vest it, Board Of Directors with III
Of its corporate powers, subject t.
such restrictions as may be nance
in this charter. And it general,
shall possess all the powers, rights
privileges and immunities which cor
porations are and may hereafter b
authorized to possess under the Con
st'tution and laws Of this State, ans
particularly under Act No. 267 O.
the Acts Of the General Assembly o.
the State Of Louisiana for the yea
1914.
| ARTICLE II.
| The domicile OF this corporation
shall be at the City Of Morgan City
Parish Of st. Mary, State Of Louis
lana.
| ARTILLE III.
The objects and purposes To-
which this corporation is formed an.
the nattIe Of the business to be car
ried ON by it, are hereby declared t,
be:
To buy and sell stocks, bonds
mortgages, debentures, trust re
ceipts, commercial paper, consols
and government securities, either fol
itself or agent Of any person, firm
or corporation, but not to engage il
the banking or stock-jobbing bust
ness; to act - the fiscal agent Of
any person, firm or corporation; t.
buy, sell, let, lease, hire, own or de.
smise Or generally deal and trade in