The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1912-05-04
CHARTER
or THE
new IBERIA HARDWARE co.
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ENl,ISI D' lFI}El

~ IT KNOW N That on thls 2ath
day Of til" month ~ Npri', IL the
wear Of our Lord iol2 aud Of th"
iulcI,cudt nee Of the United states
the I3hth. before me. William &
Weeks. = Notary Public IN and for
the Parish Of iberia. state of Lon
iqiaua. duly commissioned anh
u,alifi"h, and ~ the rrrs"n"" OF
the Witnesses hereinafter mention
ed and undersigned,
PERSON NllN CAME AND NJ
FEARED tn" several Icrsons
whose uamra are hercIutn sub
serihed. who arNcrallv declared
that ovai!iu~ ,hcmerll"s Of the
provisions Of Act IS Of lao' 81 tn"
Legislature of this state ~ wei rs
the laws Of tho state nl Louisiana
governing corpOI atIOnv ~ Eon
,rnl. they have contracted ana
agreed Nv these prcs"nts roN'n-
ant aud agrrc and bind themselves,
~ wcll as al such persons "A may
hereafter horon" associated with
them To- form aud ennqtltuto y cor
porat,nu and body polite Tor th"
objects and purposes aud under
the Articles aud st'rulai,ons t"'-
lowing, To Wit
ARTICLE l.
The name and ttlc of SAID cor
rnratiou shall 10 NEW IBERl \
il NEDW NEE COMPANY, 1t shall
cNist. uuIrta sooucr dissolved, Tor
the full term aud period Of twenty
years from the date hereof
ARTICLE II.
The domtcilr Of said corporation
shall hH in tie city of New iberia,
Parish Of Ihoria, state OF Louis,
ana: aud all citations and legal
process shalI be served upon the
Stcrctar, aud Treasurer, or in
his ahs"nce. upon tn" President, or
in TIA" absence Of both of these
officers. on the Vice President
ARTICLE ~.
The Objects and purposes for
which this corporation is establish
cd ar" hereby declared to he as
follows. to wit 70 conduct Il
general merchandise and hardware
business IN all OF ita branches, in
Guiding gum, ammunition, stoves,
crock"rN glassware, wooden ana
willow ware, t,nWarc, hathwarr,
fittings. OILS and paint. agr'cul
tural implements, sadhlcrN, wa
CONS, and carriages, to buy aud
sell all such merchandise, to do
II general agency and commission
business. in machinery of all kinds
and all cisc pertaining thereto,
and also to act as manufactured
agents; and To buy, handle and
soIl nurae,y and orchard products,
ia make and enter into any and all
contracts in relation to said busi-
ness.
ARTICLE ".
This corporation may sue and he
sued in its corporate name, Dor
Tow money, make contracts. make
and use u Corporate Seal, the same
To alter and break at pleasure,
name aud appoint managers, direr-
tors, officers, clerks and employ
.ca rs the interest and convenience
of said Corporation may re juirc :
make and establish such hy-lawa.
rules and regulations for the prop
or management and regulation Of
the affairs Of said corporation rs
may be necessary and the same to
alter and change nj pleasure
aud possess all rights. powers and
privileges to which corporations
are or may he by any general law
or laws Of this State authorized
and entitled to possess
ARTICLE v.
The Capital stock of this Cor
Io,ation is hereby fixed at Ten
Thousand tYlo,oo0) Dollars, re-
pr, scented by One Hundred uOo
shares of Ono Hundred (Si0M Dot
lars each All stock subscribed
shalt hc payable in fun in cash at
the time Of subscription All trans
fers Of stock shall be made on IN,
books Of the Company, and shall be
signed by stakeholder or his at
torney in fact. This Corporation
shall begin business as soon as
Thirty t3W shares of stock shall
have been subscribed and paid for
in cash, The following named per-
sons ar" declared to be the in
of this Company with
the number of shares presently
subscribed and patd for, opposite
their names, to wit; =
Alexis VOORHEES,, 10 shares, $1,000 Ot
J. VOORHEES,, 10 share, 1000. 90
sidney I. Noorh es, shares, 10000
Three Thousand Dollars, 5000. 90
The Directors may issue further
stock to the amount not yet sub
,cribed.
ARTICLE VI.
All the Corporate powers of said |
Corporation shall be vested in and
eNcrciscd by a Board Of three di-
'ectors, each OF whom must own
IT least one share of the Capital |
stock thereof; they to be elected
on htc first Monday of
Way Of each year. Said election
shall bc by ballot at the office of
aid Corporation under the super
''s'on OF one commissioner to be
'ppolnted9 ly the President Each
hare of stock shall entitlc it's
'Wncr to one vote i'm person or by
'roSy, and the majority of votes
ast shall elect. Any vacancy oc-
ur'ng among the directors by
cath, resignation or otherwise,
hall bo filled by election for the
OF the year by the re-
naming directors. a, failure t.
Icct directors on the date above
pccified shalt not dissolve the
corporation, but the directors
hen IN office shall remain in Of
ice until their successors are
lected, and they shall az soon as
POSSIBLE cause an election to be
ED as above provided. Three di-
ectOrs shall constitute a quorum
or the transaction OF business, and
he Board of Directors shall at
heir first meeting following their
nnual@ election, elect one Of their
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