The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-03-29
CHARTER.
VI
JEANERBTTE RICE AND MILL
ING COMPANY LIMITED.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State of Louisiana, Parish OF
Iberia.

Iberia.
Be IT KNOWN that on this seventh
day of the month of February, A. d.
1909, 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 sub
scribed, who declared that awaiting
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
corporation and body poli'ic 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 /.
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 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. y...-
| 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
/ To cultivate, buy and sell Rice, cane
cotton, corn and all other agricultural
products-tob build and maintain ware.
houses for the purpose of receiving
storing, keeping and forwarding the
same in the usual course of business
also to erect, own, operate and main
! tain mills. gins and factories for the
manufacturing or preparing of raw
agricultural products into finished OF
merchantable products as we'll as 70,
the ma 'ufacturing Of their by-pro
ducts-also to erect, maintain ant
operate irrigating plants and canal
and shall for such purposes have full
power to purchase and own or leas,
real estate, buildi .-gs. machinery etc
necessary or convenient to carry OF
all Of the aforesaid business; to pledg,
or mortgage, sell or exchange same. t.
fix tariff or rate OF charge for receiv
ing. storing. forwarding, selling, o
milling, preparing or manufacturing
: raw agricultural products or their by
products as above stated, as we'll as TO
ginning cotton and irrigating rice, etc.
and generally to make and enter int,
any and all contracts in relation t,
said business that may become neces
sary.
a ARTICLE w.
This corporation may sue and b.
sued in Its corporate name; hold, have
receive, purchase, convey, sell, mortg
age, hvpothecate, pledge, lease, sub
lease and enjoy real and personal pro
perry: also borrow money and max
contracts. receive grants OF land an,
personal, property and make and use
corporate seal, the same to break ant
alter at pleasure; name and appoin
; such managers, directors. officers. clerk
and agents as the interest and conye
! nience of said corporation may re
quire, make and establish such b,
laws, rules and regulations for the
affairs of said corporation as may b
: necessary and the same to alter an,
change ct pleasure and shalt posses
all the rights, powers and privilege
to which corporations are or may b
tby any general law or laws of thi
State authorized or entitled to possess
~ ,ARTICLL v.
1
! The capital stock of this corporatio
IL hereby fixed at the sum Of FIT
: thousand Dollars Csc, 200. OO), repre-
!, sented by Five hundred 500 shares {
! $1,000 each. Ali subscribed for sha
i be payable in cash or property. ret
j and personal, on such terms and cor
ditions as the Board of Directors ma
at such time determine.
All transfers of stock shall be mad
on the books of the Company, an
shalt be signed by the stakeholder {
his attorney.
The corporation shall commenc
business as soon as one hundre
!, shares of the stock shall have bee
subscribed for.
4 At all elections by, or meetings I
the stockholders, each share of tn