The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-04-06
CHARTER,
United States of America, state OF
Louisiana, Parish Of IBERIA.


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 TwcntyFifth,
Before me, Anthony N. Mailer,
q Notary Public, duly com
missioned and qualified IN and for the
Parish of Iberia, State OF Louisiana,
and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned,
personally came and appeared Isaac A
Broussard, 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 & L hall, Miss Harriet
Weeks, herein represented by her
agent and attorney in fact q l. Hall
by power of attorney hereto annexed,
David Todd, William + Davis, II c
Sealey. Mr. Mich Muller and Mr. Il
J Davidson, n resident of the Parish
of Iberia; all residents of Iberia
Parish, State of Louisiana, who
mutually and severally declared that
awaiting themselves of the provisions
of the Act No. 50 of the Legislature OF
this State of the sessions of Eighteen
Hundred and Eighty-Eight, approved
June 80, 1888, as well as those of the
general laws of this State, relative to
the organ cation of corporations, they
have formed and organized and by
these presents do form themselves
into and constitute corporation for
themselves, their Successors and such
persons as may hereafter become
associated with them and their
successors, for the objects and
purposes and under the Stipulations,
clauses and conditions hereinafter set
forth, and which they hereby adopt
as their charter.
ARTICLE |.
The name aud title of this corpora
ton is declared to be weeks Island 4
Gul% Fish Company, Limited and
under its corporate name shall have
power and authority to have and
enjoy succession for the full period
and term of fifty years from date
hereof; to contract, sue and he sued in
its corporate name, TO make and use
corporate seal, to hold, receive and
purchase real and personal property.
contracts, franchises and privileges,
and to lease, sell, mortgage or pledge
the same; TO borrow money and issue
bonds; to appoint such managers and
directors as its interests and
convenience may require, and to
make such by laws, rules and regula-
tons for the proper management and
expedition of its affairs, as in the
Judgment of the Board OF Directors
NAV be necessary and proper.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of the said corporation
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 or
in case of his absence, upon the Secre-
tary of said Company.
ARTICLE III.
All the corporate power of said
corporation shall be vested IN and
exercised by Board oil Directors,
composed Of FIVE Is stockholders to be
| elected annually on the second Mon
| day OF March, the first election to be
| held in the year of Nineteen hundred
and Two (I9o2. All such elections
shall be by ballot and conducted at the
office of the corporation under the
supervision of two missioners to
be appointed by the President for that
! purpose, of which election ten (ro)
days prior notice shall be given by
the Secretary to each stockholder, by
notice sent to him by mail or other
wise and directed to his domicile or
place of business; and each share of
stock shall be entitled to one vote, to
be cast by the owner either in person
or by written proxy. The Directors
thus elected shall serve and continue
in Office until their successors shall
have been elected. failure to elect
! Directors on the date above specified
shall not dissolve the corporation, but
the Board OF Directors shall continue
TO hold their office until their success
sors shall have been elected,
! Vacancies oecdring in said Board
| from any cause whatsoever shall be
filled by the remaining Directors; and
any Director who may be compelled to
be abs ent from this State, may appoint
under writing, another stakeholder
to act as his proxy on said Board and
exercise for the time being all the
powers OF such absent Director.
| Three Directors shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of any
| business. The said Board of Directors
shall make all bylaws, rules and re-
gulations for the government of the
business and affairs OF the Company
and alter, amend and change the same
at pleasure. They shall also have full
power to buy, sell, mortgage, lease
and pledge any and all property, real
or personal, whenever in their iudg-
ment they may deem such acts neces-
sary or proper; hire, employ and dis
charge all offers, agents, EMPLOYEES
aud clerks. and fix all salaries and
compensations, and generally do al
} things necessary in the transaction oil
the business and affairs of the
COMPANY.
ARTICLE ".
The objects and purposes Of this
Company are hereby declared TO b. t,
purchase, lease, own. omen and operate
a fish, oyster, CT alb, shrimp and vege
table canning and packing establis h
ment and carry on general fish
oyster, crab. shrimp and vegetable
business from the products and by
products therefrom in the State OF
Louisiana and especially on Weeks
Island in this State or elsewhere in
the United States of America, thai
may be dec med necessary or proper
to vend, dry, pack. and can fish
oysters, crabs, shrimp and vegetables
and manufacture and vend Their
products; to own, build and operate all
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