The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-08-04

shareholder present IN person or by
proxy voting in favor of said amend
ment by the following vote, to-wit:
Shares
Morgan's Louisiana & Texas
Railroad and S. S. Co., by I.
Fay, proxy. ............. 1885
Thornwell Fay lin person).... l
A. c. Pickett in person 49,. |
Aug. Erath in person ....... l
Thomas l.. Morse lin person. |
Frank P. Davis I'm person.. !
Total NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1890
A total of two thousand nine hun
dred and ninety shares and votes hay
ing been cast IN favor of the below
amendment to Article Seven (7) of the
charter of the Iberia &. Vermilion
Railroad Company, and none against
this amendment, 1t was reso1ved: That
Article Seven & Of the Charter or Act
of incorporation of this Company be
amended and changed to read as fol
lows. to-w1t
ARTICLE +.
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
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
continue until their successors are
elected and enter upon the discharge
of their duties. The Directors shall
elect from their number President,
VicePresident, 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; al, other meetings of the
stockholderseehall 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 a quorum at meetings of the
stockholders majority of shares shall
be represented.
TIE Treasurer, before entering upon
the duties of his office, shall give bond
in such sum as the Directors may fix
from time tstime 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
tor the management of the business of
the corporation and of it's affairs.
which 1t may amend from time to
time. Three members of the board
may constitute a quorum. The Di-
rectors are empowered to fill vacancies
on the board ard all others. The fol-
lowing named persons constitute the
first Board of Directors, to-wit: r. S.
Perry, August Erath, f. A. Pharr.
James A. Lee, Fred Gates. George
L. d. Foster, Jacob Davis and |
Luke Trainor, who shall meet as soon |
rs possible, elect their officers and
transact 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
y ritten, in the presence of Messrs. A.
J. Car1mack and P. LeBourgeois, good
md 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 6 Texas
Il. Il. & S. S. Co.,
Per A. G. Pickett,
Thornwe1l FAY,
Per a. c. Pickett,
August Erath,
Per A. g. Pickett,
Thos. L. Morse.
Per A. G. Pickett,
Frank P. Davis.
PerA. 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 I.
orney in and for the Parish Of Iberia.
tate OF Louisiana, hereby certify that |
have carefully examined the amend
tent to Article Seven % of the Char
r of the Iberia & Vermilon Rail-
,ad Company and find nothing con- t
lined therein contrary to the Consti-
tion and laws of the United States
: the State of Louisiana, and I do
.reby approve the same in all of its
lrts.
Given at New Iberia, Louisiana, this ,
tn day Of July, A. D., 1900. K
ANTHONY N. MULLER,
District Atty. Of the 1gtI Judicial
lstr1ct Court. II.
TATE OF LOUISIANA, I {
Parish Of Iberia. :
!. the undersigned authority, do
,reby certify the above and FORE Z
ing, to be a true and correct copy OF
e original now on file in this office.
accorded in Miscellaneous Book No. 2.
In faith whereof, witness my sigma nt
re and seal Of Office at New Iberia, 2
4, this 18TH day Of July, 1900. = :.
j. g. LEBLANC. Clerk: 8,