The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-03-02
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 Iundred and Twenty Fifth,
Before me, Notary Public, duly
commissioned and qualified IN and for
the Parish of Iberia. therein residing.
and in the presence of the witnesses
named and undersigned,
personally came and appeared Isaac A
Broussard, resident of Lafayette
Parish, louisiana; Gilbert L Hall, Mrs
Lilly Weeks Hall, herein duly
authorized, ordered and aided by her
said husband Il l. Hall, Miss Harriet
Weeks, herein represented by her
agent and attorney in fact G l. Hall
by power of attorney herein annexed,
David Todd, William B Davis, R c
Sealev, Mr. Mich Muller and Mr. r
j 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. SO of the Legislature of
this State of the sessions of Eighteen
Hundred and Eighty-Eight, approved
June IS, 1888. as we'll as those of the
general laws of this State, relative to
the organ cation of corporations, they
have termed and organized and by
these presents do form themselves
into and constitute a corporation for
themselves, their successors and such
q
associated with them and thei,
. successors, for the objects and
purposes aud under the stipulations
clauses and conditions hereinafter Sc,
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, 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 SANE; to borrow money and issue
| bonds; TO appoint such managers and
directors as its interests an(
convenience may require, and tt
make such bylaws, rules and regula
tons for .ne proper management anG
expedition of its affairs, as in thu
Judgment of the Board OF Dmctor
may be necessary and proper.
ARTICLE II.
Tile domicile of the said corporation
shall 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. o
ifl,case OF his absence, upon the Secre
tary of said Company.
ARTICLE HI.
All the corporate powers of sal
corporation shall be vested in an
exercised by Beard of. Directors
composed OF: five (5) stockholders to b
elected annually on the second Mon
day of March. the first election to b
held ipethe year of Nineteen Nundre
land Two (l9o2. All such election
shall be by ballot and conducted at tn
Office Of the corporation under tn
supervision. of two commissioners t
be appointed by the President for tha
purpose. of which election ten (1o
days prior notice shall be given b
the Secretary to each stakeholder, b
notice sent to him by mail or othel
wise and directed to his domicile g
place of business; and each share {
Rstock, shall be entitled to one vote, t
be cast by the owner either in perso
or by written proxy. The D,recto,
! thus elected shall serve and continu
in Office until their successors sha
have been elected. A failure to elet
Directors on the date above specific
shall not dissolve the corporation, BIT
the Board or Directors shall continu
to hold their office until their succe.
sOrs shall have been elected.
Vacancies occurring in said Boar
from any cause whatsoever shall b
filled by the remaining Directors; an
any Director who may be compelled I
be absen from this. State, may appoir
under writing, another stockholde
to act as his proxy on said Board an
exercise for the time being all til
powers of such absent Directo
Three Directors shall constitute
quorum for the transaction of an
business. The said Board of Director
shall make all bylaws, rules and re
gnlations for the government OF til
business ard affairs of the Compan,
and alter, amend and change the sam
at pleasure. They shall also have flu
power to buy, sell, mortgage, leas
and pledge any and all property, res
or personal, whenever in their jude
ment they may deem such acts neces
sarv or proper; hire, employ and dis
charge all offers, agents, employee
and clerks. and fix all salaries an
cOmpensations, and generally do a
things eessary in the transaction {
4 the business and affairs of tn
COMPANY.
/ ARTICLE ~.
The objects and purposes of thj
Company are hereby declared to be {
purchase, lease, own, open and operat
a fish, oyster, crab, shrimp and vere
table canning aud packing establish
ment, and carry on general FISH
loyster, crab. shrimp and yegetabl
business from the products and h
products fherefrom in the State {
louisiana and especially. on Week,
Island in this State or elsewhere i
the United States Of America. this
may be deemed necessary or prone,