The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-03-16
CHARTER.

United States of America, State Of
Louisiana, Parish Of Iberia.
Be it Known, That on this Twenty .
Eighth day Of the mouth Of February, .
IN the year Of Our Lord, Nineteen
Hundred and 0ne and of the indepen !
0ence of the United States of America !
the One Hundred and Twenty Fifth,
Before me, a Notary Public, duly
commissioned and quail fed In and FL
the Parish Of Iberia, therein resdng,I
aud in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned,
personally came and appear IsHac 4
broussard, resident Of L. faTettc
Parish, Louisiana; Gilbert L Hall, Mr..
ally Weeks Hall, herein duly
authorized. ordered and aided By her
said husband q L Hall Mss HarrieE
Weeks, herein represented by her
agent and attorney in fact G l. Han
hy power of attorney herein annexed
David Todd, William B Davis, K {
ealev, Mr. Mich Muller and Mr. Il
| J Davidson, resident Of the Pdri l.
| If Iberia; all residents of Iberia
! arish State of LOUISIANA, vino
mutually and seyera1ly declared thal
vailing themselves of the provisions
! f the Act No. SO of the Legislature c.
= lis State of the sessions of E1ghtee.
: iundred and Eighty Eight, approve"
, une 80, 1888. as well as those Of tn
eneral laws Of this State, relative L
he organ cation of corporations, the,
aG r.
lese presents do form themSrlve-
ITO and constitute a corporation f.
.emse1ves, their Successors and sue
f-ociated with them and thcjr
:ccessors, for the objects and
opposes and under the stipulation
tn. and which they hereby atop.
their charter.
ARTICLE I.
The name and title Of his c,r:7 r.
Il, is declared t. he "WeckS Is I'D y,
IF Fish Company, Lin ted .t4.f
"dcI is corporate name shall re-,
@wer and authority to have aag
Joy succession for the full pGr-U.
% .erm of fifty years from cat.
erect; to contract, sue and be sue& i:
corporate name, TO make and use
rrporate seal, 10 hold. receive anr
urchase real and pers nal proper \.
ontraets, franchises and PRIVILEGES
i'd to lease, sell, mortgage Or ptc5a,
le same; to borrow money and is 'a
onds; to appoint such managers aut
rectors as its interests am
>nyerience may require, and to
lake such bylaws, rules and regu d
ons tor the proper nauag ment ara
xpeditien of It's affairs, as III the
,ldgment of the Board OF Dire1to.s
'ay be necessary and proper.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of the said corporation
nall be at the town Of New Iberia
arish of Iberia, State Of Louisiana;
ld all citasions or other legal process
hall be served upon the President, OF
a case of his absence, upon the Secre-
airy Of said Company.
ARTICLE III.
All the corporate powers Of said
corporation shall be vested IN and
exercised by Board OF Directors
composed of five Isl stock holders to be
elected annually on the second Mon
day OF March, the first election to be
held in tie year of Nineteen hundred
and Two l9o2, All such elections
shall be by bal!o, and conducted at tn
office of the corporation under tie
supervision of two commissioners t.
be appointed by the Pre- sident for thai
; purpose, of. which election ten 10
Gays prior notice shall be given by
the Secretary tn each stockho der, by
, notice SC MT to him by mail or other
, wise and direeted to his domirile OF
place of business; and each share o
, stock shall be entitled to one vote, Il
he cast by the owner either in persni
or Try written proxy. The Directors
I thus elected shall serve and continut
IN office until their successors shat
have been elected. A failure to elect
directors on the date above specltieo
SHALL not dissolve the corporation hu
the Eoard or Directors shall continue
10 nod their Office until th' II success
sors shall have been elected.
vacancies occurring III said BoarC
from any cause whatsoever shall b,
filed by, the remaining Dir ector>; aut
any Director no may BIZ compel. d tC
! De absent from this State, may appoiu
under writing, another stockholde1
to act As his proxy on SAID Board ant
exercise tor the time being al thu
powers OF such absent Director
ihree Directors shall constitute
, quorum for the transaction of an,
business. The said Board of Directors
saall make all bylaws, rules and re.
| aalations for the government OF the
d islness and affairs OF the Company
ed alter. amend and change the same
pies sure. They shall also have full
wer to buy, sell, mortgage, lease
: " pledge any and all pro ert,. real
personal, whenever in their iude-
ant they may deem such acts neces.
ry Or proper; hire, employ and dis
arge all offers, agents, employees
! & clerks, and fix all salaries and
nPensaion5, and generally do NJ
nes necessary in the transaction ot
isihe+s and affairs of the
npanv.
ARTICLE ".
] Ne objects and purposes OF this
apany are hereby declared &c b. Il
= scsiase, lease, own. open and oreratg
| !" @l2, otste", crab. shrimp ard veee
y G GINNING aud packing establish
~ II, AID carry on d general Esa.
9ssser, crab, shrimp ana vegeeal. 4
1858 from the products aud Il
ducts thereirom il, the State 81
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