The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-06-01
CHARTER
TECHE SYRUP & CANNING
COMPANY, Incorporated.

fore me, JULES p. ROBIN u notary publ
10 ana Tor the Parish Of Iberia. State OF Lot
lslan, duly commissioned and qualified AN
In the presence of the witnesses hereinaftt
named and undersigned
PERSONALLY CAME AND APPEARED
Mr.. Hypolite Patout. Mr.. St Paul Boul
geols, and Mr. William 5. Patout, all res
dents OF the Parish OF iberia. State of Loui,
lana, who declared and said that desiring I
avail themselves OF the provisions of tn
laws OF Louisiana, with reference to the OF
ganlZatl0n OF corporations they do hereb
form themselves, and such other person,
who may hereafter become associated wit
them' into corporation aud body polite
| Tor the objects ana purposes, and under tn
| articles following, to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title Of this eorporatio
shall be 'TECHE SYRUP AND CANNING
COMPANY, INCORPORATED" and unde
lis said corporate name 1t shall have til
power and authority to contract, to sue an,
De sued, to make and use a corporate sea
and the same to break and alter at pleasure
| to acquire by purchase or otherwise, hold
| receive. purchase ALLEVIATE, improve, borrow
on, pledge, mortgage and hypothecate undo
| It's corporate name, property real, persona
ana mixed, to name and appoint such Off
GERS directors, agents and managers, or EN-
| ployees AS may be desirable, 10 prescrib,
| thelr duties ana fix their compensation 4
| any. to make bylaws, rules and regulations
| for the Management OF its affairs. to conuuc
business In this State and other States. terri
|
| corporations and to do all things necessary
proper and desirable to carry out the OBJ
gects and purposes of this corporation. I'm
less sooner dissolved under the provisions Of
THIS charter, the SAID corporation shall exist
ana continue for period OF fifty 1901 years
ARTICLE III.
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
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 here
by declared to be, the buying, acquiring,
leasing, sub lie asiug, either for monieu. rent,
or other consideration, planting and cult
waiting OF farm land, the Duying, selling aud
otherwise dtsposlng of the SAID lands, and of
all and every kind OF crop or crops grown
and raised on farm and agricultural land,
advancing OF money, funds and supplies to
tenants or other individuals on their grow
Ing crops and produce; the establishing of
mills. refineries, fac tories and canneries for
the purpose OF manufacturing, canning or
otherwise preparing said agricultural and
other products from said lands or other
lands, to construct, maintain and operate
tramways, railways. and other roads as
means OF transportation necessary for the
conveyance ana transportation OF said raw
and manufactured products, and generally
to do all things necessary to the raising,
growing, cultlvating, manufacturing, buy
Ing. selling and lendlng money on. and pro-
duciug and handling Of agricultural pro-
ducts buying OF land and dsposlng Of same
the establishing and operating OF mills.
factories, canneries and syrup mills as well
as stores aud mercantile establishments
ARTICLE Nv.
The capital stock OF said corporation shall
be sixty Thousand Dollars. $50. 900, 90. divided
into and represented by six hundred 600,
SHARES OF the par value OF One Hundred Dol
lars, 10000, each which said stock shall be
paid for In cash. at the time OF issuance or 1t
may be issued at not less than par in pay :
ment or exchange for property, or rights ac-
tually received or purchased by said corpo-
ration. or for other valuable considerations
or service actually rendered as the Board OF
Directors of the said corporation may deter
niue, provided that no stock siall be issued
until the consideration therefor has been re-
ceived by the said corporation. The capital
stock OF this corporation may be Increased
to Two Hundred and Fifty Thouand Dollars
In the manner provided by law. This corpo-
ration shall commence dong business as
soon as three hundred, 300, shares Of the cap
ital stock thereof shall have been subscribed
as required by this charter and one half OF
post office addresses OF the subscribers to
the articles of Incorporation and the num-
Der OF shares each agrees to take. are as FOL
lows:
ish, La. One hundred 400 shares.
St Paul Bourgeois, Jeanerette, La One
Hundred, 100. shares.
william S. Patou., Patoutville. Iberia Par
ish. La one hundred. 100, shares.
ARTICLE v.
The corporate powers OF this corporation
shall be exercised by board OF three, ), di-
rectors. who shall be stockholders in this
corDortion, elected by the Stockholders an
mn "a 1.
the first Tuesday in January. The said
Board, shall have, and Is hereby vested,
with all the corporate powers of this corpo-
ration, 81 bject only to such restrictions as
may be herein mentioned. From the said
Directors, there shall be elected annually u
President, u Vice PRESIDENT, and "A Secretary
Treasurer of said corporation. The follow
ing persons each OF whom are and who each
declare themselves TO be bona tide owners OF
ut least one. ]. unpledghd share of stock In
this corporation shall constitute the first
board OF directors, to-wit:
Hypolite Patout, whose postoffce address
Is Patoutville Iberia Parish Louisiana.
st. Paul Bourgeois, whose postofice ad
dress Is JeaneretJe. Louisiana.
william s, Patout, whose postofice adj
dress is Patoutville, Iberia Parish Louisiana
The said Board OF Directors above named
shall continue In office until their success
at the first meeting after their election, shall
elect officers for the corporation herein
above provided, who shall likewise hold Of
nee for one year. The President OF this COR
poration is hereby declared to be Hypolite
Patout, whose postOftice address Is Patout-
ville Iberia Parish, Louisiana; the Vice
President, ST, Paul Bourgeois whose postof
nee address Is Jeaneretle, iberia Parish
" illiam s Patout, whose pOstoftice address
Is Patoutviile, Iberia Parish, Louisiana.
Notice of stockholders annual meetings
must be delivered personally or by depositing
same In the postoffce properly addressed 10
each stOckhO Ut least fifteen. Is, DAYS be-
fore such meeting. Other stockholders
meetings may be held when ordered BY the
Board OF Directors or the holders OF at least
twenty FIVE per cent. OF the outstanding
stock after notice as aforesaid The Board
OF Directors shall appoint a stockholder to
act AS Commissioner at elections OF Board OF
Directors, and In the event OF said Commits.
siuner failing to be preset at the time fixed
for n meeting, the President shall appoint
anather stakeholder In his stead.
Failure from any cause to elect Directors
on the day named Tor the purpose, VIII n4 o..
dissol We this corporation, but the directors IN
office. as well as the other officers OF the
Company. shall hold over until their success
surs are chosen. la such event the Presl-
dent Sin Ill cause another election to be beld
within thirty DAYS and at a date and hour
named by him giving notice TO the stocknoia-s
ers as required by law. A. every election
aud meeting each stakeholder shall oe EMU
tied to one, /, vote for each share OF the capi-
mi stock OF the corporations standing In his
name. and he may vote such stock by writ
ten proxy given to any other person 70 rep.
resent him ut such meeting Inc erection no, .,
directors shall be by ballot and the majority
In amount Of votes cast shall elect the per-
son or persons for whom they have been cast
ARTICLE vi.
The BOARD of Directors Shall frame and
q FONT bylaws rules and regulations as the
airs and business Of the corporation may
require and AS 1t may deem nscessary ror