New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1902-04-19
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Gebert Shing|e Company, Ltd.

States of America.
BE il known that on this Tenth day of the
month of March A. D. 1902 before me- Fred W
Bauman a Notary Public in and for the Parish OF
IBERIA State off Louisiana duly commissioned
and qualified and in the presence OF the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned PERSONALLY
came and appearad the persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed all of full age, who declared
that availing themselves of the provisions OF the
laws az this State relative to corporations, anu
especially of Act No. SO of 1888 of the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, they have
covenanted and agreed and by these presents coy
enan and agree and bind themselves asweil as sucn
other persons as may hereafter become associateu
with them to form and constitute corporation
and body polite. for the purposes and objects,
and under the stipuations, articles ana CONDITIONS
to. wit.
The name and title of the said corporation shaii
be "The Gebert Single Company Limited anu
its Jomcie IS hereby established in Iberia farlsh'
Louisiana; and under its said corporate name,
said corporation shall have power ana authori'y
to contract sue and be sued to make ana use
seal and the same to break and alter at
pIpasure; to hold, receive have, purchase im
prove ALLEVIATE, convey, SELL borrow. piedge'
mortgage and hypothecate, under its said cofpot.
ate name, property, real, personal and mixeo W
name and appoint such officers, directors
agents and managers or employees, as the inter
est or convenience of said corporation may re-
nuire: to make and establish bylaws, rules ana
regulations for the proper management ana re
gu1stion of its affairs may be deemed necessary
aud proper and the same to change after NJ piens
ure; and to do all other acts and things lpermitteo
by law, as shall or may be necessary anu PR,
per to carry out the objects and purposes OF salu
corporation. -, l.. ,
Said corporation, unless sooner dissolved, IN ac
eordance with its charter shall exist and continue
for the period of Ninety nine tsS) years iro"
and after the date hereof
The Secretary, or in his absence the Assistant
Secretary shall be the proper person upon whon
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which this corp9
ration is organized, and the nature OF the ousi.
ness to be carried on by it, are declared to be the
following to-wit: c.
The purchase manufacture and sale OF cypress
Timber Lumber Lathe or Shingles, and purchase
and owning Of Timber and Timber Lands, ana 10
generally manufacture all or any woods INTO 'he
various products.
The capital stock of said corporation shall De
Forty Thousand $40 600 90 Dollars div Ild
into and represented by 400 Four Hundred
Shares of the sum of One Hundred t$loo oO
dollars each which said stock shall be paid tor ~
cash at the time of subscription, or the same may
be issued at not less than par, n payment or ek
change for property rights actually received OF
purchased by said corporation, or the same may
be issued full paid, for money advanced ana TOT
such other valuable considerations or services as
the Board of Directors of said corporation may
determine; provided that no stock shall be IS
sued until the consideration therefor has been re-
ceiyed by the said corporation.
ANY stoc khoder may sell, assign or transfer ms
stock in this corporation, provided Ihlrty tool
days prior notice of such intention to sell, assign
or transfer the same be given the Company and
the other stockholders thereof shall have the hrst
privilege Of purchasing the same, after which
thirty days notice the said stock may be sold IN
open market.
THE stock of said corporation may be trans
ferred under the above conditions, provided such
transfer thereof be made the books of said
Company at Its Office In Iberia Parish and on
surrender of the certificate therefor NO transfer
of any fractional part of a share shall be made
This corporation shall commence doing business
as as Ten thousand dollars OF the capita,
stock shall have been subscribed for. The Board
of Directors shall have the right to determine
how much stock shall be issued.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers Of this company shall DC
vested in and exercised by board of Three t3l
directors consisting of the president, vice presi,
dent, secretary and treasurer. Two l2) OF said
board shall constitute quorum for the transsc,
ton Of business and their decision sns sh os
stitute the first board of directors: William Il.
Norris, who shall also be president Thomas .
Foster, who shall also be vice president, morris
L. Womack Jr who shall also be secretary and
treasurer.
