New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1901-06-29
CHARTER.
State of Louisiana Parish of Iberia

| State OF Louisiana Parish Of iberia.
Be it known: That on this Twenty
Ninth day of the month of March in the
year of our Lord, One Thousand Nine
Hundred and One, before me, William G
Weeks Notary Public in and for the
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 Messrs. Joseph B. Lawton,
Alphe Fontelieu, 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
ganization 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 to
form and constitute a 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 or
alter at pleasure, to hold, receive, lease,
purchase, convey and pledge under its
corporate siiame, 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 rs 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 IL.
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
COS, 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 ~.
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
proper to, any Of the aforesaid purposes !;
and generally to do oil things appertainiDg
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 at 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
shall elect from their number a
who shall be ex-officio Treasurer
Of said corporation, and vice-P President. |
And Z majority Of the directors shall con-
stitute . quorum for the transaction OF
business. They shall also appoint Sec
retary who need not be . stock holder in
said corporation.
The directors shall appoint such en-
ployees - msy be necessary, and shall fix
their compensation and may discharge them
whenever they may see at and the direc-
tors shall have power, in case OF vacancy
on the board, to all 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
10 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 ~ President and John Broussard a.
Vice. President Of said corporation.
ARTICLE VI.
No shareholder shall ever be held liable |
Dr. responsible for the contracts or faults Of /
his Association in any further sum than
he amount OF hia indebtedness to the As
sociati0n, and no Shareholder Of this cor
poraticn or his stock therein shall ever be
assessed TO meet any Of the obligations Of
his Association, nor shall any mere in
lormality In organization have the effect Of /
this act null or Of exposing :
to any liability beyond the
Amount Of his stock.
ARTICLE VII.
This act OF incorporation can be altered,
and modified By vote Of three
lourths of the shares present Or represented
4 general meeting conveyed for that pur-
poe or the Association dissolved ~ vote
II two thtrda of the capital skock Subscribed
4 : general meeting convened Tor that
purpose after ten days Botioe TO each stock
Aoldas " the Secretary, ~ mailing same 4
provided that the capital sock ol the A.
notation shall not be increased unless :
majority of AL the shares IN force shall
r0fe n favor u sneh increase. Whenever
his corporation shall ~ dissolved By
imitation = Otherwise its basiness aAalI
" ltQnit1nkod " three Dorouma nppointedt