The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-28
Charter of the Avoca Hold
ings Company Inc.
United States of America,
State of Louisiana,
Parish Of St. Mary,
City of Morgan City.

Parish of St. Mary,
City of Morgan City.
BE 1T KNOWN, That on this, the
31st dav 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-
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 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 ard 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, gilt
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,
lions 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. Il
NAV contract, sue and be sued, pleaC
or be implicated by it's corporate
name in any court of competent ju
risdiction. 1t may make, adopt ane
use common seal and alter the
same at pleasure. 1t may hold stool
in other corporations, and its cap
; ital stock may be issued for capita
stock in other corporations. It may
| name, appoint and employ such
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 existin,
law, fixing or altering the manase
ment of its property, the regulation
and government of its affairs, ant
the manner Of the certification AM
registration of it's stock. 1t ma,
wind up and dissolve itself, or b
wound up and dissolved in the man
ner prescribed by law. 1t 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 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, right.
privileges and immunities which col
porations are and may hereafter b
authorized to possess under the Cor
srtution and laws Of this State, an
particularly under Act No. 267 9
the Acts of the General Assembly &
the State of Louisiana for the yes
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 #
which this corporation is formed al
the nat,.re Of the business to be ca
ried OH by it, are hereby declared
be:
To buy and sell stocks, bond
mortgages, debentures, trust
ceipts, commercial paper, consol
and government securities, either +
itself or agent Of any person, fir
or corporation, but not to engage
the banking or stock-jobbing bu'
ness; to act as the fiscal agent
any person, firm or corporation;
buy, sell, let, lease, hire, own or d
mise or generally deal and trade
real estate, with the power to il
prove or increase the value thereo
to borrow money and grant MOI
cages, bond mortgages or not
therefor; to lend money and to