The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-08-10
CHARTER
TECHE SYRUP & CANNING
COMPANY, incorporated.

BE 1T KNOWN that on the 25th da,
of the month of May in the year o
Our Lord, One Thousand, Nine Hun
dred and Eighteen. before me, JULES
+. ROBIN, a notary public, In and TO
the Parish of Iberia, State of Louisi
ana, duly commissioned and qualified
and in the presence of the witnesse,
hereinafter named and undersigned.
PERSONALLY CAME AND AP
FEARED, Mr.. Hypolite Patout, Mr.
st. Paul Bourgeois, and Mr.. William S
Patout, all residents of the Parish o.
Iberia, State OF Louisiana. who declar
ed and said that desiring to avail
themselves of the provisions of the
laws OF Louisiana, with reference tC
the organization of corporations, they
do hereby form themselves. and such
other persons, who may hereafter be.
come associated with them, into cor
poration and body polite, for the OBJ
Jects and purposes, and under the aIti
Giles following, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of this corpora.
ton shall be "TECHE SYRUP AMI
CANNING COMPANY, INCORPOR
ATED" and under its said corporate
name it shall have the power and au-
thority to contract, to sue and be sued
to make and use corporate seal and
the same to break and alter at plea.
sure, to acquire by purchase or other
wise, hold, receive. purchase, ALLEVIATE,
improve, borrow on, pledge, mortgage
and hypothecate under its corporate
name, property real personal and mix
ed, to name and appoint such officers,
directors. agents and managers, or
employees as may be desirable, to
prescribe their duties and fix their
compensation If any, to make by laws,
rules and regulations for tor the man
agement of its affairs, to conduct bust
ness in this State and other States. ter
ritories and countries, to hold stock in
other corporations. and to do all things
necessary. proper and desirable to
carry out the objects and purposes of
this corporation. Unless sooner dis
solved under the provisions of this
charter. the said corporation shall ex-
ist and continue for a period Of Fifty
(50) years.
ARTICLE ii.
The domicile of the said corporation
shall be in the Parish of Iberia, State
of Louisiana. The President, or in
his absence. the Vice President, or in
the absence OF both of the above Of
ticers, the Secretary Treasurer 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 it, are hereby declared to be,
the buying. acquiring. leasing, sub
leasing, either for monied, rent, or
other consideration, planting aud cul-
tivuting of farm land, the buying, sell
ing and otherwise disposiDg of the
of crop or crops grown and raised on
farm and agricultural land, advancing
of money, funds and supplies to ten.
ants or other individuals on their
growing crops and produce; the estab.
fishing of mills, refneries. factories
and canperies for the purpose Of man.
lfacturing, canning or otherwise pre-:
pairing said agricultural aud other pro.
iucts from said lands or other lands,
o construct, maintain and operate
ramways, railways. and other roads
IS means OF transportation necessary
or the conveyance and transportation
IF said raw and manufactured pro.
lucts. and generally to do all things
necessary 10 the raising, growing, cul.
ivating, manufacturing, buying, sell
ng and lending money on, and pro-
lucing and handling of agricultural
buying OF land and dispos-
ng of same, the establishing and op-
rating of mills. factories, canneries
Ind syrup mills as well as stores and
establishments.
ARTICLE Nv.
The capital stock of said corporation
hall be Sixty Thousand Dollars $780,
10000 divided into and represented
~ six hundred (6OO) shares of the par
,alue Of One Hundred Dollars ($lOO.-
|0) each, which said stock shall be
,aid for in cash, at the time of issu
lnce, or il may be issued at not less
han par In payment or exchange for
or rights actually received
Dr. purchased by said corporation, or
or other valuable considerations or
ervice actually rendered as the Board
II Directors Of the said corporation
nay determine. provided that no stock
hall be issued until the consideration
therefor has been received by the said
The capital stock OF this
may be increased TO Two
Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars
n the manner provided by law. This
This corporation shall commence do
re business as soon as three hundred
3OO) shares of the capital stock there
Of shall have been subscribed as re-
,uired by this charter and one half of
he subscription paid in. The names
ind post office addresses of the sub
,cribers to the articles of incorpora-
ion and the number of shares each
agrees to take, are as follows:
Hypolite Patout. Patoutville, Iberia
Parish, La, One hundred (lO0) shares.
st. Paul Bourgeois. Jeaneretie. La,
One hundred (l00) shares.
William s. Patout, Patoutville, Ibe.
ia Parish. La, One hundred (lOO)
|hares.
ARTICLE v.
The corporate power of this corpo.
alton shall be exercised BY q board
If three (3) directors, who shall be
In this corporation,
elected by the stockholders annually