New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-10-07
ACT OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
A0ge|S ( MeS|0yeI Dredging Co. |nc

Anglers Z Messenger Dredging Co. I'M
United States of America, State of Low
isiana, Parish of Iberia.
BE 1t known by these presents tn:
on this 23rd day of September, A. u
1910, before me, tine undersigned Notar,
duly commissioned and qualified With
and for the Parish of Iberia, State {
Louisiana, and in the presence of tn
witnesses hereinafter named and unde,
signed, personally came and appeared tn
three natural persons Of full age, who,
names are hereunto subscribed, who de
clared, that availing themselves of tn
provisions of Act No 267 of the Acts O
he General Assembly of the State O
Louisiana, of the year 1914, they hav
formed and organized and by thes
presents do form and organize them
selves rs we'll as such other persons a
may hereafter join with them or thel
successors, into 4 corporation, for tn
objects and purposes and under the GOV
enants, stipulations and agreements fol
lowing. to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.
The name, style and title of this cor
poration shall be The Anglers & Mestaye
Dredging Company, Inc, and under sale
name it shall enjoy q corporate existenc.
and succession for q full term and period
of ninety-n nine 1907 years.
1t shall have power to contract, sue
and be sued, to make and use a corp
crate seal and the same to alter and
break at pleasure, to have, hold and ra-
ceive, purchase, sell, convey, lease, pledge,
bond, hypothecate and mortgage property
of any and all kinds, real personal or
mixed, corporal or incorporeal, to have
and appoint such managers, directors.
officers and agents rs the business may
require, and to make and establish as
we'll as to alter and amend from time to
time such bylaws, rules and regulations
for the proper management and govern
ment of the affairs Of said corporation as
may be nee ssary and proper, and gen.
orally to possess all the powers herein
after mentioned and that are now or may
be hereafter conferred by law or neces-
sary to promote its objects and interests.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation shall
be At the City Of New iberia, Parish of
Iberia, State Of Louisiana. where service
of citation or other legal process shall be
made up the President of said corpora
ton or in his absence uFon the Sc-.e
tary- Treasurer Of said corporation and
in any other manner provided for by
law.
ARTICLE III.
The object and purposes for which this |
corporation Is organized and founded,
md the nature of the business to be car
ried on by it, are declared to be. To en-
gage, by contract or otherwise, in works |
If land dredging, drainage and land
to own and operate dredges
md to traffic in the same; to buy and
'ell municipal, drainage and land devel-
'pement and reclamation bonds and 70
raffic in the same; to buy and sell lands
o reclaim and develop lands; to own
md operate a machine shop or shops
md foundry; to manufacture dredges or
'ther drainage appliances and in gen.
raj to do and perform any and all
hings necessary or germane to the ac-
of the objects and pur-
'oscs herein set forth.
ARTICLE w.
The capital stock of this corporation
> hereby declared to be the sum of Fifty
thousand Dollars ($5OOOOOO), divided
n Five Thousand shares Of the par value
One Hundred Dollars each; said stock
} to be paid for in cash or in exchange
or such property as may be authorized
y law and made in conformity with
.gal provisions. The capital stock may
the manner prescribed by law be in
reased to the sum of One Hundred and
fifty Thousand Dollars. The said corp
ration shall begin business as soon as
twenty-five Thousand Dollars of the
'pital stock have been subscribed for
nd the amount required by law shall
ave been paid in.
And now this corporation intending to
;quire the dredging business and the
'edges of Anglers & Mestayer, a part
ership composed Of Lewis Anglers and
Grey Mestayer, domiciled in the City Of
ew Iberia. Parish of iberia, State Of
and also a certain dredge boat
.longing individually to the said Percy I
estayer, and to issue stock for said bus
ess and said dredge boats, there is at
ched and annexed hereto, and to be
ad in connection with this Charter, an
curate detailed and itemized descrip-
IN of said property, together with a
atement Of its value as appraised by
{ Directors, and in conformity with
ction Three of Act 267 of the General
'sembly of the State Of Louisiana of
, year 1914.
ARTICLE v.
All Of the corporate powers of said
rpo1ation shall be vested in and exer-
ed by and al the business affairs Of
IS corporation shall be managed, con-
cted and operated with full, complete
plenary authority by . Board Of Di-
tors composed Of three 81 members
be annually elected on the second
'nday of September Of each year. All y
h elections shall be by ballot and
lice Of the meeting of the stockholders
this corporation, for this PURPOSE.