The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-06-01
ACT O? INCORPORATION
OF THE
new IBERIA OIL & DRILLING
Company, Limited.
U. S. Of AMERICA,
STATE Of LOUISIANA,
Parish of Iberia.

BE TT KNOWN: That on this
Sixteenth day of the month Of May
in the year Of our Lord nineteen
hundred and one.
BEFORE ME, William G. Weeks,
a Notary Public i'll and for the
Parish of Iberia, State of Louisiana,
duly commissioned and qualified,
and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersign-
ed,
PERSONALLY CAMEAND APPEAR
ED The persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, who severally
declared that, ayailing themselves
of the provisions of the general
lawsof this state, governing the for
nation of Corporations they do by
these presents covenant, agree and
bind themselves as well as such
other persons as may hereafter be
come associated with them in order
to form and constitute a corporation
and body polite in law for the OBJ
jects and purposes under the stipn-
latlons following, to witt
A ARTICLE l.
The name and title of this Com
pany shall be
s'THE NEW IBERIA OIL AND
DRILLING COMPANY" and it
shall have and enjoy succession
and existence for the period OF
Ninety nine years from date here
of; it shall have power to contract,
to sue and be sued in it's corporate
name, to make and use a corporate
seal and make, break and alter
same at pleasure TO hold, pur
Ichase, lease, sell MOI tage or hypo
thecate property, real, personal OIL
mixed; to make and issue bonds
to lend any portion OF its capita
stock or income, OH mortg 81
security, on other security; to name
elect and appoint managers, Drec
tors and Agents, and to make anC
establish such Bylaws, Rules ant
Regulations as may be necessary
for it's proper management.
ARTICLE Ii.
The domicile of this corporation
and it's principal Office for tht
transaction of business shall be tn,
City of New Iberia, Parish 0
Iberia, State of Louisiana. TIL
President, or III his absence, TIL
Vice President shall be the Office
! upOn whom citation or other Judi
cial process shall be served.
J ARTICLE Ill.
The capital stock of this Corpora
! ton is hereby fixed at the sum 0
fifty thousand dollars $3.50, 100000
and this Charter shall be operativ
n and go into effect, and the sal
S Corporation become going col
n Germ, when the sum of Two thousan
t five hundred dol ial's f$250O.ot
l. shall have been subscribed for. I'll
e capital stock Of this Corporate
J shall be divided into Ten thousan
d 100000 shares of the par value
Five Dollars $500 per share an
n shall be paid for one fourth cas-
d and the balance subject to call {
n Board of Directors, the whole to !
e. called in within sixty days fro
D, date of subscription.
ARTICLE ".
The objects and purposes f
which this Corporation is establis
ed, and the nature of the buslne
oi to be carried on by it are herel
ID declared and specified to be to bu
" sell, own or lease lands, and to bl
$, sell, own, lease and operate min
w and mineral Oil Wells; to refine
rs otherwise manufacture minel
Ie- oils and their by products, and
that end to lease, own, consfrr
be and operate refineries and MAI
~ factories, to store, warehouse a
"a transport mineral oils for hire
DE means Of pipe lines; sessels, bars
1t or tank cars, and to that end
]. lease, own, construct and oper;
re pipe lines, railroads, tramwa
ga pumping stations, storage tal
to tank ears, barges, vessels, whar7
a and warehouses; and generally