New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1902-03-22
OFT A RTER
J. w. WYCHE MACHINERY CO..
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

State Of Louisiana, Parish of Iberia
Be it known that on this l4th day of the month
hundred and two, before me- Anthony y. Muller
a notary public in and for the Parish OF Iberia,
State of Louisiana duly commissioned and quail
fed, and in the presence OF the witnesses herein
after named and undersigned, personally came
and appeared the several persons whose names
are hereunto subscribed. who declared that, avail
ing themselves Of the provisions of the lays OF
this state relative TO the organization Of corpora
tiOnS, they have agreed and bind and obllgate
themselves as well such persons as may be
come associated with them and their successors,
do form and constitute Corporation and body
polite in law for 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 this corporation shall be
THE j. W. WYCHE MACHINERY COMPANY,
LIMITED" 1t shall exist for the full term and
period of ninety nine years from the date hereof.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this Company shall be IN the
City of New IBERIA State Of Louisiana, and all e.
tatious and other legal process shall be served up
on the President of said corporation or IN case OF
his absence or inability to ct,upon the Ntee-Pres
dent
The objects and purposes for which the said
CORPORATION is organized, and the nature Of the
business to be carried on by it. declared to be
the buying and selling Of all kinds of machinery
and implements, furnishings and httngs, and the
construction of steam power and other plants,
cotton gins, oil mills, irrigation plants, sugar
machinery and in fact, to do a general machinery
agency and contracting business, and all work
kindred to these undertakings and for said pur-
poses to lease buy real estate, erect suitable
bulldogs thereon and equip them with all ne
cessary machinery, and generally 10 do all that
may be requisite for the carrying out OF the pur'
poses above mentioned.
ARTICLE ".
This CORPORATION may and be sued in its
corporate name hold, have, receive, purchase,
convey SELL mortgage, hypothecste, pledge, lease
a ,1,.,x- raul and GT,r,Al yNrny,
erty. also borrow money and make contracts, re
! ceive grants of land and personal property, and
make and use corporate seal, the same TO alter
| and break at pleasure name and appoint such
| managers directors officers, clerks AMI agents, as
the interest and convenience OF said corporation
| NAV require; make and establish such bylaws,
rules and regulations for the proper management
and regulation Of the affairs of the said Corpora
| ton as NAV be necessary, and the same to alter
and change at pleasure, and shall possess all the
| rights, powers and privileges TO whlch corpora
lions are or may be by any general law or laws OF
| this State authorized or entitled to possess.
| ARTICLE V.
| The capital of this Corporation is hereby fixed
at the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars $lO,O0O.Ool
| renresented by one hundred 400 shares of One
Hundred Dollars ($lOOOO) each. All stock sub
scribed for shall be payable in cash or property
real and personal on such terms and conditions as
| the Board of Directors may at any time deter
mine All transfers of stock shall be made on the
books of the Company, and shall be signed by the
| stakeholder or his attorney. The corporation
| shall commence business soon as fifty go
shares of the stock shall have been subscribed for
| At all elections by, or meetings of the stock
holders each share of the stock shall be entltiee
to one vote, to be voted either by the person il
| whose name the stock appears on the books OF
the CORPORATION at the time of the voting, or by
his agent or proxy, duly Authorized in writing t'
'A'' ARTICLE VI.
| The said corporation shall be managed by
Board Of three {3) Directors VINO shall be citizens
OF this.state and actual stockholders of said cor
| pOratiOn owning in his name, or the firm or cor
poration whereof he is a member, or an author
lied agent not less than two shares of stock, sai'
Board to be elected by majority of all the vote
at meeting to be held for that purpose on tn
first Monday of February of each year, after fiji
teen DAYS prior notice of said election having beef
published in New Iberia weekly paper The oil
rectors thus elected shall serve for one year or un
til their successors shall have been elected an'
qualified All elections shall be conducted unde
the supervision of three members to be appointed
by the Board of Directors for that purpose, an'
in case of any one of said Commissioners of cleo
ton declining failing to act the President shall
. | appoint another to fill the place.
The said Board of Directors shall elect from
, their number President, Vice-President, Sec
, Rotary and Treasurer, who shall serve until the
successors are elected and qualified
| The Board Of Directors shall have power to I'll
vacancies occurring in the Board They shall max,
such bylaws, rules and regulations as they thinl
proper for the transaction OF business ana aHair
Of the said corporation, and change, alter ant
, amend same at pleasure appoint and hx the saia
ries of all officers. clerks and employees; the SAM
, to change and dismiss at pleasure, SELL convey
, mortgage, pledge, lease and purchase propert!
, movable, immovable and personal; borrow mon
ey, issue notes and bonds, make contracts an'
sign, or cause to be signed all necessary acts
in the management Of said business, or that ma!
be permitted by the laws applicable to corpora
lions.
ident or vice. president, shall constitute quorum
for the transaction and management OF ali pusi
siness Of said corporation
ARTICLE VII
This act of incorporation may be changed, mod
fed or altered, or said corporation may be DIS
solved at special meeting Of the stockholder'
convened for that purpose after hfteen Jay
Drior publication in weekly news paper pub
tished in the City of New iberia with the assen
of three fourths of the capital stock of said Cor
pOration. -
o No Stakeholder shall ever be held liable or re
sponsible for the contracts or faults OF SAID cor
poration in any further sum than the balance du'
y. by him on subscription to the capital stock, no
e shall any mere informality in organization hav
the effect of rendering this Charter null or OF ex
posing Stakeholder to any further liability thai
the unpaid balance sTf y MN X '''o ''''A
The following named persons shall eonstlta ut
the first Board Of Directors, to serve until tn n
y | Nuckolls, r. p. Gates and James W. Wyche wit
S. O. Nuckolls as President, II. P. Gates as Wee
President and Treasurer and James W. Wyche a
). ! Secretary and aen aFT1 Hsasssr
This Corporation shall be liquidated at the en-
of its term or at its earlier dissolution provide
that three fourths of the capital stock shall hav
IA agreed thereto at q meeting called for that pu
y pose by three Commissioners appointed Dy u
r Board Of Directors at regular meeting OF sal
ID Board. said Commissioners shall be stockholde!
10 Of said Corporation and their compensation rs
. ouidators shall be fixed by the Board on the ga
~ Of their appointment. Said commissioners sha
st continue to act until the business of the corpor
t. ton shall be entirely closed and iqudated and
~ the event of the death Of either or two OF then
2, then the survivors or survivor alone shall act
ID Thus done and passed at my Office in the City
New Iberia, Parish Of Iberia, State OF Aoulslan
on the day, month and year first above written
L the presense Of Nessrs. Andrew j. Csmmack AZ
e, j. Nofford Sanders, good and competent wi
Of nesses residing in this Parish who nave sign.
=, these presents with the parties and me, Notar
= after due reading of the whole -
l. JAS. W. WYCHE,
H. P. GATES,
so NUCKOLI.S
A. ]. CAMMACK, Witnesses
he j. WOFFORD SANDERS
N X.