The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-01-01
CHARTER
OF
HENSHAW BROS, INC.

state Of Louisiana, Parish of iberia:
BE IL known that on this Seventh
day OF December, in the year Of Our
Lord, One Thousand, Nine Hundred
and Fifteen, before me, William G.
Weeks, a Notary Public In and for
iberia Parish. Louisiana, duly com.
missioned aud qualified, personally
came aud appeared CHARLES &. Hen.
shaw and J.. Robert Perry. both of
iberia Parish, Louisiana, Harold M.
Henshaw, a resident of the Parish of
Lafayette, louisiana. and Nevil G.
Henshaw Of charlottesville, Virginia,
the said NeVil Il. Henshaw herein ap-
pesring hdlactine through bis agent.
Chorles G. Henshaw. under and by
virtue of a General power of attorney
Of record id Miscellaneous Book No.
q, folio 239 bf the Recorders Office of
iberia Parish Louisiana. who declar-
ed and saidf that, desiring to avail
the mselves of the provisions Of the
laws Of this State with reference TO
che orga I'll zation OF corporations, they
10 hereby form themselves, their
prinoipalb and such other, persons as
may hereafter become associated with
them, into q corporation and body
polite for the objects and purposes.
and unuer the articles following. to-
wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title Of this corpora
ton shall be "Henshaw Brothers.
and under it's said corporate name il
shall have the power and authority to
contract, sue and be sued, to make
and use corporate seal. and same to
break and alter at pleasures; to &C.
| quire. by purchase or otherwise, hold,
receive, purchase, ALLEVIATE, improve,
| cell, borrow on, pledge, mortgage and
lhypothecate under ITS corporate name,
| property, real, personal and mixed
! TO name aud appoint such officers, di.
! rectors, agents and managers or EN-.
| plovee rs may be desirable, to pre-
scribe their dutjea and to fix their
| compensation, II anv to make by.
laws. rules and regulations for the
management of IT'S affairs; TO conduc,
business IN this State, other States,
the Federal districts, the Territories
and possessions Of the United States,
and iL foreign coqntriesj to hold stock
in other corporations, and to issue
same for stock In othef corporations
and to do all things necessary and
proper or desirable To carry out the
objects and purposesl Of the CORPORA.
ton. The said corporation, unless
roouer dissolved Under the provisions
OF this Charter. shall exist and cont
aue for period offifty years.
ARTICLE III.
The domiciie % this said corpora
tion shall be in tile City Of New Ibe.
ria, Parish OF Iberia. State of Louisi.
ana. The President, or Ia his alb.
seuce, the Vice President, of the cor
| portion. shall be the person upon
whom citation or other legal proce a.
may be served. But should legal pro.
cssa be served upon the corporation,
in any manner permitted by law. the
party receiving service must bring
came promptly 10 the knowledge OF
the PRECEDENT or. Ia his absence. Of
che Vice President, and in the alb
sence OF both of said officers, shall
take oil steps necessary to secure cor
porate action in said proceedings.
ARTICLE III.
The objects ana purposes for which
lhis corporation IL organized, and the
nature Of the hudiness To be engaged
il b. II, are declared to be the dealing
In real estate Ind in corporate stocks
AndshOnds; also 10 promiesory notes.
commercial paper and other kinds Of
personal property; and II shall have
the right TO acquire by purchase or