New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1901-06-22
CHARTER.

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
o Hundred and One, before me, William G
9 Weeks Notary Public in and for the
9 Parish of Iberia, State of Louisiana, duly
. commissioned and qualified and in the
! presence of the witnesses hereinafter
: named and undersigned, personally came
y 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:
ARTICLE |.
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 it's
corporate name, 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 as are or may be necessary
and proper to carry out the objects and
purposes of said corporation; and said
corporation shall commence it's existence
from the date of these presents and, unless
sooner, dissolved under the provisions of
this charter, shall exist for a period of
twenty years.
ARTICLE II.
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 LII.
The capital stock of this corporation is
hereby fixed at Five Thousand Dollars
($5, 100000 divided into and represented
by Five Hundred (50O) shares of q par
value of Ten Dollars $1,000 each, and
this corporation may commence business
when all said shares shall have been sub
scribed
ARTICLE w.
The objects and purposes of this corpora |
tion shall be to carry on a 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 all things appertaining
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 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 st0ckholder 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
directors shall elect from their number q
President, who shall be ex-oficio Treasurer
of said corporation, and Vice. President.
And 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-
their compensation and may discharge them
whenever they may see fit; and the direc-
tors shall have power, in case of q vacancy
on the board, to fill 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 ont the objects and business of the
Association. The following named per-
sons shall constitute the board of directors j
to serve until the regular annual meeting
of shareholders on the second Monday Of
April, 1902, or until their successors are
elected, to-wit ]. B. Lawton, John Brous-
sard and Alphe Fontelieu, with J. B. Law |
ton as President and John Broussard as
Vice President Of said corporation.
ARTICLE vi.
No shareholder shall ever be held liable :
or responsible for the contracts OF faults Of ,
this Association in any further sum than :
the amount Of his Indebtedness to the As
and no shareholder of this cor
poratien or his stock therein shall ever be
assessed to meet any Of the obligations Of
this Association, nor shall any mere in
formality in organisation 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,
amended and modified by vote Of three
lourths of the shares present or represented
1t general meeting convened for that pur-
pose or the Association dissolved BY vote
3f two thirds Of the capital stock subscribed
1t q general meeting convened for that
purpose after ten days notice to each stock
holder by the Secretary, by mailing same !;
provided that the capital stock Of the As
,ociation shall not be increased unless =
majority Of all the shares in force shall
rote in favor Of such increase. Whenever
his corporation shall be dissolved by
imitation or otherwise its business shall
oe liquidated by three persons appointed
~ the board for that purpose.
Thus done and passed at my ofEice in
he town Of New iberia, Parish Of Iberia,
State Of Louisiana, in the presence Of
4essrs. Purcell H. Wissinger and Adam
Z. Harper, good and competent Witnesses
'esiding in this parish who have signed
hese presents with the parties and me,
Notary, alter due reading Of the whole on
be day, month and year 6rst above written.
)ne word interlined in THE act and made
'art thereof and some approved by the
'arties thereto before signing.
]. b. LAWTON,
ALPHE FONTELIEU,
Witnesses: r. 8. NcNAHON,
?. H. WIssINGER, CHALES HORNER,
l. r. HARPxR. EDWARD Z. WEEKS.
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