New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1914-07-04

At pleasure, and shall have full power
to make and establish as well as change
amend or alter, conformably to the act
of incorporation, all bylaws, rules and
regulations deemed requisite for the con
troll and management of the affairs and
business of said corporation, and it shall
have full power to borrow money, exc
cute mortgages, issue bonds, make con-
tracts, make rules for the declaration o1
dividends, and generally to do all things
and &C. in all matters pertinent to the
objects and purposes of this corporation
as also to deliver full paid shares of this
stock or the bonds or obligations of this
corporation in payment for labor done
or money, or rights in property actually
received.
And any rule or bylaw is subject -
repeal, modification or change by the
holders of the majority of the stock 81
any meeting of the corporation.
The notice of the annual meeting OF
the stockholders may be given by pub
lication as above provided for, or such
notice may be given by ten days notice
in writing to each stockholder of the time
and place of holding said annual cleo
tion, which may be served transmitting
such notice to him addressed through
the mail to his last known place Of res
idence or Nness; provided, that when
all of the stockholders are present in
perscn or by proxy they may waive in
writing the notice and delay for such
meeting. except in cases where otherwise
provided by law.
In voting for directors each stock
holder shall be entitled to cast either in
person or by proxy one vote for each
share of stock owned by him, which shall
have been standing in his name on the
books of the corporation for at least ten
days prior to the date of said election.
The Board of Directors may establish
transfer agencies in financial centers to
make transfer Of stock of this
corporation, and under such rea-
sonable rules and regulations as
th" BOARD may establish.
Stock transfers on the books of said
transfer agents shall be deemed trans
ferred on the books of the corporation.
ARTICLE VI.
The following persons shall constitute
the first board of directors: Messrs.
F. F. Myles, Porteus R. Barke, Alphonse
Davis, George J. Sabatier and Edward
T. Weeks.
And the following shall be the officers
CT the corporation and shall serve until
their successors are elected: Fred F.
Myles, President; Porteus R. Burke,
Vice President; Alphonse Davis, Secre-
tary and Treasurer.
ARTICLE VII.
Except as to the increase or decrease
of the capital stock, which shall be done
in the manner and form required by law,
this act of incorporation may be changed,
altered or modified, or said corporation
may be dissolved by a vote of not less
than three-fourths of the outstanding
capital stock at meeting of the stock
holders called especially for that purpose
after ten days notice to each stakeholder
of the time and place of holding such
meeting given in manner prescribed by
Article V of this act, or by publication
Of notice of such meeting for thirty
days in some newspaper printed and
published in New Iberia, Louisiana, such
meeting to be convened by the Secretary
upon order of majority of the Board
or upon written request of those hold
ing not less than one-third of the capital
stock.
ARTICLE VIII.
Upon the termination of this charter
either by limitation or any other cause,
the business and affairs thereof shall be
liquidated under the superintendent of
three commissioners elected from among
the stockholders at general meeting
called for that purpose in the manner
above provided, who shall in addition to
the duties prescribed by law perform
such further duties and give such secur-
ity as may be required by the stockhold-
ers.
In case of the death of any commits
sioner during the term of his duties as
such. the remaining commissioners shall
elect a successor from among the stock
holders.
Thus done and passed at my office
in the CITY of New iberia, Louisiana, on
the day and date first above written
in the presence of Messrs. Laurent J.
Dauterive and Edgar E. Delhommer
competent witnesses. who hereunto sign
their names with appearers and me
No+arv. after dre reading of the whole
Original Signed
T-ver+- (o0 shares Common Stock
Po-+eus r Burke.
Nine (o) shares Common Stock, Ven
tre~- j. Smith
Nine fo) shares Common Stock, Rich
ard J. Lockwood.
Twentv (7o> shares Common Stock
Fl-o-d r. Weele
Twenty-Five (22) shares Common
Stock, G. j. Sabatier, M. D.
TWENTY f2o> shares Common Stock
Alnhonse Davis.
Twenty (20) shares Common Stock
F F. Mvles per P. R. Burke.
Witnesses: NATHAN DAVIS.
L. J. Dauterive Notary Public
E. E. Delhommer.
c+o+e &c Lou;-;n-s Parish of iberia.
L hereby certify that the above ant
foregoing is true and correct copv @
the original charter OF the "ORANGF
ISLAND OIL AND MINERAL COM
PANY," filed Jun. 1S. 1914, and of rec
IL.