The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-05-25
Charter Of
CARVER'S TECHE RICE MILL.
ING COMPANY, Inc.
United States of America,
State Of Louisiana,
Parish OF Iberia.

BE 1T KNOWN 10y these presents
that on this 25th day OF the month OF
April A. ID. 1918, before me the under
signed Notary Public, duly commits
stoned and qualified within and FOR
the Parish OF IBERIA, State of Louisi-
ana, and in the presence of the wit
nesses hereinafter named and Under
signed, came the undersigned in
corportaors. who declared that
awaiting themselves of the provi-
sions Of Act No. 267 Of the acts OF the
General Assembly Of the State OF Lou
isiana, Of the year 1914, they have
formed and organized and by these
presents do form aud organize them
selves, as well as such other persons
as may hereafter join with them or
their successors, into corporatioh'
for the objects aud purposes, and un
der the covenants stipulations ana
agreements, following, to-wIt'
ARTICLE /.
The name. atyie and title of this cor.
poration shall he CARVER'S TEOHE
RICE MILLING COMPANY. INC.
and under said name it shall enjoy
corporate existence and succession Tor
full term and period of ninety nine
years.
II shall have power TO contract, sue
and he sued, to make and use corpo-
rate seal the same to alter and break
at pleasure, to have, hold and receive,
purchase, sell, convey, lease, pledge,
bond, hypothecate and mortgage prop
erty Of any and all kinds, real, per-
sonal or mixed, corporal and incor-
poreal, TO have and appoint such man
ayers, directors, officers and agents as
the business may require, and to make
and establish as well as to alter and
amend from time to time such by
laws, rules and regulations for the
proper management and government
Of the affairs OF said corporation as
may be necessary and proper, ana
generally TO possess all the powers
hereinafter mentioned and that are
now or may be hereafter conferred by
law or necessary to promote its OBJ
ects and interests.
ARTICLE III.
The domicile of this corporation
shall be ut the City of New iberia.
Parish Of iberia, State of Louisiana,
where service of citation or other le-
gal process shall be made in the man
ner provided by law.
ARTICLE lit.
The object and purposes for which
this corporation is organized and
founded and the nature of the bust
ness to be carried on by IL are hereby
declared to be: to construct, pur-
chase, own, lease, or otherwise &C
quire, to operate and to sell, let, or
otherwise ALLEVIATE or dispose of rice
mills, paper mills, corn mills. grist
mills, feed mills, public and private
warehouses bonded and not bonded,
grain elevators, and such plants and
machinery AS may be operated for the
manufacture, preparation for market,
and handling Of rice, rice products
and by-products Of any kind, and the
appurtenances thereof, and articles
made or developed from the rice
plant, or any part thereof TO buy
sell, store, ship, forward, receive on
consignment, make advances on and
handle rice, rice products and by pro
ducts, and articles made or developed
from the rice plant or any part there
OF, singly or IN combination with corr
or other Ingredients and other ingre
dents; to buy, or otherwise acquire
and to sell, or otherwise dispose o.
sacks, Irvine, feeds or feedstufs and
farmers supplies, or other merchan
disc connected with or used in the
handling Of the business herein pro
vided for, and In the cultivation, har
vest and saving of rice; to own ant
operate barge lines, cold storage
plants and in general, to own, do AM
perform any and all things necessary
or germane TO the accomplishment o
the objects and purposes herein Sc
forth.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock Of this corpora
tion ~ hereby declared to be the sun
Of One Hundred Thousand Dollars
divided into one thousand shares O
the par value Of One Hundred Dollar
each; said capital stock may be In
creased to Two Hundred Thousan,
Dollars.
ARTICLE V.
The corporate powers Of this corpo
ration shall be vested In and sxercis
ed by a Board of Directors compose,
of six stock holders-three of whom
will constitute quorum for the trans
action OF business which board shall
be elected at the annual meeting o
the stock holders Of said corporation
10 be held on the frst Tuesday of jan
Of each year. The first annual meet
ing of stock holders 70 be held on tn
first Tuesday OF June 1919. Until tn
first annual meeting of said stool
holders the Directors of this corpora
ton are declared +, be William II
Carver, Hiram w. Carver, Edward II
Dupre, Leonard J. Barrow, Mauric
Beriinger and Gordon A. Sandox, al
of whom are residents Of New Iberis
20. La.
The officers Of this corporation shal
be a President, a First Vice. President
"A Second Vice President and Secre
tary Treasurer, who shall be electe
from among the directors and imme
diateiy following the annual election
held by the stock holders. Until tn
election to be held on the first Tuesda
OF June 1919, the following shall b
the officers of this corporation: VII
liam II. Carver. President; Hiram W
Carver, First Vice-President; Lconar
j. Barrow, Second Vice. President an
Edward II. Dupre, Secretary -Treal
urer.
The directors and officers shal
serve until their successors shall hav
been elected and installed and an
vacancy on the board of directors O
In any Office shall be flied by the RI
mamma members of the Board for tn
unexp1rG1 term. The stock holder
shall haS6 The right Of cumulativ