New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-04-21
Charter of the
IeChe L0nd Z Oil C0rD11y. Inc.


State of Louisiana,
Parish Of Iberia.
Be it known that en- this Both
! day Of March j. d., 1911, before
lee, the undersigned, i 1lo;ary
Public, in and for Iberia Parish
State of Louisiana, daily commits
stoned and qualified as such, and
III the presence Of the uncer-
signed competent witnesses, per
sonalIy appeared: Edward Els
forge, p. Q. address, New Iberia,
La; J. S. Suite, p. 0. address,
New Iberia, La. J. f. Nerret, T.
10. address, Morbihan, La; X. +.
Putnam, p. 0. address, Abbeville,
La. w. f. Giles and c. p. Simms,
P. 0. address, Adeline, La. ;
Evans & Zeiger Il. 5. Suite,
agent, =. Q. address, St. Joe, Mo. ;
Warren Jefferson, p. o. address,
New Iberia, La; Louis Suard, 7.
Q. address, LoreauvilIe. La; AL
bert Suard, p. o. address, St..
Martinville, La. r. f. ID. No. / !;
FeIician Suard, z. O., address, Lo-
reauville, La. ; \. A. Theriot, 7. o.
address, Morbihan, La; Hebert
Billeaud, p. O. address, Brous-
sard, La; NJ. Billeaud Sugar Fac
tory, p. O. address, Broussard,
La; Villa Price, p. O. address,
Thibodaux, La; DR.. Thomas
Stark, p. O. address, Thibodaux,
La; r. f. Milling, Jr., p. o. adj
dress, New Orleans, La; Lee j..
Foret, p. O. address, Thibodaux,
La; Andre BiIleaud, p. 0. 40
dress. Broussard, La; DR.. Geo. De
LaureaI, j. O. address, Broussard,
La; and John Isaacs, p. o. adj
dress, Lake Charles, La, each OF
whom declared unto me, Notary,
in the presence Of the undersigned
witnesses. that availing themselves
of the provisions Of Act No. 26I
Of the Acts of the General Assem-
blv Of the State of Louisiana, for
the year 1914, as well as the laws
in general relative to the rrea-
ton of Corporations, they do
hereby form themselves into and
constitute a body corporate IN
law and adopt the following artl-
cles as a charter to govern them
selves and such others as may be-
come associated with or succeed
them. F.. H. 4.-"..
Article I.
The name and title of this
corporation shall be the TECHE
LAND & OIL COMPANY, IN
CORPORATED, under which
name and title it shall enjoy a
succession of property and all
rights. privileges and immunl-
ties granted 'bv law unto corpora
tons in the State of Louisiana.
for period of ninety nine years
from date hereof. The domicile
of this corporation is hereby fixed
in the City Of New iberia, Parish
Of iberia. State Of Louisiana.
Article II.
The purpose for which this
corporation is organized and the
nature Of the business to be car
ried on by it are declared to be
as follows: To buy, sell and
real estate and to ac-
quire mineral rights of any ma
ture; to lease lands for mineral
purposes; to suitcase, sell, as
sign and mortgage said mineral
leases; to undertake explorations
for the purposes Of discovering
oil, gas or other minerals; to ope-
rate oil, gas or other mineral
wells; to acquire, construct and
operate pipe lines, tramways,
storage plants, barge lines, load
ing stations, and all things con-
nected with or appertaining to
the production, storing, sale, dis
posal and transportation of oil,
gas or other minerals with author
ity to acquire by purchase, lease,
and to dispose Of or suitcase such
franchises as may be necessary
for or connected with the conduct
Of the business hereinabove set
forth and generally to do all
things necessary or incident with |
said business in any Of its de- |
oartments.
Article III.
The capital stock Of this Cor
ooration is hereby fixed at Ten |
Dollars ($10,000.G0), !
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