New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1910-12-17
Act of Incorporation
Or THE
YERn|u0ubaYC0QPBNY
United States Of America, state
Of Louisiana Parish OF Orleans,
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Of Louisiana. Parish of Orleans,
City of New Orleans.
BE IL Known, That on this Sixth
(Gthi day of the month Of octo-
ober, in the year of Our Lord, one
thousand, nine hundred and ten
U91O), and Of the Independence
of the United States Of America
the l35th,
Before me. Alvin Edward lie
bert, a Notary Public, duly com
missioncd and qualified IN and Tor
the Parish Of Orleans, City Of New
Orleans and therein residing, and
ia the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter undersigned,
Personally came and appeared
the scveral persons whose names
are hereunto subscribed, who
orally DECLARED that avaIi'ng
themselves Of the provisions ol the
laws OF the State Of LOUISIANA rel
alive 10 tho organization and Tor
nation Of corporations, dhey DO by
these presents, rol themselves,
their associates, successors aild as
signs rs well as for such other
persons who may hereafter be
come associated with them, form
and organize themselves into and
constitute themselves under the
laws of the State of louisiana, "A
corporation for the purposes and
under the stipulations and agree
ments hereinafter setforth and cX-
pressed, which they do hereby
adopt as their charter or articles
OF Interpretations, towlt.
Article I.
The name and title of this cor
poration shall be,
Vermilion Bay Company
and under that corporate name.
il shall have aud enjoy cor
porate existence and succession
for the term of uinty-nne (99)
years from and after the date
hereof; to contract. sue and be
sued; TO make and use IA corporate
seal, and the same to break or
change at pleasure to hold in fee
or otherwise, receive, hypothecate,
pledge and sch property real and
personal ITO issue stocks and bonds
therefor; to borrow money and to
issue notes or bonds therefor; to
own hold and sell stock and bonds
Of other corporations; to name
and appoint such managers, di-
rectors, officers or agents rs the
interest Of said corporation may
require; 40 establish such bylaws,
rules and regulations for the prop
or management Of the affairs oi
this corporation as may be neces-
sary and proper, the same to alter
at pleasure, and generally. to do
and perform all such acts as may
be proper and necessary to carry
out and execute the purposes ol
this corporation.
Article II.
The objects and purposes for
which this corporation IL formed
and the general nature Of the bus
mess TO be carried on by it are
hereby declared and specified to
be.
To purchase, lease, own, hold
or sell real estate of all kinds, and
TO improve, reclaim, develop on
cultivate same; hv carry ON agri-
cultural pursuits of all kinds; to
convert agricultural products into
manufactured products; to raise
sugar cane and refine sugar, to
deal in and manufacture timber
and lumber Of all kinds and to
Operate lumber mills; to build and
operate public and private drain
eye and irrigation canals. and to
build own and operate railroads
: for the purpose Of the business OF
the corporation, but not as com
mon carrier; to deal in merchan-
disc of all descriptions in connec-
ton with the enterprise OF the
companp and Independently; to
mine for, produce, refine or sell
minerals Of all descriptions; to
conduct and carry on all kinds OF
F. fisheries industries, and in con
nection Herewith, to own and ope.
rate all necessary boats, vessels
and factories. The Corpora ION
shall have the power to conduct
its operations and carry on its bus
mess at such places in the United
States Of America as it may de.
termine, and generally it shall
have full power TO do each and
everything incidental to said bus
ness or necessary to the accomp.
lishment Of the objects and pur.
poses herein stated rs fully as u
the same were set-forth at length
herein.
Article III.
The domicile of this Corporation
shall be at Avery Island, in tn,
Parish Of iberia, State Of Louisi
ana. The President Of this cor
poration. and in his absence, tn,
Secretary is designated as the of
ficer upon whom service of cita
ton or other legal process shall b,
made.
Article Nv.
The capital stock Of this cor
pordtion 10 hereby fixed at Ont
illion ($l,O00,000.OO) Dollars
idivided in Ten Thousand Shares
81 ! par value Of One Hundred
(11OO.00) Dollars each, whicl
ehares shall be paid for In casi
& such times, and in such amounts
= the Board Of Directors may de
tcrmine, an,l fuli paid stock ma,
be issued at no less than par b.
the Board Of Directors in paynen
- Aproperty or things Of value re
<&ved Or purchased by said cor
{<nr~t;on NJ for labor done O