The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-11-30
ACT Of INCORPORATION
or THE
IBERIA BUILDING ASSOCIATION
limited STATES OF AMERICA
State of Louisiana, Parish OF
Iberia.

Be 1T KNOWN; That TINS tweh'f
third day of the month of May, in the
wear of our Lord nineteen hundred
and one.
BEFosE NE, 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 hereihai'ei
named and under signed.
PERSONALLY CAME AND ApPEAkhD
Messrs Emelius f. Mlllard, President,
Joseph B. Lawton, Vice President, }.
A. Fagot, President protein, K. >. NC
Mahon, G. c. Laughlin, Walter D.
Burke, Albert II. 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. E. Reynolds, S. A. Benthal, Joseph
Eckart, A. c 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
le0l, 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 confor-
nifty with the law the regular annual
meetings of the stockholders Of said
Iberia Building Association was held,
after due notice, at its office in the
Town-of New Iberia, La, OH the FIT
teenth day of January. l9Ol, 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 stockhoid-
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 by
law; and larger amount in number
and value 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 o.
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, tx
sign same as such for and on behalf o
the stockholders, to wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name and title of said corpora
tion shall be THE IBkRIA BUILDING
ASSOCIATION, aud under its said cor
porate name, it shall have power t.
contract, sue and be sued; to max,
and use corporate seal and the same
to break or alter at pleasure: to hold
receive, lease, purchase, convey ant
pledge under its corporate name
property, both real and personal; t.
lend money on security; to name ant
appoint such officers and Agents a
the interests and convenience of SAT-
corporation may require: to make an,
establish such Bylaws, Rules an,
regulations for the proper manage
ment and regulation ofthe affairs 0
sad corporation as may be necessar'
and proper, and the same to chang
and alter at pleasure, and to do al
such acts and things as are or may b
necessary and proper to carry out tn
objects and purpose of said corpora
ton: and said corporation, unles
sooner dissolved under the provision
of this Charter, shall exist for
period of ninety nine 1897 years.
ARTICLE II.
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 Q
said corporation, or, III his absence
upon the Vice. President, or in at
sence of both of these officers, upo
the Secretary.
ARTICLE III.
The object of this Association sha
be the accumulation fund ffoI
the weekly INSTALLING - ON account {
subscriptions to the weekly install
ments on account o. subscriptions I
the capital, rentals, premiums an
loans, the funds so accumulated to b
used for the purchase and sale of res
estate, the building, rental and sal
of homestsads, and when necessary q
advisable, the loaning OF money o
mortgage or other security in th
Parish of Iberia, La
ARTICLE ".
The capital Of said corporation sha1
r