New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1901-06-15
CHARTER.

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State of Louisiana Parish of Iberia
Be it known: That on this Twenty
Ninth day of the month of March in tn,
,, year of our Lord, One Thousand Min,
Hundred and One, before me, William G
Weeks Notary Public in and for tht
, Parish of Iberia, State of Louisiana, duly
commissioned and qualified and in the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came
and appeared MessIs. Joseph b. Lawton
Alphe Fonteieu, Richard S. McMahon
Charles Horner, Edward T. Weeks and
John BrOussard, who severally declared
that availing themselves of the laws OF
the State of Louisiana relative to the or
ganjzatiOn of corporations they have
covenanted and agreed and do by these
presents covenant and agree, and bind
themselves and those who may hereafter
become members of this organization tC
form and constitute corporation for
the objects and purposes, and under the
terms and stipulations hereinafter SET
forth, to-wit
ARTICLEI.
The name and title of the corporation
shall be "ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING
COMPANY. LIMITED" and underits said
corporate name it shall have power to con-
tract, sue and be sued to make and use a
corporate seal, and the same to break OF
alter at pleasure, to hold, receive, lease,
purchase, convey and pledge under its
corporate name, property, both real and
personal; to borrow money and draw and
make bills and notes; to name and ap-
point such officers and agents the interests
and convenience of the said corporation
may require to make and establish such
bylaws, rules and regulations for the pro-
per management and regulation of the
affairs of said corporation as may be neces-
sary and proper and the same to change
and alter at pleasure, and to do all such
acts and things as are or may be necessary
and proper to carry out the objects and
purposes of said corporation; and said
| corporation shall commence its existence
| from the date of these presents and, unless
sooner, dissolved under the provisions of
this charter, shall exist for period of
twenty years.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of said corporation shall be
in the town of New Iberia, Parish of Ibe.
ria, State of Louisiana, and all citations
or other legal process shall be served upon
the President of said corporation or in his
absence, upon the Vice President or, in
the absence of both officers, upon the
Secretary.
ARTICLE ILL.,
The capital stock of this corporation is
hereby fixed at Five Thousand Dollars
($5, 100000 divided into and represented
by Five Hundred $500 shares of par
value of Ten Dollars $4,000 each, and
this corporation may commence business
when all said shares shall have been sub
scribed.
ARTICLE w.
The objects and purposes of this corpora
tion shall be to carry on q general print
ing and publishing business in any or
all Of its branches OF newspaper and job
work, and to these ends this corporation
shall have, enjoy and exercise any and all
such powers as may be required in, or
lproper ~ ApY R4s1hasA Afeae .spAxnoese 4
and generally t0 as all things appSr{Sihing
to or'in any wise pertinent and incident to
the purposes herein set forth.
ARTICLE v.
The corporate powers of the Association
shall be exercised by a Board of three
directors. each Of whom shall own one or
more shares OF stock, who shall be elected
by the shareholders on the second Monday
Of April, annually; each shareholder rep
resented ut said election being entitled to
one vote for each and every share of stock
owned by him. The election shall be by
ballot at the office Of the Association after
ten days notice, to be given by the Secre-
tary to each stockholder and majority Of
votes cast shall be necessary to elect The
failure to hold an election on the day
specified shall not dissolve the corporation
but the directors in Office shall hold power
until an election be held, after ten days
notice Of the time and place thereof. The
directors shall elect from their number
President, who shall be ex-oliicio Treasurer
Of said corporation, and Vice President.
And majority Of the directors shall con-
stitute q quorum for the transaction Of
business. They shall also appoint . Sec
retary who need not be q stock holder in
said corporation.
The directors shall appoint such en-
ployees as msy be necessary, and shall fix
their compensation and may discharge them
whenever they may see fit; and the direc-
tors shall have power, in case Of q vacancy
on the board, to fill the said vacancy; to
enact bylaws not repugnant to this charter
and the same to amend and repeal and
they shall have general authority to
carry out the objects and business of the
Association. The following named per-
sons shall constitute the board Of directors
to serve until the regular annual meeting
Of shareholders on the second Monday Of
April, 1902, or until their successors are
elected, to-wit J. B. Lawton, John Brous-
sard and Alphe Fontelieu, with j. B. Law
ton as President and John Broussard ~
Vice President OF said corporation.
ARTICLE VI.
No shareholder shall ever be held liable
or responsible for the contracts OF faults Of
this Association in any further sum than
the amount Of his indebtedness to the As
sociation, and no shareholder Of this cor
poratien or his stock therein shall ever be
aseessed to meet any Of the obligations Of
this Association, nor shall any mere in
formality in organisation have the effect Of
rendering this act null or Of exposing =
shareholder to any liability beyond the
amount OF his stock.
ARTICLE VII.
This act Of incorporation can be altered,
amended and modified by vote Of three
fourths Of the shares present or represented
at general meeting convened for that pur
pose or tho Association dissolved by vote
Of two thirds Of the capital stock subscribed
1t general meeting convened for that
purpose after ten days notice to each stock |
holder By the Secretary, by mailing same /
provided that the capital stock OF the As
ISOLATION shall not be increased unless .
majority of all the shares in force shall |
vote in favor Of such increase. Whenever
this corporation shall be dissolved by
limitation or otherwise its business shall |
be liquidated by three persons appointed |
by the board for that purpose.
Thus done and passed at my once In |
the town Of New Iberia, Parish Of Iberia, |
State Of Louisiana, in the presence Of
Messrs. Purcell H. Wissinger and Adam |
h. Harper, good and competent witnesses |
reading in this parish who have signed |
these presents with the parties and me,
Notary, after due reading Of the whole on |
the day, month and year hrst above written. |
One word interlined In this act and made |
part thereof and some approved BY the |
parties thereto before signing.
]. b. LAWTON,
ALPHE FONTELIEU, /
Witnesses: r. 8. ncMAHON,
r. II. WIssJNGER, CHAIzES HORNER,
A. r. HARPER. EDWARD Z. WEEKS. |
JOHN BROUo6ARD,
WILLIAM n WERK0 NnAs~v n.e1{. /