New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1910-11-05
Act of Incorporation
Or THE
IElu|uOUbaYC0)nPguY
United States of America, State
Of Louisiana. Parish of Orleans,
(Gfu of Nour A.loann


Of Louisiana. Parish of Orleans,
City of New Orleans.
Be 1t Known, That on this Sixth
(6th) day Of hhe month of Octo
Ober, in the year of Our Lord, one
thousand, nine hundred and ten
19lO, and of the independence
OF the United States of America
the 135th,
Before me, Alvin Edward He
bert, Notary Public, duly com
missioned and qualified in and for
the Parish Of Orleans, City of New
Orleans and therein residing, and
IT. the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter undersigned,
Personally came and appeared
the severa) persons whose names
are hereunto subscribed, who Sc
orally declared that avaiiing
themselves of the provisions Of the
laws Of the State Of Lou.s .siana rel
ative 10 the organization and for
nation Of corporations, dhey do by
these presents, fol themselves,
their associates, successors and as
signs as well a. 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
mentauhereinafter setforth and ex-
pressed, which they do hereby
adopt as their charter or articles
Of interpretations, towit.
Article I.
The name and title Of this cor
poration shall be,
vsrmilion Bay Company
and under that corporate name,
it shall have and enjoy cor
porate existence and succession
for the term Of n.nty- (99)
years from and after the date
hereof; to contract. sue and be
sued to make and use a corporate
seal, and the same to break or
change at pleasure; to hold in fee
or otherwise, receive, hypothecatc,
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, d.
rectors, officers or agents AZ the
interest of said corporation may
require; to establish such bylaws,
rules and regulations for the prop
er management Of the affairs of
this corporation as may be neces-
sary and proper, the same to alter
1t pleasure, and generally. to do
and perform all such acts as may
be proper and necessary to carry
out and execute the purposes of
this corporation.
Article II.
The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is formed
and the general nature of the bus
ipess to be carried on by it are
hereby declared and specified to
he,
TO purchase, lease, own, hold
or sell real estate of all kinds, and
to improve, reclaim, develop or
cultivate same Ito carry on agri-
cultural pursuits Of all kinds; to
convert agricultural products into
manufactured products; to raise
sugar csne and refine sugar, to
deal in and manufacture timber
and lumber of all kinds and to
opere'te lumber mills to build and
operate public aud private drain
age and irrigation canals, and to
build own and operate railroads
for the purpose of the business of
the corporation, but not as = CON-
mon carrier; to deal in merchan-
disc Of oil 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
fisheries industries, and in con-
nection Herewith, to own and ope-
rate all necessary boats, vessels
and factories. The Corporation
shall have the power to conduct
it, operations and carry on its bus
inew at such places in the United
States Of America as it may de-
termine, and generally it shall
have full power 10 do each and
everything incidental to said busi-
meas or necessary to the accomp-
lishment Of the objects and pur-
poses herein stated Is fully as If
the same were set-forth az length
herein.
Article M.
The domicile of this Corporation
shsM be 1t Avery Island, in the.
Parish Of Iberia, State Of Louisi-
saa. The President Of this cor
poration. and in his absence, the
Hecrstary il designated AZ the of
Aeer upon whom service Of cita-
tion or other legal process shall be
made.
Article ".
The capital stock Of this cor
poFStion 70 hereby fixed at One
klion (tl,00O, ,O00.00) Dollars,
divided in Ten Thousand Shares,
Of ) par value Of One Hundred
(41OO.OOl Dollars each. which
sAares shall Be paid for in cash
q such times, and in such amounts
| = the Board Of Directors may DE-
Itermine, and fun paid stock may
fbe Issued ct no less than par by
SAhe Board Of Directors in payment
6t property or things Of value re-
II all