The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-03-30
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 Twenty-Filth,
Before me, Anthony N. Muller,
a Notary Public, duly COM
missioned and qualified IN and for the
Parish of Iberia, State of Louisiana,
and III the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned,
personally came and appeared Isaac A
Broussard, a 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 q L Hall, Miss Harriet
Weeks, herein represented by her
agent and attorney in fact G l. Hail
| by power of attorney hereto annexed,
David Todd, William b Davis, L {
Sealey, Mr. Mich Muller aud Mr. L
J Davidson, a 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. IS of the Legislature OF
| \
| Hundred and Eighty-Eight, approved
June 20, 1888. as well as those Of the
general laws of this State, relative to
the organ Zation of corporations, they
| have formed and organized and by
these presents do form themselves
into and constitute a corporation for
themselves, their successors and such
persons as may hereafter become
4 -.
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
tiop 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 in
its corporate name, to make and Use a
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 regua-
I 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 TT
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 a Board OF Directors,
composed of five IS stockholders to be
elected annually on The second Mon
day OF March, the first election to be
held in tue year of Nineteen hundred
and Two (l9o2.) All such elections
shall be by ballot and conducted at the
office OF the corporation under the
supervision OF two commissioners to
be appointed by the President for that
purpose, of which election ten (Io)
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. A failure to elect
directors on the date above specified
shall not dissolve the corporation. but
the Board OF Directors shall continue
10 hold their office until their success.
sors shall have been elected
Vacancies occurring in said Board
from any cause whatsoever shall be
filed 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
4 quorum for the transaction of any
business. The said Board of Directors
shall make all bylaws, rules and re-
guations for the government of the
business and affairs OF the Company.
and alter, amend aad change the same
at pleasure. They shall also have full
power to buy, sell, mortgage, lease
and pledge any and all pro- erts, real
n personal, whenever in their iudg-
( ment they may deem such acts neceS-
AIRY Or proper; hire, employ and dis
Charge all offers, agents, employees
ADD clerks. and fix all salaries and
compensations, and generally do all
things necessary in the lranSa ctioa Ct
the business and affairs of the
Company.
ARTICLE ".
The objects and purposes Of this
Compan are hereby declared 10 b
purchase, lease, own omen and opetat,
a fish, oyster, q alb, shrimp and vcpo
table canning and packing establis h
ment, and carry on general fish
oyster, crab, shrimp and vegetaf e
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, that
may be deemed necessary or proper;
to vend, dry, pack and can fish,
oysters, crabs shrimp and vegetables
/ and manufacture and yend their
products; to own, build and operate all
means of transportation required or