The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-07-21
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF IBERIA.

BE 1T KNOWN, That on the lhlr-
tenth day of the month OF June in
the year of our Lord One Thousand
Nine Hundred and Seventeen, before
me. William G. Weeks, Notary Pub
lie in and for the Parish of Iberia,
State of Louisiana, duly commissioned
and qualified. and in the presence OF
the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned.
PERSONALLY CAME AND AP-
FEARED Mr.. Edward A. McIlhenny,
a resident of Iberia Parish, Louisiana,
herein appearing and acting for him,
self personally and also as agent and
attorney in fact for Mr.. John Lyle
Bayless, resident OF Anchorage,
Kentucky. and Edward +. Terrell,
resident of Iberia Parish, Louisiana,
who declared and said that, desiring to
avail themselves of the provisions OF
the laws of Louisiana with reference
to the organization of corporations,
they do hereby form themselves, and
such other persons as may hereafter
become associated with them. into
corporation and body polite tor the
objects and purposes, and under the
articles following. to-wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name and title of this corpora
ton shall be Jefferson Island Plant
ing Company Incorporated ana
under its said corporate name. 1t shali
have power and authority to contract,
to sue and be sued. to make and use
corporate seal and same to break and
alter at pleasure, to acquire by pur-
chase or otherwise, hold, receive, pur-
chase, ALLEVIATE. improve, sell, borrow
on, pledge. mortgage and hypothe-
cate under its corporate name, prop
erty, real, personal and mixed, to
name and appoint such officers. d1rec-
tors, agents and managers or employ
ees as may be desirable, to prescribe
their duties and to fix their compensa.
ton If any, to make bylaws, rules
and regulations for the management
of it's affairs, to conduct business In
this State, to hold stock in their cor
porations, and to do all things necessa-
nv. proper and desirable to carry out
the objects and purposes of this cor
poration. Unless sooner dissolved,
under the provisions of this charter.
the said corporation shall exist and
continue for a period of fifty years.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of the said corpora
ton shall be on Averys Island, In the
Parish of Iberia, State of Louisiana.
The President, or in his absence, the
Secretary Treasurer of this corpora
ton shall be the person upon whom
citation or other legal process may be
served.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organized and the
nature of the business to be engaged
in by 1t are hereby declared to be
the leasing. subleas1ng (either for
monied rent or other consideration
planting and cultivating of farm lands.
the buying, selling and otherwise dis
posing of all and every kind of crop or
crops grown and raised on farm and
agricultural lands, the advancing OF
money. funds and supplies to tenants
or other individuals on their growing
crops and produce, and generally to
do all things necessary to the raising.
growing, cultivating, buying, selling.
lending money on and otherwise pro-
dueing and handling of agricultural
products.
ARTICLE Nv.
The capital stock of said corpora.
ton shall be Five Thousand Dollars,
divided into and represented by fifty
shares Of the par value Of One Hun
dred Dollars each. which said stock
shall be paid for in cash at the time
of it, issuance. Every sale or trans
fer of the capital stock OF the corpora.
ton shall be made on the books of the
Company at its Office and on the sur
render Of the certificate therefor, a
new certificate shall issue to the
proper holder thereof.
The capital stock Of this corporation
may be increased to Fifty Thousand
Dollars In the manner provided by
law.
This corporation shall commence
doing business as soon as the capital
stock thereof shall have been sub
scribed as required by law, and by
this charter and paid in.
The names and post Office addresses
of the subscribers of the articles Of in
corporion, and the number of shares
each agrees to take are as follows:
EDWARD A. McILHENNY, Avery
p. o.. Iberia Parish, La. twenty four
shares.
JOHN LYLE BAYLESS, Anchor
age, Kentucky, twenty five shares.
EDWARD P. TERRELL. Avery P.
O.. Iberia Parish, La. one share.
ARTICLE v.
The corporate powers of this corpo-
ration shall be exercised by a board
Of three directors who shall be stock
holders In this corporation and who
shall be elected by the stockholders
annually at a general meeting to be
held on the second Tuesday in May
and the said board shall have and is
hereby vested with all the corporate
powers ofthis corporation subject only
to such restrictions as may be herein
mentioned.
From the said directors, there shall
be elected annually a President, q
Vice-rresident and Secretary-Treas-
ury OF the said corporation. The fol-
lowi1g persons, each of whom are and
who each declare themselves to be
bona fide ON ners of at least one un-
pledged share of stock in this corpo-
ration, shall constitute the FIRST board |
of directors, to-wit:
Edward A. McIlhenny. whose post
Office address is Avery Post Office,
Iberia Parish, Louisiana; John Lyle
Bayless, whose post Office address is
Anchorage, Kentucky; and Edward P.
Terrell, whose post Office address IL
Avery Post Office, Iberia Parish, Lou
isiana.
The said board of directors above |
named shall continue in office until |
their successors are elected. Each |
board of directors, at the first meeting |