The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-06-01
Charter of
CARvER'S TECHE RICE MILL.
ING COMPANY, Inc.
United States of America,
State of Louisiana,
Parish OF Iberia.

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BE 1T KNOWN by 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
availing 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 and organize them
selves, as well as such other persons
as may hereafter join with them or
their successors, into corporation,
for the objects and purposes, ana un.
der the covenants, stipulations and
agreements, following, to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name. style and title Of this cor.
poration shall be CARVER'S TECHE
RICE MILLING COMPANY. INC.
and under said name it shall enjoy q
corporate existence and succession for
a full term and period of ninety nine
years.
1t shall have power to contract, sue
and be 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, corporeal and tncor-
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, and
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
jects and interests.
ARTICLE III.
The domicile Of this corporation
shall be at the City Of New Iberia,
Parish OF iberia, State of Louisiana,
where service Of citation or other ls-
gal process shall be made in the man.
ner provided by law.
ARTICLE III.
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 aud 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
handle rice, rice products and by pro-
ducts, and articles made or developed
from the rice plant or any part there
or other ingredients and other ingre.
and to sell, or otherwise dispose of
farmers supplies, or other merchan.
disc connected with or used In the
handling Of the business herein pro-
vided for, and ia the cultivation. har.
vest and saving of rice; to own and
operate barge lines, cold storage
plants and In general, to own. do and
perform any and all things necessary
or germans to the accomplishment OF
the objects and purposes herein set
forth.
ARTICLE Nv.
The capital stock of this corpora
tion is hereby declared to be the sum
Of One Hundred Thousand Dollars
divided into one thousand shares oi
the par value Of One Hundred Dollars
each; said capital stock may be in
creased to Two Hundred Thousand
Dollars.
ARTICLE v.
The corporate powers of this corpo.
ration shall be vested in and exercis.
ed by Board of Directors composed
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 OF
the stock holders Of said corporation
TO be held on the FIRST Tuesday OF June
| of each year. The FIRST annual meet.
ing Of stock holders 10 be held on the
first Tuesday OF June 1919. Until the
first annual meeting of said stock
holders the Directors Of this corpora.
ton are declared !, be William H.
Carver, Hiram w. Carver, Edward H.
Dupre, Leonard J. Barrow, Maurice
BerlinRer and Gordon A. Sando3, all
Of whom are residents Of New Iberia.
p. o. La.
The officers of this corporation shall
bea President, First Vice President.
Second Vice-President and q Sscre.
tary Treasurer, who shall be elected
from among the directors and imme.
diately following the annual election
held by the stock holders. Until the
election to be held on the first Tuesday
of June 1919, the following shall be
the officers OF this corporation: Will
liam II. Carver, President; Hiram w.
Carver, First Vice President; Leonard
J. Barrow, Second Vice. President and
Edward II. Dupre, Secretary Treas
urer.
The directors and officers shall
serve until their successors shall have
been elected and installed and any
vacancy on the board OF directors or
In any Office shall be filled by the re-
naming members OF the Board for the
unexpired term. The stock holders
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