New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-02-04
ACT OF INCORI'OKAT1O
OF THE
Columbian Realty Company, Ltd.
United States OF Aneros, Stat. OF Louisiana,
Parish OF Iberia

Ary III the Ntat OF our LORD, 'hc lhouSahs N'h |
! Hundred and Eleven, before ~. &. Leblanc,
| Notary Public, and for the PARISH of lber',
| State Of Louisiana dul, commissioned and quail
! hcd and in the presence OF the witnesses herein
after named and undersigned, personally aFpeares,
the several persons whose names arc hc,cunto sub ,
Sc rhcd who scvcrally declared ths, desiring to
avail themseye, the provisions OF the law of rhs
State, relating to the formation of corporations tor
religious scientific, literary charitable purposes
and 10 ,cquire and enjoy the rights. privileges and
! powers of body corporate and polite ~ law, they
/ do hereby form themseve into such corporation
! and body polite, gnds, the name and style and fo
tho purposes hereinafter socially st forth, VIZ;
ARTICLE :,
The name Of this corporation and Association
sh.il be the COLUMBlAN REALLY COM |
PANf. LTD.
ARTICLE 4
The ahlscts and purposes OF tbs Corpor -ton are
declared ,nd specified to b, To ore,te charitable
| and benevolent Association ~ accordance with the
,rdnal principles Of ,hr organization known a. the
KNIGHTS OF COLIAirNS, to provide Tor
the relief and assistance OF all poor and distressed
worthy merhs,s thereof to provids irre medical
attendance medicines and nourr hnent fot rs md
gent SICK and susenancc tor It's poor; TO AID and
SIS, the needy OF all SUCH thef wives and their or
ph7n and TO these ends all the svss of his Asso-
cistoi or Corporaiips, save such As may he actually
necessary for its maintenance, shall he ana hereby
dedicated to buy, take, receive, own AID bold
al manner of land, tenements. rents and hercdlta
mcnts well As any sum OF money moneys and
property real OF personal acquired, given OF be
queathed unto said corporation and 10 use, employ,
sell, and dispose 81 the same, OF mortgage and
hypothceatc any real estate s. acquired.
ARTICLE !.
Under the above entitled name and for he pur
pose above expressed. the sad COZ porAtIon shall
have the power and snthery to make, have and
use common seal with such device and aescript ~
as they shall deem proper, and the same 20 break,
alter and amend at their pleasure, and by the nan
style and ute provided and declared Aforesaid shall
be capable IN law to and be sued and shall be
empowered to make rules, bylaws aud ordinances
and do everything pecdtul for their good govern
ment and support, and shall be and is empowered
to take, acquire own, have snd hold all manner
of lands t.ncments, rent. and heredltam,nts and
any sum of money and any manner and portion of }
goods and property, real and personal, given unto
acquired by it in any manner; to sell and DID
pose Of same, mortgage and hypotheoatc any real
estate SO acquired upon the Of two thirds o the
members present in regular meeting, after ten days
NOTICE to each Stockholders and to make nd cs-
tabIish well slte, and amend such by laws |
rules and regulations and ordinances for the proper
management and regulation Of the affairs of the
said corporation as may b. deemed necessary and
requisite for its good government .pd support. II
ARTICLE 4. ii
The domice Of this eerporati and Association z
shall be and is hereby fixed at New Iberi, la.
ARTICLE e. T
Fifteen thousand l$,s ,ooo) Dollars, divided ots {,
and represented by 500 Shares of the sum of Ten
{ SO oo) Dollars each, which said stock shall be r
paid Ter IN Cash at the time of suisse ption or the b
same may be Issued not less than par in payment )
or exchange for property rights actually received or
purchase BY said oo'pcr ton, the same may be b
issued, full paid, for money advanced and for such o.
other valuable consideration services as the Board
81 Directors OF said corporation may determine, =
provided, that no stock shall be issued until the W
consideration therefor has been received by the said
operation. b.
The tock Of said corporation may be transferred Il
'ny to members Of the NEW IBERIA COUN- Il
ell I7oS Knights of Columbus, and provided p
UGH transfer thereof be made on the books Of the II
aid Company at its office and on surrender of the 81
certificate therefor nj
7 bis corporation shall commence doing busn.s, b,
S soon as One Hundred and Fifty Shares of the II
,sptal Stock have been subscribed tor and the OF
Board OF Directors shall have the right to deter by
nine how much stock shall be issued si
No stock holder sba be liable for more than the
imposed portion Of hi stock. fu
ARTICLE g. tn
The officers of this corporation Association th
hall be President Vice President Secretary y"
nd Treasurer, who shall be elected annually by
he stockholders on or before the third Wsdnes.
av of January in each year, and who shall serve n
ptil their successors elected and qualified, -
nd the said officers with three other members |
o he elected at the same time shall constitute the
'oard of Trustees Of this corporation and As.
Dciation, the majority of whom shall constitute | N
quorum for transaction of business. Until the
lect ion above provided for which shall be held
n the third Wednesday Of January lAl2 Edwin
. Broussard shall be the President Of this As.
,ciation and corporation Walter Laperouse
hall he Vice President, " r. Delhommer shall @.
p Treasurer aud W l.. Burke shall be Seer tary OH
nd Edward Leblanc, j I. Landry, and Anatoe
ormier, shall, with Che said officers. constitute
re Board Of Directors of this corporation as
Dove provided.
ARTICLE 7. ISIS
The President of this association, and In his | me
'sence the Vice President, is hereby designated ,.
ARTICLE \. 1T,
This corporation shall excist and continue for /,
'e period Of ninety nine years, unless sooner
solved ~ vote Of two'thirds of the stockhold VI
5 In good standing Mt meeting specially called lbe
r that purpose, after ten days public notice. In
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ne s',oi ",., , snaii at 'he same time 80,
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los and w may adopt such by
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a ,nr,ai - ~ ~, ,"s ueeu proper subject To nri
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,t.,v anJ ,h , ,sin ,, toaeul'r with me- "'
the day and date frst above written and after 'ne
aiding "' WV s1gl
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Jos Thibodeaux H.,
Thomas Miguez 'el
,urice Bergerie, l share ).
o. Schwine 9 Shares
T. Landry. / share
r. Delhommer Q sb.rss e&o
atole Cormier 2 shares NOV
on MInvielIe | share con
W ard lie Blanc | Share o
f. Bergere Share :"