The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-06-29
ACT @? INCORPORATION
new IBERIA OIL & DRILLING
Company, Limited.
U. S. of AMERICA,
STATE of LOUISIANA,
Parish of Iberia.

OlAlctlUH udy VI tife UlOiitH OI May
in the year of our Lord nineteen
hundred and one.
BEFORE ME, William G.. Weeks,
a 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 undersign-
ed,
PERSONALLY CAMEAND APPEAR
ED The persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, who severally
declared that, availing 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 corporation
and body polite in law for the ob
jects and purposes under the stipu
latlOns following, to Wit
ARTICLE T.
The name and title of this Com
pany shall be
ssTHE NEW IBERIA OIL ANE
DRILLING COMPANY" and il
shall have and enjoy succession
and existence for the period o.
Ninety nine years from date here
of; it shall have power to contract
to sue and be sued in it's corporat,
name, to make and use corporate
seal and Make. break and altel
same at pleasure To hold, pur
chase, lease, sell mortage or hypo
thecate property, real, personal o
mixed; to make and issue bonds
to lend any portion Of it's capita
stock or income, on mortgag G.
security, on other security; to name
elect and appoint managers, Dlrec
tors and Agents, and to make ant
establish such Bylaws, Rules an
Regulations as may be necessar.
for it's proper management.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile Of this corporation
and it's principal Office for tn
transaction of business shall be tn
City of New Iberia, Parish @
Iberia, State Of Louisiana. Th
President, or IN his absence, til
Vice President shall be the office
upon whom citation or other Jud
cial process shall be served.
ARTICLE III.
Thecapital stock of this Corpor;
ton ie hereby 1ixed at the sum 9
fifty thousand dolIa<s ls5o, 10000
and this Charles shan Is operatis
and go into effect, and The sai
Corporation become going c0l
cern, when the sum of Two thousan
five hundred dol ars ($25O0.0'
shall have been subscribed for. I'll
capital stock Of this Corporate
shall be divided into Ten thousan
100000 shares of the par value
Five Dollars 5000 per share an
shall be paid for one fourth cas-
and the balance subject to call
Board Of Directors, the whole to |
called in within sixty days fro
date of subscription.
: ARTICLE IV.
The objects and purposes f
which this Corporation is establis
ed, and the nature of the busine
to be carried on by it are herel
declared and specified to he to bu
5 sell, own or lease lands, and to bu
e sell, own. lease and operate min
and mineral Oil Wells; to refine
otherwise manufacture miner
!. oils and their by products, and
that end to lease, own, constrr
. and operate refineries and maj
factories, to store, warehouse a
transport mineral oils for hire
means Of pipe lines, vessels, bars
y or tank cars, and to that end
{ lease, own, construct and oper
q pipe lines, railroads, tramwa
= pumping stations, storage ta
tank cars, barges, vessels, whar
'e and warehouses; and generally
hold and exercise all suchincider
&c powers and privileges as relate
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