The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-10-24
CHARTER
OF THE
New Iberia & Northern
Railroad Co.
State Of Louisiana. Parish of Iberia.

Be it known that on this 23rd day of
the month of October A. ID. 1903, perso-
nally came and appeared before me,
Fred w Bauman, a Notary Public in
and for the Parish of iberia, State of
Louisiana, duly commissioned and
qualified, who declared that availing
Of the privileges granted bv the laws
of the State of Louisiana relative to
the organization of corporations for
the construction, making and main
tanning of railroads and other works Of
public improvement. they have con-
tracted and agreed and do by these
presents contract, agree, bind and OBJ
ligate themselves as well al such other
persons who may become hereafter
associated with them by subscribing
to the stock of this CORPORATION, to form
and constitute a corporation and bod,
polite I'm law for the objects and pur-
poses hereinafter expressed under the
following stipulations, to-wit:
Article I.
The name of this corporation shall
be the New iberia & Northern Rail-
road COMPANY. Under its said corpo-
rate name it shall have power and au-
thority to have and enjoy succession
tor the term of ninety nine wears, to
contract, sue and be sued, to make and
have a corporate seal and to alter same
at pleasure, to receive and hold, to
purchase, sell, convey, lease, mort
gage and pledge its property both real
and personal; to appoint such mana
gers, directors. officers and agents as
its interests NAV require; to make and
establish such bylaws for the proper
management and regulation of the af
fairs of the corporation as NAV be
necessary, and generally to exercise
all the rights and provisions granted
to and conferred by law on such cor
porations.
The domicile of the corporation
shall be in the Town Of New iberia,
Parish of iberia. and all citations and
other legal processes shall be served
on the President and in his absence on
the Vice. President, and in the absence
of both of said officers on the Secre.
tary. They may be made in any other
manner provided for BY law The
stockholders may change the domicile
at will by vote necessary to alter this
charter.
Article 3
The objects and purposes of this cor
poration are the location, construction
building, operating and maintenance
of railroad of such gauge as may be
determined by the board Of Directors,
with all its appurter ances, from some
point on the bayou Teche at or near
the town of New Iberia, thence run
ming in northerly or north westerly
direction to point at or near the town
OF Natchitoches. or to some intermedi-
ate point where connections cen be
had with trunk line giving Northern
and Western connections-A 8 til e
board Of Directors may hereafter de-
termine; to own, manage and use said
road and its appurtenances with such
double tracks, switches and branches
as may be deemed necessary, at any
time to construct; to make such con-
nections and business combinations
with other lines of transportation |
whether by land or vater, as the Di-
rectors may enter into; to take. to |
transport, carry, convey persons and |
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rules and regulations as the directors |
may establish from time to time To
secure the carrying out of their objects
and purposes, the corporation is vested
with the rights, privileges and fran
chises provided by law, and the power
to do all things necessary in the pre-
misses.
Article 4.
The capital stock of said corporation
shall be Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars, divided into and represented
by Twenty Thousand Shares of the
sum Of twenty-five Dollars each,
which said stock shall be paid fer in
in cash at the time of subscription, or
tae same may be issued, at not less
than par, in payment or exchange for