The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-12
Charter Of the kvoca Hold
ings Company Inc.
United States of America,
State of Louisiana.
Parish of St. Mary,
City of Morgan City.

Il
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 ir
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-
Glazed 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 No. No. 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 wei 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 1.
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
tor q 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
poresl 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 Il may aceept mortgages,
pledges or other forms Of security
for money loaned or other debts. It
me- contract, sue and be sued, plead
or be implicated by IT'D corporate
name in any court of competent ju-
It may make, adopt and
use q common seal and alter the
same at pleasure. : It may hold stock |
in other corporations, and its cap i
ltal stock may be issued for capital i
stock in other, corporations. It may
name appeint and employ such
managers, directors, officers, agents
Ind other employees Is its said bus
he4s md conNeAience nay feuuire.
Ind may Tx 0eff compensation, hAv. !
ng due regard to the nature, char
lcter and value Of their services. It
ny mAka, Ard eskAblioA by.laN.. |.
'ules and regulations not inconsist-
mt with this charter or any existing /,
Az, Gxint NF altering the nIAnase- f
neat 81 ~ sptOpeFty. Tie resolation i,
nd government Of its affairs. And
- maapar Of the eertification and
1fgtfellon 81 ~ stock. n NAV
- ~ and dissolve itself, af Be ,
'ot4& up and Dissolved in TIN man. ! /
er teescribed ~ law. It mAy con-
not business d this 0lntA. oth1r
tates, the Federal Districts. tie
erritories and possessions Of the
niss9 1eat0 md ap1 fossien eeun-
- III Board Of Directors with al !
~ corporate powers, subject 70