New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-04-15
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s,h aav Of the month of April,
,,r of our Lord, One Inousahd
iInd,ed and Eleven, and OF tAe IN
S,oa at this United states OF Amer
IN IN Hundred and Thirty Fifth !
w. ME- C.. NJ. Compton, a Notary |
anlv commissioned and qnalihed,
n tha state OF Louisiana, IN the
y of the witnesses hereihal'er
"a undersigned. a. Tho
pally came and appeared ine
Shose names are neieuil'o SUI
Pho declared that availIng them
Ethe proyi sious of the laws OF 'he
,ouisisna, in sueh cases ma ie
.ded, they nave cove nated, anu
knd do by these presents eotsn
Aeres and bind themselves sneir
N and assigns hnd such othcr
Is may Aereatter become assoois
p them 10 form and constitute
~ into a corporation and pooy
y law forSthe objects and pur'
"a under the articles and s'ipu
Glowing. to-wlt:
y p. ARTICLE |.
me and title oil this ccrPora.ioh
hs srECHE LAND COMPANY,
,r its corporate .nams it shall
eniov corporate existence Tor q
,;uety.nine years from date Oh
with full power in the trahsae
.:for the purposes of its business,
saf,er defined, to contract, sue
led. to make aud use corporate
the same to alter and oreak AT
to acquire, lease, use, hold, ALI
sIprtgage, pledge or otherwise en-
nv property, movable or imtnoV'
,r out OF the State OF Louislana
l.fs bonds and other evidence o.
s,ess and to secure the same o,
S,or,ga,e, OF otherwise; to eiec'
n such directors, officers, maua
\ n,s or other employees as the IN
conyeuience of its business ma,
"a make, amend or repeal Al pea
. q by- laws, rules and regaiasion' !
m. management Of It's AFFAIR."
,a.s or the exercise Of its power
g necessary or convenient; 10 III
diminish it's capital stock an'
for the purposes and obje IT'S o
ess to exercise all the rights an
4 s,r that may be now or hereaite
a by law to eorpoi ations OF thi
ARTICLE III.
,nicils OF this corporation sna
- Iberia, Parish Of Iberia, stat
ana and all citations or other IL
80 shall bs served upon the Pref
IA in his absence upsu the Nlc'
4 and in the absence OF Doll
4. rSecrstary OF the Corporation
ARTICLE LII.
eiects and purposes for WINE
1s,ration il Established, and II
the business to be carried Z
hereby declared to be;
,chase. lease, or otherwise .
x,vn. hold and sell agricuitur,
IA town site properties IN o
.oufsiana, or elsew here; to pr
nirrstion to the State OF Loui'
=, generally to devslope the inou
m agricultural interests OF :
transform and sonvsrs rui
! - town sites and to opea up y
II I'M 4 ss-...AA yzsAaatsllr 9~Haas
int to, or withia the corpor'
9sges, towns and manicip'
I Ne same to--sub divide Il
4, and generally to do and p
and all thtngs necessary q
vllior the proper carrying out
llhd dIsinbefors set forth.
ARTICLE Nv.
lApital stock of this corporation
1ixad at the sum Of Thirty tn
93QOOO.OO) Dollars, divided i
ekeentsd by three thousand shs
6lar yalus Of One Hundred Doll
4 ~ vhich said stock shall be p
Ashor in such installmsnts, or
= nes and after such notice to
ksrt as the Board Of Directors q
"a nme may be issued 1t not
k ~ labor done, or saryices 7
veos Inch corporation, or for pr
h4,hts actually received by
n ntion. No transfer Of
~ esrporation shall Do in :
= ng upon tho corporation
IA y ipon it, books. This cor
- boone q going concern
H = Z 5e business when Six Th
# al = .llIf COG, 100000 Of its cap
Il ~ osiIks been subscribed for.
ARTICke v.
All th(,rporate powers Of this {
eA sthbe vested In, and exsrci
e)oa3bf Directors, composed
= q std hloldsrs, three (3) Of WI
hstIte l quorum for the trs
1i6of bbsess, which said direct
i slSed at . general meeting
, elkhalds Of this corporation, to
~ the It'd Monday in January,
bar, Il notice of said elecl
e Civ by registered letter
- to oh stockholder, at his
Addres and Deposited in the
e tbeJ cited States ~ least
lor to . date Of said meeting
Boardtf Directors, Of this
Il It 1 first meeting, shall Q
nopg ! NUN Der, q presidsn
ksidenta secretary and . tr'
, o6ncef secretary and treas'
held bDae person; In the ev
y q skstsry is held separat
q in u case, it shall not DO
Dor the lid ofiics to be . st'
Ind . uAnber Of the Board.
\ Diresirs, prior to the cleo
brs, shalastsrnine whether or
Ices sha. be held by one per-
bot, whster or mot the sscre
elected Em among its memh
lrst Besrd,f Directors shall
hs follswik: l. d. Stafford,
kafford. Gorge p. Lane, AL
lot and Cha. I. Dsnechaud,
taford, Rreidsnt, the said l.
40 Vice. Prsident, the said
as 6esrstsR, and the said
noudet. ~ Treasurer; and
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