The weekly Iberian., 1918-08-24
CHARTER
OF
TECHE SYRUP & CANNING
COMPANY, incorporated.

Our Lord. One Thousand, Nine Hun
dred and Eighteen, before me, JULES
p. ROBIN, a notary public, in and for
the Parish of Iberia, State of Louisi-
ana, duly commissioned and qualified
and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned,
PERSONALLY CAME AND AP-
PEARED, Mr. Hypolite Patout, Mr..
st. Paul Bourgeois, and Mr.. William \.
Patout, all residents of the Parish OF
iberia, State OF Louisiana, who declar
ed and said that desiring to avail
themselves of the provisions of the
laws OF Louisiana. with reference to
the organization Of corporations, they
do hereby form themselves. and such
other persons, who may hereafter be-
come associated with them, into cor
poration and body polite, for the OBJ
jects and purposes, and under the aIti-
cles following, to wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name aud title of this corpora
ton shall be "TECHE SYRUP AND
CANNING COMPANY, INCORPOK-
ATED" and under its said corporate
name 1t shall have the power and au-
thority to contract, to sue and be sued,
to make and use a corporate seal and
the same to break and alter at plea
sure, to acquire by purchase or other.
| wise, hold, receive, purchase, ALLEVIATE,
improve, borrow on, pledge, mortgage
and hypothecate under its corporate
name, property real personal and mix.
ed, to name and appoint such officers,
directors. agents and managers, or
employees as may be desirable, to
prescribe their duties and fix their
compensation If any, to make by laws,
rules and regulations for tor the man
| agement of its affairs, to conduct busi-
ness in this State and other States. ter
rItories and countries, to hold stock in
other corporations, and to do all things
| necessary. proper and desirable to
carry out the objects and purposes Of
| this corporation. Unless sooner dis
solved under the provisions of this
| charter, the said corporation shall ex-
ist and continue for period Of fifty
(50) years.
ARTICLE ii.
The domicile OF the said corporation
shall be in the Parish of iberia, State
of Louisiana. The President, or In
his absence, the Vice President, or in
| the absence OF both of the above Of
| fcers, the SecretaryT Treasurer shall
| be the person upon whom citation or
other legal process may be served.
| ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organized, and the
nature of the business to be engaged
| In by it, are hereby declared to be.
the buying, acquiring, leasing, sub
leasing. either for monied, rent, or
other consideration, planting and cul-
tivnting OF farm land, the buying. sell
ing and otherwise disposipg Of the
said lands. and of all and every kind
of crop or crops grown and raised on
farm and agricultural land, advancing
of money, funds and supplies to ten.
ants or other individuals on their
growing crops and produce; the estab.
lIshing of mills, reineries. factories
and canperies for the purpose Of man
ufacturing. canning or otherwise pre-
pairing said agricultural aud other pro-
ducts from said lands or other lands,
to construct, maintain and operate
tramways, railways, and other roads
as means of transportation necessary
for the conveyance and transportation
of said raw and manufactured pro.
ducts. and generally to do all things
necessary to the raising, growing. cul.
tivating, manufacturing, buying, SELL
ing and lending money on, and pro-
ducing and handling of agricultural
products, buy ing of land and dispos.
ing Of same, the establishing and op-
Grating of mills. factories, canneries
and syrup mills as we'll as stores and
mercantile establishments.
ARTICLE Nv.
The capital stock Of said corporation
shall be Sixty Thousand Dollars 1850. :
000.00) divided into and represented
by six hundred (600) shares of the par
value of One Hundred Dollars ($lOO.-
O0) each, which said stock shall be
paid for in cash, at the time Of issu-
ance, or 1t may be issued at not less
than par in payment or exchange for
property, or rights actually received
or purchased by said corporation, or
for other valuable considerations or
service actually rendered as the Board
OF Directors of the said corporation
may determine, provided that no stock
shall be issued until the consideration
therefor has been received by the said
corporation. The capital stock OF this
corporation may be increased to Two
Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollsfs
in the manner provided by law. This
| This corporation shall commence dot
ing business as soon as three hundred
(300) shares of the capital stock there
of shall have been subscribed as re
quired BY this charter and one half Of
the subscription paid in. The names
i and post Office addresses Of the sub.
scribers to the articles of incorpora-
tion and the number of shares each
agrees to take, are as follows:
Hypolite Patout, Patoutville, Iberia
Parish. La, One hundred 1907 shares.
! st. Paul Bourgeois. Jeaneretie, La.
One hundred (l00) shares.
William s. Patout, Patoutville, Ibe.
ria Parish, La, One hundred (lOO)
shares.
! ARTICLE v.
The corporate power Of this corpo.
ration shall be exercised by board
, Of three (3) directors, who shall be
stockholders in this corporation
elected by the stockholders annually
at q general meeting to be held on the
first Tuesday In January. The said
Board shall have, and is hereby
vested, with all the corporate powers
of this corporation, subject only to
such restrictions as may be herein
mentioned. From the said Directors,