The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-06-29
CHARTER
OF
TECHE SYRUP & CANNING
COMPANY, Incorporated.

month OF May In the yebr OF Our LoTu, Che
Thousand Nine hundred and Eighteen. be-
fore me. JULES 4. ROBIN, notary public.
IN and for the Parish Of Iberia, state OF Lou,
islam duly commissioned and qualified ana
In the presence OF the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned,
PERSONALLY CAME AND APPEARED,
Mr. Hypolite Patout. MIR. st. Paul Bour-
geois. and Mr.. William ), Patout, all resi-
dents OF the Parish OF iberia. state OF Louis
lana. who declared and said that desiring 70
avail themselves OF the provisions OF the
laws OF Louisiana, with reference to the Or
ganiZation OF corporations, they 90 hereoy
who may hereafter become associated WIN
them, into a corporation and BODY poIl.tc.
for the objects and purposes, and under the
articles following. to-wtt:
ARTICLE |.
The name and title OF this corporation
shall be ''TECHE S1RoP AM On "a ,,n ,M%
its said corporate name IL shall nave Tug
power aud authority TO contract, 70 sue a
be sued, to make and use corporh.e sea
and The same TO break and alter NJ pleasure
10 ACQUIRE by purchase or otherwise, nolu,
receive purchase. ALLEVIATE. improve porrow
on pledge, mortgage and hYpothecate unuer
It's corporate name, properly Iehi' p ot, nfa :
and mixed. TO name and appoint sucn ON
GERS directors. agents and managers. or en-
pluyees as may be desirable. TO prescribe
their duties and fix their compensation IL
any. to make by laws. rules and regulations
for the Management OF its affairs. TO conuuCt
business In this State and other states Terri
tories and countries, 10 hold STOCK IN oIner
CORPORATIONS, and to do all things necessary
Droper and desirable to carry out the op-
jects and purposes OF this corporation. ~ q,
less sooner disso lived under the PROVISIONS "
this charter the said corporation shall exlst
and continue for period OF hfty lNl years.
ARTICLE ii.
The domicile OF the said corporation shall
ne In the Parish OF Iberia, State OF LOUISIANA.
The President or in his absence, the wee
President. or in the absence OF both OF the
above officers, the Secretary-Treasurer snail
be the person upon whom eltatloh UT other
legal process may be served.
ARTICLE III.
The obiects and purposes for which this
corporation Is organized, and the nature Oh
the business to be engaged In by IL, are mere
by declared to be, the buying, acquirans'
leasing, sub lie asiDg, either for monied, rent,
or other consideration, planting ana cuiti,
waiting Of farm land, the buying, selling an1
Otherwise disposing OF the said lands, AND OF
all and every KIND OF crop Or G,ops land
advancing OF money, funds and supplies 10
tenants or other individuals on thelt grow,
ing crops and produce; the estApIisnins ~, y.
mills refneries, fac tories and canneries for
the purpose OF manufacturing, canning OF
otherwise preparing said AGRICULTURAL anu
other products from said lands or otner
lands TO construct, maintain ana operate
tramways, railways. and other rcads AZ
means OF transportation necessary LOT tnc
conveyance and transportation OF salo raw
and manufactured products ana genera. .snS
10 do all things necessary TO the raislhe'
Ing. selling and lending money ON. and pro-
ducing and handling OF agriculaaf ~ sa po
the establishing and operating OF mills,
factories, canneries and syrup mills as wen
AS stores aud mercantile establishments
ARTICLE Nv.
The capital stock OF said corporation shall
be sixty Thousand Dollars, $50, 0OO,O0 divloS1
into and represented oy SIX SIX H aandd Do" I
lars 10000, each, which said STOCK SNAIL ue
paid for in cash, at the time OF lssuahce' OF ~
a may be issued at not less IMAM par ~ pay
ment or exchange for property, or righCs &C
tualiy received or purchased bv SAl0 cOfpO-
ration or for other valuable considerations
or service actually rendered as the boHro OF
Directors of the said corporation may oeuer.
mine, provided that no stock siall De issued
until the nsideratton therefor has been re,
ceived by the said corporation. Inc capltal
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 ~
soon as three huncred, UO, shares OF INC cap,
as required by this charter and ono hAli o.
the subscription paid In. The names AM
post office addresses OF the SUBSCRIBERS u
the articles Of Incorporation ana the mum
Der OF shares each agrees to take, are a. Iot
lows:
Hypolite Patout, Patoutville, Iberia Par
ish, La One hundred 400 shares.
St. Paul Bourgeois. Jeanerette, La. Ont
Hundred, l0C. shares
william S. Patout. Patoutville, Iberia Par
,sh La one hundred. 100, shares.
ARTICLE v.
The corporate powers OF this corporatioI
shall be exercised by u board OF three, ., 81
rectors who shall be stockholders In thu
corportion elected by the STOCKHOLDERS An
nually at a general meeting to be held on
the first Tuesday in January. The Sale
Hoard. shall have, and Is hereby vested
with all the corporate powers OF TINS corp0
ration subject only TO such restrictions q
may be herein mentioned. From sne ~, sai.
President, q Vice President, and secretary
Treasurer of said corporation. Ihe follow
ing persons each OF whom are ana VINO eacl
declare themselves TO be bona noe owners Q
ut least one, ], unpledged share OF stock Il
this corporation shall constitute the FRS
board Of directors, to-W1t:
Hypolite Patout, whose pOstof6ce address
is Patoutville, Iberia Parish louisiana
st. Paul Bourgeois, whose pOStQfhce al
dress Is Jeanerette. Louisiana.
william s, Patout, whose postof6ce ad
dress 10 Patoutville, lbaria Parish, Louisiana
The said Board Of Directors above nance
shall continue In office until their success
sors are elected. Each Board or directors
ut the nrst meeting after their eieetion. snaI
elect officers for the corporation herein
Ann, above provided. who shall likewise hold Of
nee for one year. The President OF this cor
bratiop is hereby declared to be Hypolit'
Vile, Iberia Parish, Louisiana; the Vict
President, 81, Paul Bourgeois, whose postof
Ace address Is Jeanerette, Iberia Parish
william ! pat n whose postoiace address
IL Patoutville, Iberia Parish, Louisiana
Notice OF stockholders' annual meeting
must be delivered personally or ~ depositinl
same in the postoffce properly addressed Il
each stock holder 1T least fifteen. u, days be
fore such meeting. 0tber stockholders
meetings may be held when ordered by thu
twenty Ave per cent. Of the outstAndinl
stock after notice as aforesaid. The bOHrC
OF Directors shall appoint q stockholder 4
Directors. and In the event OF said Commits
sioner failing to be present At the time dxet
for meeting, the President shall appoint
anather stockholier In his stead.
Failure from any cause to elect Direction
on the day named for the purpose. will mo-
dissolve this corporation, but the directors IA
office, as well as the other officers OF thu
Company. shall hold over until their success
dent sh ali cause another election TO be belt
within thirty DAYS and at a date and hou
named by him giving notice to the stockhold
srs each shs
tied to one, i. vote for each share OF the capI
tai stock Of the corporation standing In ~
name. and he may vote such stock BY writ
ten proxy given to any other person 70 rep
resent him at such meeting. The election o
Directors shall be by ballot ana the majority
in amount Of votes cast shall elect the Yer
son or persons for whom they have been cast
ARTICLE vi.
The Board of Directors shall frame and
acopt bylaws rules and regulations as thu
affairs and business Of the corporation may
require and AS II may deem necossary FOL
the conduct and management thereof, pro-
vIded the same shall not conflict with THU