The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-08-11
CHARTER AMENDMENT.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Parrish ,f THPrjJ.

July, A. d., 1900, before me the under
signed authority, personally came ana
appeared Mr. Alfred G. Pickett, acting
for himself and as proxy for the FOL
lowing gentlemen Messrs. ThOrnwell
Fay, August Erath, Thomas l.. Morse,
Frank =. Davis, and the Morgan
Louisiana & Texas Railroad and >. >.
Company, who declare that they and
each of them are shareholders IN the
Iberia & Vermiion Railroad Company
of New Iberia La, and that acting IN
conformity with law, 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,
Ig0O, in conformity with the call, and IN
the m2nner 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 or
Directors, through its Secretary, the
publication for more than thirty days
having been made in the SEMI WEEK
LY IBER1AN, 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 election Of officers,
holding Of meeting ETC.. and all other
requirements OF law having been COM
piled with, the proposition was sub
united to the shareholders, and each
shareholder present in person or by
proxy voting in favor of said amend
meat by the following vote, to. wit:
Shares.
Morgan's Louisiana & Texas
Railroad and S. S. Co., by T.
FAY, proxy 1885
Thornwell Fay in person)....
A. c. Pickett lin person. .....
Aug. Erath lin person .......
Thomas l.. Morse lin person.
Frank p. Davis I'm person.. l
Total NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1890
A total of two thousand nine hun
dred and ninety shares and votes hav-
ing been cast IN favor of the below
amendment to Article Seven GU of the
charter of the Iberia &, Vermilion
Railroad Company, and none against
this amendment, 1t was resolved: That
Article Seven q 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 a 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.
ganzing 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 a 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 ts'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 it 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 it's affairs.
line. Three members of the board
ney eoh"eieuoS a quOIuIi. Inc III
'sctors are empowered to fill vacancies
IN the board and all others. The fol-
owing named persons constitute the
irst Board of Directors, to-wit: r. S.
Perry, August Erath, E. A. Pharr.
lanes A. Lee, Fred Gates, George
simon, L. ID. Foster, Jacob Davis and
luke Trainor, who shall meet as soon
IS possible, elect their officers and
such business as they shall, see
proper.
Thus done and passed at my office.
'arish of Iberia, State of Louisiana.
N the day, month and year first above
ritten, in the presence of Messrs. A.
. Cammack and P. LeBourgeois, good
nd competent witnesses, residing in
his parish, who have signed these
resents with the parties and me, no.
Try, after due reading of the whole.
Morgan's Louisiana & Texas
r. r. & S. S. Co.,
Per A. G. Pickett,
Thornwel1 Fay,
Per A. c. Pickett,
August Erath,
Per A. q. Pickett,
Thos. l.. Morse,
Per A. c. Pickett,
Frank P. Davis.
Per A. G. Pickett,
A. G. Pickett.
illnesses: ,
A. J. Cammack, Z
p. LeBourgeois.
Anthony F. Muller.