The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-10-23
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF IBERIA.

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PARISH OF IBERIA.
Be il known, that on this sth
day of the Month of October, A.
d., 1919, before me, Nentress Smith.
a Notary Public duly commission
ed and qualified in and for the
Parish of Iberia, State of Louisiana,
and in tho presence Of the Witness
es hereinafter named and UNDER
signed,
Personally came and appeared
the several persons whose names
are hereunto subscribed and de
clared that, awaiting themselves OF
the benefits of the laws of the State
of Louisiana relative to the Or
CARNATIONS of corporations, they
have formed and organized and by
these presents do form and organ
i've themselves as we'll az such 9TH
er persons az may hereafter Join
with them or their successors. into
q Corporation for the objects and
purposes and under the covenants
and agreements fol-
lowing TO wit
ARTICLE |.
The name, style and title OF this
corpol alton shall be the Iberia st
Mary and Eastern Railroad Com
pany, and under said name it shall
enjoy a corporate existence and
for the full term and
period OF ninety nine years from
and after the day aud date of this
act, It shall have power u con-
tract, sue and , sucu, and to max
and use q CO. porate seal and the
same TO alter ard break nj ploa-
sure. TO have, hoiu sud receive,
purchase, sell convey, lease
pledge. bond, hvpothecate and
property of any kind
whether real personal or mixed
cOrporeal or incorporeal, to have
and appoint such managers, direct
ors and officers and agents as its
business may require, and to make
and establish, as we'll as to alter
and amend frOrl time to time such
bylaws rules and regulations for
the proper management and gov
eminent of the affairs Of said COR
poration as may be necessary and
proper, and generally to possess all
the powers hereinafter mentioned
and that now are or may hereafter
be conferred by law or necessary
to promote it's objects and inter
csts.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation
shall be at New Iberia, La, where
service of citation or other legal
process shall be made upon the
president of said corporation, or,
in his absence, upon one Of the
Vice presidents, or in the absence
of said officers, upon the Secretary
of said Company.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for
lied and founded and the nature of
the business to be carried on by
it are hereby declared to be:
To construct Or otherwise ac-
quire, mainta ain ana operate for the
carriage of passengers, freight,
mail and express matter a line of
railroad with one or more tracks
from the city Of New iberia n a
direction through
the Parish of st. Mary, Assumption
or Terrebonne to the city Of New
Orleans; and to such other points
in or out of the State as may be
by the Board Of Direct
ors; with such mature power as the
Company may determine expedi-
ent, with all necessary spurs, side
tracks, switches, turnouts, water
tanks, sand and gravel pits, sta
lions, station houses, yards, depots,
grain elevators, cot
ton congresses, round houses,
sheds, coal chutes, ware houses,
ferries, bridges and al
other accessories, adjuncts and
appurtenances connecting lines Of
railway, branch lines and extern
sions from such other points on
said main line as said corporation
may select to other points in the
State OF Louisiana or outside
thereof; to obtain and receive by
grant, purchase, gift or bequest
both real and personal property !;
and for the purchase of land sup
plies, material, rolling stock or the
of labor, contracts and
works, to issue stock certificates
or bonds in payment thereof, and
at such valuations as may be a
greed upon by and between the Di-
rectors of this Corporation and the
owners of land material, supplies
rolling stock and the laborers or
of work; to obtain, re-
ceive or accept from State, County,
Parish, District, Ward, Town, VIII
lage or person any rights. privile-
ges OF franchises which the same
may offer for the construction
management or
use of its transportation
ines, their depots, wharves
shops, cars, locomotives. and
general business which tho
same may choose to grant, .elease
)r otherwise nfer or give, to
borrow mon. II 70 purchase and
ease property on its own credit
or the purpose of constructing,
naintihg and operating the ines
If transportation and telegraph
md, as evidence of indebtedness
If this Corporation for such loans
,r the purchase or lease of said
property, to issue it's corporate
,onds, or promissOry note, bearing
interest and made payable either
n United States currency or gold
.oin aud at such time and place as
nay be approved by the directors
ind for securing the payment of
aid bonds or notes to mortgage
md pledge its railroad capital
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