The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-04-13
CHARTER.
United States of America, State OF
Louisiana, Parish Of Iberia.

be 1t hnOWn, mat on This t"ehiy
Eighth day of the month OF February,
in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen
Hundred and One and of the Indepen-
dence of the United States of America
the One hundred and Twenty-Fifth.
BEFORE me, Anthony N. Muller,
a Notary Public, duly com
missioned and qualified in and for the
Parish of Iberia. State Of Louisiana,
aud in the presence of the witnesses
| hereinafter named and undersigned,
personally came and appeared Isaac A
| Broussard, a resident of Lafayette
Parish, louisiana; Gilbert L Hall, Mrs
Lilly Weeks Hall, wife of
G. l.. Hall, herein duly
authorized assisted and aided by her
said husband G L Hall, Miss Harriet
/ Weeks, herein represented by her
agent and attorney in fact G l. Hall
by power of attorney hereto annexed,
David Todd, William B Davis, r c
Sea1ey, Mr. Mich Muller and Mr. K
J Davidson, a resident of the Parish
of Iberia; all residents of Iberia
Parish, State of Louisiana, who
. mutually and severally declared that
availing themselves Of the provisions
of the Act No. 36 of the Legislature OF
this State of the sessions of Eighteen
Hundred and Eighty-Eight, approved
June 20, 1888. as well as those of the
genera laws of this State, relative tC
the organ zation of corporations, they
have formed and organized and by
, these presents do form themselves
iRto and constitute corporation foi
themselves, their successors and suct
persons as may hereafter become
associated with them and Their
successors, for the objects an6
purposes and under the stipulations
clauses and conditions hereinafter Sc
a forth, and which they hereby adop
: as their charter.
ARTICLE I.
G The name and title of this corpora
ton is declared to be "Neeks Island {
Gulf Fish Company, Limited" ant
under it's corporate name shall have
j power and authority to have ant
y enjoy succession for the full .perioc
: and term of fifty years from dat.
hereof; to contract, sue and be sued il
! its corporate name, 10 make and use ;
G corporate seal, to hold. receive ana
a purchase real and personal property
!, contracts, franchises and privileges
anu III lGdSGy SNli, VI piNdS
! the same; to borrow money and issu
!, bonds; to appoint such managers an
o directors as its interests an,
. convenience may require, and t.
make such by laws, rules and regn'a
y tons for the proper management an
it expedition of its affairs, as in tn
q judgment of the Board OF Director
:, NAV be necessary and proper.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of the said corporatio
= shall be at the town of New Iberia
Parish of Iberia, State Of Louisiana
and all citations or other legal process
shall be served upon the President, c
in case of his absence, upon the Seere
ltary of said Company.
is ARTICLE III.
= All The corporate power of sal
= corporation shall be vested In an
+, exercised by Board of Director
q com posed of five IS stockholders to
= elected annually on the second Mo,
a day Of March, the first election to |
n held in the year of Nineteen Nundre
:. and Two ti9o2.) All such election
ii shall be by ballot and conducted at tt
10 Office OF the corporation under IL
= supervision of two commissioners
a be appointed by the President for TIL:
purpose, Of which election ten II
days prior notice shall be given /
the Secretary to each stakeholder. (
notice sent to him by mail or othe
wise and directed to his domiciIe
place of business; and each share
stock shall be entitled TO one vote.
be cast by the owner either in perse
or by written proxy. The Darecto
thus elected shall serve and contint
in Office until their successors sha
have been elected. A failure to ele
IN Directors on the date above specific
4. shall not dissolve the corporation. b
the Board or Directors shall conlin,
- TO hold their office until their succe
Ct sors shall have been elected.
to Vacancies occurring in said Boa
af from any cause whatsoever shall
. filed by the remaining Directors; al
any Director who may be compelled
s, be absent from this State, may appoi
{ 4 under writing, another stoekhold
h to act as his proxy on said Board al
- exercise for the time being all t
powers OF such absent Directe
no Three Directors shall constitute
on quorum for the transaction of a.
20. business. The said Board of Directe
q shall make all bylaws, rules and
gulations for the government of t
10 business aud affairs Of the Compan
ely and alter, amend aud change the saf
he 1T pleasure. They shall also have f,
- power to buy, sell, mortgage, lea
and pledge any and all property, re
9ol or personal sWheneyer III their iud
lie ment they may deem such acts nee,
Id safy Or proper; hire, employ and
charge all offers, agents, employe
and clerks. and fix all salaries a
eompensations, and generally do
ut. things necessary in the transaction
the business and affairs of /
Company.
he ARTICLE ".
III The objects and purposes of Il
nd Company are hereby declared to )
~ purchase, lease, own omen and oper.
u a fish, oyster, crab, shrimp and We:
~ table canning aud packing establi.
u5 ment. and carry on a general FL
oyster. crab, shrimp and vegetal
business from the products and
- products therefrom III the State
Louisiana and especially on Wee
! 4 Island In this State or elsewhere
A the United States of America, I'll
81 may be deemed necessary or prop
s@ to vend, dry, pack and can Fl.
a oysters, crabs, shrimp and vegetab
and manufacture and vend tn
products; to own, build and operate
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