The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-12-12
CHARTER
OF THE
h Iberia & Northern
Railroad Co..
cHARTER
--OF THE
!. y Louisiana, Parish Of Iberia

Louisiana, Parish Of Iberi'
tnown that on this 23rd day {
Nth of October A. d. 1903, perse
g zane and appeared before me
= Rauman, a Notary Public i
81, the Parish of Iberia, State 9
,.r;siana, duly commissioned an
alifed, ",
,rles Dreyfus. George W Dallas
..srd King. Felix Patout, Henry
~ ETW Weeks, J r Suberbielie
.riss Gougenheim, G c Laughlin
.s a Lee, Porteus R burke, John 1
- Wa ter J burke. James Gebert
~ q Emmer, George Henderson
III i Dupuy, William T Weeks, r !
T.hon John R Taylor George N
s..tson. Rudolph P Ribbeck, E l
ss;s,d L Octave Hacker, Johr
I'D Achille J Mamus, and !
briel Leblanc,
daclared that awaiting themselves
~ privileges granted bv the law.
~. State of Louisiana relative to
rsanization of corporations fol-
ongtruction, making and main.
IN of railroads and other works Of
a. Improvement, they have con.
"a and agreed and do by these
'ssots contract, agree, bind and OBJ.
"a themselves as we'll as such other
..ons who may become hereafter
-eiated with them by subscribing
~ stock Of this corporation, to form
pastitute a corporation and body
NJ ID law for the objects and pur-
~ hereinafter expressed under the
1oving stipulations, to-wit:
Article l.
NJ name of this corporation shall
IA New Iberia & Northern Rail
4 Company. Under its said corpo-
name IL shall have power and au-
nv TO have and enjoy succession
~ term of ninety-nine years. to
11fact, sue and be sued. to make and
corporate seal and to alter same
Manure, to receive and hold, to
hase, sell, convey. lease, mort
Sn and pledge its property both real
personal; to appoint such mana
directors. officers and agents as
kStereets may require; to make and
hbliDh such by Flaws for the proper
eeement and regulation Of the af-
N d the corporation as NAV be
iooary, and generally to exercise
Ino rights and provisions granted
wa conferred by law on such COR
lions.
Article 2
BE domicile OF the corporation
N be in the Town of New Iberia,
aish Of iberia, and all citations and
Anlegal processes shall be served
slhe President and in his absence on
kVice. President, and in the absence
Nth OF said officers on the Secre.
!. They may be made in any other
nasr provided for by law The
kkholdefs may change the domicile
wi by vote necessary to alter this
|Hter.
II Article 8
|hs objects and purposes of this cor
1tion are tie location, construction
Ming. operating and maintenance
anilroad Of such gauge as may be
Hkmined BY the board of Directors,
hall its appurterances, from some
~ on the bayou Teche at or near
ebwn Of New iberia, thence rum
egin q northerly or north westerly
Haion 70 point at or near the town
|Aatchitoches. or to some intermedi-
lpeint where connections cen behad
HaR Z trunk line giving Northern
Western connections-as tn e
~ Of Directors may hereafter de-
1ine; TO own. manage and use said
] and its appurtenances with such |
~ tracks. switches and branches |
ny be deemed necessary, at any |
% construct; to make such con-
mas and business com binations |
sther lines of transportation
Aer by land or vater, as the Di-
- may enter into; to take. to
port. carry. convey persons and
EU 1t such rates, subject to such |
md regulations as the directors
wAhfish ffon time to time To
nthe Carrying out of their objects
Lnfposes, the corporation is vested
ne rights, privileges and fran
~ provided by law, and the power I
III things necessary in the pre-
Il Article 4.
capital stock of said corporation |
b Five Hundred Thousand
=, divided into and represented
twenty Thousand Shares of the |
q twenty-five Dollars each,
) aid stock shall be paid for in
y Ct the time Of subscription. or
me mag be issued, at not less
~, Ii payment or exchange for
Rty or rights actually received or
ned BY said corporation, or the |
nay be issued, full paid. for
advanced land fer such other
PIE eonsiderations as the board Of
eots Q ( said corporation may
nine; provided. that NO stock
y Issued until the considera-
Aeeefor has been received by said
eation.
stockholder may sell. assign or
3 his stock 4 this corporation,
= % days prior notice of such
"A 70 sell, assign or transfer the
gwen the company, and the
oeckholders thereof shall have
u privilege Of purchasing same.
satch thirty days notice the
- may be sold in open mar
esck Of said corporation may be
ered under the above condi.
eovided such transfer thereof
= q the books of the company
eQice and on surrender Of
aecate therefor. No transfer of
eaonal part Of a share shall be
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