The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-04-20
CHARTER.
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 TwentyFifth.
Before me, Anthony N. Muller,
a Notary Public, duly COM
missioned and qualified in and for the
Parish of Iberia, State OF Louisiana,
aud in the presence of the witnesses
/ hereinafter named and undersigned,
personally came and appeared Isaac A
Broussard, 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 G L Hall, Miss Harriet
Weeks, herein represented by her
agent and attorney in fact G l. Hall
by power of attorney hereto annexed
! David Todd, William 3 Davis, r c
>ealey, Mr. Mich Muller and Mr. r
Davidson, 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. 36 of the Legislature OF
this State of the sessions of Eighteen
Hundred and Eighty Eight. approved
June 20, 1888. as we'll 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 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, Limtted.n 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
t 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 bylaws, rules and regula-
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 II.
The domicile of the said corporation
ishall be at the town of New Iberia
/ Parish of Iberia, State Of Louisiana;
and al citations or other legal process
/ shall be served upon the President, OF
in ease 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 Board of Directors
composed offve 81 stockholders to be
elected annually on the second Mon.
day of March, the first election to be
held IN the year Of Nineteen hundred
and Two l9oa. All such elections
shall be by ballot and conducted at the
office of the corporation under the
supervision OF two commissioners TIC
be appointed by the President for that
purpose, of which election ten (Io)
days prior notice shall be given by
the Secretary to each stakeholder. by
notice sent to him by mail or other
| wise and directed to his domcile OF
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
4 in office until their successors shall
have been elected. A failure to elect
i directors on the date above specified
shall not dissolve the corr Grafton, but
the Board or Directors shall continue
to hold their office until their success
sors shall have been elected
Vacancies occurring in said Board
/ from any cause whatsoever shall be
filled by the remaining Directors: and
any Director who may be compelled to
be abse nt from this State, may appoint
under writing, another stakeholder
to act as his proxy on said Board and
exercise for the time being a1i@the
| powers OF such absent Director
Three Directors shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of any
business. The said Board of Directors
shall make all bylaws, rules and re-
.gnlations for the government of the
business and affairs OF the Company
and alter. amend and change the same
at pleasure. They shall also have full
power to bny, sell, mortgage. lease
rama pledge any and all property, real
or personal, whenever in their iudo
ment they may deem such acts neces-
sary or proper; hire, employ and dis
Charge all offers, agents, EMPLOYEES
ard e'erks, and fix all salaries ar /,
compe nsations, and generally do All
things necessary in the transaction of
the business and affairs of the
Company.
ARTICLE ".
The objects and purposes of this
ompany are hereby declared TO b. to
purchase. lease, own open and operate
a fish, ovster, crab, shrimp and vege
table canning and packing establish
mcnt. and carry on a general fish
oyster. crab, shrimp and yepelable
business from the products and by
products therefrom In the State Of
Louisiana and especially on Weeks,
lsland in this State or elsewhere in
the United States of America, that
may be deemed necessary or proper:
to vcnd, dry, pack. and can fish
oysters, crabs, shrimp and vegetables
and manufacture and vend their
products; TO own, build and operate all
meankgof transportation required or