The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-06-22
CHARTER
TECHE SYRUP & CANNING
COMPANY, Incorporated.

fore me ~ 4 .TE Y. ROBIN, a notary phnlc.
iu aud for the Parish ~ Iberia. state OF Lou.
Ialan duly commissioned and qualified and
ia the presence ~ the Witnesses hereinafter
named N ID undersigned,
PERSONALLY GAME AND APPEARED.
NJ iivnnllte patout MIR ST Paul Rout-
,nnis snd Nh william 9 patout. All resi-
dents ~ the Parish Of iberia. state ~ Louis
iana, who declared and said shat desiring 'o
avail themselves OF the provisions pi We
avs " Louisiana. with reference ~ the Or
vnniZatlnn OF corporations. they DO Hereby
torn themselves, aud such other pe'sonSt,
who may hereafter become hssoriatpu NM MI"
fhpm Into a corporation and BODY poh.t,
for the objects aud purposes and nnaef w
Articles following, to-wl'
ARTICLE /.
Tho pamc and title ~ this cOrporation
snail he "TFCHE SNRIP AND ChNNlHn
r,iMpANN INCORr0HAltD' and uhuet
lis sail corporate name " SUM- " sa aid
mower aud authority 80 contract To sue anu
10 aupd "a make and use = corporate sew
and the same to break aud alter ~ pleasu,t'
~ acquire by purchase ~ othprWlTe. muru,
receive purchase ALLEVIATE improve. pnfiuW
~ pIpdup mortgage ana hvpotheea'e hhue,
ia corporate name. property rear pe,,soumni
aud mi ned. 10 name ana appolh, SUI ~,
.a,s dl,ecto,a agents ana managers, or en-
pl,vans IA may he desirable, 10 pfescfine
their dutiea and ~ their compensation "
any 10 make nv laws, rules anu feHuit,,un.,
~, no management ~ its affairs To eonnnct
tn,siuass ia this Statep other states, tetfi-
tories and countries, % hold STOCK III olne'
rnrunrntIune. and ~ Do all things heeessaif
pr,tpsf aud desirable ~ carry out the w
tae,a .pd nurposps Of this corporation. in-
tess spnuer dissolved under the PROVISIONS ~
,IHs rhprter the said corporation shall exist
and continue for n period OF hfty lol years
ARTICLE ii.
rho domIcile CT the said corporation shall
bp IN the Parish ~ ibetia, state ~ Loulsiaanha
President on In the absence OF both OF ,the
abnye officers, the Secretary treasurer SUM-
he the person upon whom citaooh W o'"ei
legal process may be served
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes, for which this
cn,noration 10 organized, and the nature OF
the busIppsa to be engaged In by ~, are mere
Nv declared 20 be, the buying, ACQUIRING
leasing sub leasing, either Tor nionie9' REM
~ other consideration, planting anu cuiti
waiting uf farm land the buying, selling anu
ntberwlse dispusing OF the said lands, ana OF
ali and every KIND of crop or crops grown
aud raised on farm and agricultural lana,
advanrine OF money, funds and supplies 10
tenants on other individuals on their grow
ing crops aud produces the estaolisnlhe ol
mills rehneries factories anu eanns. ,,,. ~ ~,
,tnerwise preparing said agricultural ana
other products from salh lanus or o.ns,
lands 10 construct, maintain anu opera.e
tramysya railways. and other foaus as
means ~ TRANSPORTATION necessary Tor the
conveyance and transportation OF saiu raw
and manufactured products, ana genefaliy
yrnwios. cultiyating. manufacturing, buy
ing selling and lending money on. anu pro-
ducIng and handling OF AGRICULTURAL pro
durta buyiuu of land and dispusing OF same
HE establishing aud operating OF mliis;
factories. canneries aud syrup mills as Wen
A. stores aud mercantile establishments.
ARTICLE Nv.
