The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-11-16
ACT of INCORPORATION
Or THE
IBERIA BUILDING ASSOCIATION
UNITED STATES OF AMERlCA
State of Louisiana, Parish OF
Iberia.

iberia.
BIZ IT KNOWN: That this twenty
third day of the month of May, IN the
wear of our Lord nineteen hundred
and one.
BEFORE Me, William G. Weeks,
Notary Public In and for the Parish OF
Iberia, State of Louisiana, duly com
missioned and qualified, and in the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and under signed.
PERSONALLY CAME AND APPEARED
Messrs. Emelius F. Millard, President,
Joseph B. Lawton, Vice President, D.
A. Fagot, President protein. X. 5. NC
Mahon, q. G. Laughlin, Walter D.
Burke. Albert H. Trotter, constituting
and composing the Board of Directors
of the said Association, and Messrs. )
p. Suberbielle, James Gebert, Lazard
King. Albert DeBlanc, Leopold Levy,
C. L. Reynolds, S. A. Benthal, Joseph
Eckart, A. G Gayle and Henry A.
King, being the parties designated by
the stockholders of the Iberia Building
Association at their annual meeting
held on the Fifteenth day Of January,
1901, to sign this Charter and Act OF
Incorporation for and on behalf OF the
said stockholders, who, said appear
ers, declared and said that they and
each of them are shareholders IN the
Iberia Building Association of New
Iberia, Louisiana, and that in conior-
nifty with the law the regular annual
meeting of the stockholders OF said
Iberia Building Association was held,
after due notice, at its office IN the
Town of New Iberia, La, on the Fiji
teenth day of January, 1901, at hall
past seven o'clock P. NJ, which meet
ing was further specially called and
held on said date for the objects and
purposes set forth in the printed no.
tice mailed. prepaid, to the stockhold-
ers in said Association in accordance
with a resolution of the Board Of Di-
rectors of said Association adopted on
the Seventh day of November, 1900.
said meeting being called and held in
the manner and form, and after no.
tice sent and published as required bv
law; and larger amount in number
and vaMe than three fourths. Of the
shares of the Association and Of the
value of stock being present, either in
person or by written proxy, and all
legal requirements having been COM
piled with the propositions, amend
ments and alterations were submitted
to the meeting and unanimously car
ried, and it was unanimously resolved
and decided to incorporate Tor rein.
corporate) the Iberia Building Associ-
alton under the laws Of the State of
Louisiana relative to such Associations
and to corporations, and the following
was unanimously adopted as its Char
ter and the said appearers were by re.
solution authorized. as aforesaid, to
sign same as such for and on behalf of
the stockholders, to wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of said corpora
tion shall be 1.-THE IBERIA BUILDING
ASSOCIATION" aud under its said cor
porate name, it shall have power to
contract, sue and be sued; to make
and use corporate seal and the same
to break or alter at pleasure: to hold,
receive, lease, purchase, convey and
pledge under its corporate name,
property, both real and personal; to
lend money on security; to name and
appoint such officers and Agents as
the interests and convenience of said
corporation may require: to make and
establish such BYLAWS, Rules and
regulations for the proper manage
mcnt and regulation of the affairs of
said corporation as may be necessary
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 purpose of said corpora
tion: and said corporation, unless
sooner dissolved under the provisions
of this Charter, shall exist for a
period of ninety nine {99) years.
ARTICLE III.
The domicile of said corporation
shall be in the town of New Iberia,
Parish of Iberia, 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 alb
sence of both Of these officers, upon
the Secretary.
ARTICLE III.
The object of this Association shall
be the accumulation fund from
the weekly installm. - ON account OF
subscriptions to the weekly install
ments on account o. subscriptions to
the capital, rentals, premiums and
hans, the funds 80 accumulated to be
used for the PIT chase and sale of real
estate, the building, rental and sale
of homesteads, and when necessary or
advisable, the loaning OF money on
mortgage or other security in the