The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-07-21


shareholder present in person or by
proxy voting in favor OF said amend
ment by the following vote, to-wit:
Shares
Norgan's Louisiana & Texas
Railroad and S. S. Co., by T.
FAY. proxy. .......... 29s5
Thornwell Fay lin person)...
A. c. Pickett in person ..... !
Aug. Erath Gin person ).......
Thomas l.. Morse lin person.
Frank p. Davis IN person.. !
Total ................... 299C
A total of two thousand nine hun
bred and ninety shares and votes hav-
ing been cast IN favor of the below
amendment to Article Seven O. of the
charter of the Iberia &: Vermilion
Railroad Company, and none against
this amendment, 1t was resolved: That
Article Seven a. Of the Charter or Act
of Incorporation of this Company be
amended 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 NJ. 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
continue until their successors are
elected and enter upon the discharge
of their duties. The Directors shall
elect from their number President,
Vice President, Secretary and Treas
urer, whose duties shall be set forth in
the bylaws of the company. All
meetings of the stockholders for cleo
ton shall be held at the office of the
company; all other meetings of the
stockholders shall be held in same
place, unless specially otherwise Or
dered by the Directors, in which case
due notice shall be given. In all
meetings Of stockholders each share
shall be entitled to one vote; absentees
may vote by proxy, and the majority
of the votes cast shall govern. To con-
stitute quorum at meetings of the
stockholders majority of shares shall
be represented.
The Treasurer, before entering upon
the duties Of his Office, shall give bond
in such sum as the Directors may fix
from time to time for the faithful per-
Torrance of his duties, hich shall be
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
as 1t may deem proper. They may be
persons who are not stockholders. It
may make snch bylaws, rules and reg
ulatiOns as it may consider necessary
for the management of the business of
the corporation and of its affairs,
which 1t may amend from time to
time. Three members of the board
may constitute quorum. The Di-
rectors are empowered to fill vacancies
on the board and all others. The fol-
lowing named persons constitute the
first Board of Directors, to-wit r. S,
Perry, August Erath, +. A. Pharr.
James A. Lee, Fred Gates, George
T. D. Foster, Jacob Davis and
Luke Trainor, who shall meet as soon
as possible, elect their officers and
such business as they shall see
proper.
Thus done and passed at my office,
Parish of Iberia, State of Louisiana
on the day, month and year first above
Nrltten, in the presence of Messrs. A.
}. Cammack and P. LeBourgeois, good
and competent witnesses, residing in
his parish, who have signed these
presents with the parties and me. no.
AIRY, after due reading of the whole.
Morgan's Louisiana & Texas
r. r. & S. s. Co.,
Per A. c. Pickett,
ThOrnwe1l FAY,
Per a. c. Pickett, |
August Erath,
Per A. e. Pickett,
Thos. L. Morse.
Per A. c. Pickett,
Frank P. Davis.
PERI c. Pickett,
A. G. Pickett.
Witnesses:
A. J. Cammack,
P. LeBourgeois.
Anthony F. Muller.
TATE OF LOUISIANA
Parish Of Iberia.
l, Anthony N. Muller. District At
orney in and for the Parish of Iberia.
tate of Louisiana, hereby certify that
have carefully examined the amend
,ent to Article Seven ~ of the Char
er of the Iberia & Vermilion Rail-
Dad Company and find nothing con-
aimed therein contrary to the Consti-
ltion and laws of the United States
r the State of Louisiana, and / do
ereby approve the same in all of its
arts.
Given at New Iberia, Louisiana. this
9Th day of July, A. D.. 1900. II
ANTHONY N. MULLER. i
District Atty. Of the 10TH Judicial
istrict Court. (
FATE OF LOUISIANA, /
Parish Of Iberia. !
J. the undersigned authority, do
areby certify the above and fore
,ing, to be true and correct copy OF
le original now on file in this Office.
ecorded in Miscellaneous Book No. 2.
In faith whereof, witness my sigma
re and seal of Office at New Iberia.
L., this 18TH day Of July, 1900.
]. G. LEBLANC, Clerk! s