New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1901-04-13
ACT OF INCORPORATION
Of
The Teche Construction Co., Ltd.

II6 I6GII6 UUIISlIuClIUIl UU., llu
United States of America, State of
Louisiana, Parish of Iberia
Be it known that on this I'd (Second) da,
of the month of April, in the year of on
Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred an,
One, before me, Louis T. Dulany, notar.
public in and for the Parish of iberia, Stat
of Louisiana, duly commissioned and quail
fed and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, per
sonally came and appeared the persons
whose names are hereunto subscribed, VIII,
severally declare that, availing themselve!
of the provisions of an Act of the Legisla
ture of this State, known as Act 36 of tn,
session of the year 1883, as well as of tn.
general laws of this State, governing thu
formation of corporations in general
they do, by these presents covenant, agree
and bind themselves, as we'll as such othel
persons as may hereafter become as
sociated with them, in order to form anG
constitute corporation or body polite il
law for the objects and purposes under
the stipulations following, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title Of this corporation
shall be THE TECHE CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY, LTD, and it shall have and
enjoy succession and existence for the
period of ninety y-nine years from date
hereof it shall have power to contract, te
sue and be used in its corporate name, to
break and alter the same at pleasure, to
hold, purchase, lease, sell, mortgage o,
hypothecate property, real, personal, OF
mixed, to make and issue bonds, to lend
any portion of its capital stock or income,
or mortgage security, or other security; to
name, elect and appoint managers, direc-
tors and agents, and to make and establish
snch bylaws, rules, regulations as may be
necessary for its proper management.
ARTICLE III.
The domicile of this corporation, and
it's principal Office for the transaction OF
business shall be in the City Of New Iberia,
Parish Of iberia, Louisiana.
The President, or, in his absence, the
Vice President, shall be the officer upon
whom citation or orther Judicial process
shall be served.
ARTICLE Ill.
The capital stock of this corporation is
hereby fixed at the sum of One Hundred
Thousand Dollars, and this charter shall
be operative. and to 20 into effect. and the
said corporation become q going concern.
when the sum OF Ten Thousand. (S1O.-
OOO. .OOl Dollars shall have been subscribed
for. The capital stock of this CORPORATION
shall be divided into one thousand shares
OF the par value OF One Hundred ($1OO. .OO)
Dollars per share. and shall be paid for in
cash, or the equivalent in real estate,
machinery, dredee boats, electric plants,
appurtenances thereto, notes, bonds OF
mortgages. or any other property which
the Board Of Directors may approve.
ARTICLE ".
The objects and purposes Of this CORPORA
tion. and the nature of the business to be
carried ON by it. are hereby declared TO be.
to do a general constrnction business. die
canals. both DRAINAGE and nayipable. build
levees and highways, construct railroads,
plank roads. dredee streams. omen natural
drains. improve hsrbors. reclaim lands
from overflow, and to contract therefor in
this or anv other State in the United
States; and, in fact. to do any and all
things necessary and proper to the carry
ing ont OF its business.
ARTICLE v.
The business Of this corporation shall
be directed bv and vested in Board
Of Directors composed Of three (3) stock
holders, each owning one or more shares
of stock. Said directors shall be elected
ct general meeting OF the stockholders
convened for that purpose, and ON the second
Tuesday in January each year, and each
share Of stock present or represented shall