The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-05-11
! Charter of
CARvER'S TECHE RICE MILL
ING COMPANY, Inc.
United States Of America,
State Of Louisiana.
Parish of iberia.

/ stoned aud qualified within ana Tor
! lie Parish of IBERIA, state OF Louisi-
ana. pnd III the presence Of the wit
neeses hereinafter named and under
signed. came the undersigned in
corpottaors, who declared that
availing themselves Of the provi-
sions If Act No 2Gi IF the acts Of the
General Assembly of the State Of Lott
tsiana, Of The year 1914, they have
formed aud organized and by these
presents do form and organize them
selves "a well as such other persons
as may hereafter join with them or
their successors, into a corporation,
FOR the objects and purposes, and un-
der the covenants, slipulations and
agreements, following, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name. style and title of this cor.
poratien shall be CARVER'S TECHE
RICE MILLING COMPANY. INC,
and under snid name II shall enjoy q
corporate existence and succession Tor
n full term aud period OF ninety nine
years
/ 1T shall have power to contract sue
aud 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, hyputhecate aud mortgage prop
erty OF any and ali kinds, real, per
sonai or mixed, corporal and incor-
poreRl, TO have and appoint such man.
ayers. directors, officers aud agents as
the business may require, and TO make
and establish az well as to alter and
amend from time 10 time such by
laws, rules aud regulations for the
proper management aud government
Of tile affairs of said corporation az
NAV be necessary and proper, aud
generally to possess all the powers
hereinafter mentioned and that are
now or may be hereafter conferred by
law or necessary 10 promote its OBJ
iecte aud interests
ARTICLE II.
The dominile of this corporation
shall lie at the City Of New iberia,
Parish Of Iberia. state Of Louisiana,
where service of citation or other lie
gal process shall be made in the man.
net provided by law.
ARTICLE III.
The object and purposes for which
this corporation il organized and
foun led and the nature of the bust
ness 10 be carried % by IL are hereby
declared to be: 10 construct, pur
chase, own, lease, or otherwise &C
quite, to operate and to SELL let, OF
otherwise ALLEVIATE or dispose of rice
mills, paper mills, corn mills, gris
mills, feed mills, public ard private
warehouses; bonded and not bonded
/ aIay nsa Al nj M
machinery as may be operated for The
manufacture, preparation for market
ard handling of rice, rice products
aud by products OF any kind. and Tho
appurtenances thereof, and articlet
made or developed from the rtc,
plant, or ary part thereof; TO buy
sell store, ship, forward, receive OF
consignment, make advances on an,
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 cori
or other ingredients and other ingre
dents; to buy, OF otherwise acquire
, aud TO sell, or otherwise dispose o
sacks, Irvine, feeds or feedsiutis ant
farmers supplies, or other merehan
disc connected with or used in th,
handling of the business herein pro
vided for, and in The cultivation, har
vest and saving Of rice; to own AM
operate barge lines, cold storage
plants and in general, to own, do an,
] perform any and all things neeessar,
, OF germane to the accomplishment o
the objects and purposes herein sc
forth.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock Of this corpora
e tion is hereby declared TO be the sun
g 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 90 Two Hundred Thousan,
Dollars.
ARTICLE v.
J The corporate powers of this corpo
, ration shall be vested in aud exercis
ed by Board of Directors compose,
of six stock holders--three of whom
will constitute a quorum for the trans
i action OF business which board shall
be elected AT the annual meeting o
the stock holders Of said corporation
to- be held on the first Tuesday of Jun
!. of each year. Tie first annual meet
/ ing Of stock holders 70 be held on tn
/ first Tuesday OF June 1919. Until tn
/, ttst annual meeting of said stocl
holders the Directors of this corpora
: ton are declared t. be William II
I carver, Hiram W Carver, Edward II
e Dupre, Leonard j. Barrow, Mauric
: s}erlinger aud Gordon A. Sandoz, al
$ Of whom are residents of New Iberia
D 7. @. La.
/. The officers of this corporation shal
Q be President, First Vice. President
o Second Vice President and Secre
tary Treasurer, who shall be eleete'
: from among the directors and imme
diately following the annual election
. held by the stock holders. Until tn
: election TO be held on the FIRST Tuesda
e OF June 1919, the following shall b
Q the officers of this corporation. vii
Q liam ~. Carver, President; Hiram w
4 Carver, FIRST President; Leonar
/ J Barrow, Second Vice President an
i Edward IL. Dupre, Secretary Treas
urer.
The directors and officers sbal
serve until their successors shall hav
4 been elected aid installed and an
4 vacancy on the board of directors o
4 in any Office shall be filled by the re
4 naming members Of the Board for III
4 unexpired term. The stock holder
! shall have the right Of enmulativ
! voting In the election of directors.
4 ARTICLE vi.
4 No stock holder of this corporation
4 shall ever be held liable or responsible