The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-11-07
CHARTER
|IIbeTjs ( Northern
| ~RailTOld co.

|,,tsof Louisiana Parish Of Iberia
h tnown that on this BIRD day of
besath of October A. u. 1903, perso
p - mann came am appeared before me,
el1 " Ranmap, a Notary Public in
~ s,a y The paf&h. of IBERIA, STATE of
ss;ana. duly commissioned and
Ialifed,
'i.s Dreyfns, George w Dallas,
sd.Kling Felix Patout, Henry l.
IN En- Weeks. J 2 Suberbielie,
w ~. Gonpenheim, q { Iaughlin,
"a lee. Porteus Il Bui Ike, John A
ssrr Water ] Burke. james tiebert,
, s Emmer, George Henderson,
II Dupuw William i Weeks, 4 :
sohon John K TAYLOR George NJ
a"rtMn Rudolph p Ribbeck, r.. +
k'Isrd I Octave Hacker, John
Sssafd Achille J Mamus, and j
{hiei Leblanc, /
,dsclarpd that ayailing themselves
y priviIeges granted bv the laws
y Stategof louisiana relative to
.,vanizai;on OF CORPORATIONS for
zcustructien, making and main
q IL rafIroads.and lher works of
am ovemsnt, fhey have con-
ssdand agreed and do by these
MS contract, agree, bind and OBJ
|. th,lnyelves AZ well as such other
~ WHO may become hereafter
,ds5ed with them by subscribing |
Noel of tins c"rpOration, to form
mastitute corporation and body
n Il, law for the objects and pur-
hereinafter Expressed under the
wing stipuIations. to-Nit:
Article l.
name of this corporation shall \
IA New Iberia &c Northern Rail-
compan,. Under its said corpo- +,
name IT shall have power and au-
Nv to have and enjoy succession !
he term or nluety-nine wears, to ;
met, sue and be sued to make and 1
4 corporate seal and to alter same {
deasure, to receive and hold, to /;
sAste. sell, convey, lease, mort I
ssnd pledge IFS property both real {
PERSONAL; to appoint such mana I
directors, officers and agents as I
tterests NAV require; to make and
khlsh such bylaws for the proper S
kturment and regulation OF the af- s
d the importation as NAV be
usary, and generally to exercise
|herighis and provisions. granted 7
N conferred by law on such cor !;
kdona.
Article 2 y
Ne domicile of the corporation q
be in the Town of New IBERIA, G.
Ia Of iberia, and all citations and Q
Illegal processes shall be served q
epresident and in his absence on d
lice, President, and in the absence s.
Mot said officers on the Secrc =
they may be made in anv other p
provided for by law The 81
ders may change the domicile a
NJ a vote necessary to alter this n
ii 81
Ar iole 3 c,
kobiects and purposes of this cor i
npn are the location, construction
gsoperating and maintenance OF
narQad of such gauge as may be q
nlaed by the Board of Directors, Il
rs appurter ances, from some Ii
Jon Me BAYOU Teche at or near m
Pm II New fberla, thence run u
pa nertherly or north westerly :,
bon 70 q point at or nearthe town cl
shit0ches, or to some intermedi- pr
PIT where connections cen behad ~
x Rtfunk line giving Northern m
hfslern connections h e OF
~ Directors may hereafter de- "
~ y own, manage and use said u
nd rs appurtenances with such ed
lfacks, switches and branches al
pe deemed. necessary, at any ~
Rsonstruct,to make such con-
and business combinations G.,
dner lines of transportation j
oy land or pater, as the Di- =,
may enter into; to take, to /,
"A. carry, convey persons and as
MMsucf rates, subject TO such ~ ~,
~ POPULATIONS as the directors =
aulish ron time to time To
we carrying out of their objects st
poses, the corporation is vested er
rights, privileges and fran ~
Fovlded by law, and the power :"
atnings necessary in the pre-
Article 4. al
Apilal stock of said corporation h;
Five Hundred Thousand of
divided into and represented "
nv Thousand Shares of the
Twenty Five Dollars each, !.
70 stock shall be paid for in 81
Hthe time of subscription, or en-
may be issued, at not less W
,N payment or exchange for e o
u rights actually received or an
py said CORPORATION. or the Ia
Y be issued, full paid, for ID
ssnced aud fer such other be-
sQpMderaions as the board of
ef said corporation may
~ provided, that no stock bc
iseued until the considera- tn
sI0r has been received by said al al
A,.h,,, sh
sSknclder may sell, assign or ri,
s e stock ! this corporation,
q DAYS prior notice of such
esell. assign or transfer the ~
Esen the company, and the ~ ~
nulders thereof shall have al
ssiege OF purchasing same, ho
III thirty DAYS notice the vi
~ DC sold in open mar du
y sald corporation may be
under the above condi-
Fl eo such transfer thereof
ne books of the company
ana on surrender of
tneretor. No transfer of
& part OF a share shall be