The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1910-02-12
CHARTER AND CONSTITUTIONS
or The
NEW IBERIA SOCIETY For The
PREVENTION OF CRUELTY
TO ANIMALS.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of Iberia,
City of New Iberia.

City OF New IBERIA
BE TT KNOWN, that on this 25th
day Of January, in the year of Gu,
Lord one thousand nine hundred
and ten, and Of the Independence
of the United States of America
the one hundredth and thirty fifth,
Before me, l.. 7. Dulaney. No
tary Public, in and Tor the Parish
of Iberia, state of Louisiana, duly
commissioned and qualified and in
the presence of the witnesses here
matter named and undersigned
Personally came and appeared the
several persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, who several
ly declared that they do hereby
form among themselves and such
others as may become associated
with them, by mutual consent and
by subscription to these articles.
or the books OF the Association, q
corporation under the laws of this
State, and especially under Act No.
10 OF the session Of 1883 Of the
General Assembly of this State. re
lative to societies for the proven
ton of cruelty to animals. etc. and
do hereby declare the following
articles to be the Constitution anil
Charter of said corporation:
ARTICLE /.
The name, style and title of said
corporation shall be the "NFW
IBERIA SOCIETY FOR THE PRE-
VENTION OF CRUELTY TO AMI
MAILS" and the domicile of said
Corporation is hereby fixed in the
City OF New Iberia.
ARTICLE II.
The purposes and object Of this
corporation are to prevent cruel
ty to animals throughout the Par
ish OF Iberia and City of New he
ria, State of Louisiana, and in any
and all parts OF said Parish and
City, under the provision of said
act No. 10 of 1883, and the laws Of
Louisiana and such laws as may
hereafter be enacted for the pro
lection of animals, and to secure
by lawful means the arrest, convic-
ton and punishment of all persons
violating such laws.
ARTICLE III.
The Society shall consist of Ac-
tive Life Members, Associate Life
Members, Active Members, Hon
orary Members and Branch Mem
bers, any person may become an
Active Life Member of the Society
by paying to the Society one hun
dred dollars, an Associate Life
Member by paying Fifty Dollars,
an Active Member by paying, il
a man One Dollar and Fifty cents.
II woman, One Dollar per annum
an Honorary member by being e.
lected as such by the Board of Dj-
rectOrs, and Branch Members by
paying to the Society any sum not
less than One Dollar per anpum.
Children under eighteen years of
age may become Associate Mem
bers on payment Of One Dollar per
annum. Children may be made
Branch Members on such terms as
the Directors may decide. Active
Life Members shall be entitled to
all the privileges of the Society.
Associate Life Members to all the
privileges except voting. Active
Members to all its privileges dur
ing the year terminating one week
before the ANNUAL election of d.
rectOrs. and Associate Members to
all privileges during the same time,
except that Of voting. Honorary
Members shall be entitled to all its
privileges during the time of their
membership, except that of voting.
ARTICLE Nv.
The said corporation hereby a
dOpts so far as applicable to the
purpose Of its creation, all the
rights and powers authorized to
be possessed and enjoyed by like
corporations under the laws of this
state. II may ordain bylaws, rules
ana ordinances, and alter and
amend the same at pleasure and
generally possess and exercise all
the powers incident to a corpora