The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-07-14
CHARTER AMEN DMENT.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Parish of TberiU,

IuFtSH W lOFFW.
Be it known that on this I3th day of
July, A. D., 1900, before me the under
signed authority, personally came and
Mr.. Alfred G. Pickett. acting
for himself and as proxy for the fol
lowing gentlemen Messrs. Thornwell
FAY, August Erath, Thomas l.. Morse,
Frank p. Davis, and the Morgan's
Louisiana & Texas Railroad and S. S.
Company, who declare that they and
each of them are shareholders IN the
Iberia 4 Vermilion Railroad Company
Of New Iberia La, and that acting in
conformity with law, a meeting of the
shareholders of said railroad was held
at the Office of said railroad in New
Iberia, La, on the ninth day OF July,
1900, i'm conformity with the call, and in
the manner set forth by law, and as
recited in the process verbal Of the
proceeding filed with the Secretary OF
State, to which special reference is
made.
The call for said meeting having
been regularly issued by the Board OF
Directors, through its Secretary, the
publication for more than thirty days
having been made in the SEMI. WEEK
Ky IBERIAN, and the said notice hav-
ing been mailed to each share holder,
prepaid, addressed to his proper post
office, his place of residence for the
time required by law, the said meeting
being specially called for the purpose
of passing upon and amending Section
seven OF the charter Of said corpora
ton regarding the elect of officers,
holding of meeting etc., and all other
requirements of law having been COM
piled with, the proposition was sub
mitted to the sharehold RS, and each
shareholder present in person or b,
oroxy voting in favor of said amend
ment by the following vote, to- wit:
Shares.
Morgan's Louisiana & Texas
Railroad and S. s. Co., by L.
FAY, proxy .................. 1885
Thornwell Fay in person).... /
A. G. Pickett Tin person. .... ]
Aug. Erath Tin person ....... j
Thomas l.. Morse in person. ]
Frank p. Davis Tin person.. J
Total ................. ...... 299u
A total Of two thousand nine hun
dred and ninety shares and votes hav-
ing been cast IN favor of the below
to Article Seven GU Of the
charter of the Iberia g., Vermilioh
Railroad Company, and none against
this amendment, 1t was resolved: That
Article Seven ~ of the Charter or Ac.
of incorporation of this Company be
and changed to read as fol-
lows. to-w1t:
ARTICLE 7.
The corporate powers shall be vested
in Board of Directors to be composed
of FIVE members. Stockholders only
shall be eligible to office. Directors
shall be elected by the stockholders on
the first Monday of June each year at
IL M. The first Board of Directors or
ganizing the company to hold their
Office until the first Monday of June,
1892. In case of no election on the day
named the said directors in Office shall
until their successors are
elected and enter upon the discharge
of their duties. The Directors shall
elect from their number President.
ce-President, Secretary and Treas
urer, whose duties shall be set forth in
the bylaws of the company. All
meetings of the stock holders for cleo
ton shall be held at the office of the
all other meetings of the
shall be held in same
place, unless specially otherwise Or
dered by the Directors, in which case
due notice shall he given. In ali
Of stockholders each share
shall be entitled to one vote: absentees
may vote by proxy, an the majority
of the votes cast shall govern. t. con.
stitute quorum at meetings of the
stockholders a majority of shares shall
be represented.
The Treasurer, before entering uno>
the duties Of his Office, shall give bond
IN such sum as the Directors NAV fix
from time to time for the faithful per-
of his duties, " hich shall he
made payable to the President for the
benefit ofthe corporation.
This bond must be approved by the
Board OF Directors. The board shall
have power and authority to appoint
such other officers. agents and clerks
az 1t may deem proper. They NAV Inc
persons who are not stockholders. II
may make snch by laws, rules and req.
uiations as it may consider necessary
for the management of the business Of
The corporation and of it's affairs
which It may amend from time to
time. Three members of the board
may constitute quorum. The Di-
recters are empowered to fiji vacancies
On the board and all others. The fol-
owing named persons constitute the
irst Board of Directors, to-wit: r. S.
! rry, August Erath, e. A. Pharr'
lmes A. Lee, Fred Gates, George
simon, I. D. Foster. Jacob Davis and
Luke Trainor, who shall meet as soon
- possible, elect their officers and
transact such business as they shall see
proper.
Thus done and passed at my Office,
'arish of Iberia, State of Louisiana
u the day, month and year first above
1ritten, 10 IT, presence of Messrs. A.
Cammack and P. 1 Bourgeois. good
nd competent witnesses, residing in