The c.pitsl stock OF said corporation shall
lao aisty Thousand Dollars &60,OoouV disiuen
Into aud represented by sas hnmdred p S
lars 800 90 each, which said stock shaii oe
paid Tor In cash, at the time OF Issuance w y
may be issued at not less than par IN pay
mant or exchange for property, or rlghts az
tuaiiy reeeiyed or purchased by said corpo-
ration or for other valuable consiuefations
or service actually rendered as the boafu VI
llrpptprg of The said corDorhtien may uetef-
aha n,oyided that no stock snaii be issued
until the consideration therefor has peen re-
peived by the said corporation. Tue CAPITA,
stock OF this corporation may be lhe,emseu
to rwn Hundred and Fifty Thouand Dollars
in the manner provided hy law. rms cotpo-
ration shall commence dong business ~
soon as three hupese9 ' sn has 81
az required by this charter and one haiI W
the subscription paid IN. The names anu
post office addresses OF me suosctioeIs :"
he articles Of incorporation ana the mum
Der OF shares each agrees to take are ~ toi-
lows
lypoll,e patout, Patoutville, iberia Par
ish La. Que hundred 400 shares.
81, Paul bourgeois, Jeanerette, La. Que
Hundred, LOG, shares
William .. pntout. Patoutyille. iberia Par
,sh La one hundred, 100. shares.
ARTICLE V.
The corporate powers OF this corporation
shaIl 10 exercised by "A board of three, j. oil
rartors who shall be Stockholders In TINS
rnrportion elected by tie stockholders an
nualty ~ q general meeting to be nero on
the first Tuesday In January, The SAID
nnard. shnll have. and is hereby vested.
with all the corporate powers OF this corpo-
ration subject only 10 such restrictions ~
directors there shall he elected annually =
President. a Vice President, and secretary
Treasurer OF said corporation. The follow
Ing persons each OF whom are and who each
declare themselves 10 he bona Tide owners 81
at least one. /. unpledged share OF STOCK ~
this corporation shall constitute the mrs.
board of directors, to-wit'
uypolite pstout whose postofBce address
IL paioutvlie Iberia Parish Louisiana
81. Paul Bourgeois. whose postoface ad-
dress Is Jeanerette. Louisiana,
william a. Patout, whose postofHee ad-
dress Is Patoutyille. Iberia Parish, Louisiana
The said Board OF Directors above named
shalt continue In office until their success
y sots are elected. Each BOARD " directors
"a at the Hrst meeting after their election, shall
elect officers Tor fhe corporation herein
A above provided, who shall likewise hold Of
Z ice for one year. The President OF this cor
pnratiun IL hereby uecIareu Va be uypoiue
patout, whose postnffice address is Patout-
Vile. iberia parleh. Louisiana; the Vice
President. 81. Paul bourgeois. whose postof-
ice address Is Jesnerette, Iberia Parish
Loulsiana, and the Secretary treasurer
William = patout whose postofhce address
II patoutville. iberia Parish, Louisiana
Notice OF Stockholders annual meetings
must be delivered personally or by depositinR
same Ia the postofhee properly addressed To
each stakeholder IT least fifteen, 10, DAYS be.
fore such meeting, Other stockholders
meetings may he held when ordered bv the
hoard % Directors or the holders of Mt least
twenty Ave per cent, ot the onistanulns
stock after notice "a aforesaid. The board
OF Directors shall appoint stoekholder TO
act 40 whatsoever at elections " hoard OF
Directors. and In the event OF SAID uommis
siuner failing To be nresent At the time uxed
for n meeting, the President shall appoint
anather stakeholder In bis stead.
Failure from any cause to elect Directors
gu the day named Tor the purpose. viii not
dissolve this corporation but the directors In
office as well as the other Officers OF the
Company. shall huld over until their success
snrs are chosen. Ia shch event the Pres'.
Dent sh III cause another election to be held
within thirty DAYS and AZ date and hour
named by him giving u9tice To the stockho.d-
ers as required by Law, Az every election
aud meeting each stockholder shall be epti-
tied to one. 1. vote for each share OF the capl-
tal stock of the CORPORATION standing In bis
untne and he may vote such stock py writ
ten proxy given 10 any other person 70 rep.
resent him at such meeting. The election .,
Directors shall be by ballot ana the majority
IN amount uf votes east shall elect the per
son or persons Tor whom they have been cast
ARTICLE vi.
The Board Of Directors shall frame and
s,sopt bylaws rules and regulations as the
af,airs aud business OF the corporation may
rsu,ire aud ms IL may deem necessary Tor
the conduct and management Thereon, pro-