New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1910-12-10
Act of Incorporation
or THE
YERJQ|L|OubaYCOuPguY
United States of America, State
of Louisiana. Parish of Orleans,
City of New Orleans.

or LOUISIANA. Parish OF Orleans,
City of New Orleans.
BE 1t Known, That on this Sixth
(6thD day of Itbe month of Octo-
ober, in the year Of Our Lord, one
thousand, nine hundred and ten
19lOy, and Of the Independence
of the United States Of America
the l35th,
Before me, Alvin Edward He
bert, a Notary Public, duly com
missioned and qualified in aGat for
the Parish of Orleans, City Of New
Orleans and therein residing, and
IL the presence Of thc witnesses
hereinafter undersigned,
Personally came and appeared
the scveral persons whose names
are hercunto subscribed, vino
orally declared that aval.lng
themselves of the provisions OF the
laws of the State Of Lou slaua rel
ative to the organization and for
nation Of corporations, ghey do by
these presents, fol themselves,
their associates, successors and as
signs as well as for such OthH
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, Il
corporation for the purposes and
under the stipulations and agree
ments hereinafter setforth and ex-
pressed, which they do hereby
adopt as their charter or articles
OF interpretations, towlt.
Article !.
The name and title of this cor
poration shall be,
Vermilion Bay Company
and under that corporate name,
it shall have and enjoy cor
poratc existence and succession
for the term Of n,nty-nine (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, 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, dl-
rectors, officers or agents as the
interest Of said corporation may
require; 10 establish such bylaws,
rules and regulations for the prop
or management of the affairs OF
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 OF
this corporation.
Article II.
The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is formed
and the general nature of the bus
incss 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 OF
cultivate same Ho carry on agri-
cultural pursuits of all kinds; to
convert agricultural products ir TO
manufactured products; to raise
sugar cane and refine sugar, to
deal in and manufacture timber i
and lumber of all kinds and to {
operate lumber mills; to build and i
operate public and private drain
age and irrigation canals. and to {
build own and operate railroads {
for the purpose of the business of S
the corporation, but not as CON- {
mon carrier; to deal in merchan-
disc Of all descriptions IN connec- =
tion with Hhe enterprise of the t
and independently; to
mine for, produce, refine or sell {
minerals Of all descriptions; to /
conduct and carry on all kinds of S
fisheries industries, and in con- q
nection Herewith, to own and ope- E
rate all necessary boats, vessels
and factories. The Corporat ion $
shall have the power to conduct 1
its operations and carry on its bus a
mess at such places in the United G
States Of America as it may de. g
termine, and generally it shall a
have full power 40 do each and h
everything incidental to said busi- q
ness or necessary to the accomp- G
lishment of the objects and pur- {
poses herein stated as fully as If I
the same were set-forth at length a
herein. ir
Article LII. t
The domicile OF this Corporation d
shall be at Avery Island, in the f
Parish Of Iberia, State of Louisi- p
ana. The President Of this cor L
and in his absence, the 4
Secretary is designated as the Of b
licer upon whom service of eta e
lion or other legal process shall be {
made. e
Article Nv.
The capital stock of this cor 1
porsiion is hereby fixed at One v
Million ($1,000.000.0O) Dollars, $
divided in Ten thousand Shares. |
II a par value of One Hundred =
ttlO0.00) Dollars each, which Il
Ihares shall be. paid for in cash 9
il such times. and in such amounts 9
Is the Board of Directors may de- +
,ermine, and full paid stock may u
,e issued at NO less than par by e
he Board Of Directors in payment q
|Aproperty or things Of value re-
ssived or purchased by said cor
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