The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-10-30
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF IBERIA.

dry Of the Month of October, A,
d., 1899, before me, Ncn!rcss Smith,
Notary Public duly commissions
cd and qualified in and for the
Parish OF Iberia, state of Louisiana.
and in the presence of the Witness
cs hereinafter named and under
signed,
Personally came and appeared
the several persons whose names
are hcrcunto subscribed and de-
clarcd that, awaiting themselves OF
the benefits of the laws OF the State
of Louisiana relative to the Or
ganizations Of corporations, they
have formed and organized and by
these presents do form and organ
izc themsolVt IS we as such 9th
or persons " aay hereafter Join
with them .cccs4ors. into
a corporation for the objects and
aud under the covenants
stipula ions and agreements fol-
lowing to wit -
ARTICLE |.
The name, style and title of this
shall be the Iberia st.
''o' iht tstC'tt ~ hOllIOuu OH
pany, and under said name il shall
ENJOY = corporate existence and
for the full term and
period OF ninety nine years from
and after the day and date of this
act, it shall have power to con-
tract, sue and be sued, and to make
and use corporate seal and the
same to alter and break at plea
sure, to have, hold and receive,
sell, convey, lease,
pledge, bond, hypothccatc and
property of any kind,
" neither real personal or mixed,
or incorporeal, to have
md appoint such managers, direct
Dis and officers and agents rs its
business may require, and to make
md establish, as well as to alter
md amend from time to time such
bylaws rules and regulations for
he proper management and gov
'rnmcnt of the affairs of said cor
)oration as may be necessary and
proper, and generally to possess all
he powers hereinafter mentioned
md that now are or may hereafter
,e conferred by law or necessary
o promote its objects and inter-
'sts.
ARTICLE III. So
The domicile OF this corporation
hall be at New Iberia, La, where
ervice of citation or other legal
process shall be made upon the |
PRESIDENT of said corporations, or,
n his absence, upon one of the |
ice presidents, or in the absence |
f said officers, upon the Secretary |
4 said Company.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for
Ihich this corporation is organ
,ed and founded and the nature of
he business to be carried on by
are hereby declared to be:
To construct or otherwise &C
uirc, maintain and operate for the
Of passengers, freight,
,ail and express matter line of
with one or more tracks
rom the city of New Iberia in a
outheasterly direction through
he Parish of st. Mary, Assumption
+ Terrebonne to the city of New
'rlcans; and to such other points
! or out of the State as may be
by the Board of Direct
rs with such mature power as the
ompany may determine expedi-
mt, with all necessary spurs, side
'acks, switches, turnouts, water
inks, sand and gravel pits, sta
ons, station houses. yards, depots,
arenOuses, grain elevators, cot
On congresses, round houses,
1eds, coal chutes, ware houses,
latforms, ferries, bridges and all
Their accessories, adjuncts and
connecting lines Of
lilway, branch lines and extern
ons from such other points on
lid main line as said corporation
ay select to other points in the
tate OF Louisiana or outside
lereof; to obtain and receive by
rant, purchase, gift or bequest
9TH real and personal property
I'd for the purchase of land sup
les, material, rolling stock or the
lyment Of labor, contracts and
orks, to iscve stoes certificates
bonds N vment thereof, and {
such val may be A. IL
'eed upol by and between the Di-
ctors of this Corporation and the
vners OF land material, supplies !
Hing stock and the laborers or I
Of work; to obtain, re- ,
i've or accept from State, County,
irish, District, Ward, Town, VII 9
&c Or person any rights, privile- q
IS or franchises which the same .
ny offer for the construction .
a inf nnunna ,y,oro~o-~--k n
e of its Transportation o
les, their depots, wharves e
ops, cars, locomotives, and p
neral business which the d
me may choose to grant, release q
otherwise confer or give; to g
rrow money or to purchase and n
Use property on it's own credit a
: the purpose of constructing, RI
Uniting and operating the lines q
transportation and telegraph a
q, as evidence of indebtedness O
ibis Corporation for such loans h
the purchase or lease of said e:
operty, to issue its corporate m
Ids, or promissory note, bearing d.
crest and made payable either el
United States currency or gold al
n and at such time and place as je
y be approved by the directors a,
! for securing the, payment of II
q bonds or notes to mortgage b,
! pledge its railroad capital p,
ok, company buildings, corpor- OF
franchises and immunities real az
personal property or any por-
: OF the same; to lease or sell je
INES OF railway in whole or in CT
7 to other companies; to lease it,
er railways either within or tn
hout the State Of Louisiana; to
chase or consolidate with 9TH in
Railway Companies organized gi
Ter the laws of Louisiana or of vi
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