The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-09-07

Paul Bourgeois, whose POstouec az
dress is Jeanerette, Iberia Parish,
Louisiana, and the Secretary'Treas-
urer, William s Patout, whose post
Office address is Patoutville, Iberia
Parish, Louisiana. Notice of stock
holders annual meetings must be de-
livered personally or by depositlng
same in the postotfice properly ad
dressed to each stakeholder at least
fifteen U5) days before 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 outstand-
ing stock after notice as aforesaid.
The Board of Directors shall appoint
a stock holder to act as Commissioner
at elections of Board OF Directors. and
in the event of said Commissioner
failing to be present at the time hxed
for a meeting, the President shall ap-
point another stakeholder in his
stead.
Failure from any cause to elect D1-
rectors on the day named for the pur-
pose. will not dissolve this corpora
ton, but the directors 10 office. as
we'll as the other officers of the Com
pany, shall hold over until their sue
cessors are chosen. In such event
the President shall cause another
election to be held within thirty days
and at a date and hour named by him
giving notice to the stockholders AS
required by law. At every election
aud meeting each stakeholder shall
be entitled to one CD vote for each
share of the capital stock Of the cor
poration standing in his name, and he
may vote such stock by written proxy
given to any other person to repre-
sent him at such meeting. The cleo
ton of Directors shall be by ballot
and the majority In amount OF votes
cast shall elect the person or persons
for whom they have been cast.
ARTICLE vi.
The Board of Directors shall frame
and adopt by laws, rules and reguia'
lions as the affairs and business OF the
corporation may require and as IL
may deem necessary for the conduct
and management thereof, provided
the same shall not conflict with this
charter. or with the laws Of this State
and of the United States. 1t shall ap-
point such agents and employees and
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their compensation and term OF serv-
ice, and Diminishing them at pleasure.
It shall have the right to fix and de-
termine the salaries of the several offi'
GERS and employees herein provided
for. Any Director may appoint an
other director or stakeholder to act
and vote for him on all matters COM
ing before any meeting of the Board.
ARTICLE VII.
No shareholder shall ever be held
liable or responsible for the contracts
or faults of this corporation in any
further sum than the amount OF his
indebtness to the corporation or shall
any mere informally in the OrganiZa-
ton have the effect Of rendering this
act null or exposing any shareholder
to any liability beyond the amount OF
his or her shares.
ARTICLE VIII.
| This corporation shall have, enjoy
and exercise all the rights, privileges
and immuuities granted in Act 267 en-
acted by the General Assembly of the
State OF Louisiana, In the year 1914,
and in the amendments thereto, and
this charter may be changed, altered
or annulled, or the corporatiod dis
solved under the terms and conditions
and in accordance with said Act No.
257 and the amendments thereto.
Thus done and passed at my Office in
the town Of Jeanerette. Parish of Ibe-
ria, La, on the day. month and year
first above written, In the presence OF
Messrs. Charles A. Poirson and G..
Clarence Edwards. good aud compe-
tent witnesses, who have signed here
unto with me. Notary, after due read
ing of the whole.
H. PATOUT,
ST. PAUL BOURGEOIS,
WILLIE PATOUT.
Witnesses:
G. A Poirson,
G. c. Edwards.
Jules P. Robin, Notary Public.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF IBERIA.
I, the undersigned. J. A. Gonsoulin,
Clerk of Court and ex-ofhcio recorder
In and for the Parish OF Iberia, Lou
isiana. do hereby certify that the a.
bove and foregoing is true and cor
rect copy from and Of the charter oil
the Teche Syruy and Canning Com.
pany. incorporated. duly fled on the
28th day of May, 1918, and that same
has been duly recorded In book l al
folio 294 Of the records OF my Office.
IN FAITH whereof witness my sig
nature and seal of Office this 18th day
May, A. u. Nineteen Hundred and
Eighteen.
J. A. GONSOULIN,
Clerk Of the 10th Jud. Dist. Court