The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-11-06
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF IBERIA.


day of the Month of October, A,
D., 1909, before me, Ventress Smith
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 o. corpc cations, they
have formed org nized and by
these presaF IL gan
ize themselves as vel! as such OH
er persons as may hereafter Join
with them or their successors, INTO
corporation for the objects and
purposes and under the covenants
stipulations and agreements fol-
lowing to w.t.
ARTICLE T..
The name, style and title of this
corporation shall be the Iberia ST.
Mary and Eastern Railroad Com
pany, and under said name il shall
enjoy corporate existence and
succession 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,
purchase, sell, convey, lease,
pledge, bond, hypothecate and
mortgage property Of any kind,
VIII, ther real personal or mixed,
or incorpcreal, to have
and appoint such managers, direct
Ors and officers and agents as its
business may require, and to make
and establish, as well as to alter
and amend from time to time such
bylaws rules and regulations for
the proper management and gov
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 its 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 in the absence
Of said officers, upon the Secretary
Of said Company.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organ
zed and founded and the nature of
he business to be carried on by
t are hereby declared to be:
To construct or otherwise ac-
luire, maintain and operate for the
of passengers, freight,
nail and express matter line of
abroad with one or more tracks
rom the city of New Iberia in a
sOutheasterly direction through
he Parish of st. Mary, Assumption
)r Terrebonne to the city of New
- lCd1S dlA W ouCu OlUcT
n or out of the State as may be
determined by the Board of Direct
)rs; with such mature power as the
Company may determine expedi-
INT, with all necessary spurs, side
racks, switches, turnouts, water
.anks, sand and gravel pits, sta
ions, station houses, yards, depots,
grain elevators, cot
ON congresses, round houses,
sheds, coal chutes, ware houses,
ferries, bridges and all
other accessories, adjuncts and
connecting lines of
'ailway, branch lines and extern
'ions from such other points on
laid main line as said corporation
nay select to other points in the
State of. Louisiana or outside
hereof; to obtain and receive by
grant, purchase, gift or bequest
10th real and personal property
md for the p chase of land sup
'lies, mater o'linc stock or the |
works, to issue stock certificates |
II bonds IN payment thereof, and |
t such valuations as may be a.
reed upon by and between the Di-
ectOrs of this Corporation and the
wners of land material, supplies
olling stock and the laborers or
ontractors of work; to obtain, re-
Give or accept from State, County,
'arish, District, Ward, Town, vii
lge or person any rights, privile-
es or franchises which the same
lay offer for the construction
management or
Sc of its Transportation
mes, their depots, wharves
hops, cars, locomotives, and
eneral business which the
anne may choose to grant, release
r otherwise confer or give;- to
prov money or to purchase and
ase property on its own credit
II the purpose of constructing,
ainting and operating the lines
transportation and telegraph
&c as evidence of Indebtedness
this Corporation for such loans
the purchase or lease of said
to issue its corporate
3nds, or promissOry note, bearing
terest and made payable either I
United States currency or gold :
'in and at such time and place as
ay be approved by the directors ;
"a Tor securing the payment Of
lid bonds or notes to mortgage
Id pledge its railroad capital
ock, company buildings, corpcr- {
e franchises and immunities real {
personal property or any por-
On of the same; to lease or sell !
lines of railway in whole or in
!rt to other companies; to lease j
her railways either within orl I
ith0ut the State Of Louisiana: to
lrchase or consolidate with 9TH i
Railway Companies organized | 8
der the laws of Louisiana or of !