The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-01
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 hun
dred 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-
came and appeared the sew
eral persons whose names are here
unto subscribed, who severally de-
cla-ed 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 Ac. 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
se.ves, as we'll as all such other per-
So, who may hereafter join or be-
COZ. p, associated with them or their
succc ssors, into a stock corporation
for the objects and purposes and
under the covenants, stipulations and
.gres .aents following, towit:
ARTICLE i.
The -.cn1e and title Of this corpo-
:tsVoC HOLDINGS COMPANY
INCORPORATED"
ID undo. sad by saio name, unless
N di e,'ved in accordance with
az ID tn harter, it shall exist and
co,t::r. e, a., shall have and enjoy
c,rocrc.e e-;"ence and succession
i. a T ,rioo Of ninety-nine years
f. m and aftl- the date of this act
1t may have, aid, receive, borrow
lca.,. exchange, acquire by grant, gift
or ..,,sr, devise 81 beGIe--, sell
alie1.atc, C. --oSe OF, convey, lease
pledgc, pawn, hypothecate, cucumber
or mortgage property Of any kind
whether real, personal or mixed, cor
poreal o. incorporeal. movable or i'm
movable ell albjec; 10 such limita
tons as may be Inscribed by law
It may rake, issue and endorse
bonds or notes and other evidences
Of debt. It may accept mortgages
pledges or other form of securit!
for money l,aned or OTHER debts. i
NAV contract. sac and be sued, plea,
or be implicated ~ its corporate
name in any court It competent Ju
risdiction. It may lake, adopt ant
use a common seal and alter tn
same at pleasure. It may hid stoc'
in other corporations: and its cap
ital stock may BE- issu. for capita
stock in other corporal ons. 1t 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 til. nature, char
acter and value of til ir services. !
may make, and esta olish bylaws
rules and regulations not i-,consis:
ent with this charter or any existir
law, fixing OF altering the mcnaEe
ment Of its property, the regulation
\ and government Of its affairs, an
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 mar
ner prescribed by law. It 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. It shall have the power to II
vest its Board of Directors with a
Of its corporate powers, subject
such restrictions as may be name
| in this charter. And It general
shall possess all the powers, right
privileges and immunities which CO
porations are and may hereafter t
! authorized to possess under tn Coz
st: tuition and laws Of this Sta an
particularly under Act No. 267 {
the Acts Of the General Assembly I
the State of Louisiana for the We,