The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-03-09
CHARTER.
United States of America, State OF
Louisiana, Parish Of Iberia.

United States of America, State Of!
Louisiana, Parish Of Iberia.
Be it Known, That on this Twenty
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, Notary Public, duly
commissioned and qualified IN and for
the Parish Of Iberia, therein residing,
and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned,
personally came and appeared Isaac A
Parish, louisiana; Gilbert L Hall, Mrs
Lilly Weeks Hall, herein duly
authorized, ordered and aided by her
said husband & L Hall, Miss Harriet
Weeks, herein represented by her
agent and attorney in fact G L Hall
by power of attorney herein annexed,
David Todd, William B Davis, R c
sealey, Mr. Mich Muller and Mr. r
] Davidson, resident of the Parish
of Iberia all residents of Iberia
Parish, State of Louisiana, who
mutually and severa1ly declared that
availing themselves of the provisions
Of the Act Ne. 36 of the Legislature of
this State of the sessions of Eighteen
Hundred and Eghty-Eight, approved
June 90, 1888, as we'll 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 I.
| The name and title of this corpora
ton is declared to be weeks Island &
Gulf 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 be sued ii
its corporate name, TO make and use 6
corporate seal, to hold, receive ant
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 ant
directors as its interests an(
convenience may require, and tt
make such by laws, rules and regula
tons for the proper management an(
expedition Of its affairs, as in TIL,
Judgment of the Board OF Director
NAV be necessary and proper.
| ARTICLE II.
The domici1e 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, o
in case of his absence, upon the Secre
tary of said Company.
ARTICLE III.
All the corporate powers of sal
corporation shall be vested in an
exercised by a Board of Directors
composed of five Isl stockholders to b
elected annually on the second Mon
day OF March. the first election to b
held in the year of Nineteen Nundre
and Two (l9o2. All such election
| shall be by ballot and conducted at tn
office OF the corporation under tn
supervision Of two commissioners t
be appointed by the President for tina
purpose, of which election ten TO
days prior notice shall be given b
the Secretary to each stakeholder, b
notice sent to him by mail or other
wise and directed to his domicile O
place Of business; and each share G
stock shall be entitled to one vote, t
be cast by the owner either in perso
or by written proxy. The Director
thus elected shall serve and continu
in Office until their successors sha1
have been elected. A failure to cleo
Directors on the date above specific
, shall not dissolve the corporation, Blu
the Board or Directors shall continu
/ 10 hold their office until their success
, sors shall have been elected.
Vacancies occurring in said Boar
from any cause whatsoever shall b
/ filled by the remaining Directors; an
any Director who may be compelled t
be abs ent from this State, may appoir
under writing, another stockholde
to act as his proxy on said Board an
exercise for the time being all til
powers OF such absent Director
Three Directors shall constitute
quorum for the transaction of an
business. The said Board of Directo,
shall make all bylaws, rules and re
gulations for the government of th
/ business and affairs OF the Company
and alter, amend and change the sam
ct pleasure. They shall also have fu'
, power to buy, sell, mortgage, leas
and pledge any and all property, res
or personal, whenever in their iudo
( ment they may deem such acts neces
sary Or proper; hire, employ and dis
charge all offers, agents, employee
} and clerks, and fix all salaries an
compensations, and generally do a
things necessary in the transaction {
} the business and affairs of til
Company.
ARTICLE ".
The objects and purposes of thi
: Company are hereby declared to be t
purchase, lease, own, open and operat
a fish, oyster, crab, shrimp and vege
table canning and packing establish
ment. and carry on a general fish
oyster. crab. shrimp and vegetab
, business from the products and b
products therefrom in the State {
Louisiana and especially on Weeks
, Island in this State or elsewhere i
the United States of America, tina
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