Ger who is not a stock holder with the exception
Of the Assistant Secretary. During the absence
Of the president the vice president shall act and
preside.
Said Board shall continue in Office until the
goth day Of January A. D., 1903, on which date
and thereafter annually, board OF directors shall
be elected, unless the same should be holiday,
when the election shall be held on the next legal
day thereafter. Notice of such election shall be
given by at least ten (1O) days continuous publ.
cation Immediately proceeding each election, IN
one of the English newspapers OF the Oity OF
New Iberia, La. and the Board OF Directors shall
appoint one more stock holders to preside at
such election as commissioners. In event Of the
failure of any commissioner TO attend, the presi'
dent shall, by appointment I'LL the vacancy. ANY
failure from any cause whatsoever TO eject dlrec-
torsthe day named for that purpose shall not dis-
solve the corporation, but the directors then In
Office as we'll the officers Of said company shall
hold over until their successors are chosen.
In such event the president shall cause another
election to be held within thirty days, and shall
give notice thereof as bereinbefore provided
At every election and meeting each stock holder
shall be entitled to vote for each share OF stock
registered in his name, and may vote by proxy
The election of directors shall be by ballot, and
the majority in amount OF votes east, each
share Of stock voted upon to be counted for one
vote, shall elect the person or persons for whom
they have been cast.
After each election the board Of directors shall
elect from their own number the officers OF said
Company.
The Board of directors shall have full power to
fll vacancies in their number caused by death, re-
signation or otherwise, from among the stock
holders Of the corporation. Said Board shall have
full control Of the property Of this company, and
shall SO conduct, manage and use the same As In
their discression they see it, and that is consist.
ent with the objects Of this company. or the vel
fare:of the same.
and adopt such by laws, rules and regulations as
the affairs and business OF the corporation may
require and as it may deem necessary for the
conducting and management thereof; provided
the same shall not conflict with this charter, or
with the laws of this State, or of the United
States.
The said board shall elect appoint assist.
ant secretary and such other officers, agents, EN-
ployees, servants and clerks as 1t may deem neces-
sary for the conducting Of the business OF the
poration; fix their compensation, term Of service,
with the right to dismiss them at said Boards
pleasure; and said board shall have the right to
81 and determine the salaries Of the several ON
GERS herein provided for.
ARTICLE VI.
This charter may be changed, modified or
capital stock increased or decreased,
or this corporation may be dissolved at a general
meeting of the stock holders convened for the
purpose with the assent of three fourths Of the
entire capital stock, whether present or repre-.
scented at such meeting.
Ten days prior notice Of such meeting shall be
given in any weekly English newspaper published
In the parish Of iberia, La,
corporation, sither by limitation Of its charter
from any cause, the liquidation OF its ahairs shall
be conducted by three commissioners selected
from the stock holders, with like assent, at a
meeting called for that purpose, IS above set
Said commissioner shall remain in Office I'M
til the affairs of said corporation shall have
been fully lquidated.
In case of the death Of one or more of said com.
the survivors survivor shall contin.
ne to act
ARTICLE VII.
No stock holder of this corporation shall ever be
held liable responsible for the contracts or
faults thereof in any further sum than the un.
paid balance due the company on the shares Of
stock subscribed for or owned by him. nor shall
any nformality in organization have the effect Of
this charter null, or Of exposing a
stock holder to any liability, beyond the unpaid
balance, II any, of his stock.
Thus done and passed at my Office in Now
Iberia, Iberia Parish, Louisiana. on the day,
month and year herein first above written, in the
presence OF Geo. W. Dallas and JOS II. Perry,
competent witnesses, who hereunto lsign their
names with said parties and me, Notary, after
due reading OF the whole.
THOS. g. FOSTER,
BY NJ l.. WOMACK JR
Agent and Attorney,
NJ L. WOMACk JR,
W. II. NORRIS
! g " p,. DALLAS Witnesses.
F. W. BAUMAN, Notary Public
Parish Of iberia State of LOuisiKna