The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-04-05
CHARTER.
OF
JEANERETTE RICE AND MILL
ING COMPANY LIMITED.
UNITED STATES OF AMERlCA
State of Louisiana, Parish OF
Iberia.

Iberia.
Re TT KNOWN that on this seventh
day of the month of February, A. u.
1902, before me. Chas. A. Poirson,
Notary Public in and for the Parish OF
iberia, State OF Louisiana, duly COM
missioned and qualified and in the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned Personally
came and appeared the several per-
sons whose names are hereunto SUBJ
scr,bed, who declared that availing
themselves of the provisions OF the
law of this State relative to the organl'
| cations of corporations, they have
agreed and bound and obligate them
selves as we'll as such persons as may
become connected with them and their
successors, to form and constitute a
corporation and body polite in law tor
the objects and purposes and under the
conditions and stipulations as con-
tanned and set forth in the following
articles, to wit
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of said corpora
ton shall be 1.-THE Jeanerette Rice and
Milling Co.. Limited"
It shall exist for the full term and
period of Thirty 800 years from the
| date hereof.
| ARTICLE III.
I The domicile of this corporation
shall be in the town Of Jeanerette,
Parish of Iberia, Louisiana. and al
citations and other legal process shall
be served apon the President of said
) corporation, or in case of his absence
or inability to act, upon the Vice
President.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is established and thu
nature OF the business to be carried OF
by it, are hereby declared to be a
follows, to WITT
:. To cultivate, buy and sell Rice, cam
: cotton, corn and all other agriculture
products-to build and maintain ware
! houses for the purpose .of receiving
:. storing, keeping and forwarding tn
u same in the usual course of business
also to erect, own, operate and main
; tain mills, gins and factories for tn
manufacturing or preparing of ra,
: agricultural products into finished o
: merchantable products as we'll as 70
the manufacturing of their by-pro
ducts-also to erect, maintain an
= operate irrigating plants and canal
;, and shall for such purposes have full
power to purchase and own or leas
= real estate, bulldogs. machinery ett
necessary or convenient to carry o
. all Of the aforesaid business; to pledg
or mortgage, sell or exchange same, t
fix tariff Or rate OF charge for receiy
e ing, storing, forwarding, selling, {
. milling, preparing or manufacture
raw agricultural products or their by
y products as above stated, as we'll as Il
ginning cotton and lrrigating rice, etc
y and generally to make and enter int
any and all contracts in relation. |
said business that may become nece.
= gary.
= ARTICLE Nv.
. This corporation may sue and
- sued in its corporate name; hold, hav
receive, purchase, convey, sell, mortl
. age, hvpothecate, pledge, lease, sui
= lease and enjoy real and personal prs
: perry: also borrow money and NAL
= contracts. receive grants OF land ar
: personal, property and make and use
corporate seal, the same to break an
:. alter3 at pleasure; name and appoil
= such managers, directors, officers. clerl
:, and agents as the interest and cony,
= nience of said corporation may r
= quire. make and establish such b
I, {, laws, rules and regulations for til
- affairs of said corporation as may
necessary and the same to alter ar
: change at pleasure and shall posse
- all the rights, powers and privileg
= to which corporations are or may
BY any general law or laws of til
r. State authorized or entitled to posses
ARTICLL v.
The capital stock Of this corporate,
Is hereby fixed at the sum of Fiji
thousand Dollars ESQ, 900. OOl, rep1
II fented by Five hundred 500 shares
!, $4,000 each. All subscribed for ssh
= be payable in cash or property. n
J. and personal, on such terms and CO
IN ditions as the Board Of Directors m
a at such time determine.
al All transfers OF stock shall be ma
on the books of the Company, a
fe- shall be signed by the stockholder
Dr. his attorney.
- The corporation shall commer
: business as soon as one hundr
[P- shares of the stock shall have be
Ia. subscribed for.
= At all elections by, or meetings
=. the stockholders, each share of I
ut, stock shall be entitled to one vote
be voted either by the person