The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-06-22
ACT @? INCORPORATION
OF THE
NEW IBERIA OIL & DRILLING
Company, Limited.
U. S. of AMERICA,
STATE of LOUISIANA,
Parish of Iberia.

BE 1T KNOWN; That on this
Sixteenth day of the month of May
in the year of our Lord nineteen
hundred and one.
BEFORE ME, William G.. Weeks,
a Notary Public in and for the
Parish of Iberia, State of Louisiana,
duly commissioned and qualified,
and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersign-
ed,
PERSONALLY CAME AND APPEAR
ED The persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, who severally
declared that, availing themselves
of the provisions Of the general
'awsof this state, governing the for
nation of Corporations they do by
these presents covehant, agree and
bind themselves as well as such
other persons as may hereafter be
come associated with them, in order
to form and constitute a corporation
and body polite in law for the OBJ
jeets and purposes under the stipu-
1 L. A. G.
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of this Com
pany shall be
''THE NEW IBERIA OIL AND
DRILLING COMPANY" and it
shall have and enjoy succession
and existence for the period of
Ninety nine years from date here
of; it shall have power to contract,
to sue and be sued in it's corpo' ate
name, to make and use corporate
seal and make, break and alter
same at pleasure TO hold, pur-
chase, lease, sell mortage or hypo-
thecate property, real, personal or
mixed; to make aud issue bonds;
to lend any portion of it's capital
stock or income, on mortga ge
security, on other security; to name,
elect and appoint managers, Drec-
tors and Agents, and to make and
establish such Bylaws, Rules and
Regulations as may be necessary
for it's proper management.
ARTICLE III.
| The domicile Of this corporation,
and it's principal office for the
transaction Of business shall be The
City of New Iberia, Parish OF
Iberia, State of Louisiana. The
President, or IN his absence, thu
Vice President shall be the Officer
upon whom citation or other Judi
cial process shall be served.
ARTICLE Ill
The capital stock of this Corpora
ton is hereby fixed at the sum O
fifty thousand dollars ($50,0o000
and this Charter shall be operative
and go into effect, and the salt
Corporation become going con
cern, when the sum Of Two thousan'
five hundred dol ars ($2500.00
shall have been subscribed for. Th
capital stock of this Corporation
Z shall be divided into Ten thousan
! 10000; shares Of the par value 0
r Five Dollars $500 per share an
!, shall be paid for one fourth casl
! and the balance subject to call Q
e Board of Directors, the whole to b
!, called in within sixty days frol
date Of subscription.
ARTICLE w.
The objects and purposes f
which this Corporation is establish
ed, and the nature of the bushes
! to be carried on by it are hereb
declared and specified to be to bu
sell, own or lease lands, and to bu
sell, own. lease and operate mine
I and mineral Oil Wells; to refine |
otherwise manufacture miner
oils and their by products, and
that end to lease, own, consfru
and operate refneries and man
= factories, to sore, warehouse al
transport mineral oils for hire
means of pipe lines, vessels, barg
:" or tank cars, and to that end
lease, own, construct and opera
~ pipe lines, railroads, tramwa.