The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-10-09
CHARTER Of the
new IBER|A-ST. MARY & EASTERN R. R. co.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF IBERIA.

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF IBERIA.
Be it known, that on this 9Th
day of the Month of October. A.
d.. 1909. before me, Ventress Smith,
a Notary Public duly commission
ed and qualified in and for the
Parish Of Iberia, State Of Louisiana.
and in the 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
ize themselves az well az such 9th
er persons as may hereafter join
with them or their successors. int o
a corporation for the objects and
purposes and under the covenants
stipulations and agreements fol
lowing to wit
ARTICLE l.
The name, style and title of this
corporation shall be the Iberia st.
Mary and Eastern Railroad Com
pany, and under said name it shall
enjoy a corporate existence and
succession for the full term and
period of ninety nine years from
and after the day and date of this
m J~rJI tNnv tn
tract, sue and be 1ued, and to ms Ike
and use corporate seal and the
same to alter and break at plea
sure, TO have, hold and receive,
purchase, sell, convey, lease,
pledge, bond. hypothecate and
mortgage property of any kind,
whether real personal or mixed,
corporeal or incorpOreal, to have
and appoint such r'anagers dire t
Ors and officers and agent as ia
business NAV 'quire, and t make
and establish, as well az to alter
and amend from time to time such
bylaws rules and regulations for
the proper mar agement 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
ests.
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 i'm the absence
of said officers, upon the Secretary
of said Company.
ARTICLE Ill.
The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organ
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, maintain and operate for the
carriage of passengers, freight,
mail and express matter line OF
railroad with one or more tracks
from the city of New Iberia in 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
tons, station houses. yards. depcts,
grain elevators, cot
ton congresses, round houses.
sheds, coal chutes, ware houses,
ferries, bridges and all
other accessories, adjuncts and
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
payment of labor, contracts and
to issue stock certificates
Or bonds in payment thereof, and
It such valuations as may be a
greed upon by and between the Di-
'ectOrs of this Corporation and the
owners of land material, supplies
'Olling stock and the laborers or
of work to obtain, re-
.eive or accept from State, County,
Parish, District, Ward, Town, VIII
age or person any rights. privile-
res or franchises which the same
nay offer for the construction
maintenance management or
..se of it's transportation
ines, their depots, wharves
hops, cars, locomotives, and
GENERAL business which the |
anne may choose to grant, release
n otherwise confer or give; to
'orrOw money or to purchase and
ease property on it's own credit
or the purpose of constructing,
nainting and operating the lines
t transportation and telegraph
nd, as evidence of Indebtedness
I this Corporation for such loans
r the purchase or lease of said
to issue its &C 'pora e
onds, or pro issory note, airing
1terest and de payable either
l United States currency or cold
DIN and at such time and place as
lay b. approved by tho directors
nd for securing the payment of
aid bonds or notes to mortgage