New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-09-13
CHARTER OF
DlaR|aCEuTRaLFaCT0RY
AND RAILWAY COMPANY,

AND RAILWAY COMPANY.
United States of America state of Louis
lana Parish of Orleans, City Of
New Orleans.
Ro il known that on this 9Th day Of the
| month of September in the year Nineteen
| Hundred and Thirteen. before mo, the
Clerk of Court of the Parish of iberia,
| state Of Louisiana, aud ok oficio Notary
Public therein, duly qualified and com
| missioned and in the presence of the wit
uesses hereinafter named aud updersgn
| ed: Personally came and appeared the
| several persons whose names are hereun-
| to subscribed, who declared that svailina
| themselves Of the provisions of the laws
| of this State relative TO the organisation
| of corporations. they have contracted and
| agreed, aud do by thes q presents mutually
| contract. agree and bird themselves, as
well es all others who may hereafter be
| come associated with them, to form and
| constitute corporation and body polite
| in law for the objects and purposes and
under the nereemsnts and stipul aticns
| following, TO wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of this corpei atiop
shall be "The Maria Central Factory and
Railway Company and under that nan q
| the said corporation shall have the towe,
and authority TO exist and enjoy success
| sion for the full term of ninety nine years
| from and after the date hereof: TO con
tract, sue and be sued to make and use
| a corporate seal, aud the same to break
| or change at pleasure; to hold, receive.
| lease, purchase and ALLEVIATE and convey,
az well rs TO mortgage and hypothecate
property. real, personal and mixed and to
| issue stock or bonds therefor; TO borrow
money and to issue all manner of notes,
bonds and evidences of indebtedness
| therefor; to name and appoint such man
ayers, directors, officers and agents ~
the interests OF this corporation may re-
qure and to establish such by laws, rules
and regulations for the management and
regulation of the affairs of this corpora
ton M may be necessary and proper, and
the same to change and alter at pleasure.
AkTICbE n.
The domicie of this corporation shall
be In the Town Of Loreauville. in the Par
ish Of iberia, in the State OF Louisiana.
aud all citations or other legal process
sHHti We StENtu vi IHS iEphIutHI, NIu III
his absence on the Vice President. and in
his absence on any other officer of this
corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The purposes for which this
corporation is established and
the nature of the business TO be
by it carried on, are here de-
clared to be to cultivate and
raise sugar cane. corn and other
agricultural product is; to manu-
facture and rotines sugar, to buy
and sell sugar cane and othe.
products. as well as sugar, mo
lasses and all other articles that
may be made therefrom; and to
these ends, to acquire, purchase
and ho.d plantations or tracts Of
land, and to work and cultivate
the same, either in sugar cane.
corn or other products; to man
nfacture The products raised oa
said lands, as well as the pro-
ducts Of lands owned by others.
INTO sugar. mOlasses. alcohol and
other commodities Of trade that
can be made or extracted there.
from; to sell such products or
commodities either in raw or
manufactured state; to buy and
purchase crops of sugar cane and
other products raised on lands
owned by others and to make adj
vances thereon, and to make and
manufacture same into sugar,
mOlasscs and other articles that
can be made or extracted there
IRON; to maintain, conduct and
operate a refinery or central SUI
gar factory on such plantation or
tracts OF land Of said corporation
that may be deemed best to con
struct, maintain and operate
tramways, railway and other
roads that may be deemed neces-
sary for the transportation of
cane and other products, as sugar.
and other articles |
made therefrom, TO and from the
said refinery or central sugar fac
tory Of said corporation and |
generally to do and perform ev- |
1rythlng pertinent or incident to |
he general purposes hereinabove |
stated or that may tend TO do.
Vel0p the agricultural resoure az
1f the said plantation. Also to
operate General Merchandise
store on said plantation, owned
n leased by this Company.
Article w.
The capital stock of this cor.
corporation is here declared to
,e fixed at the sum Of ONE HUN
ED THOUSAND DOLLARS
'*lW,oooDo) ~ Ibe divided into
n represented by One Hundred
shares (1O0) each for the sum
IT One Thousand Dollars
$lDOO.0O) the said stock shall
'e paid for in cash at the time it
. issued or the said stock may