New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-05-06
CHARTER
OF THE
TECHE Land C0JnPauY
United States OF America, State Of Lou
isiana. Parish of Iberia, City of New
iberia.

| inNeu states OF America Hthte on Lou
| isiana, Parish of Iberia, City of New
| Iberia.
| On the 9Th day Of the month OF April
in the year Of snr berd, One Thcusan,
Nine Hundred and Eleven, and of the in
| depend. noe Of the United States of Amer
,ca. the One Hundred aud Thirty Fifth.
BEroRk NE, q. NJ. Compton, q Notar,
| Public, Only commissioned and qualified
| in and for the State OF Louisiana, in Thu
presence OF the witnesses hereipafte
named ard undersigned.
Personally came and appeared Tb'
| parties wbeee names are beieuuto sub
| seribed, who declared that awaiting them
| selves of the provisions Of the laws Of thu
state of Louisiana. in such cases made
and provided, they have covensted, ant
agreed, and do by these presents covsp
ant and agree and bind themselves, thei,
successors and assigns aud such otbcl
persons ~ may hereafter become assoois
led with them, to form and constitute
the Msslvss into \ corporation aud body
petite IL law for the objects and pur
pssss, aud under the articles aud stipu
lations following. to. wit.
ARTlCLEI.
The name and title Of this corporation
shall be The TECHE LAND COMPANY,
ssd under its corporate name 1t shall
have aud ssjoy corporate existence for a
period Of nin.ty- mine years from date Of
this act, with full power In the hansac-
tioW, aud for the purposes Of its business,
80 hereiuafter defined, TO contract, sue
and be sued; to mske and use a corporate
seal. and the same 10 alter and break Mt
pleasure, to acquire, lease, use, hold, ali
enate, mortgage, pledge or otherwise en-
eumber any property, movable or immov-
able, IL or out Of the state Of Louisiana
70 Issue its bonds aud other evidence Of
indie BITE ness. aud to secure the same by
pledge, mortgage, o, otherwise; to elect
Or appoint sush directors. officers, mana.
gers, agents or other employees as the In
terest or convenience Of ite business may
require, to make. amend or repeal ut plea
sate, such bylaws, rules and regulations
touching the management Of les sfairs
and business Or The exercise Of It's power,
a. may be necessary or convenient, TO in
ereaee Or diminish its capital stock and
generally for the patposes sud obi. cts'pf
IT, bueinees to eysfejse al the rights and
aud power that may be now or hereafter
permitted By law 10 corporations OF this
character.
ARTICLE II.
The domieile Of this corporation shall
he in Nsw Iberia, Parish Of Iberia, state
Of Louisisua, ana all citations or other L.
gal process ehall be served upor the Pres
idest. and iu HE absence upou The Vice
President, and In the absence of both,
81 = Me- rat x~F In
ARTICLE Ill.
The objects anu purposes for which
this corporation !. established, and the
nature 81 the business to be carried on
by it, ARE hereby declared TO be;
To purchase, lesre, or otherwise ac-
quire, own. hold snd cell agricultural
lsnde and tom site properties in the
state Of Louisiapa, or elsew here, to pro-
mote immigration to the State OF Louiei.
aua, and generally to de,slope thu indus
trial snd agricultural interests Of the
Statei to transform and convert rural
la. 10 into town sites and TO ope- up and
develop the same. ~ well ~ property
lying adj scent to. or within the corporate
limits Of villages, towns and municipal
tiea. and the same to sub divide into
Doilu1uK lots. anu keueFAiiy VI u" ana per"
form any and all things necessary and
conducive for the proper carrying out Of
objects herein before set forth.
ARTICLE Nv,
The capital siock Of this corporation 10
hereby aIed st the sum Of Thirty Thou
pand ie30. 200 .D0l Dollars. divided into
md represented by three thopsBnd shsres
Il tbe par value Of One Hundred boilers
.eleo o0) which ssid4,cck shall be paid
Tor In cash Or in such ipstallments, or at
,seh tises. aud after sueh notice to the
,ubscr,bers ~ the Board Of Directors may
sx, Or til. came may be issued ct not less
haa par for labor done. or servises per-
'ormed for sueh corporation, or for prop
,rty or riehts actually received by the
lsid corporation. Nc transfer OF the