The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-04-19
CHARTER.
OF
JEANERETTE RICE AND MILL
ING COMPANY LIMITED.
UNITED STATES OF AMERlCA
State of Louisiana, Parish OF
Iberia.

1ay of the month OF February, a. ~
reOa 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 SUP
scr1bed, who declared that avaii1ng
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
corporation and body poll ic in law Tor
the objects and purposes and nderthe
conditions and stipulations as con-
tanned and set. forth in the following
articles, to wit
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of said corpora
ton shall be "The Jeanerette Rice and
Milling Co., Limited"
It shall exist for the full term and
period of Thirty 1907 years from the
date hereof
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation
| shall be in the town of Jeanerette,
Parish of Iberia, Louisiana. and all
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 the
nature OF the business to be carried on
by it, are hereby declared to be as
follows, to w.t.
i To cultivate, buy and sell Rice, cane
cotton, corn and all other agricultural
products-to build and maintain ware
houses for the purpose of receiving
storing, keeping and forwarding tn,
z same in the usual course of business
( also to erect, own, operate and main
{ tain mills, gins and factories for thu
4 manufacturing or preparing of raw
agricultural products into finished o
e merchantable products as well as TO
the ma rufacturing of their by-pro
ducts-a1so 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 ets
necessary or convenient to carry o
: all of the aforesaid business; to p1edg
u or mortgage, sell or exchange same, t
:, fix tariff or rate OF charge for receiy
d ing. storing, forwarding, selling, G
y milling, preparing or manufacturin
!, raw agricultural products or their by
: products as above stated, as we'll as fo
y ginning cotton and irrigating rice, etc
q and generally to make and enter int
d any and all contracts in relation
N said business that may become nece:
- gary.
u ARTICLE w.
> This corporation may sue and |
e. sued in its corporate name; hold, hav
is receive, purchase, convey, sell, mortl
ic age, hvpothecate, pledge, lease, sui
:, lease and enjoy real and personal pr
= perry: also borrow money and NAL
) contracts. receive grants of land ar
personal. property and make and use
te corporate seal, the same to break ar
m alter at pleasure; name and appoi
such managers, directors, officers. cler
and agents as the interest and conv
lS nience of said corporation may I
y, quire, make and establish such
n laws, rules and regulations for IL
10 affairs of said corporation as may
, necessary and the same to alter al
change at pleasure and shall posse
p all the rights, powers and privileg
he to which corporations are or may
sh by any general law or laws of IL
n: State authorized or entitled to posse
le. ARTICLL v.
,r The capital stock Of this corporate
Is hereby fixed at the sum Of Eli
thousand Dollars ESQ. OO0.OO), rep
ng sented by Five hundred 5OO) shares
lie $4,000 each. All subscribed for sh
lin be payable in cash or. property. r
at and personal, on such terms and c.
ditions as the Board of Directors N
~ at such time determine.
All transfers OF stock shall be m,
on the books of the Company, g
shall be signed by the stakeholder
his attorney.
-. The corporation shall CONNIE
business as soon as one hund
~ shares of the stock shall have b
ash subscribed for.
a At all elections by, or meetings
[rs. the stockholders, each share of
I'D stock shall be entitled to one vote
be voted either by the person
~ whose name the stock appears on
md books Of the corporation at the t
9 II OF voting, or by his agent or pr
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