The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1904-01-09
CHARTER
--OF THE
New Iberia & Northern
Railroad Co.
State Of Louisiana. Parish of Iberia.

State Of Louisiana, Parish of Iberi
Be it known that on this 23rd day (
the month of October A. d. 1903, pers'
na1ly came and appeared before M
Fred w Bauman, Notary Public
and for the Parish Of iberia, State {
Louisiana, duly commissioned an
qualified,
Jules Dreyfus, George w Dalla!
Lazard King. Felix Patout, Henry
Smith, E Z Weeks, Suberbielie
Charles Gougenheim, G G Laughlir
James A Lee. Porteus r burke, John !
Gebert, Walter burke. James Gebert
Albert G Emmer, George Henderson
Jules T. Dupuy. William T Weeks, R
Mcmahon, John r Taylor, George \
Robertson, Rudolph P Ribbeck, E
Willard, L Octave Hacker, Johl
Broussard, Achille j Mamus, and .
Gabriel Leblanc,
who declared that availing themselve
Of the privileges granted by the law
Of the State of Louisiana relative tt
the organization of corporations fo
the construction, making and main
tanning of railroads and other works O.
public improvement, they have con
tracted and agreed and do by these
presents contract, agree, bind and OBJ
ligate themselves as well as such other
persons who may become hereafter
associated with them by subscribing
to the stock Of this corporation, to form
and constitute corporation and body
polite in law for the objects and pur-
poses hereinafter expressed under the
following stipulations, to-wit:
Article 1.
The name of this corporation shall
be the New iberia e Northern Rail-
road Company. Under its said corpo-
rate name it shall have power and au-
thority to have and enjoy succession
for the term of ninety mine years. to
sue and be sued, to make and
have 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
ts interests may require; to make and
establish such bylaws for the proper
and regulation of the af-
airs OF the corporation as NAV be
necessary, and generally to exercise
Ill the rights and provisions granted
% and conferred by law on such cor
,orations.
Article 2
The domicile Of the corporation
hall be in the Town of New Iberia,
Parish of Iberia. and all citations and
'ther legal processes shall be served
N the President and in his absence on
he Vice President, and in the absence
" both OF said officers on the Secre.
ary. They may be made in any other
manner provided for by law The
may change the domicile
t will by vote necessary to alter this
harter.
Article 8
The objects and purposes Of this cor
are the location, construction
building, operating and maintenance
IN railroad of such gauge as may be
termined by the board Of Directors,
Nth all its appurtenances, from some
|oint on the bayou Teche at or near
lie town of New iberia, thence run
ling In northerly or north westerly
direction to point at or near the town
I Natchitoches. or to some intermedi-
te point where connections can behad
nth . r II trunk line giving Northern
md Western Connections the
'oard of Directors may hereafter de-
ermine; to own, manage and use said
Dad and its appurtenances with such
louble tracks. switches and branches
. may be deemed necessary, at any
line to construct; to make such con-
lections and business combinations
With other lines of transportation
BY land or water, as the nj |
ectors may enter into; to take, to |
transport, carry. convey persons and |
lroperty at such rates, subject to such |
nles and regulations rs the Directors
nay establish from time to time To |
ecure the carrying out of their objects
md purposes, the corporation is vested |
nth the rights, privileges and fran
hises provided by law, and the power |
Q do all things necessary in the pre-
nises.
Article 4.
The capital stock Of said corporation
hall be Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars, divided into and represented
y Twenty Thousand Shares of the
um Of Twenty-Five Dollars each.
which said stock shall be paid for In
q cash at the time of subscription. or
ae same may be issued, at not less
han par. In payment or exchange for
or rights actually received or |
purchased BY said corporation, or the |
anne may be issued, full paid. for
money advanced land for such other |
considerations as the Board of
directors o ( said corporation may
etermine; provided. that NO stock |
hall be issued until the considera-
lon therefor has been received by said
ANY stakeholder may sell. assign or
ransfer his stock / this corporation,
rosided 30 days prior notice of such
attention to sell, assign or transfer the
anne be given the company, and the
Their stockholders thereof shall have
1e 6rst privilege Of purchasing same,
ter which thirty days notice the
lid stock may be sold in open mar
Ct.
The stock Of said corporation may be
ansferred under the above condf-
ons, provided such transfer thereof
} made on the books Of the company
Ito ohice and on surrender Of
|ocertihcate therefor. No transfer of
" ffactiouai part Of share shall be
ade.
4llls corporation shall commence do
Z business ~ soon rs Twenty-Five
ares Of the capital stock shall have
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