New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1904-02-20

United States of America State of
Louisiana, Parish Of Iberia
BE il knowe ,aGt on this 10Th day
of the month at Hrh-uary A. ID. 1904
before me. t'1,n " Bnuman, a Notary
Public III ana for the Parish of IBERIA
State ri Lou~iaua duly commissioned
and qualified. and in presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed, personally came and appeared
the several persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, who declared
that, availing themselves of the pri
vileges of the laws of this State rela.
| tive to the organization of corpora
tions, they have agreed and bind and
obligate themselves, as well as certain
| other persons as may become associat-
ed 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 stipulatlons as contained and set
forth in the following articles to-wit
ARTICLE /.
The name and title of said corpora
ton shall be the Attakapas Milling
Il Manufacturing Company, Limited,
it shall exist for the full term and pc
Rod of twenty years from the date
hereof
ARTICLE III.
The domicle of this company shall
be in the City of New Iberia. Parish
of Iberia, State of Louisiana, and all
citations and other legal process shall
be served upon the president of said
corporation, or, in case of his absence
or inability to act, upon the Vice
President.
ARTICLE Iii.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is established, and the
nature of the business to be carried on
by il, are hereby declared to be as fol-
lows, to-wit:
To plant, cultivate, buy aud sell
rice, sugar cane, corn, cotton and 9TH
er agricultural products to build and
maintain warehouses for the purpose
OF receiving storing, keeping and for
warding same in the usual course of
business; erect, lease, own, and oper-
ate rice mills, sugar mills and refine
ries, corn mills. cotton ginneries and
congresses; cotton oil mills and cotton
mills and lumber mills and factories;
also to mill aud manufacture agricul-
tural products as well as the by-pro-
ducts of same into any article of COM
merce; own, lease and operate drain
age, navigable and irrigating canals,
watercrafts, tramways and railroads in
so far as these are necessary to the
operations of the foregoing purposes;
the feeding and grazing of cattle and
prepare the same, its products and by
products into marketable products;
enter into contracts with farmers or
other persons for the purpose of cult
waiting crops CT all kinds and for Sc
curing the same for the mills and fac
tories which said company may oper
ate, subscribe to and hold stock in
other corporations of kindred nature
and to do any and all things that may
be necessary to carry out any or all Of
the objects named, and shall for such |
purposes have full power to purchase I!
and own or lease real estate, machin-
cry, ETC., necessary or convenient to
carry on said business, to pledge or
sell or exchange same, to
fix tariff or rate of charges for receiv-
ing, storing and forwarding rice and
for milling same, and generally to
make and enter into any and all con-
tracts in relation to said business that
may become necessary.
ARTICLE ".
This corporation may sue and be
sued in its corporate name, hold, have,
receive, purchase, convey, sell, mort
gage, hypothecate, pledge, lease and
suitcase and enjoy real and personal
also borrow money and make
receive grants of land and
property, and make and use
! corporate seal, the same to alter
md break at pleasure; name and APP
point such managers, directors, Off
,ers, clerks and agents as the interest
II convenience of said corporation
nay require, make and establish such
BYLAWS, rules and regulations for the
proper management as may be neces-
airy and the same to alter and change
It pleasure, and shall possess all the
lights powers and privileges to which
operations are or may be by any
eneral law or laws of this State au-
horized and entitled to possess. ]
ARTICLE V.
The capital stock of thi corporation
hall be Fifty Thousand Dollars repre-
ented by one thousand shares of fifty
ollars each, which shall be paid at
UGH time and under such regulations
$ the Board of Directors may deter
nine or il may be issued at not less !,
han par in payment of property pur- I
hased by or for labor and services
endered the said corporation which
hall not begin business until one !
undred shares of the capital stock =
hall have been subscribed All Z
.ansfers of stock shall be made on the y
ooks of the company and shall be :,
gned by the stakeholder or his attor- |,
ey. 4
The corporation shall commence I.
nsiness as soon as 100 shares of the 4
ock shall have been subscribed for. a
At all elections by. or meetings Of .