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Charter File
lafayette_cht.pdf
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Updated Through
12/31/2023
Charter Type
Private Act
Incorporation Act
Private Acts 1843-44, ch. 22, p. 22
Previous Charter Citations
Private Acts 1905, ch. 58, p. 125; Private Acts 1919, ch. 811, p. 2540; Private Acts 1937, ch. 107, p. 276
Date of Incorporation
02/01/1843
