The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-02
Charter Of the Avoca Hold
ings 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 hum
bred and forty-second, before me, /.
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-
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 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 orge nize 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 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 a 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, encumbe,
or mortgage property Of any kind
whether real, personal or mixed, cor.
poreal or incorpbeeAL movable or i'm.
movable, all subject 10 such limita.
tons as may be prescribed by law
It may make, Issue and endorse
bonds or notes and other evidence:
of debt. It may accept mortgages
pledges or other forms of security
for money loaned or other debts. L
may contract, sue and be sued, plead
or be implicated by its corporate
name in any court of competent ju
risdiction. It may make, adopt and
use a common seal and alter tn
same at pleasure. It may hold stool
in other corporations, and its cap
ital stock may be issued for capita
stock in other corporations. It ma!
name, appoint and employ sucl
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. l
may make, and establish bylaws
rules and regulations not inconsist
ent with this charter or any existing
law, fixing or altering the manage
ment Of its property, the regulation
and government Of its affairs, ant
the manner Of the certification an,
registration of its stock. It ma,
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, othe
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 its Board Of Directors with al
Of its corporate powers, subject t
such restrictions "a NAV be name,